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Rishabh Pant (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The roar inside the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow was deafening as Rishabh Pant walked out to open the innings for Lucknow Super Giants against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2025 clash on Saturday. Accompanied by Aiden Markram, Pant’s return to the top…

SRH players after winning the match. (Pic credit: IPL) In one of the most thrilling double-headers of the IPL season, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants pulled off memorable chases on Saturday — with SRH achieving the second-highest successful chase in league history and LSG hunting down a tricky target with clinical efficiency.At the Rajiv…

Delhi Capitals’ Ashutosh Sharma during a practice session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Ahead of Delhi Capitals’ high-voltage encounter against Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, batter Ashutosh Sharma addressed the media in a calm yet confident press conference on Saturday.The 26-year-old, still fresh off a match-winning unbeaten 66 off 31 balls against Lucknow Super…

File photo of Mumbai Indians batter Rohit Sharma. New Delhi: Rohit Sharma had his right knee heavily strapped on the eve of Mumbai Indians‘ match against Delhi Capitals in New Delhi. The former MI captain gingerly went through fitness routines on Saturday. He emerged for batting practice later on Saturday evening where he knocked the…

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Mohammad Shami (R) with teammate Nitish Reddy. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Shami endured a night to forget on Saturday, recording the second most expensive bowling figures in Indian Premier League (IPL) history during a hammering at the hands of Punjab Kings.Shami was taken for a staggering 75 runs in…

Lucknow Super Giants’ batter Rishabh Pant plays a shot. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant is keeping it simple as he looks to overcome a lean patch with the bat — spend time in the middle and let the runs follow.Pant, signed for a record Rs 27 crore, has scored just…

Abhishek Sharma after scoring his maiden IPL century. (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma lit up the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday with a blistering maiden IPL century, scoring 100 off just 40 balls against Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League 2025 match. The 24-year-old left-hander’s explosive knock is now…

NEW DELHI: On a night where the ball flew to all corners of the stadium and fans barely had a moment to catch their breath, Sunrisers Hyderabad lit up the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, with a jaw-dropping run-chase that will go down as one of the greatest in IPL history. Chasing a daunting…

Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma etched his name in IPL history on Saturday with a record-breaking knock of 141 off just 55 balls — the highest individual score ever by an Indian in the Indian Premier League. His breathtaking innings, laced with 14 fours and 10 sixes at…

Shikhar Dhawan and Sophie Shine (Video grab) Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has gone viral once again — this time not for his cricketing exploits but for a charming Instagram reel featuring his rumoured Irish girlfriend, Sophie Shine. The clip, shared on Saturday, shows Dhawan and Shine dressed in vibrant Punjabi traditional attire, playfully bantering…