IPL 2026

381 articles tagged with "IPL 2026"

Mar 24, 2026

Aditya Birla consortium buys RCB for $1.78 billion in biggest IPL franchise deal ever

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been acquired by a consortium led by the Aditya Birla Group, the Times of India Group, David Blitzer’s Bolt Ventures...

Mar 24, 2026

Duckett pulls out of IPL 2026 to save England career and faces two-year ban

England opener Ben Duckett has withdrawn from his Delhi Capitals contract four days before the IPL 2026 season begins, saying he needs to be at his be...

Mar 24, 2026

The IPL keeps creating its own overseas player headache and nobody wants to fix it

Every March the same story plays out: franchises spend crores on overseas stars, half of them pull out or arrive late, and everyone acts surprised. Th...

Mar 24, 2026

Gavaskar tells IPL franchises to start dropping overseas players who turn up late

Sunil Gavaskar has urged IPL franchise owners to take a harder line with overseas players who delay their arrival for reasons beyond injury, warning t...

Mar 23, 2026

Axar Patel confirms KL Rahul will open for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has confirmed that KL Rahul will return to the top of the order for the IPL 2026 season, ending his stint as a middl...

Mar 23, 2026

CSK induct Raina and Hayden into franchise’s first-ever Hall of Fame

Chennai Super Kings honoured Suresh Raina and Matthew Hayden as the first two inductees into the franchise’s newly created Hall of Fame during the Roa...

Mar 22, 2026

Shanaka leaves PSL behind to join Rajasthan Royals as Curran’s IPL 2026 replacement

Sri Lanka all-rounder Dasun Shanaka is set to join Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2026 after Sam Curran was ruled out with a groin injury, adding another na...

Mar 22, 2026

Depleted New Zealand aim to wrap up series against South Africa in Wellington

New Zealand take a 2-1 lead into the fourth T20I against South Africa at Sky Stadium in Wellington on Sunday, but they will be without several key pla...

Mar 22, 2026

Pant faces defining IPL season at LSG with 27 crore price tag and India recall on the line

Rishabh Pant heads into IPL 2026 carrying the weight of the most expensive contract in IPL history, a team that missed the playoffs twice running, and...

Mar 21, 2026

Ashwin says KKR bowling has lost its fear factor and the novelty is gone

Ravichandran Ashwin says opposition teams will no longer be scared of Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowling attack after injuries gutted the pace unit and th...

Mar 21, 2026

Abhishek Sharma smashes 42-ball 94 as SRH batters light up pre-season practice match

Abhishek Sharma blazed his way to 94 off 42 balls in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s intra-squad warm-up on Saturday, with Ishan Kishan (72 off 25) and Salil Ar...

Mar 21, 2026

KKR’s pace attack in tatters as Akash Deep becomes third fast bowler ruled out of IPL 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders have lost Akash Deep to a lower-back stress reaction, leaving them without three frontline fast bowlers just a week before the I...

Mar 21, 2026

Cricket Australia’s workload clampdown is costing IPL franchises millions and solving nothing

Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will all miss the start of IPL 2026 because Cricket Australia says they need rest. The franchises payin...

Mar 21, 2026

Kohli tells RCB squad to expect a tougher IPL 2026 as title defence begins in one week

Virat Kohli delivered a blunt message to his Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammates during the first day of training camp at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium...

Mar 20, 2026

Pathirana declared fit by Sri Lanka Cricket and cleared to join KKR for IPL 2026

Sri Lanka Cricket has granted Matheesha Pathirana a No Objection Certificate after declaring him fit following his rehabilitation from a calf strain s...

Mar 20, 2026

Sivaramakrishnan quits BCCI commentary panel after 23 years and accuses board of colour discrimination

Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has announced his retirement from the BCCI commentary panel, alleging that colour discrimination kept...

Mar 20, 2026

Rajasthan Royals turn down 16000 crore takeover bid as IPL franchise valuations soar

The Rajasthan Royals have rejected a takeover offer worth approximately 16,000 crore from Columbia Pacific Capital Partners, signalling that IPL franc...

Mar 19, 2026

Ellis, Curran and Edwards all ruled out as IPL 2026 loses key overseas players before a ball is bowled

Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran and Jack Edwards have all been ruled out of IPL 2026, while Lockie Ferguson will miss the opening matches, leaving four franc...

Mar 19, 2026

Chahal gives up alcohol and eyes redemption with Punjab Kings in IPL 2026

Yuzvendra Chahal has revealed he stopped drinking alcohol more than six months ago as part of a complete lifestyle overhaul ahead of IPL 2026, with th...

Mar 19, 2026

Buttler eyes IPL 2026 fresh start at Gujarat Titans after dismal T20 World Cup

Jos Buttler has spoken about using IPL 2026 as a reset after managing just 87 runs at an average of 10.87 across eight matches in the T20 World Cup, w...

Mar 19, 2026

Ashwin fears India’s bowling depth will suffer as batting dominance makes fast bowling less appealing

Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned who will lead India’s pace attack after Jasprit Bumrah, warning that the sport’s tilt toward batting entertainment...

Mar 19, 2026

Ishan Kishan named SRH interim captain for IPL 2026 as Pat Cummins recovers from back injury

Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed Ishan Kishan as interim captain for the opening stretch of IPL 2026, with Abhishek Sharma serving as vice-captain w...

Mar 18, 2026

CSK bring AR Rahman and legends reunion to Chepauk for ROAR26 fan event on March 22

Chennai Super Kings will host ROAR26 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on March 22, with AR Rahman performing live and former CSK stars including Suresh R...

Mar 18, 2026

IPL 2026 injury tracker: Four franchises hit by bowling setbacks with 10 days until the opener

With IPL 2026’s first ball just 10 days away, injuries to Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Harshit Rana and Atharva Ankolekar have left four franchises re...