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IPL 2026 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi more than ready for India call-up: Sangakkara

May 30, 2026 admin

File photo of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Head coach of Rajasthan Royals Kumar Sangakkara said that the young man was “more than ready” for an India call-up. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy For the duration of IPL 2026, Kumar Sangakkara, who fulfilled the dual responsibility of head coach and Director of Cricket for Rajasthan Royals, had a…

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IPL 2026 Qualifier 2: GT vs RR Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in focus

May 29, 2026 admin

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during a practice session ahead of the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 match against Gujarat Titans | Photo Credit: PTI Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bat against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 of Indian Premier League on Friday (May 29, 3036). GT made one change and…

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‘Mentally stressed’ Hardik Pandya is ‘done with Mumbai Indians’

May 29, 2026 admin

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. FIle | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam “Mentally stressed and completely exhausted” after what has been a disastrous IPL, Mumbai Indians’ under-fire captain Hardik Pandya is set to quit the franchise and had conveyed this to the team management mid-season, a top tournament source told PTI on Friday (May 28,…

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IPL 2026 | We trust our ability and consistency: Parthiv Patel

May 28, 2026 admin

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill during a practice session. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy New Chandigarh If Gujarat Titans relies on its core of consistent performers to win T20 matches, Rajasthan Royals’ hopes seem to ride primarily on the X-factor of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. It is perhaps a simplistic reading of the two franchises, but the…

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IPL 2026: Focus on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as RR vs GT in qualifier 2

May 28, 2026 admin

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been on a roll. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy In the IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 in Dharamshala on Tuesday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s plan of attack against Gujarat Titans was palpable at the outset. Shubman Gill & Co. appear at ease exhibiting a more traditional template of T20 cricket, but can get dragged…

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IPL 2026 Eliminator | SRH and RR opening pairs are destructive in their own ways: Franklin

May 26, 2026 admin

Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach James Franklin. File | Photo Credit: PTI Sunrisers Hyderabad has the pedigree of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head at the top of the order. For Rajasthan Royals, the task of offering explosive starts with the willow falls on the pair of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal. How these dynamic left-handed openers…

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IPL 2026 Eliminator | Reading situations key for RR middle-order: Shanaka

May 26, 2026 admin

Rajasthan Royals’ Dasun Shanaka is seen during a practice session ahead of the IPL 2026 Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: PTI In Rajasthan Royals’ run to the playoffs of IPL 2026, the middle-order has been its soft underbelly. While the top three of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel have compiled more…

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IPL 2026 Eliminator: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals

May 26, 2026 admin

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been in terrific form this IPL. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Fearless, attacking cricket isn’t just a throwaway expression for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. It is embedded in their philosophies on the pitch, and has been central to much of their success in IPL 2026. The tension of a…

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IPL 2026 Qualifier 1: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans

May 25, 2026 admin

Royal Challengers Bengaluru players are seen during a practice session ahead of the IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 against Gujarat Titans in Dharamshala on May 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap There was practically nothing to separate Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans at the end of the IPL 2026 league stage. Both sides…

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IPL 2026 | Batters thrive, pacers strike: Dharamsala sets up intriguing RCB-GT battle

May 25, 2026 admin

A view of the cricket stadium in Dharamsala. Dharamsala continues to offer seam movement and bounce, the old perception of it being a purely bowler-friendly venue no longer fully applies. The true carry has created conditions where batters can dominate once they survive the opening overs. The evidence from the three IPL matches played in…

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