Shubman Gill is the flavour of the season after his stupendous show in the recent Test series against England but he will face a contender in Axar Patel for vice-captaincy
The Justice John Michael D'Cunha Commission, appointed by the Karnataka Government, has deemed Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium "unsuitable and unsafe for mass gathering".
We need to bring cricket and glory back to Chinnaswamy Stadium: Venkatesh Prasad
India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar fetched a winning bid of Rs 10.75 crore from Royal Challengers Bengaluru on a largely predictable second day of the mega auction, in Jeddah on Monday.
Kohli expressed his wholehearted support by calling the team 'Superwomen' in an Instagram post.
The young left-arm pacer held his nerve in a tense finish to bowl RCB to a narrow two-run victory in a high-scoring game.
Images from the IPL 2025 closing ceremony ahead of the final between RCB and Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
As many as 11 people died and 33 injured following a stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru, where a large number of people had thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday.
'He had a massive impact on me in those early years. I was very realistic about my abilities'
Shreyas Iyer's inspiring leadership faces its toughest test yet when Punjab Kings host an equally upbeat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League in Mullanpur on Thursday.
Needing 10 off 2, Jadeja was the man who could take CSK into the play-offs. But Dayal bowled two dots on the trot to knock CSK out of the tournament.
IPL 2025 recap: From Kohli and RCB conquering final frontier to decline of champions
Kohli will be instrumental in this effort as RCB chase the elusive title.
Ashwin unhappy with Rishabh Pant withdrawing Rathi's run-out appeal against Jitesh
The 35-year-old swing bowler, who had won the IPL title in 2016 with SunRisers Hyderabad, is back in Bengaluru and wants to lead the trophy-less RCB to the title this year.
India's star batter Smriti Mandhana expressed her grief at the death of 11 people in a stampede on Wednesday near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Dewald Brevis lit up the field with a moment of pure brilliance that turned heads-and possibly the tide-against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Suresh Raina has thrown his weight behind RCB, saying this could finally be the season they break their title drought - and that Virat Kohli might lift the trophy after 18 years of waiting.
Although Kohli and Krunal made the chase look simple, it was anything but, especially on a pitch that offered some help for the bowlers.
Ahead of the 18th season of Indian Premier League, here all the stats and numbers from the annual cricket extravaganza.
There's a 66 per cent chance of rain on Tuesday afternoon, raising fears of a delayed or disrupted start to the IPL 2025 final.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress top leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the Bengaluru stampede deaths and the Bharatiya Janata Party asked the Congress government to own up responsibility for what it called the 'state-sponsored negligence'.
"We're deeply grateful for the swift coordination and support from the BCCI, local authorities, and the police who made this possible," the RCB statement added.
A match defined by mistakes - 11 dropped catches, several misfields, and one team punished more heavily than the other.
RCB shared pictures of Kohli sporting the new jersey, aptly captioned- 'King in his Kingdom. Virat is back in Chinnaswamy.'
It rained fours and sixes in Bengaluru as a total of 549 runs were scored -- the highest aggregate in a T20 match.
RCB next takes on Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Sunday before returning home against the same side on May 4.
'It should not be politicised. If this happens in a BJP-ruled state, we should not blame them.'
IMAGES from the WPL final between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday
Former champions Rajasthan Royals (RR), who suffered a heart-wrenching 11-run defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday, are virtually eliminated from the playoff contention in IPL 2025.
He also met with skipper Rajat Patidar, pacer Yash Dayal, head coach Andy Flower, and Director of Cricket Mo Bobat.
Arshad Khan also reflected on their previous fixture against Chennai Super Kings, acknowledging it wasn't their best.
P V Sindhu proved to be Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 'lucky charm' as they clinched their first home victory of the IPL season.
'I would say Swastik Chikara, because he does not leave me alone, so, definitely not him (Swastik).'
Arshdeep spoke on handling pressure, saying that he feels good to be trusted by his team during pressure situations, and the responsibility is enjoyed.
The spin duo of Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh helped RCB snap their run of six losses in a row.
SKY, Ishan, Faf, Rajat, DK... so many wonderful knocks to choose from...
A look at the best batters in the RCB-KKR game on Friday, March 29, 2024.
Virat Kohli hugged Rohit Sharma after an electrifying IPL 2025 clash at the Wankhede Stadium.
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