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Virat Kohli

Phil Salt

Rajat Patidar (C)

Jitesh Sharma (W)

Tim David

Romario Shepherd

Krunal Pandya

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Abhinandan Singh

Jacob Duffy

Suyash Sharma

Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma

Travis Head

Ishan Kishan (C) (W)

Heinrich Klaasen

Aniket Verma

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Salil Arora

Harsh Dubey

Harshal Patel

Jaydev Unadkat

Eshan Malinga

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

Swapnil K Singh

Timothy Hays David

Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer

Vicky Kanhaiya Ostwal

Vihaan Manoj Malhotra

Yash Dayal

Amit Kumar

Aniket Umashankar Verma

Brydon Alexander Carse

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Gerald William Coetzee

Harshal Vikram Patel

Harsh Surendra Dubey

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra

Liam Stephen Livingstone

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Onkar Tukaram Tarmale

Patrick James Cummins

Praful Prakash Hinge

Smaran Ravichandran Sankaran

Ambrish Ramanujam Sukumar

Sakib Hussain

Shivang Kumar

Travis Michael Head

Zeeshan Ansari

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IPL 2026

IPL 2026: Batting at No. 3 like he did last season, Devdutt Padikkal played a brilliant knock of 61 runs from just 26 balls, scoring at a strike rate of over 230.

RCB defeated SRH by six wickets in IPL 2026.

Devdutt Padikkal scored 61 runs against SRH. 

 Virat Kohli (L) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Indian cricket player Abhishek Sharma during the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad (Getty)

Virat Kohli (L) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Indian cricket player Abhishek Sharma during the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad (Getty)

Not Duffy or Shepherd, SRH coach names RCB's 25-year-old star as game-changer 

Virat Kohli's robust 38-ball 69 powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to emphatic six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026 opener

Virat Kohli cracked a solid 69 runs to help RCB thrash SRH in IPL 2026 opener

RCB chased down the 202-run target with 26 balls to spare

Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Virat Kohli in frame. (Getty)

'There was always a risk of...': Kohli goes candid after RCB thrash SRH

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) kicked off their IPL 2026 campaign with a resounding six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

RCB hammered SRH by six wickets in the IPL 2026 opener

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batting maestro Virat Kohli in frame. (Getty)

IPL 2026: Troika of Kohli, Padikkal, Duffy powers RCB to emphatic 6-wicket win o

The full fixture list for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 has been officially released. Here is the complete schedule for RCB, including all match dates and venues

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's full IPL 2026 schedule is finally out

RCB will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their campaign opener on March 28

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batting juggernaut Virat Kohli in this frame. (Getty)

RCB IPL 2026 complete schedule: Know RCB's full match fixture, venues, dates

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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

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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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Not Duffy or Shepherd, SRH coach names RCB's 25-year-old star as game-changer

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IPL 2026: Troika of Kohli, Padikkal, Duffy powers RCB to emphatic 6-wicket win o