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IPL 2026 | Ponting rues PBKS’ inability to deliver in crunch moments

May 22, 2026 admin

PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer with head coach Ricky Ponting during a nets session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on May 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Nine 200-plus totals conceded and six consecutive losses have left Punjab Kings…

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IPL 2026 | PBKS needs to win against LSG, but its fate rests on other results

May 22, 2026 admin

PBKS’ Cooper Connolly during practice ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on May 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP The last time Punjab Kings (PBKS) faced the now-eliminated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 19 in the Indian Premier League…

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IPL 2026 | Archer’s exploits for RR have flown under the radar

May 21, 2026 admin

In the first half of the IPL this season, it was Jofra Archer’s fast and furious spells in the PowerPlay that broke the back of the rival teams’ batting | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Rajasthan Royals is just a win away from qualifying for the IPL playoffs. The Royals have to thank two players…

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IPL 2026 | From reluctant bowler to rising all-rounder: Madhav steps up at Capitals

May 20, 2026 admin

Delhi Capitals’ Madhav Tiwari bowls during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday, May 17, 2026.. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Moments after Delhi Capitals suffered a harrowing loss to Kolkata Knight Riders at home on May 8, skipper…

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CRICKET | Rahul re-named vice-captain for one-off Test against Afghanistan

May 19, 2026 admin

K.L. Rahul has been re-appointed vice-captain of India’s men’s Test squad, while the spin duo of Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey along with lanky pacer Gurnoor Brar have earned their maiden Test call-ups for the one-off Test against Afghanistan to be played in New Chandigarh from June 6 to 10. Prince Yadav, one of the…

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IPL 2026 | Super Kings cross swords with Sunrisers in a must-win encounter

May 17, 2026 admin

From left, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Aniket Verma, Ishan Kishan and Travis Head during a practice session ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. File | Photo Credit: PTI When Chennai Super Kings set foot at the MAC Stadium for one last…

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IPL 2026 | Never felt I was under more pressure due to price tag: Green

May 9, 2026 admin

Kolkata Knight Riders player Cameron Green in action during the Indian Premier League 2026 Twenty20 cricket match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on May 08, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP As the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) most expensive overseas recruit ever at ₹25.2 crore, Australia’s Cameron Green…

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BCCI bans ‘unauthorised’ entries in players’ rooms; warns of honey traps, security risk

May 8, 2026 admin

Warning of potential “honey traps, legal liability and security risks”, the BCCI has banned unauthorised visitors from the hotel rooms of players, support staff and team officials in the IPL after incidents of “misconduct and protocol violations” were flagged by the Board’s Anti-Corruption Unit. In an elaborate advisory for the 10 IPL franchises, the BCCI…

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IPL 2026 | Parthiv punts on new ball pair to inflict maximum damage

May 8, 2026 admin

Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada during the practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – 2026 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals (RR), at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Friday, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Assistant coach Parthiv Patel said Gujarat Titans would look to maximise the impact of…

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IPL 2026 | Will the Rabada-Siraj combine contain Jaiswal & Sooryavanshi?

May 8, 2026 admin

Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) -2026 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Friday, May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In 2023 and 2024, Gujarat Titans treated Jaipur like an away ATM: insert XI, withdraw points….

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