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Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Tejasvi Singh (W)

Cameron Green

Rovman Powell

Manish Pandey

Rinku Singh

Sunil Narine

Anukul Roy

Kartik Tyagi

Varun Chakaravarthy

Saurabh Dubey

Delhi

Abishek Porel (W)

KL Rahul

Sahil Parakh

Tristan Stubbs

David Miller

Axar Patel (C)

Ashutosh Sharma

Madhav Tiwari

Auqib Nabi

Lungi Ngidi

Mitchell Starc

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Blessing Muzarabani

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Luvnith Sujith Sisodia

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Navdeep Amarjeet Saini

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Ramandeep Singh

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Sarthak Ranjan

Saurabh Rajendraprasad Dubey

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Abishek Porel

Ajay Jadav Mandal

Ashutosh Rambabu Sharma

Axar Rajeshbhai Patel

David Andrew Miller

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Karun Kaladharan Nair

Rahul Kannaur Lokesh

Kuldeep Yadav

Kyle Alex Jamieson

Lungisani True-man Ngidi

Mitchell Aaron Starc

Mukesh Kumar

Nitish Rana

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Prithvi Pankaj Shaw

Rehan Ahmed

Sahil Ulhas Parakh

Sameer Rizvi

Thangarasu Natarajan

Tripurana Vijay

Vipraj Nigam

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IPL 2026

Ajinkya Rahane reflected on KKR’s disappointing IPL 2026 campaign after their loss to Delhi Capitals and revealed he will soon return to his next big assignment.

Ajinkya Rahane revealed he will return to play local cricket in Mumbai after IPL 2026.

Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 40 runs in the final league-stage game of IPL 2026.

'I’m really looking forward to...': Ajinkya Rahane hints at next big assignment after KKR bow out of IPL 2026

'I’m really looking forward to...': Ajinkya Rahane hints at next big assignment 

Delhi Capitals signed off their Indian Premier League 2026 campaign with a emphatic 40-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the last league game of the season

DC thrashed KKR by 40 runs in their last league game of the IPL 2026

KKR failed to chase down the big target of 204 runs as they were bundled out for 163

IPL 2026's league stage ends with DC's 40-run win over KKR after KL, Kuldeep, Lungi's heroics. (IPL)

IPL 2026's league stage ends with DC's 40-run win over KKR after KL, Kuldeep, Lu

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their must-win Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash

KKR won the toss and put DC to bat first in their IPL 2026 clash

Here are the playing XI of both the sides:

DC's Axar Patel (L) and KKR's Ajinkya Rahane in frame. (X)

IPL 2026: DC put to bat first against KKR with 2 big changes in last league game

Kolkata Knight Riders will not just hope for a Mumbai Indians' victory but also need to defeat Delhi Capitals by a big margin in order to qualify for IPL 2026 playoffs

KKR will face DC in their last league game of the IPL 2026

KKR not only need to beat DC but will also be rooting for MI's win against RR

KKR players celebrate in this frame. (X)

Decoded: Here's KKR's miracle formula to qualify for IPL 2026 playoffs

IPL 2026: KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar confirmed that the team will maintain their established approach heading into their must-win clash against Delhi Capitals

KKR will take on DC in their must-win IPL 2026 clash

Meanwhile, KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar said that KKR won't change their approach for the high-stakes clash

KKR players celebrate with each other in this frame. (X)

'The attitude will remain unchanged': KKR head coach clears intention ahead of m

KKR's star wicketkeeper-batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi will miss the remainder of the IPL 2026 season due to a fractured finger on his left hand

KKR's Angkrish Raghuvanshi ruled out of IPL 2026 due to finger injury

This came ahead of KKR's crucial clash against DC, which will decide their playoff fate

KKR's Angkrish Raghuvanshi in this frame. (X)

Massive blow to KKR's playoff hopes, star player ruled out of IPL 2026

KKR's assistant coach Shane Watson revealed that Varun Chakravarthy is refusing to rest, choosing instead to battle through adversity to support the team's IPL 2026 campaign

KKR's assistant coach Shane Watson admitted that Varun Chakaravarthy is playing through pain in IPL 2026

Varun sustained an injury during DC game that was later diagnosed as a hairline fracture

'He's playing through pain': Coach Shane Watson's big revelation on KKR star's i

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Afghanistan Tour of India 2026

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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'I’m really looking forward to...': Ajinkya Rahane hints at next big assignment

IPL 2026's league stage ends with DC's 40-run win over KKR after KL, Kuldeep, Lu

IPL 2026: DC put to bat first against KKR with 2 big changes in last league game