New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Following the news of the shifting of the venues of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Playoffs, from Hyderabad and Kolkata to New Chandigarh and Ahmedabad, details have emerged that former India spinner Harbhajan Singh played a huge role in the shifting of the fixtures to Punjab.
Greater Noida, May 20 (IANS) Former South African batter Herschelle Gibbs will lead African Lions in the upcoming Intercontinental Legends Championship (ILC), which will be played from May 27 to June 5 here at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals (RR) have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Tuesday. Both RR, playing their last game of the season, and CSK would be aiming to avoid the ignominy of being the wooden spooners of the competition.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will not play their final home fixture of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium after all. The IPL has officially relocated Match No. 65—RCB vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), which was originally scheduled for Friday (May 23) in Bengaluru—to the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
London, May 20 (IANS) England Men have named their XI for the upcoming Test match against Zimbabwe which saw uncapped Sam Cook included in the squad for the one-off starting on May 22 at Trent Bridge.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) After qualifying for the playoffs with a win against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, the Punjab Kings will get a major boost with the overseas quartet of Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie and Kyle Jamieson joining the squad on Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) B. Sai Sudharsan has, unarguably, been the standout batter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 via his solid technique and the ability to play conventional shots at a quick attacking rate, without ever resorting to slogging.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Former India cricketer Yograj Singh said that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from Test cricket earlier this month, must revoke their decision to save the country's red-ball cricket. The retirements of Rohit and Kohli leave the side without its most senior batters on the upcoming England tour, where India are scheduled to play a five-match Test series starting on June 20.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Former Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody feels that Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) failed to ace the auction game last year after spending Rs 48 crore on acquiring just two players - captain Rishabh Pant (Rs 27 crore) and Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 crore) - which left them with little to no money to dilute on signing top-notch bowlers.
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) Former India pacer Varun Aaron shared his insights on skipper Rishabh Pant’s struggling season after Lucknow Super Giants were knocked out of the playoffs race, losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in a must-win match, saying that the wicketkeeper-batter appeared tentative right from the beginning and was unable to find his rhythm throughout the season.
