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Virat Kohli reveals why he gave rival Prince Yadav the secret to taking his own wicket

Virat Kohli reveals why he gave rival Prince Yadav the secret to taking his own wicket

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4 min readMay 15, 2026 05:51 PM IST One of the standout moments of the ongoing IPL 2026 season has been young Prince Yadav picking up the wicket of Virat Kohli and then crediting the India star for helping him before the game with valuable advice that led to the prized scalp. Now, in a conversation with Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s in-house media team, Kohli has opened up about why he helps players from rival teams with advice whenever approached. “You look at my situation. If Yashasvi Jaiswal reaches out to me before we have to play Rajasthan Royals, right? He’s probably looked up to me for a long period of time. Now I’m thinking, ‘He needs help’. Even though he’s going to play against us, it’s one game. But if he plays well for the whole season, eventually he’s going to play for India. So how can I not help him? He might score against us tomorrow or the day after. It’s okay,” Kohli said during an appearance on the RCB Podcast. “Despite Jaiswal scoring, …

AB de Villiers on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s future: ‘It will be a rocky road’ | Cricket News

AB de Villiers on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s future: ‘It will be a rocky road’ | Cricket News

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3 min readMay 13, 2026 02:41 PM IST Few players have grabbed attention in IPL 2026 quite like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. At just 15, the teenager has played with a fearlessness that rarely comes naturally even to seasoned international cricketers. He has taken apart some of the world’s best bowlers in the powerplay, continued attacking under pressure and quickly become one of the breakout stars of the season. Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers, though, believes the hardest part of that journey is still to come.Speaking on the ‘For The Love of Cricket’ podcast, de Villiers said Sooryavanshi’s talent was obvious but warned that stepping beyond T20 cricket would bring entirely different mental and physical challenges.“I don’t know how he’s going to last, to be honest, and that’s what I tell my brothers and my friends, at his age, it’s just absolutely incredible,” de Villiers said. “We all know the talent is there. I would like to see him in other formats, in Test cricket. He doesn’t yet know what he’s in for, and a …

Rohit Sharma in race against time for GT vs MI IPL 2026 clash as hamstring injury lingers | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma in race against time for GT vs MI IPL 2026 clash as hamstring injury lingers | Cricket News

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2 min readMumbaiApr 20, 2026 03:11 PM IST Rohit Sharma availability for the IPL 2026 game against Gujarat Titans hangs in the balance as he continues to recover from the hamstring injury that he sustained in the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The Indian Express understands that the 38-year-old will be travelling to Narendra Modi Stadium much early with the team to assess his fitness. Any hamstring scare takes a player minimum eight days to recover fully and the chances of him playing today remain bleak. Rohit had limped off after experiencing discomfort in his hamstring in last Sunday’s match against RCB. He went to miss next game against Punjab Kings at Wankhede Stadium. He was batting on 19 during RCB last week when he suffered a pain and began to limp which resulted him going back in dugout. Rohit seemed to be fine for much of the game and fielded for the entirety of the RCB innings. The 38-year-old started limping while running a leg bye off the fourth ball of the fifth over. …

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s mind appears to be a bit cluttered: R Ashwin | Ipl News

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s mind appears to be a bit cluttered: R Ashwin | Ipl News

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2 min readApr 19, 2026 02:59 PM IST Chennai Super Kings endured another tough defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday which was their fourth loss in six IPL games so far. Multiple things are not clicking for the franchise, but former India star Ravichandran Ashwin has pointed out how the SRH game demonstrated how captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is under “immense pressure” and his mind appears to be “a bit cluttered”. The 10-run defeat to Sunrisers saw Gaikwad get dismissed for 19 off 13 balls after Ayush Mhatre had given the side a great start after coming in at one drop after Sanju Samson’s wicket. “It was the best chance for him to score runs. He didn’t need to take risks or score at a fast pace because of the way Ayush Mhatre started. They were running away with the powerplay. It was right there for Ruturaj to take some time, score some runs, and come back into form. After Ayush Mhatre’s wicket, Ruturaj got a very …

‘Touch above lot of others’: Dinesh Karthik believes Devdutt Padikkal will soon be un-ignorable for India across formats | Ipl News

‘Touch above lot of others’: Dinesh Karthik believes Devdutt Padikkal will soon be un-ignorable for India across formats | Ipl News

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 7, 2026 04:27 PM IST Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL title defence is only two games old, but batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik already believes that Devdutt Padikkal is already making a case to play for India in all formats of the game. In the two IPL 2026 games that RCB have played — and won — Padikkal has scored 50 off 29 against Chennai Super Kings and 61 off 26 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. This is his second stint with the franchise after he played early in his career for the franchise. “Devdutt Padikkal coming into 2025 was a very different Devdutt Padikkal to the one that left RCB earlier. He has learned to handle everything that comes with playing in the IPL, and the way he has adapted his game has been very impressive. If he continues in this rich vein of form, I don’t think Team India can ignore him across formats. He is batting at a level which is a touch above a lot of other players,” Karthik …

Kevin Pietersen picks top 4 teams for IPL 2026 Playoff after first-round matches: ‘This can all change with injuries’ | Cricket News

Kevin Pietersen picks top 4 teams for IPL 2026 Playoff after first-round matches: ‘This can all change with injuries’ | Cricket News

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3 min readApr 3, 2026 12:10 PM IST Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has made an early prediction of the four teams who could make it to the IPL 2026 Playoffs, singling out MI, DC, RR and PBKS to make the cut after the first round of matches in the new season. The 44-year-old former batter, however, said that things could change if there are more player injuries in the later matches. “Having watched the first round of matches in the IPL this season, as it stands, just on observations, this could be the top 4. MI, DC, RR, PUNJAB. This can all change with injuries, etc., but that’s how I see it atm,” Pietersen wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. Having watched the first round of matches in the IPL this season, as it stands, just on observations, this could be the top 4. MI, DC, RR, PUNJAB This can all change with injuries etc, but that’s how I see it atm. — Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) April 3, 2026 Pietersen raised concerns about …

R Ashwin hails Yuzvendra Chahal after he foxes Jos Buttler in PBKS’ IPL 2026 clash against GT: ‘Yuzi is back’ | Cricket News

R Ashwin hails Yuzvendra Chahal after he foxes Jos Buttler in PBKS’ IPL 2026 clash against GT: ‘Yuzi is back’ | Cricket News

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3 min readApr 1, 2026 04:27 PM IST Kuldeep Yadav may currently be the preferred wristspinner in India’s white-ball teams, but a bowler with whom he tasted a lot of success, as a pair, continues to show his worth in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Yuzvendra Chahal may have last played for India in 2023, but he continues to show his worth in the IPL, where his ability to control the game in the middle overs is arguably better than anybody in the tournament. Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin heaped praise on Chahal for the way he deceived Jos Buttler in the Punjab Kings’ match against the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, explaining the differences between him and the likes of the Mumbai Indians spin duo of Allah Ghazanfar and Mayank Markhande. What yuzi delivered yesterday against Butler was a master class in T 20 spin bowling. Look at the starting line of the ball on the left and where it ends up to cut Butlers bat swing on the right. The next picture illustrates how …

‘Hunger to win IPL burning more than ever now in Iyer’s eyes’, says Ricky Ponting | Cricket News

‘Hunger to win IPL burning more than ever now in Iyer’s eyes’, says Ricky Ponting | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 30, 2026 09:00 PM IST After missing out on the IPL title, Shreyas Iyer is keen to done one better in the 2026, Punjab Kings’ head coach Ricky Ponting said on Monday. Iyer, who guided Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 season to title, was roped in by PBKS and he didn’t disappoint. Under Iyer’s captaincy, PBKS topped the points table in the group stage and went on to qualify for the final, where they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. “The level of play that we saw from him last year with the bat was probably as good as he’s ever had in an IPL and I can just see that hunger in his eyes probably burning more than ever now,” Ricky Ponting told the reporters ahead of Punjab’s first game against Gujarat Titans. “Having got so close as a captain with a new team last year, I’m sure that he’s very keen to go one step better this year,” the head coach said. Successful partnership The duo have spent significant time …

Yash Dayal to not play IPL 2026 but will remain under contract amid legal charges, confirm RCB

Yash Dayal to not play IPL 2026 but will remain under contract amid legal charges, confirm RCB

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 24, 2026 02:14 PM IST After months of uncertainty over his availability, Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Tuesday confirmed that left-arm pacer Yash Dayal will not feature for the defending champions in the IPL 2026 season. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, RCB Director of Cricket Mo Bobat confirmed that Dayal will not link up with the squad as he is battling personal issues. However, the 29-year-old will be retained under his playing contract with the franchise, Bobat confirmed. Dayal was snapped up for Rs 5 crore by RCB ahead of the IPL 2024 season. “Yash Dayal will not be a part of RCB this season. He’s going through a personal situation. He remains under contract. It was decided in his best interest,” Babat said, leaving the side short of a key paceman. The franchise had faced severe backlash when Dayal was retained for the IPL 2026 season last December, amid the ongoing legal proceedings for multiple rape charges against him. In July 2025, Dayal was booked on charges of allegedly raping a …

Irfan Pathan on why Mumbai Indians—and not CSK—are the greatest team in the IPL | Cricket News

Irfan Pathan on why Mumbai Indians—and not CSK—are the greatest team in the IPL | Cricket News

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2 min readMar 21, 2026 07:27 PM IST It’s one of the biggest debates in the Indian Premier League, one that keeps fan armies from both sides occupied on social media: which is the greatest team in the IPL between Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings? Both franchises have won the IPL title a record five times each in 18 seasons. Both teams have given the country some of the best T20 talents. But former India pacer Irfan Pathan believes that Mumbai Indians are slightly ahead than the Chennai franchise based on one aspect. “On picking a side between CSK and MI as the greatest team in the IPL, this will always be debatable,” Pathan said on a JioStar show before laying out the case for each of the two teams. “CSK started winning the IPL title from 2010 onwards. They won back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011 and were the first team to do so. But when Mumbai Indians started winning from 2013, they kept winning after every alternate year. Then they won …