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BENGALURU :Gujarat Titans have added Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka to their squad after New Zealand's Glenn Phillips was ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season due to injury, the 2022 champions said.
Anaya Bangar, former Indian cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar's child, last year shared a journey of transformation post a hormonal replacement therapy and gender reaffirming surgery. Anaya, who was formerly namely named Aryan, is an athlete and played age-group cricket following Sanjay Bangar's footsteps. But Anaya revealed that there were significant hurdles in pursuing cricket career after the gender reaffirming surgery. Anaya lives in the United Kingdom currently.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed the Indian Premier League (IPL) umpires to be a bit more lenient on player-celebration. According to a report, the BCCI gave the instructions during a weekly review meeting of IPL umpires held last week. This reported development comes amid backlash over fines imposed on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spinner Digvesh Rathi, who has been penalised twice this season over his 'notebook' celebration. Digvesh, who is playing his debut IPL season, has impressed with nine wickets in seven matches.
Mumbai Indians batter Ryan Rickelton's dismissal was overturned due to a mistake committed by Sunrisers Hyderabad wicket-keeper Heinrich Klaasen during their IPL 2025 encounter on Thursday. During the 7th over of the MI innings, Rickelton was caught by Pat Cummins off the bowling of Zeeshan Ansari. However, he was handed a massive lifeline as the third umpire spotted that Klaasen's gloves were in front of the stump when the ball was bowled. According to MCC rules (27.3), the wicket-keeper shall remain wholly behind the wicket at the striker's end from the moment the ball comes into play until a ball delivered by the bowler - touches the bat or person of the striker or passes the wicket at the striker's end or the striker attempts a run. As a result, it was judged to be a no-ball.
A sprightly Mumbai Indians continued their ascent in the Indian Premier League with a four-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a one-sided contest on a tricky wicket on Thursday. Led by Will Jacks who played a decisive role with a fine 36 (26 balls, 3x4s, 3x6s) after a crucial spell of 3-0-14-2, Mumbai Indians executed an all-round show to record their second consecutive win. However, there were no changes to the points table as MI, with six points, and SRH, with four points, remained seventh and ninth, respectively.
In a major development, Abhishek Nayar, T. Dilip, and Soham Desai are likely to be removed from the India men's cricket team support staff. Sources have also told IANS that a team masseur, whose identity is yet to be known, has also been removed from the national set-up. Nayar had come on board as the Indian team assistant coach in July last year after leaving Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) while Dilip and Desai have been a part of the set-up from November 2021 and October 2020 respectively. The quartet had been a part of India's 2025 Champions Trophy triumph in an unbeaten campaign in Dubai.
Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma finally revealed the story behind his famous ‘Koi Garden mein nahi ghoomega' dialogue. During the second Test match against England at Visakhapatnam in February 2024, Rohit was heard on the stump mic talking to his players and asking them to show more energy during the encounter. The dialogue became synonymous with the star India batter and more than a year after the incident, he has finally revealed what prompted it. Rohit revealed that it was an important moment in the match and he wanted his players to give their best on the field.
JEDDAH: Al-Ittihad lost 2-0 at Al-Fateh on a dramatic day of Saudi Pro League action, while closest rivals Al-Hilal defeated Al-Khaleej 3-0 to blow the title race wide open with just six games left to play.