Chennai Super Kings’ Ruturaj Gaikwad, right, and MS Dhoni (PTI Photo) Chennai Super Kings’ final home game of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad has sparked huge speculation over whether MS Dhoni could make a surprise return, but Sunil Gavaskar has poured cold water on the possibility. MS Dhoni has not featured in a single match…
RCB and RR players. (IPL Photos) NEW DELHI: IPL 2026 enters the final week of the league stage with only one team confirming its spot in the playoffs, while two teams have already been eliminated. That leaves seven teams still in the race for a top-four finish, with just eight league matches remaining.Still alive in…
Punjab Kings’ IPL 2026 campaign has reached a critical breaking point, with the franchise now on the brink of elimination after a sixth consecutive defeat, this time against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.The loss in Dharamshala not only dented their playoff hopes but also left head coach Ricky Ponting visibly dejected. As the match ended, Ponting was…
File Pic: Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has opened up about the behind-the-scenes battles he fought with selectors during his captaincy tenure to protect and reshape Rahul Dravid’s ODI career, revealing how close the batting legend came to being dropped over concerns about his strike rate.Speaking…
Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer (PTI Photo) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has raised concerns over England’s handling of Jofra Archer’s availability, questioning whether centrally contracted players should be allowed to prioritise franchise commitments over Test cricket as England gear up for their home summer against New Zealand. Speaking on Cricbuzz, the former England captain highlighted…
MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) CHENNAI: As Chennai Super Kings prepare for their final home game of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday, one question has completely overshadowed team combinations, points tables, and even playoff permutations — will MS Dhoni finally play at Chepauk this season?The MA Chidambaram Stadium has been at the centre…
Babar Azam marked his return to Pakistan’s Test side with a half-century and another major batting milestone during the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet.After missing the first Test in Mirpur because of an injury, Babar scored 68 off 84 balls with 10 boundaries to top-score for Pakistan in the first innings. His knock helped…
PBKS co-owner Preity Zinta with skipper Shreyas Iyer after the match. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings’ alarming slide from early-season dominance to a full-blown late collapse deepened in the ongoing IPL 2026 on Sunday, as a heavy defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru marked their sixth straight loss and left their playoff hopes hanging by…
Delhi Capitals’ captain Axar Patel, right, and Ashutosh Sharma celebrates (AP Photo) New Delhi: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was batting on 43 runs from 17 balls. A voice nearby said jokingly, “We’ve become so used to his explosive scoring that this doesn’t even feel an anomaly.” Come to think of it, it is true.So when he came…
Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag (AP Photo) Riyan Parag did not hold back after Rajasthan Royals’ five-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in a crucial IPL 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, openly admitting that his side let the game slip from a winning position. RR were firmly in control at 160 for 2 in…