File photo of Heinrich Klaasen (left) and Virat Kohli.© BCCI The IPL 2025 retention saw the franchises breaking banks for certain players. The likes of Virat Kohli and Henrich Klaasen got the most out of it. Kohli was retained for Rs 21 crore by Royal Challengers Bengaluru but his record of fetching highest …
Team RCB in action© BCCI Virat Kohli was retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. Alongside him, RCB retained only two more players: middle order batter Rajat Patidar and uncapped Indian fast bowler Yash Dayal. This meant that Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis and Glenn …
Tristan Stubbs smashed three sixes.© AFP South Africa slammed 17 sixes against Bangladesh and broke a long-standing record of more than 14 years on Day 2 of the second Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday. The Proteas smashed 17 sixes during the innings as they amassed 575/6 declared, breaking their …
Abhimanyu Easwaran was done in by swing while all-rounder Nitish Reddy perished due to extra bounce as India A batters' inept technique was exposed during their shoddy effort of 107 all out on the opening day of the first 'Unofficial Test' against Australia A in Mackay Thursday. Seamer Brendan Doggett produced disconcerting bounce …
Cricket fraternity including Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul, Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan on Thursday extended best wishes on the ocassion of Diwali. Taking to his official X handle, star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant wished everyone "happiness and joy" on Diwali. "Wishing everyone a Diwali full of light, happiness and joy. May …
Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee have been included in South Africa's four-match T20I series against India, starting on November 8, after going through their structured conditioning breaks. The fast-bowling duo were given 12 weeks off international cricket after Cricket South Africa (CSA) included them in structured breaks to work on their conditioning, before …
Cycling uphill is a whole different adventure compared to cruising on flat terrain. Just a couple of hours from the flatlands of Jammu airport lies the stunning Sanget Valley-Patnitop region, a world apart. Riding through the Himalayan foothills might've made for some killer Instagram posts, but let me tell you, it was a workout for …
The French League (LFP) on Wednesday ordered Paris Saint-Germain to partially close one of the stands at the Parc de Princes as punishment for homophobic chanting by their fans. The sanction will be imposed at the November 5 Ligue 1 match against Lens. The LFP brought action against the French champions after abusive …
Officials of the Food Safety Department carried out a surprise inspection at the Sarojini Nagar Market to check the adulteration of sweets amid the festive season on Wednesday. Food Safety Officer, Tarun Negi said, "We are carrying surveillance drive-by checking different samples of sweets from different shops. None of the samples has been found adulterated …
IPL 2025: File photo of Rishabh Pant© BCCI/IPL Dashing keeper-batter Rishabh Pant has left Delhi Capitals and will be the hottest player in the IPL auction pool after the GMR-run franchise decided to release the India international. The four retained players of DC are Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs. …
