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Kolkata: Australian great Matthew Hayden has hailed the selection of Krunal Pandya as a ‘smart pick’ for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) camp in this IPL season, adding that there is ‘something special’ about this RCB unit this year. RCB halted Kolkata Knight Riders' charge...

Dhaka: Denied an opportunity to end his ODI career at the Champions Trophy due to a suspect bowling action, Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan says the national cricket board should have communicated with him in a better manner. Left-arm spinner Shakib was suspended from bowling...

New Delhi: After going unsold in the auction, seam bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to return to the IPL with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) roping him in as a replacement for Mohsin Khan, who was ruled out owing to an injury. Under new captain...

Kolkata: "We don't need to panic," said Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane after their heavy loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL opener, firmly backing their explosive middle-order despite its failure to deliver. The defending champions, under new skipper Rahane, were scoring at...

Kolkata: Magnificent fifties by star batter Virat Kohli and new signing Phil Salt guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a comfortable seven-wicket win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of the IPL 2025 in Kolkata Saturday. Kohli (59 not out, 36b, 4x4,...

Ranchi: Top contenders Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Haryana and Hockey Mizoram had fruitful outings as they won their respective matches on the fourth day of the Final Phase of the National Women’s Hockey League 2024-2025 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda International Hockey...

Kolkata: A transformed Ajinkya Rahane dazzled on his Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy debut with a 25-ball fifty, but Krunal Pandya's game-changing three-wicket burst ensured that the defending champions fell well short of the 200-mark, managing a below-par 174 for 8 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in...

Kolkata: Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game of the IPL 2025 in Kolkata Saturday. This is for the first time KKR is facing RCB in the opening match...

Kolkata: The BCCI Apex Council Saturday decided to re-introduce the traditional inter-zonal format for the Duleep Trophy -- the first-class tournament for six regions. Last year, the Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee had picked squads on the basis of players' performance in the Ranji Trophy,...

New Delhi: Ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL 2025 opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru Saturday, superstar Shah Rukh Khan delivered a pep talk to his cricket team, asking them to be "healthy and happy". The 18th Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off at Kolkata's...