shahbaz ahamad

It was the same old story for Bengal. Their batsmen faltered again, this time against Haryana, as they lost the Group D Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match by 5 wickets in Mumbai on Tuesday.

As the 13th season of the Indian Premier League is set to begin on March 29,2020, director of cricket Mike Hesson on Monday confirmed that Royal Challengers Bangalore's training camp will commence from March 21.

Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Australia's limited-overs captain Aaron Finch for Rs 4.40 crore in the IPL 2020 auction in Kolkata on Thursday. Finch, who had opted out of the 2019 IPL, also attracted a bid from Kolkata Knight Riders.

Bengal bowlers did the job once again as they set up a six-wicket win against Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali (T20) meet in Mumbai on Friday.

India pacer Harshal Patel said bowling in the death overs for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 changed his career. Harshal was a part of the Delhi Capitals squad in IPL 2020 but was traded to RCB ahead of the 2021 season. "I spent six years of my initial IPL career with RCB and then three years with Delhi Capitals, then they traded me.

A special court is scheduled to pronounce judgment in the Jaipur bomb blasts case of 2008 today.

The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) has allowed Mohammad Shami to turn out for Bengal in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘B’ match against Kerala to be played at Eden Gardens from Tuesday. But given that the pacer is in the India squad for the upcoming four-Test series against Australia Down Under, the board has imposed conditions — he can bowl 15 overs per innings, with a ‘grace’ of no more than two to three overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) acquired Indian all-rounder Harshal Patel (Rs 10.75 crore), Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs 10.75 crore), Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood (Rs 7.75 crore), South Africa's veteran batsman Faf du Plessis (Rs 7 crore), and these all are the top buys among the 19 players bought by the team at the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction 2022.

The misfiring Kolkata Knight Riders will look to bring their campaign back on track when they take on table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL here on Sunday.

Off to the best possible start with three wins on the trot, a confident Royal Challengers Bangalore will hope to keep the juggernaut rolling when they take on Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match in Mumbai on Thursday.

Indian Premier League big spenders Rajasthan Royals said they will not be keeping Australian star batsman Steve Smith for this year's contest while the league's highest wicket taker Lasith Malinga has retired from all T20 contests. The Royals have kept Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer in their team which Smith had captained this year when they came bottom of the eight team league.

A total 57 players were released by the different franchises on Wednesday ahead of the auction for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.

Prithvi Shaw his return to competitive cricket in style by scoring a 32-ball fifty for Mumbai against Assam in the Syed Mushtaq Ali domestic T20 tournament on Sunday. Shaw celebrated in a 'bat does the talk' manner after reaching his half century. Shaw was included in the 15-member Mumbai squad for the tournament recently.

Sunrisers Hyderabad entered the IPL 2025 auction with a plan. They had earlier retained five key players. Heinrich Klaasen led the retentions. Pat Cummins brought his bowling expertise. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma added batting strength. Nitish Kumar Reddy represented young talent. SRH aimed to strengthen their spin attack and batting depth with their remaining budget.

Balance issues in the squad, injuries and over reliance on skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers marred RCB's chances to win the title last season. Off to a brilliant start, they ran out of steam towards the fag end of the tournament, losing five in a row to bow out in the Eliminator.

All-rounder Shubham Ranjane shone with both bat and ball, as his unbeaten 30 helped Mumbai defeat Bengal by three wickets in a last-ball thriller of the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament on Thursday.

Meghalaya ended Mumbai's winning streak after they defeated the domestic giants by six wickets in the league match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday.

After hectic bidding wars at the 2020 IPL players' auction in Kolkata on Thursday, during which a whopping Rs 140.30 crore was spent, here is how the eight franchises stack up for the 13th season of the lucrative Indian Premier League.

Australian pacer Pat Cummins on Thursday shattered the record for the most expensive foreign buy ever in the IPL players' auction in Kolkata as Kolkata Knight Riders shelled out a whopping Rs 15.50 crore for him.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) revamped their squad for IPL 2025. The invesed in retaining key players like Klaasen, Cummins and Head while securing strategic bids in the auction, acquiring Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Shami and Harshal Patel to bolster their batting and bowling. SRH aims to regain their championship form with this balanced team, blending experience and young talent.

India opener Shikhar Dhawan became the first player to be sold on day one of the 2022 Indian Premier League mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday, bought by the Punjab Kings. Whereas, India's young wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan will rejoin Mumbai Indians after getting a whopping Rs 15.25 crore, the highest bid so far of the auction.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, out of India's national team for two years, fetched a hefty Rs 10.75 crore from RCB in the IPL 2025 auction. Indian pacers saw high demand despite some big names going unsold. Deepak Chahar and Mukesh Kumar also secured lucrative deals. Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player on Day 1, going to LSG for Rs 27 crore.