Taking a strong exception to public criticism of their curator by Harsha Bhogle and Simon Doull, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has red flagged the two cricket experts and requested the BCCI not to assign them commentary duty for Kolkata Knight Riders home matches. Bhogle and Doull got embroiled in the controversy when the … Read more
Vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer learned quickly from his below-par performances, delivering a crucial 29-ball 60 to help Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs in the Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens on Thursday night. Having fallen cheaply in two previous matches, Venkatesh reflected on his approach. “Maybe I was rushing a little in … Read more
The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) opened with a spectacular show of light and sound at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. As morning rains made way for a pleasant evening, thousands of fans thronged the Eden well before the actual start of the opening match. The appearance of superstar Shah Rukh Khan … 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
With the change in colours of the ball and clothing, India, mostly with a different set of personnel, will be keen to live up to its World champion tag in the five-match T20I series against England, dubbed as ‘SKYball’ vs ‘Bazball,’ and redeem some pride following its Test series debacle in home and away against … Read more