You have to respect World Cup winners: Finch on Shreyas Iyer's T20I chances

IANS | April 17, 2026 4:05 PM

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes that it is not simple bringing in-form batter Shreyas Iyer back into India’s T20I setup, despite his recent impressive performances, including a standout knock of 66 runs against Mumbai Indians (MI), which helped his side chase the 196 runs target in just 16.3 overs at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.

IPL 2026: 'Prabhsimran has been a key reason behind consistent run-scoring,' says PBKS coach Bahutule

IANS | April 17, 2026 2:03 PM

Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Punjab Kings (PBKS) bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule heaped praise on Prabhsimran Singh for his sensational batting efforts and said the wicketkeeper-batter has been a key reason behind team's consistent run-scoring over the past couple of years.

ICC reveals schedule of inaugural Women's T20I Challenge Trophy

IANS | April 17, 2026 1:49 PM

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the schedule of the inaugural Women's T20I Challenge Trophy, which will be held in Rwanda. The tournament will start on April 19 and will run till May 2.

'Can’t put a finger and say why he hasn’t taken wickets': Jayawardene backs Bumrah amid bowling woes

IANS | April 17, 2026 1:14 PM

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) After Mumbai Indians' fourth consecutive loss, head coach Mahela Jayawardene offered a staunch defense of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for not being among the wickets so far in five matches and said "he can’t put a finger and 'say why he hasn’t taken wickets.'"

'We've worked hard on muscling our batting under coach Jamie Siddons,' says SL skipper Athapaththu

IANS | April 17, 2026 12:59 PM

Colombo, April 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka Women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu has underlined the team’s focus on developing power-hitting under new head coach Jamie Siddons as they departed for Bangladesh on Friday for a crucial three-match ODI and T20 series, which will commence on April 20.

'Nothing seems to faze him': Finch lauds De Kock’s calmness after century against PBKS

IANS | April 17, 2026 12:16 PM

Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes the reason behind Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Quinton de Kock’s calm and composed century against the Punjab Kings (MI) is that he is at peace with his career, which allows him to play without the burden of expectations.

World Squash mourns the demise of former chief Narayana Ramachandran

IANS | April 17, 2026 12:05 PM

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) World Squash Federation extended its condolences on the demise of its former president and its first honorary life member Narayana Ramachandran, who passed at the age of 77 after a prolonged illness.

'I'm there to support players, not to control them': PBKS coach Ponting reveals key element of winning mindset

IANS | April 17, 2026 11:12 AM

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Punjab Kings Head Coach Ricky Ponting outlined the key elements behind building a winning mindset and said as a coach he supports and challenges the players, not controls them.

Preity Zinta on Punjab Kings’ win against Mumbai Indians: I’m grinning ear to ear

IANS | April 17, 2026 9:18 AM

Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta, who is the co-owner of Punjab Kings (PBKS) is ecstatic as her team won the match against five-time champions Mumbai Indians at the Indian Premier League (IPL).

IPL 2026: Need to go back and see where we are lacking, says Hardik after MI suffer another defeat

IANS | April 17, 2026 12:32 AM

Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said they will go back to the drawing board and see what they are lacking as the five-time champions suffered their fourth successive defeat in Match 24 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.

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You have to respect World Cup winners: Finch on Shreyas Iyer's T20I chances

IPL 2026: 'Prabhsimran has been a key reason behind consistent run-scoring,' says PBKS coach Bahutule

ICC reveals schedule of inaugural Women's T20I Challenge Trophy

'Can’t put a finger and say why he hasn’t taken wickets': Jayawardene backs Bumrah amid bowling woes

'We've worked hard on muscling our batting under coach Jamie Siddons,' says SL skipper Athapaththu

'Nothing seems to faze him': Finch lauds De Kock’s calmness after century against PBKS

World Squash mourns the demise of former chief Narayana Ramachandran

'I'm there to support players, not to control them': PBKS coach Ponting reveals key element of winning mindset

Preity Zinta on Punjab Kings’ win against Mumbai Indians: I’m grinning ear to ear

IPL 2026: Need to go back and see where we are lacking, says Hardik after MI suffer another defeat

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