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Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya As Mumbai Indians (MI) host Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a high-octane IPL 2025 encounter at the Wankhede Stadium today, all eyes will be on the mouth-watering individual battles — particularly Virat Kohli vs Jasprit Bumrah, and the long-standing rivalry between India’s modern-day batting icons, Kohli and Rohit…

England have ushered in a new era in white-ball cricket, naming 26-year-old Harry Brook as their new limited-overs captain following Jos Buttler’s resignation in the wake of a disastrous ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the appointment on Monday, April 7.Buttler, who led England to the 2022 T20…

MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) MS Dhoni’s parents Devaki Devi and Pan Singh with their granddaughter Ziva at Chepauk. (Pic credit: IPL) MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) MS Dhoni’s parents Devaki Devi and Pan Singh with their granddaughter Ziva at Chepauk. (Pic credit: IPL) MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni may be known today…

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Venkatesh Iyer (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer has addressed the spotlight surrounding his hefty IPL 2025 price tag, saying that while the pressure is real, his focus remains on effort and performance, not the numbers.KKR broke the bank at the mega auction to bring Iyer back…

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad are languishing at bottom of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 points table after just one win from their five fixtures so far. The finalists of last season have failed to click as a unit in the ongoing edition and the teams have come better prepared for their fearless approach with…

Hans Niemann (Agency Photo) NEW DELHI: In the late 16th century, France switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, moving New Year’s Day from April 1 to January 1. Those who clung to the old date were mocked as “April fools”, while others began playing pranks on them. It soon became a tradition.Theories on…

Real Kashmir played out a draw with Churchill Brothers to close the I-League season. (Image: AIFF) Panaji: At a time when Indian football is making news for the wrong reasons, here’s another unwanted first for the sport in the country.The I-League, Indian football’s second-tier club competition run by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), saw…

Gujarat Titans’ bowler Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammate Rashid Khan after the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batter Aniket Verma during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans, at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo) Sunrisers Hyderabad’s horror show with the bat continued as they suffered their…

NEW DELHI: MS Dhoni’s remarkable knack for reading a batter or bowler’s body language, devising a plan on the spot, and delivering game-changing results is no secret. From sharp stump-mic instructions like “idhar daal,” “seedha daal,” or “off stump pe rakhna,” Dhoni’s voice was a constant guide for his bowlers during his captaincy days.The former…

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI) Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh revealed the significance behind his tattoos during an episode of ‘Knight Bite’ on Sunday, particularly highlighting the one that reads “God’s Plan, Beautifully Done”…