New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Vicky Ostwal had a dream of sharing the dressing room with Virat Kohli. But when it actually happened during the practice sessions of defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ahead of IPL 2026, the left-arm spin bowling all-rounder froze.Neither on the pitch, nor with the ball in his hand. But in the dressing room – where the man he had watched and admired for his talismanic skills was suddenly just a few feet away from him. Ostwal, 23, is in his debut seas…
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New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Gujarat Titans opener B Sai Sudharsan, who finished as the leading run-scorer of 2025 IPL, says stepping into a new identity and embracing responsibility was his biggest takeaway from a breakout campaign, adding that the franchise’s culture has also played a huge hand in his success in the ten-team competition. In IPL 2025, left-handed Sudharsan amassed 759 runs at an average of 54.2 and strike-rate of 156.17, which marked his best-ever season in four years of playin…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Delhi Capitals (DC) fast bowler Mukesh Kumar said he is focused on contributing to the team’s success in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season rather than chasing personal targets. Mukesh made his IPL debut in 2023 after being picked up for Rs 5.5 crore.He was retained for the 2024 season and finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker for DC with 17 scalps. His price rose to Rs 8 crore in 2025, as DC retained him via the RTM option. In IPL 2025, Mukesh clai…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) When Yash Thakur talks about bowling in the death overs in T20s, he does not talk about variations first – he speaks about the clarity in mind and plans before turning his attention to execution. The clarity in his words mirrors Thakur’s reputation as an end-overs specialist in IPL – 13 of his 25 wickets have come in the crunch 17–20 overs phase. “I feel that death overs are the most challenging. So I always try to do my best for the team in the most challenging …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) When Kumar Kushagra didn’t get a game for the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, he could have retreated into the comfortable anonymity of the franchise’s bench strength. Instead, he worked tirelessly in the nets, enhancing his skillsets in batting and keeping, and returned to Jharkhand to apply everything in a domestic season, which said that he was ready to do more heavy lifting through multi-tasking.The evidence arrived in the 2025/26 S…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Angkrish Raghuvanshi is well-aware the T20 game is rapidly evolving. Since entering the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp in their triumphant 2024 season, where he wowed everyone with his ramp, reverse-sweep and scoop shots to make 163 runs in ten matches, Raghuvanshi had a productive IPL 2025 – making 300 runs in 12 games. With IPL 2026 now 10 days away, the element of surprise that served Raghuvanshi, who hit a rapid 54 off 27 balls on his tournament debut, so well …
Patna, Jan 26 (IANS) Bihar produced a dominant all-round performance to defeat Manipur by a massive 568 runs in the final of the Ranji Trophy Plate Division 2025–26 at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna on Monday, clinching the title and securing promotion to the Elite Group for the next season.Batting first, Bihar piled up a formidable 522 in their first innings, riding on strong contributions from several batters. Wicketkeeper-batter Bipin Saurabh led the charge with a fluent 143, while skippe…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka have made significant changes ahead of their Ranji Trophy 2025-26 match against Punjab, appointing Devdutt Padikkal as captain with KL Rahul also returning to the squad for the fixture scheduled to be played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, from February 1. Padikkal has replaced Mayank Agarwal, who will now play only as a batter. Padikkal was in prime form in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he scored 725 runs in just nine inn…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu opener S.R. Athish struck a career-best 88 to anchor his side’s charge for victory on Day Three of their Elite Group A clash against Odisha in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 at the KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.Athish, who had made a scratchy maiden fifty in the first innings, looked far more assured in his second knock, while Sonu Yadav built on his maiden five-wicket haul with a brisk 74 as Tamil Nadu were bowled out for 316, setting Odisha a dauntin…
Hyderabad, Jan 23 (IANS) India batter Sarfaraz Khan struck a fluent double century off 206 balls for Mumbai against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday. Sarfaraz registered the fifth first-class double hundred of his career, as he was eventually dismissed for 227 off 219 deliveries. His knock featured 19 fours and nine sixes at a strike rate of 103.65, including 45 runs taken off India pacer and Hyderabad skipper Mohammed Siraj …