Mumbai Indians’ Mitchell Santner (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Struggling Mumbai Indians have been dealt a significant blow in the middle of IPL 2026, with New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. The development comes at a time when MI are already reeling in the…
RCB players celebrate the fall of a DC wicket. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It turned into a nightmare evening for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacers produced a ruthless display to dismantle the hosts’ batting line-up on Monday. Asked to bat first by RCB skipper Rajat Patidar, DC’s…
File Pic: Preity Zinta and Yuzvendra Chahal (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings are the team to beat in the ongoing IPL 2026, winning six of their seven matches so far and leading the standings with 13 points. They remain the only undefeated side this season, with their only points drop coming from a rain-induced…
Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta believes the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will hold the edge over Delhi Capitals (DC) in their IPL 2026 encounter on Monday, citing Delhi’s dip in confidence and RCB’s strong all-round form this season. Speaking on Star Sports as a JioStar expert, Dasgupta pointed to Delhi’s recent heavy defeat…
MUMBAI: Wrecked by injuries during their IPL 2026 campaign, five-time champions Chennai Super Kings have called up Mumbai’s young batting allrounder Ayush Vartak for mid-season trials. “Yes, Ayush has been called up for trials on Tuesday. He will reach Chennai on Monday night,” a source tracking developments told TOI. Go Beyond The Boundary with our…
Delhi Capitals sidearm and throwdown specialists Aniket Berde, Darshan and Sai Pendam. (Photo by Special Arrangement) New Delhi: With cricket evolving at a rapid pace and batters clearing the ropes with monstrous ease, the role of throwdown specialists continues to get a lot of importance in any T20 set-up at the moment. It not only…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Wonder kid, batting sensation, pocket dynamite, future star, teen sensation—commentators are now running out of words to describe 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He has become a nightmare for every bowler, including some of the top-ranked ones, whenever he walks out to bat. His fearless approach and ability to launch…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli is on the verge of scripting yet another historic milestone in the IPL 2026 game against Delhi Capitals on Monday, needing just 11 runs to become the first player to reach 9000 runs in the tournament’s history. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru stalwart has been the face of consistency since 2008, and…
Angkrish Raghuvanshi in discussion with the umpires (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders, has been fined 20% of his match fee and given one demerit point for breaking the IPL Code of Conduct during a match against Lucknow Super Giants. The incident happened after he was given out for…
Krunal Pandya (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: If taking pitch, conditions, dimensions, and match-ups out of the equation is an art, then Krunal Pandya is a Picasso. As the imbalance between bat and ball continues to tilt heavily in favour of the former in IPL 2026, the left-armer has managed to restore some normalcy whenever he…
