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Sindarov and Venkatesh played at RCB Bar & Cafe on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Cricket met chess on Sunday night. Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who has played for India in both short formats, took on the World No. 4 Javokhir Sindarov in a game of chess. After the match against the…
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A scrambled single to mid-off, a little leap in the air. The helmet whipped off, arms held half-aloft, his face bathed in a million-dollar smile. And just like that, Devdutt Padikkal became the 84th player to conjure a Test century for India. And it wasn’t just any hundred. It was Padikkal’s maiden three-figure knock in…
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In a serious breach of anti-corruption regulations, a player in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League has come under the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit scanner. He was found to be in possession of a mobile phone in the restricted Players and Match Officials Area during his team’s match. Players are prohibited from using any communication devices…
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Vidyut played with Fleming in IPL 2008. | Photo Credit: File photo As the hunt for Chennai Super Kings’ new head coach is underway, there is a lot of speculation about who will take over from Stephen Fleming. Former CSK player Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan reckons that it would be ideal to promote someone from within the…
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Derided for not matching potential with performance in the past, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) emphatically put those old ghosts to rest. Having won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title last year, RCB did one better this year, and retained the championship. A commanding display over Gujarat Titans in the final at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium…
RCB’s head coach Andy Flower. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Andy Flower’s reign as Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach did not begin well. The team lost seven of its first eight matches in IPL 2024 before making a turnaround to enter the playoffs. The tough phase gave Flower useful insight into what ails…
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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Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Quietly steering clear of the turbulence and distractions surrounding the league, defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first side to secure a playoff berth. Despite the team’s impressive run, RCB Director of Cricket Mo Bobat dismissed suggestions that the franchise had somehow “cracked the…
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Sunrisers Hyderabad’s players during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: PTI Nearly two months ago, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad kicked off this IPL season carrying expectation and different kinds of pressure. RCB arrived…
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Rovman Powell could not hold on to a tough catch offered by Virat Kohli. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Kolkata Knight Riders’ head coach Abhishek Nayar said he reckoned the team’s total of 192 for four against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 clash in Raipur on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) was par for the…
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