The IPL 2026 Auction is set to bring high drama and intense bidding as all 10 franchises look to strengthen their squads ahead of the new season. With several big names in the pool and sizeable purses available, the auction is expected to play a crucial role in shaping team combinations for IPL 2026. A…
As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini-auction approaches, all 10 franchises have finalised their retentions, confirming the players who will stay and those released ahead of the December 16 auction in Abu Dhabi. A total of 173 players, including 49 overseas cricketers, have been retained across teams, leaving 77 slots available with a combined…
After Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 21-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders at home, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli blamed the dropped chances on Wednesday. “To be honest we handed them the game. We did deserve to lose. We were certainly not up to standard. If you look at the game, we didn’t capitalize our chances. We dropped…
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana and Mumbai Indians’ player Hrithik Shokeen have been fined 25% and 10% of the match fee respectively for breaching IPL code of conduct. The incident happened in the ninth over of KKR innings after Shokeen dismissed Rana cheaply for 5 runs. As Rana was walking back, Shokeen said something…
Nitish Rana, skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders and Hrithik Shokeen of Mumbai Indians were involved in a heated exchange of words in an IPL match on Sunday. The incident happened in the ninth over of KKR innings after Shokeen dismissed Rana cheaply for 5 runs. As Rana was walking back, Shokeen said something and the…
The day was April 18, 2008, maiden match of Indian Premier League and Kolkata Knight Riders’ Brendon McCullum slammed an unbeaten 158 off 73 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Cut to today, the 15-year wait for a century is finally over as Venkatesh Iyer scored KKR’s second century in the history of IPL. Also read:…
Coming into the IPL, Harry Brook had the halo of great talent around him but with poor returns from three outings, there were doubts. With success in Tests and T20Is, there were lot of expectations from the 24-year-old, especially the Sunrisers Hyderabad fans. After his three failures, he faced criticism on social media. But by…
Chasing a 229 target, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) did really well to take the run-chase deep and losing just by 23 runs to Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens on Friday. The main bowlers of KKR went for runs except for Sunil Narine who returned figures of 0-28 in 4 overs. “I feel the way…
After last edition’s poor show, Chennai Super Kings made a stunning comeback by claiming fourth IPL title with a convincing 27-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the final in Dubai on Friday. Put in to bat, Chennai scored 192 for 3 with Faf du Plessis leading the charge with a 59-ball 86. Ruturaj Gaikwad…
Kolkata Knight Riders reached their first IPL final in seven years with a jittery three-wicket win over last edition’s finalist Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 on Wednesday in Sharjah. Chasing a target of 136, opening stand of 96 runs between Venkatesh Iyer (55) and Shubman Gill (46) set them up before they lost seven wickets…
