NEW DELHI: The template has been set. The character has been written. Now it is a question of head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s consistent approach. If that happens, the legacies of Indian cricket will be written and rewritten.Sunday’s T20 game in Gwalior was another mini-step towards establishing the Gambhir era. Picking youngsters, bringing them in at…
NEW DELHI: KL Rahul‘s leadership has been praised by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fielding coach Jonty Rhodes, who acknowledged Rahul’s efforts since taking charge of the franchise in its inaugural season in 2022. Under Rahul’s captaincy, LSG made it to the playoffs in the first two seasons but finished seventh in the 2024 edition, raising…
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…
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…
NEW DELHI: In what came as a pleasant surprise, Lucknow Super Giants boss Sanjiv Goenka, skipper KL Rahul and head coach Justin Langer addressed the players and support staff in an emotional meet-up after the franchise’s Indian Premier League 2024 campaign came to an end on Friday. For LSG, who needed a victory over Mumbai…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered their fifth straight win to improve their IPL playoff hopes with a 47-run thrashing of Delhi Capitals on Sunday.Use TOI’s interactive utility to see possible playoff scenariosWe look at the chances of the teams in contention:*KKR have a 62.5% chance of finishing sole toppers and a 87.5% chance of finishing at…
With 12 games left to be played in the league stage of IPL 2024, there remain nearly 4,100 possible combinations of match results. No one is yet certain of making the playoffs, but two teams (MI and PBKS) are totally ruled out. Use TOI’s interactive utility to see possible playoff scenariosWe look at the chances…
NEW DELHI: It’s an open secret that MS Dhoni has huge number of fans and admirers. Dhoni’s legendary career has inspired a number of cricketers, both Indian and international.One such admirer of Dhoni is KL Rahul, the captain of Lucknow Super Giants.IPL ORANGE CAP | IPL PURPLE CAP | IPL POINTS TABLEAhead of LSG‘s match…
NEW DELHI: Batting coach Mike Hussey believes that superstar Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who stepped down as captain of the Chennai Super Kings, is in a fantastic place right now and will only “evolve” more.Dhoni is hitting at a rate of 255.88, which is a new level for him, and he has been in explosive form…
As KL Rahul prepares to go for the toss as LSG skipper in the clash against CSK at the Ekana today, he would be harbouring hopes of turning around a two-game losing run and a decent outing with the bat. That would go some way towards impressing the selectors and his one-time T20 and Test…
