Dwayne Bravo (Ashley Allen/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Dwayne Bravo, who recently retired from all forms of cricket, has been appointed as the mentor for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). KKR, who won the IPL 2024, needed a new mentor after Gautam Gambhir left to become the head coach for the Indian team.Bravo, previously part of Tobago…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction for Season 18 is anticipated to be held in November, likely during the third or fourth week, as indicated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to IPL franchises.The auction is expected to take place in a foreign location, with the Middle East being…
NEW DELHI: Ever since KL Rahul‘s animated conversation with Lucknow Super Giants‘ owner Sanjeev Goenka after a heavy defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad went viral, rumours have been circulating about Rahul leaving the franchise and potentially joining Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the IPL 2025.In the latest development, a viral video captured a conversation between a…
NEW DELHI: IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals on Friday announced the appointment of Rahul Dravid as Head Coach on a multi-year contract. Dravid, a former Indian captain and coach, will begin his tenure immediately. He will be joining Royals’ Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara to implement the franchise’s cricketing strategy.Dravid returns to the Royals after previously…
NEW DELHI: Jonty Rhodes, the fielding coach for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), commented on the rumors surrounding India captain Rohit Sharma‘s potential move to the franchise for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.With the mega auction for IPL 2025 approaching, there has been growing uncertainty regarding Rohit’s future, particularly his potential departure from…
Doubts remain whether MS Dhoni will return to play another season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but Dhoni’s close friend and former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teammate Suresh Raina wants the legend to hand-hold Ruturaj Gaikwad for another season to teach him captaincy skills. Dhoni handed over the CSK captaincy to Gaikwad…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan keeper Mohammad Rizwan‘s is famously known for his relentless appealing from behind the stumps during matches which on occasions, turns out to be quite irritating for umpires, oppositions and even fans.India umpire Anil Chaudhary, who has officiated in over 50 international matches across formats, on Saturday opened up on Rizwan’s tendency to…
NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants is in talks with pace great Zaheer Khan for the mentor role, a Cricbuzz report said on Monday. The franchise has been without a mentor since Gautam Gambhir left for Kolkata in 2023. Bowling coach Morne Morkel has now also left Lucknow to be Team India…
MUMBAI: In a sensational development, which should be music to the ears of the Chennai Super Kings management, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to put Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the category of uncapped players when it announces the player regulations ahead of the 2025 edition of Indian Premier League…
MUMBAI: As expected, there was plenty of discussion on player retentions in the 10 IPL owners’ meeting with BCCI’s top officials at the BCCI headquarters on Wednesday evening, with some franchises even questioning the need for a mega auction later this year, but no consensus was achieved in the nearly four-hour long meeting.BCCI secretary Jay…
