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

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...

IPL lags Hundred, SA20 in player welfare, rights assessment: WCA

March 20, 2026 1:08 PM

IPL lags Hundred, SA20 in player welfare, rights assessment: WCA

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a financial juggernaut that spawned a slew of franchise leagues around the world but the elite T20 competition still has room to improve in terms of players' rights and welfare, according to an assessment by the global players body. The World Cricketers' Association (WCA) rankings released on Thursday put the IPL (62.6) on third place among 10 T20 cricket leagues, behind England's The Hundred (75.2) and South Africa's SA20 (68). The world's richest 20-overs t...

Ashes: Jacob Bethell credits IPL 2025 experience for handling MCG pressure

December 30, 2025 9:04 AM

Ashes: Jacob Bethell credits IPL 2025 experience for handling MCG pressure

England batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell said his stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year helped him deal with the pressure of making his Ashes debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where England registered a four-wicket win in a two-day Test. Bethell, 22, replaced Ollie Pope in the XI and played a composed knock of 40 as England chased down 175 to win the traditional Boxing Day Test, ending their 18-match winless streak in Tests in Australia. He was also part of the Royal Challeng...

Andre Russell retires from IPL, joins KKR’s coaching department

November 30, 2025 4:07 PM

Andre Russell retires from IPL, joins KKR’s coaching department

Former West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell on Sunday announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) saying he will be joining the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as 'Power Coach' from next season. The 37-year-old had been with the IPL franchise as a player since the 2014 season and has lifted the trophy twice. He was also named as the Most Valuable Player in the 2019 season. In 139 IPL games in his career, Russell has scored 2,651 runs at a strike rate of 174.18 and has picked 123...

South Africa’s Faf Du Plessis opts out of IPL auctions to play in PSL

November 30, 2025 11:30 AM

South Africa’s Faf Du Plessis opts out of IPL auctions to play in PSL

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has opted to play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) next year, ruling himself out of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions scheduled to take place next month on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. The 41-year-old was released by Delhi Capitals in November after scoring 202 runs in nine games at a strike rate of 123.92 in the previous season. Du Plessis has played for Chennai Super Kings (2011-2015, 2018-2021) and the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant ...

Our goal is to maintain intensity irrespective of opposition, says India’s newly appointed ODI captain Shubman Gill

October 9, 2025 5:00 PM

Our goal is to maintain intensity irrespective of opposition, says India’s newly appointed ODI captain Shubman Gill

India’s all-format batter Shubman Gill said on Thursday he wants to succeed across all formats and win ICC titles as he prepares for a packed international schedule. After the ongoing Test series against the West Indies, Gill will continue playing in all formats – as captain in Tests and ODIs, and vice-captain in T20Is. From October 15, when India departs for the white-ball tour of Australia, until December 19, when the all-format series against South Africa concludes, Gill will face a con...

‘I’ll sleep like a baby’: Emotional Kohli fulfils 17-year dream with IPL triumph

June 4, 2025 9:04 AM

‘I’ll sleep like a baby’: Emotional Kohli fulfils 17-year dream with IPL triumph

Virat Kohli's carefully crafted image of a snarling warrior melted away as the 36-year-old was reduced to an emotional wreck after Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended their 17-season wait for a maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Tuesday. Bengaluru were effectively assured of victory in the final against Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad after Josh Hazlewood began the final over with two dot balls. As the broadcasters' camera panned, it caught a teary-eyed Kohli covering his mouth with cupped ha...

IPL 2025: Rain in focus as RCB-PBKS take centerstage for title clash in Ahmedabad

June 3, 2025 2:30 PM

IPL 2025: Rain in focus as RCB-PBKS take centerstage for title clash in Ahmedabad

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to welcome its new winner on Tuesday when Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on each other in the title clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to lift their maiden silverware. RCB and PBKS have been part of the tournament since its inception in 2008. Both sides have come close to lifting the IPL trophy but ended as runners-up. RCB played three finals (2009, 2011, 2016) before this year's title clash, while Punjab had...

Kohli closes in on long-awaited IPL title

June 3, 2025 9:39 AM

Kohli closes in on long-awaited IPL title

Virat Kohli's trophy cabinet is chock full of awards from his international career but the batsman can end the long wait to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title when his Royal Challengers Bengaluru play Punjab Kings in Tuesday's final. The 36-year-old has been with Bengaluru since the inaugural edition of the league in 2008, including nine seasons as captain of a franchise that made the finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016 but lost every time. They have looked a different side altogether under R...

Iyer’s heroic knock guides Punjab past Mumbai to book IPL final with Bengaluru

June 2, 2025 9:22 AM

Iyer’s heroic knock guides Punjab past Mumbai to book IPL final with Bengaluru

Punjab Kings batter Shreyas Iyer played a captain's knock as the Indian Premier League (IPL) table toppers beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the second qualifier on Sunday to set up a tantalising final with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Punjab had won the toss and opted to field before the rain came down and delayed the start of the game by more than two hours. But they did not lose any overs, with the match eventually finishing at well past 1:30 a.m. Chasing a target of 204 for victory, I...