The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League is set to begin on March 21. Kolkata Knight Riders will be entering the 18th iteration of the franchise-based tournament as the defending champion. The side beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in last year’s final to lift its third IPL trophy. While the schedule of the upcoming season is … Read more
Virat Kohli had to sit out due to a sore knee, Rohit Sharma had another forgettable outing with the bat, but India rode on fifties by Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel to register a four-wicket win against England and go one-up in the three-match One-Day International series. At the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium … Read more
Shreyas Iyer was named captain of Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday ahead of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 30-year-old was bought for Rs. 26.75 crore during the IPL mega-auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in November last year. “I am honoured that the team has reposed its faith in me. … Read more
Led by wicketkeeper KL Shrijith’s classy century, Karnataka batters produced a clinic in chasing down a high total as the side cantered to a seven-wicket over Mumbai in the opening Group C game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Mumbai skipper Shreyas Iyer’s attacking hundred (114, 55b, 5×4, 10×6) proved to be … Read more
Mumbai announced its 17-member squad for the first three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The team will be led by Shreyas Iyer while Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw were missing from the full list of players. India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube too are part of the squad which will be playing … Read more
Mumbai captain Shreyas Iyer stated that his teammate Prithvi Shaw needs to “improve his work ethic”. Shaw has faced criticism in recent times over fitness concerns, and there are fears that he is wasting his natural talent. Shaw, unsigned in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, would have liked to respond with big runs … Read more
It will take a herculean effort from Madhya Pradesh to stop Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday. Barring a loss to Kerala in the group stage, Mumbai has been an unstoppable force. No target is out of reach, as the batting line-up consisting of Prithvi … Read more
Shreyas Iyer, who skippered Kolkata Knight Riders last season, was roped in by the Punjab Kings at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction at Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The Kings splurged a whopping Rs 26.75 crore on Iyer, making him the second-highest paid player in IPL history. Ricky Ponting, Punjab … Read more
Shreyas Iyer, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to its IPL title victory last season, became the most expensive signing in history of IPL when he was sold to PBKS for Rs 26.75 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction held at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. However, … Read more
The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction before the 2025 edition is all set to take place at the Abady Al-Johar Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with 577 players expecting bidders over two days. Three hundred sixty seven of the total pool of players are Indians, comprising over nearly 64 percent, with most of them (319) … Read more