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

Delhi Capitals: DC vs KKR: Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav vs Varun Chakravarthy — India’s spin trio faces battle within | Cricket News

Delhi Capitals’ Kuldeep Yadav, left, with captain Axar Patel. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The contest between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday night offers an interesting subplot. On view will be three of India’s frontline spin options in the T20 setup — Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and … Read more

Ipl 2026: IPL 2026: For batters, struggle is real in slightly tough conditions | Cricket News

Delhi Capitals’ Kyle Jamieson and Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Suyash Sharma and skipper Rajat Patidar during a duststorm (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh) NEW DELHI: India’s T20 cricketing prowess is now the envy of the world, especially with the IPL dictating the changing landscape of the format.India’s back-to-back T20 World Cup triumphs, however, were built on an IPL-generated … Read more

IPL 2026: ‘You can bowl this too, right?’ – R Ashwin questions Hardik Pandya’s death-over call | Cricket News

R Ashwin and Hardik Pandya (Photo by PTI and BCCI) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned a key decision by Hardik Pandya during Indian Premier League 2026, after Mumbai Indians’ loss to Chennai Super Kings. The debate centers around Pandya asking young pacer Krish Bhagat to bowl crucial death overs, which went … Read more

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s explosive 15-ball fifty powers RR to eight-wicket win over CSK | Cricket News

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi celebrates his fifty (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Rajasthan Royals announced their arrival in IPL 2026 with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings, powered by a breathtaking innings from teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The Royals’ bowlers set the tone early, restricting CSK to a modest 127 on a pitch that … Read more

Hardik Pandya wins hearts with promise kept, rewards Wankhede groundstaff | Cricket News

Hardik Pandya with MCA groundsmen NEW DELHI: Team India all-rounder and Mumbai Indians Hardik Pandya once again showed that his impact goes beyond cricket, winning hearts with a thoughtful gesture off the field. During his preparation for the T20 World Cup, Pandya spent long nights training at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, often practicing till almost midnight. … Read more

IPL 2026: Another setback for RCB as star pacer ruled out after Josh Hazlewood | Cricket News

Nuwan Thushara of RCB celebrates (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Thushara is set to miss the upcoming Indian Premier League after being denied a No Objection Certificate by Sri Lanka Cricket, following the introduction of a strict new fitness policy.As part of the revised guidelines, the board has made it compulsory … Read more

Injury-hit KKR name this Indian pacer as Harshit Rana’s replacement for IPL 2026 | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday named India pacer Navdeep Saini as a replacement for the injured Harshit Rana.Saini has played 2 Tests, 8 ODIs, and 11 T20Is for India.TimeofIndia.com was the first to report that Harshit has been ruled out of the season due to a knee injury that he … Read more

‘When I was not in the team … ‘: How Ishan Kishan backed himself to turn things around | Cricket News

Ishan Kishan (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Ishan Kishan is living his dream at the moment. He waited for his chance, and when it came, he grabbed it with both hands. He performed and is now reaping the rewards of his hard work. Ishan won the 2026 T20 World Cup, bagged two ‘Player of the … Read more

Hardik Pandya told to step aside, ‘let Suryakumar Yadav lead’ at Mumbai Indians | Cricket News

Hardik Pandya with teammate Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo) Mumbai Indians will once again head into the Indian Premier League 2026 season as one of the strongest contenders on paper, boasting a star-studded lineup featuring Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Tilak Varma. Despite their formidable squad, the five-time champions have not lifted … Read more