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Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Finn Allen

Cameron Green

Angkrish Raghuvanshi (W)

Rinku Singh

Ramandeep Singh

Anukul Roy

Rovman Powell

Sunil Narine

Navdeep Saini

Kartik Tyagi

Lucknow

Mitchell Marsh

Aiden Markram

Rishabh Pant (C) (W)

Nicholas Pooran

Abdul Samad

Mukul Choudhary

Manimaran Siddharth

Avesh Khan

Mohammad Shami

Digvesh Singh

Prince Yadav

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

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Sarthak Ranjan

Saurabh Rajendraprasad Dubey

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Ayush Badoni

Digvesh Singh Rathi

George Fredrik Linde

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mohsin Khan

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Shahbaz Ahamad

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IPL 2026

Mukul Choudhary joined Dwayne Bravo in an elite IPL list after smashing seven sixes from No.7 in a stunning last-ball win for LSG over KKR.

Mukul Choudhary equals Dwayne Bravo’s rare IPL record with seven sixes in chase.

21-year-old’s unbeaten 54 powers LSG to thrilling last-ball win vs KKR.

LSG's star batter Mukul Choudhary in this frame. (X)

Mukul Choudhary bags sensational milestone after miraculous knock vs KKR

Mukul Choudhary sealed a last-ball thriller for LSG with a blazing 54*, drawing comparisons to MS Dhoni after unleashing a stunning helicopter shot.


Mukul Choudhary's unbeaten 54 powers LSG to last-ball win vs KKR.

Youngster emulates MS Dhoni’s helicopter shot, dedicates knock to him.

Mukul Chaudhary in this frame (IPL).

Watch: Dhoni teased after LSG's Mukul Choudhary emulates 'helicopter shot' 

Mukul Choudhary’s explosive unbeaten 54 powered Lucknow Super Giants to a stunning three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders after a dramatic late turnaround.


Mukul Choudhary in the frame. (IPL)

Mukul Choudhary explains how MS Dhoni inspired him after match-winning knock 

Mukul Choudhary wreaked havoc with the bat to snatch a thrilling three-wicket win for LSG in the IPL 2026 clash against KKR

LSG rode on Mukul Choudhary's blistering knock to sink KKR

Mukul Choudhary's lightning 27-ball 54 helped LSG chase down 182-run target

IPL 2026: Mukul wreaks mayhem to guide LSG to thrilling win over KKR

Lucknow Super Giants' head coach Tom Moody has confirmed that their star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2026

LSG's Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the entire IPL 2026

LSG's Director of Cricket Tom Moody confirmed the development during the KKR vs LSG clash

LSG's Wanindu Hasaranga in this frame. (Getty)

LSG's Wanindu Hasaranga ruled out of IPL 2026, Tom Moody gives big update

Digvesh Rathi's catch of Finn Allen stirred a big controversy during Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2026 match

Digvesh Rathi's catch at the ropes sparked a big umpiring controversy in the IPL 2026

It all happened during the KKR vs LSG clash

Watch: Digvesh Rathi’s boundary catch triggers huge controversy during KKR vs LSG IPL 2026 clash. (Screenshot)

Digvesh Rathi’s boundary catch triggers huge controversy during KKR vs LSG clash

Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash

LSG invited KKR to bat first in their IPL 2026 clash

Here are the playing XIs of both the sides:

KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane (L) and LSG captain Rishabh Pant in frame. (Twitter)

IPL 2026: LSG opt to bowl first against Narine-loaded KKR; Know playing XIs here

Murali Kartik wants a big change in Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) playing XI ahead of their IPL 2026 clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Murali Kartik has called for a big change in KKR's playing XI amidst team's shoddy show in IPL 2026

Murali Kartik doesn't see anything coming from Cameron Green in the ongoing season

KKR's star all-rounder Cameron Green in this frame. (Screengrab)

'Not seeing anything coming from him': Kartik points out KKR's weak link

BCCI has come up with new rules for benched players in the IPL 2026. The benched players are now strictly prohibited from sitting or standing in front of LED advertising boards

BCCI has introduced new rules for benched players in IPL 2026

The benched players' movement has been restricted as per the new rules

IPL title in this frame. (Screengrab)

BCCI lays down tough restrictions for benched players in IPL 2026 in new rules

Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Ajinkya Rahane has come out with a strong retort to all those who have been questioning his batting approach in the ongoing IPL 2026

Ajinkya Rahane bravely confronted questions on his batting approach in the ongoing IPL season

Rahane clearly said that he has always been an instinctive player

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane in frame. (X)

Rahane's strong response on batting approach after KKR's back-to-back defeats

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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

Mitchell Santner said that he was supposed to be out of action for eight weeks but recovered just in time for the Test series against England.

Mitchell Santner played 4 games for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.

Santner suffered shoulder injuries during his second IPL season with MI. 

Mitchell Santner

Santner claims MI gave him half salary after injury ruled him out of IPL 2026

Pat Cummins has hinted at not playing the IPL 2027 for Sunrisers Hyderabad as he intends to play in The Ashes, Border Gavaskar Trophy and the ODI World Cup next year.

Pat Cummins wants a break next year amid a jam-packed international cricket calendar.

Cummins missed tournaments and bilateral series due to stress in lower back. 

Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan

Pat Cummins non-committal to playing IPL 2027 for SRH, says 'I will make a call 

In a double whammy to Suryakumar Yadav, the star batter won't just lose the India's T20I captaincy but is reportedly set to lose his place in the shortest format too

Suryakumar Yadav is all set to lose India's T20I captaincy

Not just the captaincy, even his place in India's T20I set up hangs by a threat

India's veteran batter Suryakumar Yadav in this frame. (Getty)

After captaincy setback, SKY's future in India's T20I set up in jeopardy

Bangladesh have announced their 15-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia which is set to start from June 9

Bangladesh have revealed their ODI squad for Australia series

Bangladesh will play a three-match ODI series against Australia

Bangladesh's Mosaddek Hossain in this frame. (Getty)

Bangladesh announce squad for ODI series vs AUS, star player returns to fold

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Team India engaged in an intense practice session for the one-off Test against Afghanistan which is scheduled to get underway from June 6

Team India is gearing up for the on-off Test against Afghanistan

The match will get underway from June 6

Mohammad Siraj (L) and KL Rahul in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs AFG: Brar tests KL, Siraj grinds hard in India's intense practice session

The massive hype surrounding 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has prompted Sony Sports to broadcast the India A tri-series in Sri Lanka live

Sony Sports will broadcast the Vaibhav Sooryavanshi-starrer India A tri-series in Sri Lanka

The tri-series will be played between India A, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan A

India's star batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in this frame. (Getty)

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s hype prompts live telecast of India A tri-series in SL

Saba Karim believes Shubman Gill has the potential to become Test cricket's next torchbearer and fill the void left by Virat Kohli's retirement.


Saba Karim backs Shubman Gill to carry forward Virat Kohli's legacy in Test cricket.

Gill impressed with 732 runs in IPL 2026 while leading Gujarat Titans to the final.

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Mukul Choudhary bags sensational milestone after miraculous knock vs KKR

Watch: Dhoni teased after LSG's Mukul Choudhary emulates 'helicopter shot'

Mukul Choudhary explains how MS Dhoni inspired him after match-winning knock