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Indian batter Sanju Samson eclipsed late Australian legend Shane Warne to become the captain with the most wins for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday. Samson accomplished this milestone during his side's win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Mullanpur. This was Samson's 32nd win as RR captain, outdoing Warne's 31 wins. Warne captained RR from 2008-11, winning 31, losing 24.
After a title-winning campaign with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Shreyas Iyer has hit the ground running as the captain of Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. PBKS aren't just off to a perfect start to the new season, winning two games out of two; the said results have also come in a dominant manner. Iyer himself has led the franchise from the front, emerging as their top-scoring batter so far. With the victory against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday, Iyer secured his 8th consecutive win as a captain in IPL, going past the legendary MS Dhoni.
Shane Warne, arguably the finest spinner to ever play the game, breathed his last at the age of 52 after reportedly suffering a heart attack in April 2022. Warne was in Thailand when the news of his death emerged. While heart attack was cited as reason behind his demise, fresh details has emerged from the case, making some ground-breaking revelations. As per a report, an Indian drug could've been behind Warne's death, an officer who was part of the case investigation has revealed.
Kuldeep Yadav's art of left-arm wrist spin is subtle. It's not endearingly garish as it was in the world of Shane Warne or Abdul Qadir. His magic is well-concealed by layers of plainness and courage. A rewind to India's Champions Trophy match against Pakistan last Sunday will validate that impression. Pakistan still had some life in their innings at 200 for five with eight overs to spare, and an in-form Salman Agha was at the crease with Khushdil Shah. Skipper Rohit Sharma pressed Kuldeep into service. Immediately, Agha saw a scoring opportunity but his shimmy at Kuldeep's stock delivery ended in the hands of Ravindra Jadeja.
Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist has weighed in on the greatest all-rounder debate, challenging Ricky Ponting's assertion that Jacques Kallis is the best cricketer of all time. While Ponting recently hailed Kallis for his staggering numbers with both bat and ball, Gilchrist believes statistics alone don't define greatness and instead placed the late Shane Warne at the top of cricket's all-time elite. “I understand where Ricky is coming from—statistically, the runs, wickets, and catches—but there is more to it than just numbers,” Gilchrist said in an interview with news.com.au. “I personally think Shane Warne is the greatest to have played.”
It was a different ball game for singer Ed Sheeran. Literally! It seems Bengaluru kept the singer-songwriter really busy, with a new video showing him playing cricket with IPL team Rajasthan Royals' stars Riyan Parag and Tushar Deshpande. Rajasthan Royals posted the video on its Instagram page on Tuesday morning. The video shows Sheeran, wearing a cricket jersey emblazoned with the number ‘23' and the name ‘Warne', in tribute to legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne, Sheeran's late friend. Walking onto the pitch, Sheeran says, "Let's go play some cricket." According to BookMyShow Live, which is producing the multi-city Mathematics India Tour of Sheeran with AEG Presents Asia, the friendly cricket match took place on Sunday at Brijesh Patel Cricket Academy in the city, ahead of his second concert in the city.
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon on Saturday achieved a rare Test cricket feat. In the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, Lyon dismissed Dinesh Chandimal twice in the same session on Day 4. At 10:13 AM local time, Lyon trapped Chandimal LBW, and after Australia enforced the follow-on, he got the better of him again at 12:03 PM. Responding to Australia's 654/6 declared, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 165 with Chandimal (72) top-scoring for the hosts. Australia eventually won the game by an innings and 242 runs.
Former Australian cricketer Brad Haddin lauded Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and compared his performances with legendary Aussie spinner Shane Warne's Ashes campaign against England in 2005. Bumrah had an all-time great Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign, taking 32 scalps in five matches, most by an Indian during an away series, at an average of 13.06 and best figures of 6/76. He took a total of three five-wicket hauls and was given the 'Player of the Series' award. Despite his superhuman effort and fight, India could not win the trophy.