Chennai

Sanju Samson (W)

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)

Urvil Patel

Dewald Brevis

Shivam Dube

Jamie Overton

Ramakrishna Ghosh

Prashant Veer

Noor Ahmad

Anshul Kamboj

Mukesh Choudhary

Mumbai

Will Jacks

Ryan Rickelton (W)

Naman Dhir

Suryakumar Yadav

Tilak Varma

Hardik Pandya (C)

Robin Minz

Krish Bhagat

Trent Boult

Jasprit Bumrah

AM Ghazanfar

Akash Madhwal

Akeal Jerome Hosein

Aman Hakim Khan

Dian Forrester

Gurjapneet Singh

Kartik Sharma

Kuldip Yadav

Macneil Hadley Noronha

Matthew James Henry

Matthew William Short

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Prashant Ramendra Veer

Rahul Desraj Chahar

Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan

Shreyas Gopal

Spencer Henry Johnson

Urvil Mukesh Patel

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Ashwani Kumar

Atharva Vinod Ankolekar

Corbin Bosch

Danish Vishnu Malewar

Deepak Lokandersingh Chahar

Hardik Himanshu Pandya

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Keshav Athmanand Maharaj

Mahipal Krishan Lomror

Mayank Markande

Mayank Ram Rawat

Mitchell Josef Santner

Mohammad Salahuddin Izhar

Quinton de Kock

Raghu Shivam Om Gauri Dutt Sharma

Raj Angad Bawa

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Ruchit Ahir

Ryan David Rickelton

Shardul Narendra Thakur

Sherfane Eviston Rutherford

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Trent Alexander Boult

William George Jacks

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Kris Srikkanth has called Hardik Pandya 'a plastic captain' amidst Mumbai Indians' flop show in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026

Hardik Pandya's captaincy has come under strict scanner amidst MI's lacklustre show in IPL 2026

Kris Srikkanth has particularly slammed Hardik Pandya's captaincy

Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya in frame. (Screenshot)

'He is a plastic captain': Ex-India selector openly questions Hardik Pandya's in

Stephen Fleming praises youngster Kartik Sharma’s temperament and growth after his match-winning fifty in Chennai Super Kings’s dominant win over Mumbai Indians.

Stephen Fleming highlights the importance of temperament over talent while backing Kartik Sharma’s rise.

Kartik’s unbeaten 54 and Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 67* seal a comfortable chase for CSK against MI.

Kartik Sharma in this frame. (BCCI/IPL)

After solid knock vs MI, CSK coach praises Kartik Sharma's 'temperament'

Ravi Shastri slams Mumbai Indians after their heavy loss to Chennai Super Kings, as MI’s playoff hopes hang by a thread in IPL 2026.


Ravi Shastri criticises Mumbai Indians for failing to live up to their potential despite a strong squad.

MI sit ninth with just two wins in nine games, and even 12 points may not be enough to secure a playoff spot.

'Not the season': Hardik Pandya's honest confession after MI's 8-wicket loss to CSK almost closes door to playoffs

IPL 2026: Former India coach slams MI after shameful loss against CSK, says 'the

Kartik Sharma’s maiden IPL fifty and MS Dhoni-style celebration headline CSK’s dominant seven-wicket win over MI in Chennai.


Kartik Sharma smashes unbeaten 54 and recreates Dhoni’s iconic ‘gun’ celebration after his first IPL fifty.

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s calm 67* anchors CSK’s chase as they complete a season double over MI.

Kartik Sharma in this frame. (Screengrab)

'I had planned beforehand': Kartik Sharma pulls off MS Dhoni-style 'gun' celebra

Hardik Pandya admits MI were outplayed by CSK in all departments as Mumbai slump closer to IPL 2026 elimination.

Captain Hardik Pandya accepted that MI was inferior in all three departments in their game against CSK.

MI is on the verge of being eliminated from the IPL 2026.

Hardik Pandya

'Not the season': Hardik Pandya's honest confession after MI's 8-wicket loss

Mumbai Indians (MI) suffered a heavy eight-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) which has all but ended their IPL 2026 campaign

MI's 8-wicket loss to CSK has put them on verge of getting knocked out of IPL 2026

MI failed to defend the 160-run target against CSK

MI captain Hardik Pandya in frame. (X)

EXPLAINED: How can MI still qualify for IPL 2026 playoffs despite 8-wicket thras

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) thrashed Mumbai Indians (MI) by eight wickets to stay afloat in Indian Premier League 2026 playoff contention

CSK condemned MI to 8-wicket defeat in their IPL 2026 clash

CSK comprehensively overhauled the 160-run target with 11 balls to spare

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad in frame. (Screenshot)

IPL 2026: Gaikwad-inspired CSK record 4th win to push MI on verge of elimination

Preity Zinta and Priyansh Arya win hearts by inviting an injured fan to Dharamsala after a six-hit incident during PBKS vs LSG IPL 2026 clash.

PBKS owner Preity Zinta and opener Priyansh Arya have won hearts after the duo recently contacted an elderly fan who got hit by Arya's six.

The incident took place during PBKS vs LSG.

Priyansh Arya & Preity Zinta win hearts, invites fan to Dharamsala who got injured during PBKS vs RR IPL 2026 clash

Preity Zinta, Priyansh Arya and the fan

Priyansh Arya & Preity Zinta win hearts, invites fan to Dharamsala after injury

Who is Raghu Sharma? MI hand IPL debut to 33-year-old leg-spinner against CSK in a must-win IPL 2026 clash.

MI gave a chance to a fresh face in the form of Raghu Sharma.

He is a 33-year-old right-handed leg spinner from Punjab. 

Who is Raghu Sharma, who is set to make his IPL debut for MI against CSK

Raghu Sharma

Mumbai Indians (MI) won the toss and elected to bat first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash

MI won the toss and chose to bat first against CSK

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CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (L) and MI captain Hardik Pandya in frame. (IPL)

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In the IPL 2026 final, Virat Kohli suffered a hamstring injury and needed medical attention on the field. The injury has led to him missing the ODI series against Afghanistan.

Virat Kohli suffered a hamstring tear during IPL 2026 final.

Kohli hobbled between the wickets during his match-winning unbeaten 75. 

Virat Kohli

Kohli batted with hamstring tear in IPL final; out of AFG ODIs, ENG tour in doub

Krunal return to Team India: Krunal Pandya said that he is disappointed at times when he is not selected but reminds himself about why he started playing cricket.

Krunal Pandya's last T20I appearance was against Sri Lanka in 2021.

Krunal claimed 14 wickets and scored 226 runs in IPL 2026.

Krunal Pandya, Virat Kohli

Ahead of Ireland, England tour, Krunal Pandya hopeful of comeback after 5 years

Sachin Tendulkar explained how things went south for Punjab Kings after dominating the first half of the Indian Premier League 2026

Punjab Kings remained unbeaten through half of the Indian Premier League 2026

Things started going downhill for PBKS at the latter half of the season which ultimately resulted in their ouster

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer (L) and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar in frame. (Getty)

Sachin Tendulkar explains main reason behind dramatic downfall in IPL 2026

Ravichandran Ashwin included several key players in his best XII of the Indian Premier League 2026. Ashwin appointed Shubman Gill as captain of his star-studded team

R Ashwin has disclosed his best XII of IPL 2026

Ashwin has included the likes of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill in his star-studded team

Former CSK spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in this frame. (Getty)

Ashwin announces his best XII of IPL 2026, appoints 26-yr-old as captain

RCB's batting juggernaut Virat Kohli offered a crucial advice to RR's explosive opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after winning the IPL 2026 title

Virat Kohli heaped immense praise on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Virat Kohli's 'ek Bihari sab pe bhari' remark to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes viral

Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (L) and RCB's Virat Kohli in this frame. (Screenshot)

'Ek Bihari sab pe bhari': Virat Kohli lavishes praise on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, t

Ryan Ten Doeschate disclosed that Rishabh Pant and India's head coach Gautam Gambhir had a detailed chat on the standards of conduct expected from the former and explored how to communicate effectively within the group regarding his style of play

Rishabh Pant is gearing up for the one-off Test against Afghanistan

The one-off Test between India and Afghanistan will start from June 6

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) and star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant in frame. (Getty)

Ryan Ten Doeschate reveals crucial chat between Pant and Gambhir ahead of IND vs

Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series between India and Afghanistan which is slated to get underway from June 13

Virat Kohli will miss the entire ODI series against Afghanistan 

India will play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan starting from June 13

India's superstar batter Virat Kohli in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs AFG: Pinpointing the last time Virat Kohli missed the entire series for I

Ahead of India versus Afghanistan one-off Test, Kuldeep Yadav admitted that it's tough when one switch from Indian Premier League to the longest format

Kuldeep Yadav is gearing up for the one-off Test against Afghanistan

India's ace spinner Kuldeep Yadav in this frame. (Getty)

'It is tough when you switch from...': Kuldeep ahead of IND vs AFG Test

India's wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has announced retirement from International cricket. The 32-year-old's international cricket spanned exactly one year

India's wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has called it quits to International cricket

KS Bharat made his Test debut for India against Australia in Nagpur in February 2023

India's wicketkeeper KS Bharat (L) and ace pacer Mohammed Shami in this frame. (Getty)

India's 32-yr-old wicketkeeper-batter retires ahead of one-off Test vs AFG

Women's T20 World Cup 2026

The stage is set for the action-packed Women's T20 World Cup 2026 which is scheduled to get underway from June 12 with England and Sri Lanka taking on each other in the opener

Women's T20 World Cup 2026 will kick off from June 12

Sri Lanka and England will take on each other in the tournament opener

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur in this frame. (Getty)

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