Gujarat

Wriddhiman Saha (W)

Shubman Gill (C)

Sai Sudharsan

Kane Williamson

Vijay Shankar

Azmatullah Omarzai

Rahul Tewatia

Rashid Khan

Noor Ahmad

Umesh Yadav

Darshan Nalkande

Punjab

Shikhar Dhawan (C)

Jonny Bairstow

Prabhsimran Singh

Sam Curran

Jitesh Sharma (W)

Shashank Singh

Sikandar Raza

Harpreet Brar

Harshal Patel

Kagiso Rabada

Arshdeep Singh

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Harnoor Singh Pannu

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Marco Jansen

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Mitchell J Owen

Musheer Naushad Khan

Nehal Wadhera

Praveen Dubey

Priyansh Arya

Pyla Avinash

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Suryansh Prashant Shedge

Vijaykumar Vyshak

Vishal Nishad

Vishnu Vinod

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Yash Ravisingh Thakur

Yuzvendra Singh Chahal

Anuj Rawat

Mohd Arshad Khan

Ashok Sharma

Glenn Dominic Phillips

Gurnoor Singh Brar

Ishant Sharma

Jason Omar Holder

Jayant Yadav

Joseph Charles Buttler

Kumar Kushagra

Luke Wood

Manav Jagdusakumar Suthar

Mohammed Siraj

Nishant Sunil Kumar Sindhu

Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna

Prithvi Raj Yarra

Rashid Khan Arman

Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore

Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan

Masood Shahrukh Khan

Shubman Singh Gill

Thomas Banton

Washington Sundar

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Indian Premier League March 2024

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From an 'ACCIDENTAL' buy to HERO of Punjab Kings, Here's SHASHANK SINGH's story

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EXCLUSIVE: Shashank Singh on mistaken identity and inspired by Shubman Gill | Sports Today

Shashank Singh played a heroic innings of 61 runs off just 29 balls and helped Punjab Kings secure a thrilling three-wicket win against Gujarat Titans

Preity Zinta shares picture with Shashank Singh

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Things were said in past about us at auction', Preity Zinta clears air around Shashank Singh's accidental buy controversy

Former New Zealand cricketer and commentator Simon Doull expressed skepticism about Shubman Gill's selection for the Indian team for the T20 World Cup.

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill. (PC: Getty).

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'He probably doesn't go': Former New Zealand cricketer makes huge statement in Shubman Gill's place in India's T20 World Cup squad

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Shashank Singh - From mistaken identity to crossing over domestic and IPL teams

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Who is Ashutosh Sharma, Shashank Singh's partner in PBKS' epic win vs GT?

Mohit Sharma has claimed the purple cap after the IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings. He is currently ahead of all bowlers with 7 wickets.

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Mohit Sharma claims purple cap with one wicket against Punjab Kings; check list of bowlers with most wickets in IPL 2024

Punjab Kings pick up their second win of the Indian Premier League 2024 after beating Gujarat Titans by 3 wickets in Ahmedabad. They are now on the fifth spot on the points table.

Punjab Kings climb to fifth spot in points table

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Punjab Kings jump to fifth spot after win against Gujarat Titans; check where your favourite team stands in IPL 2024 points table

Debutant Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh shared a match-winning 43-run partnership in the slog overs to help Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by three wickets.

Ashutosh Sharma plays a shot on his IPL debut for Punjab Kings (Getty Images)

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'He told me when you get a chance you will become a hero': Ashutosh Sharma reveals how his coach with 12 ODIs experience predicted the future

Shubman Gill was left impressed by uncapped Punjab Kings batters Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma who snatched a victory from Gujarat Titans.

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill (R) with Noor Ahmad (R) (Getty Images)

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'People who you haven't seen will come and...': Shubman Gill blames fielders for loss to Punjab Kings but amazed by 'beauty of IPL'

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Grace Harris stole the show with a stunning 85 off just 40 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily beat UP Warriorz by nine wickets in their Women’s Premier League clash. Chasing 144, Harris raced to the fastest fifty of the season in only 22 balls, hitting 10 fours and five sixes.

RCB defeated UP Warriorz by nine wickets

Grace Harris’ smashed fastest half-century in WPL 2026.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and her teammate Grace Harris run between the wickets

WPL 2026: Grace Harris blasts 85 as RCB crush UP Warriorz by nine wickets

The three matches of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 will likely to be played in closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium because of municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on January 15. Local police have told the BCCI that they will not be able to provide enough security for the Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz match scheduled on election day.


Three WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators.

WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators due to local elections.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana with WPL Trophy 

Explained: Why some of WPL 2026 matches likely to be played without spectators

Mumbai Indians (MI) notched up a commanding 50-run win over Delhi Capitals in their second Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash on January 10

Mumbai Indians thrashed Delhi Capitals by 50 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

DC failed to chase down the 196-run target and were bundled out for mere 145

Mumbai Indians' Nat Sciver-Brunt (R) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur celebrate with each other in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Harmanpreet-Sciver Brunt combine to hand MI 50-run win over DC

Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine combined to hand Gujarat Giants (GG) a 10-run win over UP Warriorz (UPW) in their Women's Premier League 2026 clash 

Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 10 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine remained the architects of Giants' victory

Gujarat Giants' Ashleigh Gardner (R) and Sophie Devine in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Gardner-Devine's all-round show helps GG edge UPW by 10 runs 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan confirmed that India all‑rounder Pooja Vastrakar will miss at least two weeks of Women’s Premier League (WPL) matches due to a hamstring injury.

RCB defeated MI by three wickets in WPL 2026 opener.

Pooja Vastrakar set to miss two weeks of WPL 2026.

Pooja Vastrakar of India prepares to bowl during game two of the ODI series between India and South Africa at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 19, 2024 in Bengaluru, India.

RCB shares worrisome update on Pooja Vastrakar’s WPL 2026 comeback

USA's Pakistan-born pacer Ali Khan, who was part of KKR's squad for IPL 2020, revealed that his India visa has been denied.


Ali Khan posted in Instagram story that his India visa has been rejected.

USA are scheduled to go up against India in T20 World Cup 2026. 

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Pakistan-born USA pacer's visa for India rejected ahead of T20 World Cup 2026

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The NBA has fined Jaylen Brown with a $35K penalty, and here is why the Boston Celtics star was punished by the governing body of basketball. Read on.

Brown recorded 27 points in 43 minutes, but it was overshadowed by the loss

Celtics also lost their most recent game against the Indiana Pacers with a score of 96-98

Jaylen Brown

Why did NBA fine Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown with $35K penalty?

T20 World Cup 2026

India wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma wasn't able to find a place in the side's squad for the T20 World Cup even after being in the squad for recent assignments

Jitesh Sharma broke silence on his snub from India's T20 World Cup squad

Jitesh has played 16 T20Is so far in his career

India's Washington Sundar (C) and Jitesh Sharma celebrate victory in the third Twenty20 cricket international match between Australia and India at Bellerive Oval in Hobart (via Getty)

'I was not aware of...': 32-year-old star finally breaks silence on T20 WC

Afghanistan will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against New Zealand on February 8, which will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 


Afghanistan will play three match T20I series against West Indies.

Afghanistan will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against 

Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan looking after picking a wicket

Afghanistan Cricket Board bolster support staff ahead of T20 World Cup 2026

South Africa's left-arm chinaman bowler Tabraiz Shamsi faced 22 deliveries as Adelaide Strikers lost 9 wickets for just 55 runs.

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Most 4s

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Virat Kohli

RCB

741 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Ruturaj Gaikwad

CSK

583 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Riyan Parag

RR

573 Runs 16 Matches•14 Inns

Travis Head

SRH

567 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Sanju Samson

RR

531 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

Sai Sudharsan

GT

527 Runs 12 Matches•12 Inns

KL Rahul

LSG

520 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Nicholas Pooran

LSG

499 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Sunil Narine

KKR

488 Runs 15 Matches•14 Inns

Abhishek Sharma

SRH

484 Runs 16 Matches•16 Inns

Heinrich Klaasen

SRH

479 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

Rishabh Pant

DC

446 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Faf du Plessis

RCB

438 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Phil Salt

KKR

435 Runs 12 Matches•12 Inns

Yashasvi Jaiswal

RR

435 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

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From an 'ACCIDENTAL' buy to HERO of Punjab Kings, Here's SHASHANK SINGH's story

EXCLUSIVE: Shashank Singh on mistaken identity and inspired by Shubman Gill | Sports Today

Things were said in past about us at auction', Preity Zinta clears air around Shashank Singh's accidental buy controversy

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