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Virat Kohli

Devdutt Padikkal

Rajat Patidar (C)

Krunal Pandya

Tim David

Jitesh Sharma (W)

Romario Shepherd

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Josh Hazlewood

Jacob Duffy

Rasikh Salam

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Shubman Gill (C)

Sai Sudharsan

Jos Buttler (W)

Nishant Sindhu

Washington Sundar

Jason Holder

Rahul Tewatia

Rashid Khan

Kagiso Rabada

Arshad Khan

Mohammed Siraj

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

Richard James Gleeson

Satvik Deswal

Suyash Sharma

Swapnil K Singh

Timothy Hays David

Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer

Vicky Kanhaiya Ostwal

Vihaan Manoj Malhotra

Yash Dayal

Anuj Rawat

Mohd Arshad Khan

Ashok Sharma

Connor Esterhuizen

Glenn Dominic Phillips

Gurnoor Singh Brar

Ishant Sharma

Jason Omar Holder

Jayant Yadav

Joseph Charles Buttler

Kulwant Khejroliya

Kumar Kushagra

Luke Wood

Manav Jagdusakumar Suthar

Nishant Sunil Kumar Sindhu

Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna

Rashid Khan Arman

Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore

Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan

Masood Shahrukh Khan

Shubman Singh Gill

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IPL 2026

Shubman Gill rued Gujarat Titans' heartbreaking five-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2026 final

Shubman Gill wasn't a happy captain after GT's heartbreaking loss to RCB in IPL 2026 final

GT suffered a five-wicket defeat against RCB to miss shot at IPL 2026 title

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill in frame. (X)

Gill left devastated after IPL 2026 final heartbreak, says 'we lost momentum...'

Rajat Patidar shared an emotional reaction after leading RCB to a second consecutive IPL title, reflecting on his captaincy journey and the team's championship-winning campaign.

Rajat Patidar admitted he never dreamed of captaining RCB and lifting the IPL trophy after the franchise's historic title defense.

The RCB skipper credited the bowlers, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, and the fans for the team's successful IPL 2026 campaign.

'Never dreamt of becoming RCB captain and lifting trophy': Rajat Patidar reflects on dream journey after IPL 2026 glory

'Never dreamt of becoming RCB captain': Rajat Patidar reflects on dream journey 

Virat Kohli said that with this RCB group he doesn't need to be the one to step up every time. Kohli cracked a solid fifty in RCB's title-winning cause against GT in IPL 2026 final

Virat Kohli spoke his heart out after RCB lifted the IPL 2026 title

RCB thrashed GT by five wickets to win the IPL 2026 title

RCB's batting maestro Virat Kohli in frame. (IPL)

'With this RCB group, you don’t need to...': Virat Kohli speaks his heart out af

IPL 2026 concluded with RCB's victory in a thrilling final in Ahmedabad. Here's a complete breakdown of the prize money earned by the champions, runners-up and playoff teams.

RCB earned ₹20 crore after defeating GT in the IPL 2026 final, while the runners-up took home ₹13 crore from the tournament's prize pool.

Rajasthan Royals prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dominated the individual awards, winning the Orange Cap, MVP, and Emerging Player of the Season honors.

IPL 2026 prize money breakdown: What RCB, GT and the other top teams stand to earn

IPL 2026 prize money breakdown: What RCB, GT and other top teams stand to earn

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Rajat Patidar became the first captain in Indian Premier League history to clinch two titles his his first two seasons

Rajat Patidar led RCB to second consecutive IPL title

RCB downed GT by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final to lift the trophy

RCB captain Rajat Patidar in this frame. (X)

Rajat Patidar becomes first-ever captain to bag these towering feats after leadi

Virat Kohli shared an emotional reaction after guiding RCB to a second consecutive IPL title, highlighting the team's belief, balance, and championship mindset.

Virat Kohli credited RCB's composure, maturity, and belief after the franchise secured back-to-back IPL titles.

The RCB star praised the bowling unit and emphasized the team's balanced approach throughout the campaign.

'It doesn't feel like there's ...': Virat Kohli's first reaction after RCB land 2nd consecutive IPL title

'It doesn't feel like there's ...': Kohli's first reaction after RCB's 2nd title

Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Gujarat Titans by five wickets to successfully defend the Indian Premier League title

RCB clinched the IPL 2026 title after thrashing GT by five wickets in the grand finale

RCB successfully chased down the 156-run target with 12 balls to spare

RCB's batting juggernaut Virat Kohli in this frame. (IPL)

Virat Kohli's chasing masterclass helps RCB defend IPL title with emphatic five-

Bhuvneshwar Kumar equalled Mohammed Shami's all-time record of most wickets taken by an Indian bowler in the powerplay in a single IPL edition

Bhuvneshwar Kumar notched up a massive feat in the IPL 2026 final

Bhuvneshwar equalled the record of most wickets taken by an Indian bowler in the powerplay in a single IPL edition

RCB's ace pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the frame. (X)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar scripts history, emulates Mohammed Shami's all-time IPL record

Kagiso Rabada has secured the Purple Cap, as he finished the IPL 2026 season with the most number of wickets for GT.

Kagiso Rabada finished IPL 2026 as the leading wicket-taker with 29 wickets, clinching the coveted Purple Cap.

The GT pacer overtook Bhuvneshwar Kumar during the final after dismissing Devdutt Padikkal for one run.

Kagiso Rabada snatches Purple Cap back from Bhuvneshwar Kumar with crucial strike in GT vs RCB IPL 2026 final

Kagiso Rabada snatches Purple Cap back from Bhuvneshwar with crucial strike

Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowled out Gujarat Titans for 155/8 in the Indian Premier League 2026 final at the Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi stadium

RCB bundle out GT for 155/8 in IPL 2026 final, know the list of lowest totals defended in Ahmedabad. (IPL)

RCB bowl out GT for 155/8 in IPL 2026 final; lowest totals defended in Ahmedabad

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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 

Tennis

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka's campaign at the ongoing French Open 2026 has come to an end after suffering a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 defeat at the hands of Russia's Diana Shnaider

Russia's Diana Shnaider knocked out World no.1 Aryna Sabalenka from the French Open 2026

Diana Shnaider got the better of Aryna Sabalenka 3-6, 7-5, 6-0

World no.1 tennis star Aryna Sabalenka in this frame. (Getty)

Massive upset at French Open, World no.1 Aryna Sabalenka knocked out by 25th see

BCCI is contemplating to hand India's T20I captaincy rein to Shreyas Iyer as Suryakumar Yadav's stint at the helm is all set to come to a conclusion

Shreyas Iyer is leading the race to become India's next T20I captain

India's current T20I captain hasn't been in best of his form with the bat

India's star batter Shreyas Iyer in this frame. (Getty)

EXCLUSIVE: Shreyas Iyer frontrunner in three-way race to become IND T20I captain

Reports suggest Shreyas Iyer has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India's T20I captain in the near future.

Shreyas Iyer is reportedly the BCCI's preferred candidate to take over India's T20I captaincy from Suryakumar Yadav.

Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma are also in contention, while Sanju Samson is reportedly not a leading candidate.

Shreyas Iyer in this frame. (X)

Major shake-up Indian team? Shreyas Iyer tipped to take over India's T20I captai

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