They endured a disastrous run the last time around to finish at the bottom of the heap and Kings XI Punjab would be aiming to make amends this season when they begin their campaign against newbies Gujarat Lions in their IPL opener in Mohali on Monday. Kings XI Punjab did not make any big buys this year and have a new captain in South African David Miller in place of Australian George Bailey who was released after leading the side to the last place in the previous season. Virender Sehwag has also retired and he will serve as team mentor this season. The Preity Zinta-owned side continues to lack the team balance as it has not added any significant player, only snapping the likes of all-rounders Farhaan Behardien and Marcus Stoinis, seamer Mohit Sharma and left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh. Last season, their batsmen lacked consistency and whenever they did well, the bowlers let the side down. On the other hand, debutants Gujarat Lions have a balanced side with top-class performers in both batting and bowling. They have explosive batsmen in Brendon McCullum, captain Suresh Raina, Aaron Finch and a plenty of top-notch all-rounders in Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja and James Faulkner.
Punjab are lying at the bottom of the table with only one win from six matches, while the in-form Lions are the top of the IPL standings with six wins from seven matches.
Former Australian batsman Brad Hodge has been appointed coach of the new Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Lions.
Gujarat Lions' star performer Aaron Finch is confident that their team can win five out of the next six matches to make it to the play-offs of the Indian Premier League after comprehensively defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Nandamuri Balakrishna's upcoming film looks promising!
'I'm from the old school where they work hard and get what they get from doing the hard work, not like the new school where it is easy to get what you want'
Haresh Pandya tries to find out what ails the rare Asiatic lions of Saurashtra's Gir forest and why they stray out of their only habitat in the world.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala's timely knock of 62 coupled with Akhlakh Ahmed's superb four-wicket haul helped Kolkata Tigers beat Chandigarh Lions by 22 runs in the ICL's Eelweiss 20s challenge match at Tau Devi Lal stadium in Gurgaon on Wednesday night. Set a target of 166, Lions lost half their side with just 59 runs on the board by the 11th over and then all their wickets for 143 in 18.2 overs.
Skipper Chris Cairns hit an explosive 70 as Chandigarh Lions scored a 38-run victory over Mumbai Champs.
On a day when Brendon McCullum broke the record for the fastest Test hundred, Suresh Raina said he couldn't be happier to have the Kiwi swashbuckler in his IPL team Gujarat Lions even though he wants an Indian to breach the milestone.
A Ganesh Nadar visited the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali, Mumbai and came away pleasantly surprised.
As Bharat faces scrutiny, the spotlight shifts to whether Jurel will get an opportunity to prove his mettle on the international stage.
Here are the photos of the celebrities who attended the 22nd Lions Gold Awards
Ten years ago, two days before 9/11, Ahmad Shah Massoud, the brilliant Afghan military commander who was the nemesis of the Russians and the sole resistance against the Taliban, was killed by Al Qaeda bombers. How different would Afghanistan been had he lived? We will never know.
A brand-new hotel located in Canberra, Australia's National Zoo and Aquarium offers an experience unlike another.
Brilliant bowling by offie Yusuf Pathan (five for 35) and medium pacer Siddharth Trivedi (four for 28) helped West Zone move to the finals of the Duleep Trophy notching up a dramatic nine-wicket victory over England Lions on the fourth and final day of their group 'B' match, played at the Motibaug Palace Cricket Ground in Vadodara on Thursday.
Angry young men (and old) dominate the OTT this week. Take your pick.
Sydney Sixers produced an all-round clinical display to clinch the Champions League Twenty20 title with a dominating 10-wicket victory over Highveld Lions in a lop-sided summit clash in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore top-order fired in unison as they humbled the Lions by six wickets to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
TT ace Sharath Kamal eyes administrative role while charting 'roadmap' ahead
2023 was the worst for the tiger population, recording the highest number of mortalities in a decade with 178 tigers dying.
Shailesh Karkera picks the Best Players at Euro 24.
Sandeep Michael's brace enabled the defending champions beat Hyderabad Sultans in their last league match.
Chris Morris' brilliant unbeaten knock of 82 went in vain as Gujarat Lions held their nerves to pull off a thrilling one-run win over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match.
It will be a test of character and battle for supremacy when Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions, two of the most impressive teams of IPL 9, lock horns against each other at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. Barring one bad day in office, both Daredevils and Gujarat Lions had a near perfect campaign so far in the tournament. While new outfit Gujarat Lions are comfortably placed at the second spot in the eight-team standings with eight points from five matches, the Daredevils are a place below in the third position with six points from four games.
Among other developments, middle order batter Shreyas Iyer will miss the next three Tests due to injury.
Chandigarh Lions snatched exciting nine-run victory over Delhi Jets in the inaugural match of the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 Tournament at the Devi Lal Cricket Stadium in Panchkula, Chandigarh, on Friday night.
Perhaps Kay Kay Menon should choose his projects carefully, instead of wasting his talent like this, observes Deepa Gahlot.
India included young Ishant Sharma in place of Ranadeb Bose for the three-day match.
France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Nations League despite a lacklustre goalless draw against Israel on Thursday.
Before the IPL Auction 2025, Rediff.com delves into the top 10 most expensive players in IPL history, exploring their impact on the game and the factors that have made them so valuable.
The Tamil Nadu government is set to unveil a housing initiative for 18,720 women employed by Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn, a key supplier to iPhone-maker Apple, this Saturday. The project, located at Vallam Vadagal near Chennai, marks the first time an Indian state government has constructed a hostel of this scale for a private firm - a model that's been successful in China and Vietnam.
The 20th edition of the awards show saw quite the A-list turnout.
Mitchell Marsh not only prevented Lahore Lions from making it to the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20, but also paved the way for Chennai Super Kings' entry into the last-four stage.
Musheer Khan stroked a fluent 181 from 373 balls, while Navdeep Saini claimed 2/36 to give India B the upperhand on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy match.
Aren't they the cutest?
The Indian hockey team suffered its first loss of the Paris Olympic Games, going down 1-2 to defending champions Belgium.
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League after injuring his left hamstring during the Gujarat Lions's loss to Delhi Daredevils on Thursday.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Alia Bhatt were among the winners of the night.
Apple's latest desktop OS, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, has done a great job of integrating features of the company's mobile OS, iOS. But not all is well
