IPL 2025 likely to start on March 22, final on May 25 | Cricket News

Indian Premier League trophy (ANI Photo) The forthcoming 18th edition of the Indian Premier League is scheduled to commence on March 22. The inaugural match will showcase the defending champions in their home venue, with Eden Gardens in Kolkata hosting the opening fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), according to … Read more

Rajat Patidar appointed Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain | Cricket News

Rajat Patidar (Photo: RCB video grab) Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) appointed middle-order batter Rajat Patidar as their new captain on Thursday, as reported by the Timesofindia.com earlier.At the event to announced the new RCB captain, Patidar was presented the blue blazer and red cap, with Andy Flower, Mo Bobat and … Read more

Virat Kohli doesn’t need a captaincy title to lead: Mo Bobat | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday named Rajat Patidar as captain for the 2025 edition starting March 21.Patidar has the experience of leading Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) and Vijay Hazare Trophy (ODI) and was among RCB’s retained players before last year’s mega auction.The … Read more

Virat Kohli unlikely to be RCB captain; Rajat Patidar frontrunner to lead, Krunal Pandya also an option

Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli is unlikely to lead the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It is reliably learnt that Kohli, who earlier held discussions with the management during the time of leadership vacuum, may not take up the role for IPL … Read more

‘Even IPL took time to grow …’: No immediate expansion plans but SA20 Commissioner Graeme Smith encouraged by positive response | Cricket News

Graeme Smith (Image credit: SA20) NEW DELHI: The third season of SA20 concluded with MI Cape Town securing their maiden title at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The franchise, which had been the most consistent throughout the season, topped the league table with seven wins from 10 matches, including one no-result, before dethroning two-time defending … Read more

‘Oh s***! This happened’: Riyan Parag recalls viral YouTube search history controversy – Watch | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Riyan Parag recently addressed the controversy surrounding his YouTube search history that went viral following the IPL 2024.During an interview with City1016 Radio station, Parag recalled the moment when he realised his search history had been accidentally revealed on a live stream, sparking a social media frenzy.Go Beyond The Boundary with … Read more

“I Stopped The Fight”: Virat Kohli vs Gautam Gambhir IPL Feud Discussed During Ranji Trophy Match

As Virat Kohli marked his return to the Ranji Trophy, another familiar face from the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajat Bhatia, was sitting in the commentary box. The Delhi vs Railways clash in the Ranji Trophy also brought some interesting anecdotes from the past. Bhatia, who played against Kohli during his time with … Read more

Big Blow For Australia: Star Ruled Out Of Champions Trophy. Doubtful For IPL

Mitchell Marsh, who was bought by LSG, is also in doubt for the Indian Premier League.© AFP Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled of next month’s Champions Trophy and is also in doubt for the Indian Premier League after that owing to lower back pain that has “not responded sufficiently to rehabilitation”. … Read more

Ignored India Star, Snubbed In IPL 2025 Auction, Achieves Mammoth Ranji Trophy Feat

File photo of Shardul Thakur© X (Twitter) India seamer Shardul Thakur claimed a hat-trick for Mumbai against Meghalaya in a must-win Ranji Trophy match at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy on Thursday. Opening the bowling for Mumbai after the side chose to bowl first against Meghalaya, Thakur dismissed Anirudh B, Sumit Kumar, and … Read more

IPL Owners, Tech Giants In ‘Final’ Race For Hundred Franchise Teams

Four Indian Premier League franchises — Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals’ co-owners GMR Group — along with a consortium of global tech giants featuring leaders from Google, Microsoft, Adobe have made it to the final shortlist of the Hundred, according to a report. According to the report in ESPNcricinfo, … Read more

“Got Reminded Of RCB”: Ex-India Star Brings Out IPL 2025 Concern After England Batters Fail

Team India have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against England, after a thrilling victory in the second game at Chennai. England’s batting did not fare well once again, with most batters apart from Jos Buttler failing to contribute big. Many of these England stars are also going to be … Read more