Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bengaluru was acquired by a consortium led by Aditya Birla Group (ABG) and The Times of India Group in a transaction that amounted to Rs. 16,706 crore, as per reports. The consortium, which also features Bolt Ventures (Bolt) and Blackstone’s perpetual private equity strategy (BXPE, Blackstone), signed a deal…
Three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday named left-hand middle order batter Rinku Singh as its vice-captain for the 2026 season. At the Knights Unplugged 3.0 event in Kolkata, KKR CEO Venky Mysore made the announcement while presenting the players and the support staff for the season. Starting from the…
Kokata Knight Riders has named Rinku Singh as its vice-captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. The announcement was made by KKR managing director Venky Mysore during a pre-season event on Tuesday. The 28-year-old will act as deputy to Ajinkya Rahane and will replace Venkatesh Iyer in the role after Royal Challengers…
English opener Ben Duckett announced on Tuesday that he has pulled of IPL 2026. Duckett was picked by Delhi Capitals for Rs. 2 crore in the auction. Duckett said that he is withdrawing from IPL 2026 to save his England career, in an interview with the Telegraph. “It was a very difficult decision, and I…
The 19th season of the Indian Premier League is set to begin on March 19, with the defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru facing off against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The ten franchises made plenty of changes to their squads at the auction in December as they looked to strengthen their…
In a significant development, a consortium led by US-based entrepreneur Kal Somani has won the bid to acquire the Rajasthan Royals franchise in the Indian Premier League. The consortium, which was competing against a Birla Group-backed bid and the Times of India group, is understood to have submitted an offer of approximately $1.63 billion. The…
Geoffrey Boycott bemoaned a lack of accountability in English cricket after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decided to retain head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director Rob Key following a review of the team’s humbling 4–1 Ashes defeat in Australia. The former England opener questioned ECB Chief Executive Richard Gould’s credentials and said…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru players will train wearing jersey No.11 during match days in the upcoming IPL 2026 and the franchise also plans to mark 11 permanent seats in honour of the fans who died in a tragic stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here last year. The fans had lost their lives here on June…
Left-arm pacer Saurabh Dubey will replace Akash Deep in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad for the upcoming IPL 2026, the BCCI announced on Tuesday. He will join KKR for Rs. 30 Lakh. Akash was ruled out of the season due to a lumbar stress injury and will head to BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE)….
“If you look for ‘Anushka Sharma + cricket’ on your search engines, you’re going to have to scroll a fair amount till you find the one you’re looking for. A few performances like this and that won’t be an issue,” Charles Dagnall quipped on commentary during the UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants WPL fixture at…
