[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Devdutt Padikkal with team mentor Dinesh Karthik and team head coach Andy Flower during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match against Chennai Super Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (PTI) Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s crucial IPL 2025 home game against Chennai Super Kings on…
[ad_1] Chennai Super Kings’ Matheesha Pathirana and teammates celebrate the dismissal of Punjab Kings’ Nehal Wadhera during their IPL 2025 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. (ANI) NEW DELHI: No matter the sport, the concept and idea of home advantage makes a difference to a team. There is a sense and reasonable…
[ad_1] IPL Trophy (Photo Credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: It is that time of the year. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to kick off — but with a host of rule changes, many of which have already drawn attention. While most of the recent updates make sense to an extent, both current and former…
[ad_1] Virat Kohli (L) has backed the new captain Rajat Patidar to lead the team to glory in the IPL. NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru enter Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with renewed hope after last season’s dramatic turnaround, where they clawed back from winning just one in eight matches at the start to make…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has always been a cauldron of chaos, thrill, and unforgettable drama. From last-ball finishes to fairytale comebacks, the league never fails to write its own cricketing folklore every summer. In Part 2 of TimesofIndia.com’s IPL throwback series, we rewind to five more unforgettable moments from 2017 to…
[ad_1] Hasan Nawaz (Photo Source: X) Opener Hasan Nawaz scored a record-breaking maiden century for Pakistan in the third T20I against New Zealand, leading the visitors to a commanding nine-wicket victory to keep the five-match series alive.The Kiwis lead 2-1 after the defeat on Friday at Auckland after their daunting total of 204 didn’t prove…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: In a bid to give them exposure to high-pressure, high-profile matches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced seven new Indian umpires for IPL 2025; they are Swaroopanand Kannur, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Parashar Joshi, Anish Sahastrabuddhe, Keyur Kelkar, Koushik Gandhi and Abhijeet Bengeri. Veteran umpires S Ravi and CK Nandan…
[ad_1] Anil Chaudhary (Photo Source: X) MUMBAI: A familiar face will be missing amongst the umpires for IPL 2025. Anil Chaudhary‘s more than a decade long, distinguished innings as an international, IPL and BCCI umpire has ended. Between 2013 and 2025, Chaudhary umpired in 12 Tests, 49 ODIs and 64 T20Is, 131 IPL matches (the…
[ad_1] Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head, left, and Abhishek Sharma (Agency Photo) HYDERABAD: The previous edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has set new benchmarks in team totals and the new season, beginning Saturday, will breach new marks this season, said G Hanuma Vihari.When Sunrisers Hyderabad posted the highest total of 287 (vs RCB), there…
[ad_1] From left, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Agency Photos) The IPL has been the grand stage for some of the greatest modern-day cricketers to showcase their prowess. However, all good things must come to an end. Could this be the final IPL season for some of those legends who dazzled us over…
