Kolkata

Mandeep Singh

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Nitish Rana (C)

Rinku Singh

Andre Russell

Venkatesh Iyer

Sunil Narine

Shardul Thakur

Tim Southee

Umesh Yadav

Varun Chakaravarthy

Bangalore

Faf du Plessis (C)

Virat Kohli

Glenn Maxwell

Michael Bracewell

Dinesh Karthik (W)

Shahbaz Ahmed

David Willey

Harshal Patel

Akash Deep

Mohammed Siraj

Karn Sharma

Abhinandan Singh

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh

Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Jacob Graham Bethell

Jacob Andrew Duffy

Jitesh Mohan Sharma

Jordan Matthew Cox

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Kanishk Chouhan

Krunal Himanshu Pandya

Mangesh Yadav

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Philip Dean Salt

Rajat Manohar Patidar

Rasikh Salam Dar

Romario Shepherd

Satvik Deswal

Suyash Sharma

Swapnil K Singh

Timothy Hays David

Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer

Vicky Kanhaiya Ostwal

Vihaan Manoj Malhotra

Yash Dayal

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Blessing Muzarabani

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Kartik Tyagi

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Navdeep Amarjeet Saini

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Ramandeep Singh

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rovman Powell

Sarthak Ranjan

Saurabh Rajendraprasad Dubey

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Cricket

Indian Premier League 2023

It was a brilliant batting performance by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opening stages of their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, April 7.

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IPL 2023, Orange Cap: Virat Kohli enters 100-run club despite RCB thrashing, Faf du Plessis in top 10 as well

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Shardul Thakur was pleased and also surprised with his batting performance against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), after scoring the joint-fastest 50 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 — match Jos Buttler's 20-ball 50 in the Rajasthan Royals (RR) first game of the season against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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IPL 2023: 'Don't know where it came from!' Shardul Thakur left pleasantly surprised by blistering 20-ball 50 that dismantled RCB

Not one or two but three mystery spinners of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) created a ruckus at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, April 6.

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IPL 2023: KKR spinners Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy and Suyash Sharma create new history after RCB thrashing

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were brilliant during their emphatic 81-run victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on their return to Eden Gardens for the first time since 2019.

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IPL 2023: Who is the long-maned Suyash Sharma, whose celebration caught the eyes of the internet?

The Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) head coach Sanjay Bangar confirmed that their star English pacer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the tournament after the injury that he sustained in their first match of the tournament against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season.

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IPL 2023: Another injury blow to RCB, injured pacer out of the tournament confirms head coach Sanjay Bangar

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is pleased to return to the Eden Gardens for the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) home games when the two-time champions will face off against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their first home game in three years on Thursday, April 6.

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IPL 2023: 'Something special when you are home...' — Andre Russell happy to play 100th IPL at 'home' Eden Gardens

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have started the season in the best manner possible, with an emphatic eight-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match of the campaign.

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IPL 2023: 'Though I want RCB to win, I think it'd going to be...' — AB de Villiers pips THIS team to the trophy ahead of Bangalore

Two of the main players of two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be missing from the ongoing season, piling pressure on the team ahead of their second match of the season against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Thursday, April 5.

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IPL 2023, KKR vs RCB: Hit by injuries and a bad loss, KKR face an upbeat RCB in bid to bring season back on track

Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winning team the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has decided to bring on England’s Jason Roy as the foreign replacement for Shakib Al Hasan, who is one of two KKR players missing the ongoing season of the cash-rich league, the tournament's website announced on Wednesday, April 5.

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After smashing 143 in PSL, Kolkata Knights Riders bring in former Sunrisers Hyderabad and ODI WC-winning star batter

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 due to an Achilles Heel injury.

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Big blow to RCB, star batter with 144.29 strike rate ruled out of IPL due to Achilles heel injury

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IPL 2026: Akeal Hosein is yet to make his CSK debut despite calls from R Ashwin and Ambati Rayudu to include him in the side.

Dian Forrester hit Mohammad Nawaz for 3 consecutive sixes.

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Ajinkya Rahane faced criticism from India's legendary spinners for opting to bat first when rain threat was imminent at Eden Gardens.

Ajinkya Rahane has faced criticism for his decision to bat first despite rain threat.

KKR's bowling stocks have been depleted due to injuries to key players. 

Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer

'Interesting thought..': Ashwin questions Rahane for batting in rainy conditions

Kevin Pietersen does not consider Cameron Green as a batter who can bat at no.3. He labelled him as a middle-order batter who bowls a bit.

Cameron Green has managed to score just 26 runs in three games.

KKR have Rachin Ravindra and Tim Seifert waiting in the dugout. 

Kevin Pietersen, Cameron Green

'He's a middle-order batter who bowls a bit': Pietersen slams KKR's Green 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) match no 12 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 was ended without a result due to rain at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 

KKR vs PBKS IPL 2026 clash ended without result. 

KKR and PBKS shared one point as the match abandoned due to rain. 

Eden Gardens after rain stopped play vs PBKS (BCCI/IPL)

IPL 2026: KKR vs Punjab Kings ends in no result after rain disruption 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bat against Punjab Kings in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

KKR opted to bat vs PBKS.

KKR are featuring without Chakravarthy, Narine.

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A look at Kylian Mbappe vs Harry Kane's record as the elite strikers collide ahead of the Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich clash.

Real Madrid enters as 15-time champions with a formidable home record in Europe

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Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich has broken his silence on referee concerns ahead of the Champions League clash vs Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

 With all players available, including expectations that Harry Kane will feature despite recent fitness concerns, Bayern side aims to deliver a strong result

Kimmich acknowledged the unique pressure of the stadium but stated that his team is focused solely on their own performance rather than external factors

Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich speaks on referee concerns ahead of Champions League clash with Real Madrid

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