IPL 2026 points table after Match 57: RCB go top after Kohli masterclass; KKR playoff hopes fade | Cricket News

Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring his hundred in Raipur. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru reclaimed top spot in the IPL 2026 points table on Wednesday with a thumping six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur.RCB talisman Virat Kohli played a match-winning unbeaten 105 off 60 balls to help the … Read more

Hardik Pandya trains for over three hours but set to miss Punjab Kings fixture in Dharamsala | Cricket News

File photo of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. New Delhi: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya resumed full-throttle training and spent over three hours at the Reliance Corporate Park on Tuesday. Hardik missed the side’s two matches against Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 due to a back spasm and is unlikely … Read more

Ipl 2026: Madhav Tiwari: From ‘I wanted to become a batsman’ to DC’s ‘100% bowler, 100% batter | Cricket News

Madhav Tiwari (BCCI Photo) DHARAMSHALA: Madhav Tiwari still remembers how tiring bowling used to feel. As a 13-year-old kid in Indore, newly introduced to leather-ball cricket after changing schools, batting was the only thing that truly excited him. Bowling, in comparison, felt like labour. “I really liked batting. I wanted to become a batsman. Bowling … Read more

Still swinging it: Bhuvneshwar Kumar enjoys second wind at RCB | Cricket News

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ANI Photo) RAIPUR: On a Dec evening at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru in 2012, a young Uttar Pradesh pacer announced himself to international cricket with a dream T20I debut against Pakistan. Swinging the new ball with remarkable control, Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned figures of 3/9. More than 13 years later, in a … Read more

IPL 2026: Tim David lands in trouble after obscene gesture during RCB’s dramatic win over MI | Cricket News

Tim David and Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo) Tim David has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee and handed two demerit points for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s thrilling last-ball victory over Mumbai Indians in Raipur. The incident occurred during the emotional celebrations that followed RCB’s dramatic two-wicket … Read more

No Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood for Australia tour of Pakistan and Bangladesh | Cricket News

Australia’s Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc celebrate (PTI Photo/ Manvender Vashist Lav) Australia have decided to rest their top fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood for the upcoming white-ball tour of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The selectors instead picked several young and less experienced players as the team continues preparing for … Read more