Author: Bharath Ramaraj

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the young prodigy from Bihar, played a blinder of an innings against Gujarat Titans in the 2025 Indian Premier League. At the age of just 14, he went on to compile the second fastest ton in the annals of IPL. After essaying that crackerjack innings, he was rightly showered with praises. In this exclusive chat with RevSportz, Manish Ojha, his coach, shares insights on Vaibhav’s believe-it-or-not knock, the bit of advice that he gave to his ward before the GT-RR game, the jaw-dropping bat-swing, his aggressive mindset, and some evocative memories. The other day, while playing Gujarat…

Just scroll through the list of the top run-getters for the 2025 IPL season and you will notice an interesting point: both Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya have scored the same number of runs – 346. But their contribution to Punjab Kings’ resurgence goes beyond just the runs they have aggregated. The two uncapped players have consistently provided their side with quick starts. The twosome have amassed 404 runs together, which puts them in second place on the list of most runs compiled by opening pairs in this year’s IPL. More significantly, those runs have come at a very impressive…

By Bharath Ramaraj On the face of it, Yuzvendra Chahal, the experienced Punjab Kings spinner, has had a rather indifferent IPL season so far – Nine wickets in nine matches. However, just remove the outside coating and you will observe that seven of those wickets have come in the last four games. In one of those matches, the PBKS spinner didn’t bowl a single delivery, with the game getting abandoned due to persistent rain. The PBKS camp would now trust a rejuvenated Chahal to make an impact in the game against Chennai Super Kings. So, what to expect of Chahal…

On the eve of the India-Pakistan Champions Trophy game played in Dubai, Virat Kohli surprised journalists by arriving at the ICC Academy 90 minutes before the scheduled time to practice in anonymity. The agenda on the menu was to practice against left-arm spin or spin in general. After a lengthy training workshop, he sat with his feet up and watched his teammates go about practicing for the rest of the session. All those training workshops seemed to have helped Kohli to upskill his game against left-arm spin. His strike rate was 119.79 versus left-arm spin in the 2023 IPL. It…

“It is very important for us; it is a do or die for us. Last year, in the same situation, RCB came up and won six in a row. Why not us this year? It is putting in 100 per cent (effort) and the rest we will see,” Nitish Kumar Reddy said to the host broadcaster after Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) morale-boosting win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai. As it happened, Daniel Vettori, SRH’s head coach, also shared similar thoughts on how the franchise is trying to take inspiration from RCB’s stunning comeback in the 2024 IPL. From SRH’s…

Many years ago, Michael Jordan, the great basketballer, said the following lines, “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), after being on the periphery of success for long, seem to finally be showcasing the kind of mentality that is associated with the winners. Not once, not twice, but thrice RCB have come from behind to register victories in IPL 2025. To sift through some evidence, let’s take a deep dive into the RR-RCB game. Dhruv Jurel and Shubham Dubey combined to collect 22 runs in the 18th over,…

If you use the word unsung in a game of scrabble, it will help you to add only seven points to the scoreboard. In the real world, though, the value of that vocable is more than just seven points. And that is the reason why it is the apt term to describe Axar Patel’s exploits in the world of cricket. His most recent showing against Lucknow Super Giants perfectly illustrates that point. He opened the bowling with his left-arm spin and kept a lid on the scoring rate, eventually finishing with creditable figures of none for 29 from four overs.…

Prasidh Krishna had taken 49 wickets in his first 51 IPL games. That is less than one wicket per match. However, this season, Prasidh has plucked 14 wickets in just seven games to become the current holder of Purple Cap. That is quite a transformation for a bowler who has constantly come under scrutiny for his lack of control. So, how has Prasidh turned his fortunes around? Is this also an indicator that he could secure a berth in the Indian squad for the England tour and perhaps partake in a Test or two? To gauge the improvements that…

A few years ago, Nehal Wadhera played an innings that caught the attention of certain IPL scouts: 578 off only 414 deliveries in the Punjab State Inter-District U-23 Tournament. The innings included 42 boundaries and 37 sixes. By then, Wadhera had participated at Rajasthan Royals’ trials. Unfortunately, he couldn’t make the cut. However, Mumbai Indians’ scouts had seen enough of his traits and he was soon picked by the franchise for the 2023 IPL. Returning to present times, Wadhera is playing a key role for Punjab Kings. The southpaw was picked up by his home state’s franchise at the mega…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s report card for the 2025 IPL season makes for strange reading – Four wins out of four away from home, but they are winless in their own den so far. The two games they have played at home – against Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals – ended up in losses. So, what could have gone wrong for a franchise that seems like a well-oiled machine while travelling to other cities? How can they rectify a few of the mistakes that acted as a hurdle in the previous two games at the Chinnaswamy? Toss factor One of the…