Rajat Patidar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) DHARAMSALA: Fans turned up in numbers at the HPCA Stadium here on Tuesday for the first IPL qualifier, many of them hoping to watch a Virat Kohli masterclass. Kohli’s promising innings, however, was cut short by Jason Holder for 43. What the crowd got instead was a stunning exhibition of…
TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: MS Dhoni played hide-and-seek with the fans in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). He didn’t play a single game. Virat Kohli stamped his class yet again. Rohit Sharma, throughout the season, struggled with his fitness and looked like a pale shadow of himself.As the sun starts to set on the careers…
Drew McIntyre grabbed attention ahead of the IPL 2026 Eliminator after posting a gym video wearing a Rajasthan Royals jersey with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s name on it. “Chosen One,” wrote McIntyre in the caption of his social media post, which quickly went viral ahead of Rajasthan Royals’ knockout clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. The Eliminator…
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Gujarat Titans by 92 runs in IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 and booked their place in a second straight IPL final. But one of the biggest talking points of the match was Sai Sudharsan’s strange dismissal, which also created an unwanted IPL record.Sudharsan got out in bizarre fashion during the…
Rajat Patidar and Shubman Gill (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the high-voltage IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 clash at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday.The winner of the contest will secure a direct spot in the…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Test batter and ex-head coach Haroon Rasheed on Tuesday drew a sharp contrast between the cricketing structures of India and Pakistan, saying India are now enjoying the rewards of long-term planning, strong domestic cricket and a robust age-group system, while Pakistan continue to struggle because of inconsistency and instability.Speaking on hamaraiweb.com,…
NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stormed into their second straight IPL final with a crushing 92-run win over Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 at Dharamsala on Tuesday.RCB captain Rajat Patidar led the charge with an unbeaten 93 off just 33 balls as Bengaluru posted a huge 254 for five after being asked…
Hashmatullah Shahidi was on Tuesday named captain of the Afghanistan squad for the one-off Test and three-match ODI series against India from June 6 to 20.The ODI squad includes players such as Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran. For the Test match, Afghanistan have picked a mix of experienced and young players. Rahmat Shah,…
Virat Kohli’s reaction from the dugout became one of the talking points of the night after Rajat Patidar played a stunning six during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Qualifier One clash against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League at Dharamsala on Tuesday.Patidar reached his fifty in 21 balls with a six off Kagiso Rabada in the…
Shubman Gill and Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill looked visibly furious after Rajat Patidar was handed two lifelines during the IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 clash between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Dharamsala on Tuesday.The dramatic moments unfolded in the 13th over bowled by Prasidh Krishna when Patidar was batting on…