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“Fast bowlers used the surface well, Suyash chipped in well. He bowls in line of the stumps, which is his strength. I don't give him a lot of ideas, don't want to confuse him,” said Patidar after leading the team to fourth IPL.

Suyash whose impressive spell of three for 17 included Shashank Singh debutant Musheer Khan, the dangerous Marcus Stoinis, it didn’t matter whether he bowled a googly, leg-break or a flipper.

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.

“It was an unusual few days for everybody (because of the suspension of the IPL due to Indo-Pakistan tension on the border). For me personally, there was lots to sort out and it was a busy few days,” Mo Bobat, Director of Cricket, Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli's retirement is a huge loss to Test cricket but his announcement on Monday was not entirely surprising. Perhaps the microscopic attention "became too much" for the superstar towards the fag end of his career in the longest format

Interestingly, this time around, it seems that unlike in the case of Rohit, who according to many reports, was informed that he may not be considered for the England tour, it is the other way round with Kohli with the star batter himself taking the call.

“ We'll dive into this game and really go through in detail and with a fine tooth comb and come up with a few ideas of where we can learn and improve,” the Aussie pacer said in the post-match briefing.

“When he bowls, he actually reminds me of how Vinoo Mankad used to be. Mankad wasn’t a huge turner of the ball, but he had subtle variations — line and length, changes of pace, occasional bounce and even a high full toss kind of beamer,” Gavaskar said on Kuhl Fans Match Centre Live on JioHotstar.

It is never easy for any fast bowler to see the batter (Phil Salt) hit you for the biggest six of the season (105 m) and then have him bowled the next ball! But, that may be symbolic of the fighter Siraj has been over the years.

On Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar playing under Virat Kohli, the former India captain said that Patidar played under Kohli and spent a lot of time with him, so he would have obviously gelled a lot easier.

Reflecting on the Impact Player Rule and high-scoring matches in the IPL, de Villiers said that rule had greatly changed the game.

Needing eight from the over, Bengaluru batters manage only four, thanks to English cricketer Ecclestone's tight bowling

Smriti played a knock of 81 off 47 balls, her highest score in WPL, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to continue their unbeaten run in the ongoing season on Monday.

In the third edition of the tournament, RCB will play Gujarat Giants in the opening match here on Friday

The first two seasons witnessed several domestic talents like Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque thrive under pressure, earning national call-ups and making their India debuts

Singapore-born, Australia-raised David was signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 3 crore at the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah

Venkatesh Iyer was the surprise show-stopper as he was bought back for Rs 23.75 crore by his former franchise Kolkata Knight Riders

There will be INR 641.5 crore cumulatively in kitty of 10 teams with 204 possible slots to be filled but one can be rest assured that all eyes will be trained on Pant's name when it comes up

LSG snubbed their captain Rahul and retained Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni in the squad.

Sources say that the wicketkeeper-batter, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will remain with the franchise