Hyderabad

Travis Head

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Heinrich Klaasen (W)

Abdul Samad

Shahbaz Ahmed

Sanvir Singh

Pat Cummins (C)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Jaydev Unadkat

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

T Natarajan

Lucknow

Quinton de Kock

KL Rahul (C) (W)

Marcus Stoinis

Deepak Hooda

Nicholas Pooran

Ayush Badoni

Krunal Pandya

Krishnappa Gowtham

Yash Thakur

Ravi Bishnoi

Naveen-ul-Haq

Abhishek Sharma

Amit Kumar

Aniket Umashankar Verma

Brydon Alexander Carse

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Harshal Vikram Patel

Harsh Surendra Dubey

Heinrich Klaasen

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jack Edwards

Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra

Liam Stephen Livingstone

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Onkar Tarmale

Patrick James Cummins

Praful Prakash Hinge

Smaran Ravichandran Sankaran

Sakib Hussain

Salil Arora

Shivam Pankaj Mavi

Shivang Kumar

Travis Michael Head

Zeeshan Ansari

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Avesh Khan

Digvesh Singh

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mohsin Khan

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Prince Yadav

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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Indian Premier League March 2024

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Amid backlash from KL Rahul incident, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka turns off Instagram comments

Star Indian speedster Mohammed Shami was unimpressed with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka's reaction towards KL Rahul after their 10-wicket loss against SRH.

Mohammed Shami slams Sanjiv Goenka (Getty and Twitter)

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'Laal qile pe jhanda toh gaada nahi hai aapne': Mohammed Shami lashes out at LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka for scolding KL Rahul in front of everyone

IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants are not thinking about sacking KL Rahul as captain after the embarrassing defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 9.

KL Rahul adjusting the field (Getty Images)

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Exclusive: LSG baffled by reports of KL Rahul getting sacked as captain after SRH drubbing, hopeful of making it to IPL 2024 playoffs

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul failed to score freely in the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad as they failed to post a big total on the board.

LSG captain KL Rahul setting the field (Getty Images)

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LSG unlikely to retain captain KL Rahul after loss to SRH, wicketkeeper-batter plans to focus on his batting in next two games: Report

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul found himself on the receiving end of criticism after his slow knock did not leave enough deliveries to post a big score.

Adam Milne and Mitchell McClenaghan; KL Rahul running between the wickets (Getty Images)

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'If this doesn't wake KL up to the style of cricket he needs to play...': Former Mumbai Indians pacer doesn't want Rahul to be like Virat Kohli

Travis Head is hot on heels with Orange Cap holder Virat Kohli after scoring a blistering 30-ball 89 in Sunrisers Hyderabad's stunning win over Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2024 clash.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head (R) plays a shot as Lucknow Super Giants' wicketkeeper and captain KL Rahul (C) watches during their IPL 2024 clash on May 8. (Getty)

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IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Travis Head dazzles into top 3 after cracking knock vs LSG, hot on heels with Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli

Graeme Smith feels the heated exchange between LSG skipper KL Rahul and owner Sanjiv Goenka after loss against SRH was uncalled for and should have happened behind the closed doors.

LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka (left) and skipper KL Rahul have a heated exchange after SRH vs LSG's IPL 2024 clash. (Screengrab)

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'KL Rahul would now go to...': Graeme Smith after Sanjiv Goenka's conduct with LSG skipper following defeat against SRH

IPL 2024: Harbhajan Singh has called for Abhishek Sharma's inclusion in India's T20 World Cup after the SRH's batter's blistering knock against LSG.

SRH's star batter Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

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Abhishek Sharma to be included in India's T20 World Cup squad? Harbhajan Singh drops massive hint after SRH batters' heroics against LSG

IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head's destructive batting in SRH's win over LSG caught Sachin Tendulkar's attention. SRH chased down the 166-run target in mere 9.4 overs.

From Left: SRH's batting heroes Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma & batting great Sachin Tendulkar in this frame. (Getty)

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'Had they batted first...': Sachin Tendulkar in awe of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head's batting blitzkrieg in SRH's stunning win over LSG

Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a record chase against Lucknow Super Giants riding on Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma's lightning knocks.

SRH's star batters Travis Head (left) and Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

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'Maybe Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma changed pitch': Pat Cummins after the batting duo pulled off record chase for SRH against LSG

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UP Warriorz mentor Lisa Sthalekar shared her verdict on the team deciding to retire out Harleen Deol at a crucial point during the match against Delhi Capitals

UP Warriorz mentor Lisa Sthalekar ended her silence on retiring out Harleen Deol

Deol was retired out for 47 runs against Delhi Capitals

Harleen Deol bats for UP Warriorz in the WPL match against Delhi Capitals (via X)

'It isn't normal...': UP Warriorz' mentor breaks silence on retiring out Harleen

Harleen Deol and Shweta Sehrawat were left perplexed in the middle as head coach Abhishek Nayar made the call to retire out the set batter in slog overs.

UP Warriorz head coach Abhishek Nayar made the call to retire out Harleen Deol.

After the 17th over, everyone from UP Warriorz team management were on the same page.

Harleen Deol, Abhishek Nayar

Harleen in disbelief to get retired out on 47, UP Warriorz's tactics backfire

Delhi Capitals managed to pull off a nail-biting seven-wicket win over UP Warriorz in a last-ball thriller in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash

Delhi Capitals nicked past UP Warriorz by seven wickets in their WPL 2026 clash

DC managed to overhaul the 155-run target in a last-ball thriller

Delhi Capitals' Lizelle Lee (R) in action in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: DC eke out seven-wicket win over UPW in last-ball thriller

WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner revealed that she told Ayushi Soni that it was a team decision to retire her out.

Ayushi Soni scored 11 runs from 14 balls.

After retiring out Soni, Bharti Fulmali scored an unbeaten 15-ball 36. 

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Gujarat Giants batter becomes 1st to be retired out in WPL history, captain says

Harmanpreet Kaur starred with an unbeaten 71 to guide the Mumbai Indians to their highest successful chase in the WPL, leading a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Gujarat Giants. After early setbacks, Harmanpreet and Amanjot Kaur steadied the innings, with Nicola Carey finishing the job, while Harmanpreet also became the first Indian to cross 1,000 WPL runs.


Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 71 runs against Gujarat Giants.

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Harmanpreet Kaur playing a shot

Harmanpreet Kaur’s 71 leads Mumbai Indians to record WPL chase against GG

Others

Lakshya Sen walked into the India Open 2026 quarterfinals with a resounding win over Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in the pre-quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty's campaign ended.

Lakshya Sen has made it to the India Open quarterfinals

Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty have been knocked out

India's ace shuttler Lakshya Sen in this frame. (Getty)

India Open: Lakshya Sen storms into quarters; Srikanth, Prannoy, Sat-Chi knocked

Tennis

Roger Federer is all set to face a former Grand Slam finalist at the Australian Open 2026. Here is how to catch the action live.

Federer’s appearance in Australia will not be strictly promotional and the tennis icon is scheduled for a practise session

Federer will be playing on the Rod Laver Arena with a three-time Grand Slam finalist

How to watch Roger Federer’s session at Australina Open?

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T20 World Cup 2026

After being ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand, Washington Sundar is also doubtful to participate in the 2026 T20 World Cup

Washington Sundar is not guaranteed to participate in T20 World Cup

Sundar has been ruled out of New Zealand ODIs

Washington Sundar of India plays a shot during the 4th match of the BKT Tyres Men's T20 International Series between Australia and India at People First Stadium (via Getty)

Body blow to IND as star-all rounder doubtful to participate in T20 WC: Report

New Zealand tour of India 2026

Jasprit Bumrah was spotted training with his little son Angad ahead of the three-match T20I series against New Zealand which is scheduled to get underway from January 21

Jasprit Bumrah was spotted training with his son Angad ahead of New Zealand T20Is

India and New Zealand will play a three-match T20I series, starting from January 21

Watch: Jasprit Bumrah gears up for NZ T20Is with 2-year-old son Angad by his side. (Screenshot/X)

Watch: Jasprit Bumrah gears up for New Zealand T20Is with 2-year-old son Angad

India's superstar batter Smriti Mandhana will be seen playing for Manchester Super Giants in the upcoming The Hundred, which will get underway from July

Smriti Mandhana is set to feature for Manchester Super Giants in The Hundred

RPSG Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka announced Jos Buttler and Mandhan as faces of the franchise

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Amid backlash from KL Rahul incident, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka turns off Instagram comments

'Laal qile pe jhanda toh gaada nahi hai aapne': Mohammed Shami lashes out at LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka for scolding KL Rahul in front of everyone

Exclusive: LSG baffled by reports of KL Rahul getting sacked as captain after SRH drubbing, hopeful of making it to IPL 2024 playoffs