Kolkata

Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Tim Seifert (W)

Cameron Green

Rovman Powell

Rinku Singh

Sunil Narine

Ramandeep Singh

Anukul Roy

Vaibhav Arora

Kartik Tyagi

Varun Chakaravarthy

Rajasthan

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Dhruv Jurel (W)

Riyan Parag (C)

Shimron Hetmyer

Donovan Ferreira

Ravindra Jadeja

Jofra Archer

Nandre Burger

Brijesh Sharma

Ravi Bishnoi

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

Adam Fraser Milne

Aman Rao Perala

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Emanjot Singh Chahal

Jofra Chioke Archer

Kuldeep Rampal Sen

Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka

Lhuan-dre Gilbert Pretorius

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Ravi Singh

Riyan Parag

Sandeep Sharma

Shimron Odilon Hetmyer

Shubham Badriprasad Dubey

Sushant Samirkumar Mishra

Tushar Uday Deshpande

Vignesh Puthur

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

Yash Raj Punja

Yudhvir Singh Charak

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IPL 2026

Rajasthan Royals’ late bowling calls came under scrutiny as Kolkata Knight Riders, powered by Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 53, sealed a last-over thriller.

Ravichandran Ashwin questions Riyan Parag’s decision to not utilise Ravindra Jadeja fully despite his economical spell.

Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy turn the game around with a match-winning partnership in the final overs.

RR's Ravindra Jadeja in this frame (IPL).

IPL 2026: R Ashwin slams Riyan Parag's 'mindset' for not using Ravindra Jadeja 

Varun Chakaravarthy admitted that he saw some the KKR players crying in the dressing room after they got the better of RR by four wickets to record their first win in IPL 2026

KKR recorded their first win of the IPL 2026 after beating RR by four wickets

Varun Chakaravarthy revealed that he saw KKR players crying in the dressing room after the win

KKR's Varun Chakaravarthy (2nd from L) celebrates with his teammates in this frame. (X)

Saw them crying, which we didn’t even see after winning IPL 2024: Chakaravarthy

Rinku Singh orchestrated Kolkata Knight Riders' stunning win with his crucial 53-run knock against Rajasthan Royals. It was KKR's first win in the IPL 2026

KKR's Rinku Singh in this frame. (X)

'Mind doesn’t work properly...': Rinku Singh's honest confession after match-win

Kolkata Knight Riders clinch their first IPL 2026 win as Rinku Singh and Anukul Roy power a thrilling chase against Rajasthan Royals.


Rinku (53 not-out) and Anukul (29 not-out) steer KKR to maiden win with match-winning stand.

RR collapse after strong start; KKR chase down 156 in a last-over finish.

Rinku Singh in this frame (IPL).

Quartet of Rinku-Anukul-Varun-Kartik helps KKR taste first win of IPL 2026 with 4-wicket victory over RR

Ace spinner Varun Chakaravarthy got the better of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to create a towering milestone during KKR versus RR IPL 2026 clash

KKR's Varun Chakaravarthy became the fastest Indian spinner to take 200 wickets in T20 cricket

Chakaravarthy ended up notching a brilliant spell of 3/14 against RR

KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy in this frame. (X)

RR vs KKR: Varun Chakaravarthy scripts history, becomes fastest Indian spinner t

Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and decided to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash which is being played at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, April 19.


Ajinkya Rahane and Riyan Parag in this frame (X).

IPL 2026: RR opt to bat against KKR, know playing XIs 

Kumar Sangakkara urges Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to embrace both success and failure as the youngster shines in IPL 2026 with a fearless approach.


Sangakkara advises Sooryavanshi to focus on enjoyment and not fear failure.

Teen sensation Sooryavanshi dazzles with 200 runs at a strike rate of 263.15 in IPL 2026.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in this frame (X),

IPL 2026: Ahead of clash against KKR, RR head coach sends key message to Vaibhav

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has got a timely boost as their star pacer Matheesha Pathirana is all set to join the squad late on April 18 

Matheesha Pathirana is set to link up with KKR late on April 18

KKR is yet to register their first win in the ongoing IPL 2026

Sri Lanka's pacer Matheesha Pathirana in this frame. (Getty)

Massive boost for KKR amidst torrid IPL 2026 season, Matheesha Pathirana's retur

BCCI has warned and fined Rs 1 lakh to Rajasthan Royals' manager Romi Bhinder for using phone in the dugout during the IPL 2026 clash

RR manager Romi Bhinder has been fined Rs 1 lakh fine for using phone in the dugout

Meanwhile, no action has been taken on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

RR's batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (L) and manager Romi Bhinder in frame. (Screenshot)

BCCI's final verdict on Romi Bhinder over dugout phone row, Sooryavanshi escapes

Virender Sehwag wants under-fire Kolkata Knight Riders to come clean on their mistake amidst their shoddy Indian Premier League 2026 campaign

Virender Sehwag feels KKR made a big mistake by buying Cameron Green in auction

Sehwag said that Cameron Green has become a liability for KKR

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane in this frame. (X)

'Just admit it, that you made a mistake': Sehwag exposes KKR's biggest blunder

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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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IPL 2026: R Ashwin slams Riyan Parag's 'mindset' for not using Ravindra Jadeja

Saw them crying, which we didn’t even see after winning IPL 2024: Chakaravarthy

'Mind doesn’t work properly...': Rinku Singh's honest confession after match-win