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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.

Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from the IPL, concluding a remarkable career with 187 wickets in 221 matches across five franchises. The Chennai-based off-spinner, who retired from international cricket in January, expressed gratitude to BCCI, franchises, and fans.

Raj Kundra informed that he will be holding a press conference on Monday, June 2.

The award-winning Canadian actor, popular for his role as Johnny Rose in the hit sitcom Schitt's Creek, attended one of Rajasthan Royals' training sessions where he met the team's head coach and Indian cricket legend Rahul Dravid.

Sandeep Sharma, after taking nine wickets in 10 matches for Rajasthan Royals this season, has been ruled out with a finger injury.

South Africa's Lhuan-dre Pretorius has played 33 T20s and scored 911 runs with a highest score of 97.

KKR made two changes to their playing XI, bringing in Moeen Ali and Ramandeep Singh, while Rajasthan Royals made three alterations. Nitish Rana, dealing with a niggle, along with Fazalhaq Farooqi and Kumar Kartikeya, have been replaced by Kunal Rathore, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Yudhvir Singh.

For his part, another JioStar expert Ajay Jadeja said that Mumbai would love to have Rohit Sharma scoring consistently.

In the post-match briefing after Mumbai drubbed Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur to record its sixth straight win to top the points table, Chahar said it was good to be on the top as the team would get an extra chance even as others would also love to move to the top.

"I think we've done a lot of things right, we've done a lot of things wrong," Parag said in the post-match briefing.

Rajasthan Royals appreciated Sandeep’s “immense bravery to continue bowling with this injury in the last match and everyone at the franchise wishes him a full and speedy recovery.”

TATA IPL has been an incredible academy for young talent, offering them the chance to learn from top players and coaches, while still encouraging them to stay true to themselves," Buttler said on JioHotstar’s special series “Gen Gold”.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower said Josh Hazlewood, the lead performer in RCB’s win against Rajasthan Royals, had all-round skills, mixed yorkers, wide yorkers and slower balls and knew that type of ball to bowl at the right time

Munaf Patel accepted the Match Referee’s sanction after admitting to a Level 1 offence under Article 2.20, which relates to conduct contrary to the spirit of the game.

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel said the contribution of Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc in the thrilling win against Rajasthan Royals showed why the great bowler is a legend

Boucher said the presence of Shimron Hetmyer and Riyan Parag didn’t make much of a difference in the game. “What’s strange is that Yashasvi Jaiswal didn’t come out, especially with Nitish Rana having been out there and doing a fantastic job,” he said.

It was actually very hard for me to see that kind of dismissal of Shreyas Iyer. It’s just that a dismissal like that, especially of the captain in form, sends the wrong message in the dressing room, says Clarke

Rahul sir instills confidence in players, assuring them that they are in the right space and providing the right guidance, which is crucial for both individual careers and the team as a whole. He is also an incredible human being,” Jaiswal said in the ‘Gen Bold’ show on JioHotstar

"We’ve decided to bowl first as the pitch looks dry, and we’d like to chase later. Captaining the team means a lot to me—I started my journey here as a 17-year-old, so stepping into this role is exciting. Filling in for Sanju is a big responsibility, but the impact rule works in our favor. We've retained most of our core players, which gives us stability in the batting order. Our three overseas players will be Theekshana, Jofra, and Farooqi. It's always important to start strong, and we've put in a lot of preparation," said Parag at the t

The Hyderabad franchise boasts some of the most explosive batters in world cricket, with Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Heinrich Klaasen forming a formidable top order.