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November 13, 2025 14:38 IST
IPL 2026: Shane Watson named new KKR assistant coach
Shane Watson is the latest appointment to a revamped support staff, which has seen the likes of Chandrakant Pandit and Bharat Arun exit over the last few months.
November 13, 2025 14:06 IST
IPL 2026 Retention: All you need to know about Indian Premier League retentions
IPL 2026 Retention: Check final date: The Indian Express gives all the details of IPL retentions of CSK, MI, RCB, GT, KKR, LSG, RR, DC, SRH, PBKS franchises
November 10, 2025 08:44 IST
Sanju Samson could move to CSK in a swap deal involving Ravindra Jadeja and one other playerSubscriber Only
CSK has been negotiating with RR for the last five months and it is yet to be decided if it will be Sam Curran or Matheesha Pathirana who will join Jadeja in moving to the latter side.
November 8, 2025 07:56 IST
Hopeful MS Dhoni would play next season of IPL, says Chennai Super Kings CEOSubscriber Only
While there is Urvil Patel as a backup wicketkeeper option, the franchise has been in talks with the Rajasthan Royals over a possible trade for Sanju Samson. But Dhoni continues to remain in their plans.
November 5, 2025 23:43 IST
RCB put on sale months after stampede during IPL 2025 victory paradeSubscriber Only
While there have been talks about the franchise’s ownership, the confirmation came on Wednesday evening with Diageo revealing that they initiated the process to sell the IPL as well as the Women’s Premier League (WPL) team, which is three years old and has a title to its name.
October 30, 2025 18:38 IST
Rahul Dravid on teenage prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi: ‘You can’t coach that mindset, you have to own it’
Dravid said the mindset with which Vaibhav operates should not be coached, but one has to own the special talent he is.
October 26, 2025 22:49 IST
‘To play for India you have to do well in IPL,’ forgotten 2020/21 BGT star says after productive day in Ranji Trophy
Navdeep Saini was once regarded as a future regular for India but hasn't played any international cricket since July 2021.
October 18, 2025 09:34 IST
Indian T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav compares his relationship with Head Coach Gautam Gambhir as bond between brothers: ‘life has come full circle’
"So when we discuss squads, a lot of the time, it happens that he picks an eleven, and I pick an eleven; there are absolutely no differences," said Suryakumar Yadav in coversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director of The Indian Express Group and Devendra Pandey, Deputy Associate Editor
October 16, 2025 14:21 IST
Kane Williamson makes Indian Premier League comeback, joins Lucknow Super Giants
Besides Williamson, former England first-class cricketer Carl Daniel Crowe has also joined LSG, having been appointed the spin bowling coach.
September 26, 2025 17:53 IST
What is the common thing that Abhishek Sharma and Yuvraj Singh have in practice? SRH coach answers: ‘How little he would try and still hit them for four or six…’Subscriber Only
His Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach Simon Helmot explains the training methodology, the slight tweak in stance, and the mental growth.
September 20, 2025 09:36 IST
With Stephen Fleming in attendance, Chennai Super Kings set the ball rolling for next season, conduct massive trials ahead of IPL auctionsSubscriber Only
CSK's five-day trials overseen by Fleming at its High Performance Centre to conclude on Saturday
September 9, 2025 14:15 IST
With deep-pocketed investors, ECB plans to rival IPL with its ‘clear challenger brand’ The Hundred
The Hundred has seen an influx of investment, with many IPL owners putting money into the league.
September 8, 2025 18:22 IST
‘I was disrespected by Punjab Kings… felt like depression mode’: Chris Gayle reveals reason for walking out of IPL 2021
West Indies legend Chris Gayle left the 2021 IPL midway through the UAE leg of the tournament.
September 4, 2025 16:07 IST
New GST Rates on IPL Ticket: Get ready to pay more for IPL tickets after GST reforms as league put in 40% tax bracket
New GST Rates Explained: Watching RCB home games at stadium can cost up to Rs 46,000, after nearly 4,000 hike in levy.
September 2, 2025 15:24 IST
‘It’s the head of Anaconda that keeps on rising…Why raise it again?’: Ashwin on Lalit Modi-Clarke sharing unseen Harbhajan-Sreesanth ‘Slapgate’ video
Earlier last week, former IPL chairman Lalit Modi shared the unseen footage of Harbhajan Singh slapping S Sreesanth from the 2008 IPL.
September 2, 2025 15:09 IST
Asia Cup 2025: ‘I want to represent India but don’t want to…’ – What RCB’s finisher Jitesh Sharma told mentor Dinesh Karthik
RCB vice-captain Jitesh Sharma has been named in the Indian T20I side for the Asia Cup along with Sanju Samson as wicket-keeper.
September 1, 2025 18:40 IST
‘IPL was probably the hardest….’: Former Australia T20I captain and BBL star Aaron Finch on his captaincy stints
Former Australian cricketer Aaron Finch, who captained Australia to T20I World Cup in 2021, also played for nine IPL franchises during his career
August 30, 2025 12:54 IST
‘Absolutely disgusting, heartless and inhuman’: Sreesanth’s wife on Lalit Modi and Clarke sharing unseen Harbhajan-Sreesanth ‘Slapgate’ video
In 2008, Harbhajan Singh slapped S Sreesanth during an IPL match in Mohali. Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi released the unseen footage of the incident on Michael Clarke’s YouTube podcast, Beyond23 Cricket, this week.
August 30, 2025 22:09 IST
How Virat Kohli reacted to Rajat Patidar’s appointment as captain and why RCB paid Rs 11 crore for Jitesh SharmaSubscriber Only
On a non-match day during the India-England series, The Indian Express caught up RCB's cricket director Mo Babot to stack up the details of Bangalore's 2025 heist.
August 27, 2025 23:00 IST
After IPL retirement, ‘explorer’ Ashwin could be The Hundred’s biggest catch
The off-spinner would add star dust as well as bring a vast repertoire of variations.
August 24, 2025 16:15 IST
Lalit Modi on how he convinced ‘good friend’ Shah Rukh Khan to buy IPL team, and roped in broadcasters despite reluctance
Lalit Modi also spoke at length about the business model and the team dynamics of the IPL in the initial years
August 23, 2025 19:22 IST
Lalit Modi reveals: ‘Someone else took my SAT entrance exams for me for US universities’
In the podcast with ex-Australia cricketer Michael Clarke, Lalit Modi spoke about being the "black sheep of his family". Modi—the mastermind behind IPL—also spoke of how in boarding school he would be the scorer so he could eat lavish meals.
August 19, 2025 08:28 IST
Explained: What’s the controversy involving R Ashwin and CSK’s signing of Dewald Brevis?Subscriber Only
Ashwin’s former teammate Anirudha Srikkanth criticised the former India all-rounder for discussing a teammate’s contract on public forum.
August 8, 2025 16:56 IST
R Ashwin and Chennai Super Kings could part ways ahead of the next IPL season, within a year after homecomingSubscriber Only
Ashwin's role with CSK’s High Performance Centre and Super Kings Academy, however, could make things complicated.
August 8, 2025 19:33 IST
Sanju Samson looks to exit Rajasthan Royals; CSK ears prick upSubscriber Only
While Sanju Samson even met with CSK management and head coach Stephen Fleming during the Major League Cricket season in US, KKR without an India gloveman might also be interested