File photo of Dewald Brevis. (Image: X/IPL) Chennai Super Kings have brought in South African youngster Dewald Brevis as a replacement for the injured Gurjapneet Singh for the remainder of the IPL 2025 season.Brevis, dubbed ‘Baby AB‘ for his resemblance to AB de Villiers, brings with him explosive batting prowess. The 21-year-old has featured in … Read more
Ryan Rickelton was given not out as the third umpire found that wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen had his gloves in front of the stumps when the ball made contact with the bat. (Screengrab) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy has raised questions over a controversial “no-ball” call during the Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match … Read more
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and other player during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are still struggling to find their footing at home in IPL … Read more
Yuzvendra Chahal (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Fresh off one of the standout performances of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal showed his cheeky side on social media, taking a playful dig at teammate Nehal Wadhera by calling him a “mistri spinner”, which was a humorous twist on the term mystery spinner. The nickname came … Read more
BENGALURU: That teams crave for home advantage is a given. The lack of it, though, has been the flavour of this IPL season across 13 venues — in the first 32 matches, host teams have been on the losing side as many as 17 times. One of the teams struggling to get going at home … Read more
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has witnessed a significant development this season with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lifting the ban on using saliva as a ball-polishing agent. This decision was made after several captains expressed their support for the move, as it was previously … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah’s son Angad in the stand with mother Sanjana Ganesan. (Screengrab) Jasprit Bumrah‘s son celebrated with his mother, Sanjana Ganesan, after his father dismissed Heinrich Klaasen during the match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium.Jasprit Bumrah uprooted Klaasen’s off-stump with a fine yorker, sending the South African batsman back for … Read more
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s scores in the ongoing Indian Premier League season read: 0, 8, 13, 17, 18, and 28. The Mumbai Indians stalwart, who has led the franchise to five IPL titles, is currently enduring a rough patch with the bat.On Thursday, skipper Hardik Pandya brought Rohit in as an … Read more
Rohit Sharma honoured with special IPL recognition (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Following in the footsteps of Virat Kohli, Mumbai Indians legend Rohit Sharma was felicitated with a special IPL memento for his remarkable 18-season journey in the league. The recognition came just ahead of Mumbai Indians’ clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s form in IPL 2025 has been under the scanner, but signs of a slow, steady resurgence were visible on Thursday night at the Wankhede Stadium. Coming into the match with scores of 0, 8, 13, 17, and 18, the Mumbai Indians stalwart finally looked like he was settling into rhythm, registering … Read more