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March 20, 2026 1:13 PM

IPL 2026: Rajasthan Royals keen to shield teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from the media glare

Rajasthan Royals will thrust Vaibhav Sooryavanshi into the spotlight when he opens the batting with Yashasvi Jaiswal this season but captain Riyan Parag is keen to shield the teenage prodigy from the media glare as much as possible. Rajasthan begin their new Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign against five-time champions Chennai in Guwahati on March 30 and all eyes will be on Sooryavanshi, who turns 15 next week, following his sensational IPL debut last season. Replacing an injured Sanju Sams...

March 11, 2026 9:18 PM

IPL 2026: Champions RCB to host SRH in tournament opener

Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will start the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 28 after the Indian cricket board on Wednesday announced the schedule for the first phase of the campaign. The BCCI released only the first phase of the schedule, covering matches from March 28 to April 12, as three states are scheduled to undergo State Assembly elections. The remaining fixtures will be released once the poll dates a...

March 5, 2026 10:05 AM

RCB to return to Chinnaswamy Stadium for IPL games after safety improvements

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play five home matches in this year's Indian Premier League at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where a stampede killed 11 people in June while fans were celebrating their maiden IPL title outside the arena, the franchise said on Tuesday. The stadium will stage this month's tournament opener and a playoff match as well as the final, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) president Venkatesh Prasad told news agency PTI. The decision to return to their stadium, which...

January 5, 2026 3:20 PM

Bangladesh suspends IPL 2026 broadcast after KKR drops Mustafizur Rahman

The Bangladesh government has decided to suspend the broadcast of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the country, following the removal of Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad at the directive of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In a statement issued on Monday, Bangladesh’s Press Information Department (PID) said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has formally informed broadcasters that all IPL matches and...

November 16, 2025 1:53 PM

New Zealand great Southee appointed KKR bowling coach for IPL 2026

Former New Zealand captain Tim Southee has been appointed as the new bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the 2026 Indian Premier League season, the franchise announced on Friday. Southee, whose test haul of 391 wickets is second only to Richard Hadlee's 431 among New Zealand bowlers, retired from the longest format of the game in December last year. Southee takes over the role at KKR from Bharat Arun, who has joined Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as their bowling coach. The former sea...