Author: Subhayan Chakraborty

Mayank Yadav, catapulting onto the IPL stage with a thunderous debut, has set the cricketing world abuzz with his blistering pace. The 21-year-old, playing his first match for Lucknow Super Giants, stunned viewers with deliveries clocking up to 155.8 kph. Nine of those were above 150 kph. He took the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma and Prabhsimran Singh. As Mayank was handed the Player of the Match award, notable cricketing veterans like Dale Steyn and Brett Lee joined the chorus of praise on social media, acknowledging his ferocious pace. Mayank hails from Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh and trains at…

Lucknow Super Giants have left their mark on the Indian Premier League (IPL) by clinching the third spot in their first two seasons since joining the tournament. However, their journey to the final was cut short as they lost in the Eliminator round in 2022 and 2023. Now, the team from the ‘City of Nawabs’ is back, aiming to surpass their previous performances and clinch their maiden IPL trophy. Can they achieve this feat? South African international star Quinton de Kock believes they can. “Yeah, look, we’ve made the playoffs in our first two years of the tournament in Lucknow’s…

Sunrisers Hyderabad scripted history in a record-breaking performance during their Indian Premier League clash against Mumbai Indians. SRH set a new milestone by posting 277/3 in 20 overs, surpassing the previous highest total in IPL history, held by RCB since 2013. Mumbai’s game plan seemed to falter against SRH’s onslaught. Despite potentially strategising to utilise Jasprit Bumrah against Heinrich Klaasen, SRH’s aggressive approach, led by debutant Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, dismantled Mumbai’s bowling lineup in the initial overs. Travis Head’s explosive half-century in just 18 balls set a new record for SRH, swiftly overshadowed by Abhishek Sharma’s blistering fifty…

Virat Kohli roared back to form following a stupendous 77 runs off 49 deliveries against Punjab Kings to lay a platform for a four-wicket win for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. With this win, RCB opened their account in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and would look to carry forward the momentum in their next game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. When Kohli walks out to bat against KKR, the batting maestro will face more than a threat from Mitchell Starc, a record-buy in IPL history, especially against the new ball. Looking ahead…

The BCCI has stuck to the word of hosting the entire IPL in India this year and it has unveiled the schedule of the remaining games. The prestigious MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host the final of the T20 league on May 26. In a season that could be MS Dhoni’s last, Chepauk hosting the final adds to the anticipation. All 74 matches are slated to take place in the country, with the latter stages of the tournament centred in Ahmedabad and Chennai. The Qualifier 1 and Eliminator are scheduled to be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in…

The stage was set for the IPL 2024 opener between the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The match was scheduled to begin at 8 PM with the toss at 7:40, and MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai was brimming with anticipation. Prior to the match, a star-studded opening ceremony — featuring AR Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff and others — was lined up to dazzle the spectators from 6:30 PM. Well before the festivities commenced, a stroll around Chepauk at 4 PM left no doubt who was at the centre of all this.…

The buzz in and around the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday was all about Ruturaj Gaikwad being announced as the new captain of the Chennai Super Kings after MS Dhoni passed on the leadership baton to the youngster. Yet, the entire stadium, where around 1500 people have been working tirelessly to put everything in place before the Indian Premier League 2024 commences on Friday, came to a standstill when Thala [The Leader, as Dhoni is known] walked in with Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja to bat at the nets. Dhoni, Jadeja and Dube batted in turns and the troika focused…

Following the successful trial in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made a potentially groundbreaking decision to introduce a new rule in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 — two bouncers per over instead of one. The tournament commences on March 22 with the clash between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai. The bouncer rule marks a significant shift in the dynamics of T20 cricket, aiming at striking a balance between bat and ball. The move comes amid growing concerns over the dominance of batters in…

Kolkata Knight Riders are in talks with former wicket keeper Vijay Dahiya to rope him into their coaching staff for the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting Friday. Dahiya, who was with Lucknow Super Giants as an assistant coach to Gautam Gambhir since the inception of the franchise in 2022, parted ways with the Justin Langer-coached side this January. The move would reunite Dahiya with Gambhir, who is currently the mentor of KKR. Dahiya shared a close working relationship with the former India opener at LSG. Earlier this year, Gambhir left LSG to return to KKR as a mentor. Sources say…

In the lanes of Mumbai, where cricket is more than just a sport, Musheer Khan’s emergence is more than just a young talent making his mark in senior cricket. It is a journey from the gully to the grand stage of the U-19 World Cup and then the Ranji Trophy. Behind every boundary scored and record shattered lies the silent sacrifice of a father, Naushad Khan, whose unwavering belief in both his sons, Sarfaraz and Musheer, has been the driving force behind their meteoric rise. As Musheer’s story unfolds after a record-breaking century in the Ranji Trophy final, it illustrates…