Cricket

Big blow to LSG, star pacer worth 8 crores likely to miss first few IPL 2025 games due to injury he suffered during Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Rishabh Pant is the new captain of LSG. The wicketkeeper-batter paid an enormous Rs 27 crore to join the team.

SportsTak Desk

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

BCCI calls for big meeting on opening day of IPL 2025, World Cup and Health Ministry's advice amid topics to be discussed

The Health Ministry's recommendation to discourage alcohol and tobacco product ads during cricket matches is one of the main topics that will be discussed.

SportsTak Desk

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

After Virat Kohli's recent remark, BCCI to make big change in their new guideline for players

BCCI might make a change in their recently implemented family stay policy regarding tours.

SportsTak Desk

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

AB de Villiers talks about Virat Kohli's strike rate ahead of IPL 2025, says 'in the Champions Trophy i could clearly watch...'

AB de Villiers was recently questioned about whether his retirement from T20I would let him bat more freely in the forthcoming campaign.

SportsTak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

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Virat Kohli to Rohit Sharma, players who have taken the most catches in history of IPL

Here is the list of players with the most catches in the history of the Indian Premier League.

SportsTak Desk

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

Ravindra Jadeja to Dinesh Karthik, IPL players who gave up captaincy midway through the season

Over the 17 years of the IPL, several prominent players have stepped down as captain of their respective franchises citing various reasons.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

Kapil Dev backs Virat Kohli's take on BCCI's new family rules, says 'In our time we used to say to...'

Virat Kohli discussed the new regulation and stated that players prefer to have their families accompany them on lengthy tours, particularly during difficult times.

SportsTak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

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Virat Kohli to Shane Watson: Players who have scored the most centuries in IPL history

Ahead of IPL's 18th edition, more than 100 centuries have been scored in the tournament's history. But RCB's Virat Kohli leads the list.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

'Punjab Kings haven't won the IPL yet....give them a reason to...': Shreyas Iyer's stern message to PBKS ahead of IPL 2025

Despite having good teams, Punjab Kings have struggled to live up to expectations throughout the years. The last time the former finalists made it to the playoffs was in 2014.

SportsTak Desk

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

'Maybe I was typecast. An athlete needs to...': Shreyas Iyer on perceived weakness against short ball in last 2 years

Shreyas Iyer has been a top performer for India in ODIs. Iyer has bolstered India's middle order with his expertise against spin and ability to accelerate.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

Pakistan-origin cricketer Junaid Zafar Khan dies after fielding for over 40 overs in Australian heat

The temperate was 41.7 degrees celsius, just below the allowed temperature allowed by Adelaide Turf Cricket Association's rules to play in.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

Days after WPL 2025 final loss, Shafali Verma goes back to domestic cricket and bags hat-trick against Karnataka in Women's Under-23 One-Day knockout game

Karnataka batters were left clueless by Haryana captain Shafali Verma as she claimed a hat-trick in the Under-23 Women's One Day Trophy 2024-25.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

Salman Agha blames opening bowlers and batters for Pakistan's loss in second T20I, says 'we need to have a better powerplay'

Salman Agha rued Pakistan's performance in powerplay overs with bat and ball as they lost to New Zealand in the second T20I by five wickets.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

6,6,0,2,6,6: New Zealand opener Tim Seifert makes Shaheen Afridi look ordinary with 4 sixes in an over after facing a maiden; watch video

Tim Seifert used the short boundaries to good effect as he punished Shaheen Afridi for erring in his line and length in the second T20I.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

New Zealand openers wreak havoc in run chase as new-look Pakistan handed second T20I defeat on tour in rain-curtailed affair

Pakistan paid the price for poor show in powerplay overs with bat and ball as they suffered a five-wicket defeat in the rain-curtailed second T20I.

Arun Rawal

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

'They would focus on 2-3 players only. There was no camaraderie, players didn't gel properly': CSK's two-time IPL-winner who played one match for RCB

Former CSK spinner Shadab Jakati who dismissed AB de Villiers in IPL 2011 final, said that there was a lack of camaradrie among RCB players.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

'Maybe sleep at 10 PM instead of 11 PM': Punjab Kings' star player's advice to 'underrated' Prithvi Shaw, believes he can be India's next great opener

Prithvi Shaw who went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction was once touted as the next big thing of Indian cricket. He led India Under-19 World Cup triumph in the 2018 edition.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

ICC slaps Pakistan's star player with hefty fine and three demerit points for running into New Zealand bowler

Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah may face a suspension if gets one more demerit point in the next 24 months.

Sports Tak

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

Harbhajan Singh reveals IPL career chat with MS Dhoni during recent meeting in wedding, says 'difficult but this is the only...'

MS Dhoni joined CSK's pre-season camp in Chennai in February to start preparing for the IPL 2025 season. He appeared healthy and prepared.

SportsTak Desk

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025

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Virat Kohli to Rohit Sharma, players to have hit most fours in IPL history

Here is the list of bowlers with the most boundaries in the history of the Indian Premier League.

SportsTak Desk

• Tue • 18 Mar 2025