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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) haven’t found the same ‘finishing touch’ from Dinesh Karthik that made the franchise all but forget AB de Villiers last season. The wicket-keeper batter has struggled for runs and has even been central to a few avoidable run-outs in the middle. In the match against Delhi Capitals, Karthik could only make

Delhi Capitals earned a resounding win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore.© AFP Delhi Capitals earned a resounding win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore to keep their playoff hopes alive. Chasing a target of 182, DC rode on Phil Salt’s counter-attacking knock of 87 (45) and crossed the finishing line with 20 balls to spare. Earlier,

File photo of Jay Shah© Twitter Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi will seek a “written guarantee” from BCCI supremo Jay Shah about Indian team’s participation in 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan before committing on their national team playing its ODI World Cup games in India, later this year. The 2023 World Cup will

It will be a test of wits between the Pandya brothers — Hardik and Krunal — when defending champions Gujarat Titans clash with Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL in Ahmedabad on Sunday. While Hardik has captained the Indian team on multiple occasions and is leading GT for the second year, Krunal has led the

Babar Azam scored a superb century Friday to help lift Pakistan to the top of the one-day international rankings after a thumping 102-run victory in the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi. Azam smashed a 117-ball 107 and also became the fastest batter to reach 5,000 ODI runs, as his team made 334-6 in

Abhinav Manohar‘s fielding effort was the talk among cricket fans as he pulled off a brilliant direct hit from the boundary to dismiss Adam Zampa during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. During the match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans, Zampa miscued a delivery from Mohit Sharma completely but it landed between two GT

Rajasthan Royals will host table-toppers Gujarat Titans in their next reverse fixture of IPL 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday. Having suffered defeats in their previous games, both teams will be eager to return to winning ways. The finalists of IPL 2022 have carried their form to this season and looked like the

The self-destructing batters let Sunrisers Hyderabad down again to hand a Kolkata Knight Riders a much needed five-run win in the IPL here on Thursday, keeping the Nitish Rana-led side alive in the tournament. Rana and Rinku Singh came up with a fruitful 61-run partnership to help KKR post 171 for nine and then their

Afghanistan and Lucknow Super Giants player Naveen-ul-Haq recently got into an altercation with Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli. The IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Lucknow on Monday will be remembered for a long time for all the wrong reasons. Tempers flared and Indian cricket greats Gautam Gambhir and

Former India pacer S Sreesanth has backed veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane’s return to the white-ball squads in the lead-up to the ODI World Cup, which will be held in India later this year. Rahane, who last played an ODI in 2018, recently earned a recall to the Test squad for the upcoming World Test Championship

Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha and leading Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra were on Wednesday spotted watching an IPL 2023 game between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Mohali. For the last couple of months, there has been a rumour going around that Chadha and Chopra are engaged. Last month, Chadha laughed away questions on

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field against Punjab Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. After the toss, a funny banter between both the captains took place which grabbed a lot of eyeballs and left

Lucknow Super Giants in action during IPL 2023© BCCI Lucknow Super Giants will be looking to bounce back from their loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore and the subsequent controversies when they take on Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Wednesday. However, their problems are far from over as skipper KL

Things turned ugly during an IPL 2023 game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants at the latter’s homeground on Monday. Big names like Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir got involved in heated altercations during various points of the game. The two teams have a sort of history. During their first leg match in IPL

The ugly bust-up between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli was quintessentially Delhi and waiting to happen. Both don’t believe in pulling punches and have been carrying their own baggage of mutual dislike for each other. Opinions are divided among those who were present after the IPL game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants

Hit by injuries to skipper KL Rahul and seamer Jaydev Unadkat, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) would be wary of Chennai Super Kings’ ability to bounce back when the two sides face each other in an Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. LSG would also be facing the heat after failing to chase down a

The IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Lucknow on Monday was witness to some ugly scenes as RCB star batter Virat Kohli and LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir had a heated exchange. Throughout the match, Kohli could be seen being quite animated after the LSG batter were getting dismissed during

Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Sandeep Sharma in IPL 2023 match on Sunday.© BCCI/IPL The Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday was a perfect high-scoring thriller. Chasing a 213-run target, MI got home in the final over but not before a controversial dismissal grabbed the limelight. RR pacer Sandeep