There isn’t much time for licking your wounds at the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) may not actually mind that though: both will be keen to push their comprehensive defeats in their opening matches behind them when the sides face off at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati … Read more
Defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will kick off its IPL 2025 campaign on Saturday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This will be the second time the two teams face off in an IPL opening match. In 2008, KKR dominated RCB with a massive 140-run victory, thanks to Brendon McCullum’s … Read more
Ajinkya Rahane was named Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season as the franchise looks to defend its title. The 36-year-old is set to become the team’s ninth captain and take over the reigns of the team from Shreyas Iyer, who has moved to Punjab Kings. The team’s … Read more
For the old guard of Mumbai cricket, a season without Ranji Trophy title is largely considered a failure. But Ajinkya Rahane stated that he was overall a happy captain with the manner in which Mumbai’s men’s domestic season progressed. “I never get satisfied as well as I don’t want to pinpoint on certain areas. When … Read more
Mohit Avasthi and Royston Dias – in sync with Mumbai’s trend for the season of lower order contributing much more with the bat than the top order – frustrated the Vidarbha bowlers a lot. It resulted in the second session being extended by 30 minutes and Mumbai’s last-wicket partnership crossing the 50-run mark. However, off … Read more
No team has successfully chased down a target in excess of 400 in the Ranji Trophy’s nine-decade history so far. With a place in the final up for grabs, Mumbai will be hoping against hope to pull off a heist on the last day of its Ranji Trophy semifinal against Vidarbha. At the end of … Read more
Ajinkya Rahane in action. | Photo Credit: PTI Ajinkya Rahane in action. | Photo Credit: PTI
Defending champion Mumbai announced its 16-member squad, sans India stars Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer, to take on Meghalaya in its must-win Ranji Trophy Elite Group A clash, starting here on Thursday. Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Suryansh Shedge and Atharva Ankolekar have been called back. Mumbai, which is coming off a five-wicket defeat against Jammu … Read more
India will be looking for Virat Kohli to arrest his declining form when it takes the field against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day. India will be looking for a win that will ensure it retains the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. A promising sign for India is that Kohli has a superb record at … Read more
India will return to the site of its remarkable 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy turnaround when it takes on Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the fourth Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Boxing Day. India has played at the MCG 14 times, with the last nine matches taking place on Boxing Day, and … Read more