After Hazlewood & Cummins, Starc set to miss start of IPL; Edwards ruled out with injury

IANS | March 20, 2026 10:46 AM

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) After Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc is also set to miss the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), beginning March 28, with Cricket Australia opting for a cautious approach towards its premier fast bowlers ahead of a packed international schedule. Meanwhile, Jack Edwards has been ruled out due to foot injury.

IPL 2026: Sam Curran likely to miss tournament due to groin injury, Ellis set to be ruled out

IANS | March 19, 2026 10:29 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals (RR) have suffered a setback ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, with England’s all-rounder Sam Curran likely to miss the tournament due to a suspected groin injury.

IPL 2026: Pant, Shami, Mayank, Avesh, Mohsin sweat hard in LSG’s warm-up game

IANS | March 19, 2026 10:10 PM

Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) intensified their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 preparations by participating in a high-scoring practice match against UP T20 League side Kashi Rudras at the Sports Galaxy Cricket Academy on Thursday.

Men’s T20 World Cup champions India set to play a series against Ireland in June

IANS | March 19, 2026 9:15 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Men’s T20 World Cup holders India will play a series against Ireland in June ahead of their white-ball tour of England, confirmed Graeme West, Director of High Performance at Cricket Ireland.

IPL 2026: DC’s Ashutosh Sharma banks on visualization, constant practice for more success as a finisher

Niharika Raina | March 19, 2026 8:07 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Ashutosh Sharma does not think there’s been any major transition in his playing career, but the right-handed batter firmly believes that visualisation and constant practice will fetch him more success when the pressure is high on him as a finisher for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026.

Paul Stirling steps down as Ireland T20I captain, to continue with ODI leadership

IANS | March 19, 2026 6:41 PM

Dublin, March 19 (IANS) Veteran batter Paul Stirling has stepped down as Ireland's T20I captain as the team begins planning for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup in 2028. However, the 35-year-old will continue to lead the side in the ODIs.

IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals skipper Parag targets better planning for finishing games

IANS | March 19, 2026 6:31 PM

Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag said the team’s focus for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season would be on planning better and closing out matches, after narrow defeats led to them finishing at ninth place in IPL 2025.

English cricket faces a potential shortfall of Dukes balls amid Gulf shipping disruption

IANS | March 19, 2026 6:20 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The upcoming English cricket season may face an unusual challenge due to a shortage of Dukes balls, which could affect preparations for both domestic and international matches. Delays in Gulf shipping routes, caused by the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran, have slowed the transportation of cricket balls from South Asia to the UK, posing logistical hurdles for the organisers.

'Tigers are ready': Delhi Capitals unveil new jersey ahead of IPL 2026

IANS | March 19, 2026 5:45 PM

New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Delhi Capitals have unveiled their new jersey ahead of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to commence on March 28, 2026.

IPL 2026: After doing the quiet work, Kumar Kushagra ready to deliver for Gujarat Titans

Niharika Raina | March 19, 2026 5:10 PM

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.

Cricket

After Hazlewood & Cummins, Starc set to miss start of IPL; Edwards ruled out with injury

IPL 2026: Sam Curran likely to miss tournament due to groin injury, Ellis set to be ruled out

IPL 2026: Pant, Shami, Mayank, Avesh, Mohsin sweat hard in LSG’s warm-up game

Men’s T20 World Cup champions India set to play a series against Ireland in June

IPL 2026: DC’s Ashutosh Sharma banks on visualization, constant practice for more success as a finisher

Paul Stirling steps down as Ireland T20I captain, to continue with ODI leadership

IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals skipper Parag targets better planning for finishing games

English cricket faces a potential shortfall of Dukes balls amid Gulf shipping disruption

'Tigers are ready': Delhi Capitals unveil new jersey ahead of IPL 2026

IPL 2026: After doing the quiet work, Kumar Kushagra ready to deliver for Gujarat Titans

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