Having fought his way back from abdomen injury, star spinner holds key for Royals in Chepauk qualifier vs mighty SRHCHENNAI: A week before the start of the IPL, Ravichandran Ashwin had an evening to cherish at his very own Chepauk. A felicitation was organized by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association for the master offie for…
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s loss in the Eliminator clash on Wednesday against Rajasthan Royals ended their dream second half run as they crashed out of IPL 2024.Unable to defend a par 172, the defeat in the knock-out game halted RCB‘s six-match winning streak. Although RCB did claw back in game for a brief period…
India boasts the richest and most watched cricket league in the world and is the biggest promoter of the Twenty20 formatNEW DELHI: Within the rapidly expanding Twenty20 cricket scene, India has the world’s richest and most popular league. But, despite all of that effort and focus, the Indian national team hasn’t achieved success abroad.To break…
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru stalwart Dinesh Karthik has brought his remarkable Indian Premier League career to an end following RCB‘s defeat in the Eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Karthik, who had subtly hinted that this IPL season would be his last, was given a guard of honour by his teammates after the…
NEW DELHI: Dinesh Karthik, the top finisher for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, may have played his final cricket match in the Indian Premier League (IPL).The RCB walked away with their wings melted and scorched after soaring high with six straight victories. Their aspirations of a season straight out of a fairytale were dashed on Wednesday when…
NEW DELHI: In a thrilling moment during the IPL 2024 Eliminator, Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s Virat Kohli showcased his fielding brilliance with a spectacular throw to dismiss Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Dhruv Jurel.Kohli’s lightning-fast reflexes and pinpoint accuracy caught Jurel short as he attempted a second run at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.Positioned…
NEW DELHI: With Rahul Dravid‘s tenure as India head coach set to end after the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas, BCCI‘s search for the next man for the top job is currently underway.From Australian great Ricky Ponting to CSK coach Stephen Fleming to current KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir to spin great Harbhajan Singh,…
In an exclusive interview with TOI, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis reveals the work that went into transforming the team from also-rans to title contendersBENGALURU: At the halfway mark of the Indian Premier League, few would have wagered on Royal Challengers Bengaluru making the playoffs of the world’s most glamorous T20 tournament. Yet, RCB scripted…
MI has 4 Indian T20 WC playersWill their team’s performance in IPL matter when Team India cricketers play T20 World Cup next month? The top two in the league this season – KKR and SRH – have no player from India’s T20 World Cup squad.Bottom-rankers Mumbai Indians have four in their mix and sixth-ranked Delhi…
NEW DELHI: Legendary wicketkeeper-batter and former India skipper MS Dhoni emphasised that a captain earns respect by how they “walk and talk” in moments of defeat.The 42-year-old Dhoni is one of the most decorated captains in cricket history and the first to win all ICC white-ball trophies: the ICC T20 World Cup (2007), ICC Cricket…
