Ahmedabad, May 31 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi drew attention on social media with a humorous post welcoming cricket fans travelling to the state for the title clash between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.Posting on social media platform X ahead of the final match, Sanghavi jokingly warned visitors that entering Gujarat during the IPL final could lead to “uncontrollable thepla, khaman, dhokla or fafda and jalebi consumption”, a “sudden urge to do garba afte…
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New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Former India opener Virender Sehwag believes Punjab Kings (PBKS) are under immense pressure heading into their crucial IPL 2026 clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), insisting the team cannot afford another slip-up in the race for the playoffs.Punjab, who started the season strongly before suffering a dramatic slump in form, now face a must-win scenario to keep their qualification hopes alive.“Punjab Kings cannot afford to lose this game against Lucknow. There will…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Former India opener Virender Sehwag hailed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive batting approach at home after their commanding 55-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a high-scoring IPL 2026 clash in Hyderabad on Friday night.SRH piled up a massive 255/4 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, powered by blistering knocks from Ishan Kishan (79 off 46), Abhishek Sharma (56 off 22) and Heinrich Klaasen (51 off 24). In reply, RCB were restricted to 200/4 despite fig…
Ahmedabad, May 21 (IANS) Gujarat Titans rode on fluent fifties from B. Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, and Jos Buttler to post a daunting 229/4 against Chennai Super Kings in their final league stage clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.It was an innings that was straight out of GT’s successful template — the top three batters once again did the bulk of the scoring and laid the foundation for posting a massive total. While Sudharsan …
Ahmedabad, May 21 (IANS) Gujarat Titans batter B. Sai Sudharsan said he was delighted to notch up five consecutive fifties in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 and be in an exclusive club that has Virender Sehwag, David Warner, and Jos Buttler, but stressed that the team’s focus remained firmly on the bigger challenge ahead.Sudharsan, now the leading run-getter in IPL 2026, top-scored with a sparkling 84 as GT posted a mammoth 229/4 in their 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings at the Naren…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings endured a seven-wicket defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in their previous outing, and former India opener Virender Sehwag did not hold back while analysing the tactical decisions made by skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.After being put in to bat, Chennai posted 187/5, a total that appeared competitive on a good batting surface. However, Lucknow made light work of the chase, reaching the target in just 16.4 overs thanks to an explosive start from openers Mit…
Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) Sai Sudharsan made Indian Premier League (IPL) history by becoming the fastest batter to reach 2,000 runs, achieving this milestone in just 47 innings during the Gujarat Titans’ game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru on Friday.The left-hander surpassed Chris Gayle, who previously held the record by reaching the mark in 48 innings. Sudharsan now has over 2,000 runs from 47 matches with an impressive average and strike rate, showing his consistency at th…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has revealed the reason behind Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) not signing Virat Kohli before the inaugural season in 2008, saying they had a bunch of top-order options and needed more bowlers,Sehwag was the captain of the side in the first season after signing for them before the first-ever auction as an ‘icon player.’ “So at Delhi Daredevils back in 2008, the inaugural IPL season, I remember Shikhar Dhawan was also in our te…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The cricketing world didn’t wait for the match to end—social media exploded mid-innings as 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals launched a jaw-dropping assault on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers in Match 16 of IPL 2026 in Guwahati on Friday.Former India opener Virender Sehwag summed up the mood perfectly, writing: “Not many can provide this kind of excitement at this age… there is a method to his madness, fearlessness and sky is the limi…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Virender Sehwag has advised players to avoid unnecessary confrontations in response to Ajinkya Rahane’s “jealousy” remark about critics during IPL 2026. The former India opener suggested that engaging in such exchanges serves little purpose, especially as scrutiny intensifies around Kolkata Knight Riders amid their winless start to the season. Rahane, leading KKR through a difficult phase with back-to-back defeats, appeared visibly displeased when questioned about…