Australia head coach Justin Langer says his team is desperately looking for a finisher in the mould of Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Michael Bevan in limited overs cricket. Dhoni has won India innumerable matches from seemingly hopeless positions, and so did the likes of Michael Bevan and Mike Hussey.
Rajasthan's campaign started on a controversial note when Jos Buttler became the first cricketer in the IPL to be 'Mankaded', the practice of running out non-strikers, who back up early, by bowlers on their delivery stride.
But just like everyone wants a slice of '92 from Babar's team, the core of this current English team also has a date with history
While DC made a superb start under new captain Rishabh Pant, RR suffered a four-run defeat against Punjab Kings
Images from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and SunRisers Hyderabad, in Delhi, on Sunday.
Veteran England pacer James Anderson on Thursday equalled Indian spin legend Anil Kumble's tally of 619 Test wickets during the ongoing first Test against India in Nottingham.
Both KXIP and the Royals would look to build a winning momentum after starting the tournament as underdogs.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has lambasted at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for calling back all-rounder Ben Stokes from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
The British media grilled Buttler on players in all likelihood skipping the Test series against New Zealand starting June 2 if their franchises get to the play-offs starting in last week of May.
'But in the last few years that skill is definitely better than it was eight years ago when I started. And then as I said, the leadership, it helps me feel at home.'
Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul and Arshdeep Singh headline the top bracket of elite players at the IPL mega auction.
Sangakkara also gave his take on why Riyan Parag is viewed so highly within the Royals ranks.
The ICC Champions Trophy is set to kick off in Pakistan, marking the country's first ICC event since the 1996 World Cup.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff's first Most Valuable Player Index for IPL 2025.
Pant looks up at the heavens after reaching his hundred, as if to tell his father Rajendra Pant, who passed away in his sleep in April 2017 before his son made it big, that this one is for you Papa.
Rajasthan Royals take on Punjab Kings aiming to seal their IPL play-offs berth, in their penultimate league match.
'Non-striker leaving the crease early is the actual unfair play in this whole scenario, not the bowler running them out.'
Influenza has ravaged England with several players and staff taken ill since arriving on Dec. 14.
The series is now locked at 2-2 with Thursday's climax to come.
Captain Hardik Pandya led from the front with both bat and ball to guide Gujarat Titans to the IPL title in their debut season, after they beat by seven wickets in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Images from Wednesday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, in Dubai.
The IPL 2025 auction was a spectacle of astronomical bids and shattered records.
Wood's pace has added bite to England's attack in Australia with the 32-year-old claiming nine wickets in the group stage
Ashwin has been one of the big advocates of 'Mankading' and his dismissal of Jos Buttler during Kings XI Punkab's IPL encounter against Rajasthan Royals grabbed headlines last year.
IMAGES from the semi-final match between India and England played at the Providence Stadium, in Guyana on Thursday.
Blowing hot and cold, Lucknow Super Giants will look to return to winning ways when they clash against table-toppers Rajasthan Royals
Images from Day 1 of the first Test match between England and Pakistan in Manchester, on Wednesday.
Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer slammed blistering half-centuries as Rajasthan Royals outclassed Gujarat Titans by three wickets.
Images from the first One-Day International between India and England at the Barabati Stadium, in Cuttack, on Sunday.
Gujarat Titans put up a dazzling show to hand Rajasthan Royals a crushing 9-wicket defeat at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between England and Bangladesh, in Dharamsala, on Tuesday.
Images from the fifth Twenty20 International between India and England, in Ahmedabad, on Saturday.
South Africa and India have advanced as the two other teams unbeaten in the group stage though both had their struggles in the United States leg of the tournament.
Mark Wood and Alzarri Joseph scarred the likes of Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan in Delhi's line-up in the first two games. Now, when these talented but low on confidence willow wielders face an attack comprising Trent Boult, KM Asif and Jason Holder they will have to negotiate speeds of mid-130 kmph.
Shai Hope powered West Indies to a thrilling four-wicket victory over England
If Stokes plays two months of IPL till the end of May, then he would be spending close to five months in India, which might not be feasible for him.
