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Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said Shubman Gill must bat freely in T20s, like he does in the IPL, instead of trying to justify his place. He also backed Suryakumar Yadav and admitted India’s bowlers had a poor outing against South Africa

India head coach Gautam Gambhir criticised social media theories on split coaching after India’s Test series loss to South Africa. He highlighted Shubman Gill’s absence in the first Test and urged opinion-makers to stay in their domain, defending his red-ball coaching record

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has opted out of IPL 2026, weeks before the mini-auction. Released by Punjab Kings, Maxwell said he made the decision with gratitude towards the league. His exit follows Andre Russell’s retirement and Faf du Plessis’ withdrawal

Punjab Kings have appointed former India cricketer Sairaj Bahutule as their new spin bowling coach ahead of the IPL 2025 season, replacing Sunil Joshi. The franchise hopes Bahutule’s experience will boost its bowling strength and strategic depth

The first ODI against Australia will feature Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s return to the Indian team, while Shubman Gill makes his debut as full-time skipper. This series is crucial for both veterans and the young leader’s development

Yuki Bhambri targets his first Grand Slam doubles title at the US Open. He shares insights on representing India, his tennis idols, and advice for future players, along with his passion for cricket

Rahul Dravid has resigned as Rajasthan Royals head coach ahead of IPL 2026, after less than a year in charge. His exit follows IPL 2025 struggles, franchise unrest, and raises questions about Sanju Samson’s future in the squad.

The SA20 Season 4 Player Auction, with US$7.37 million available for 84 slots, takes place on September 9 in Johannesburg. Pretoria Capitals, Durban’s Super Giants, and Joburg Super Kings lead the spending

Ahead of Season 4 of WPL, UP Warriorz appoint Abhishek Nayar as head coach. A former Indian all-rounder and experienced IPL coach, Nayar aims to lead the team to their first-ever title

Referring to the Bengaluru tragedy where many Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans died in a stampede during the celebrations of the IPL victory on Wednesday, Gambhir said he does not think they should have road shows

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said that the stampede that occurred outside Chinnaswamy Stadium that led to death of at least four fans is "unfortunate" and RCB's IPL-winning celebrations should have been planned better

Several fans were injured and some fell unconscious near Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during a felicitation event for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s maiden IPL win. The police rushed the affected to a nearby hospital, but no official confirmation has been released yet.

Shreyas, who was also the player of the match, said he was focusing a lot on his breathing rather than sweating a lot out there.

As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakhs.

“Purely because of the brand of cricket that we play, but also the fans that we have. And most importantly, it's a journey that's been filled with lots of highs and lows,” Karthik said in the RCB podcast.

On Dinesh Karthik joining RCB coaching staff, Bobat said that in DK’s case they were really keen to add him the moment that he was aware that he was contemplating retiring.

“It's just clear planning, obviously, first of all, and then clear execution and committing to that delivery you're trying to bowl. So just nice, clear mindsets. And yeah, we've been doing that nicely,” Hazlewood said.

“I always try to bowl well and according to my field. But, they played good shots, because they only had 40 runs in 5 overs, and they were going to go, that's why I put that over. But when it's such a big game, you don't think about 240,” Avesh said in the post-match briefing after LSG defeated Gujarat Titans on Thursday night.

“It doesn't mean that we are not that great, we are not on par because we lost this game. I feel a lot of good things happened in the game, this game as well,” he said.

Harshal’s first wicket of the match pushed him into an elite group of IPL legends for he became the 13th bowler in the league's distinguished history to have taken more than 150 wickets.