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Not sure you win IPL at the auction, but you can certainly lose one there

Not sure you win IPL at the auction, but you can certainly lose one there

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4 min readUpdated: Jun 1, 2026 06:45 PM IST Soon after Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their second successive IPL title, their all-rounder Krunal Pandya said the trophy was more or less won at the auction table two seasons ago. For a franchise that always came out with an imbalanced squad in the previous years, at the big auctions held before the 2025 season, they came back from the UAE with a strong, well-balanced team. Although there were doubts around the squad, in successive seasons, RCB have silenced the critics with their performance on the field. While head coach Andy Flower and captain Rajat Patidar have been at the centre of the revival, the arrival of Mo Bobat as the director of cricket is where it all started to change for the franchise. Soon after Bobat came on board, RCB roped in Flowers as coach, then opted for a change in captaincy and revamped their coaching personnel which includes Dinesh Karthik, Omkar Salvi among the likes. Asked about Pandya’s take, Bobat, downplayed it, but attributed the …

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar Fire As RCB Crush LSG By 5 Wickets

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar Fire As RCB Crush LSG By 5 Wickets

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A solid knock from Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar has secured a dominating victory for RCB in the IPL 2026 game against LSG at Bengaluru. Virat Kohli (49) and Rajat Patidar (27) have powered RCB’s easy win in Wednesday’s clash. By this win, they retained the top spot in the IPL 2026 points table. After being invited to bat first, Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram opened the innings while Bhuvneshwar Kumar opened the bowling attack. Rasik Salam Dar bagged the first wicket for RCB, dismissing Aiden Markram for 12 runs. Rishabh Pant, who came to bat at No.3, got hurt in his left elbow during the 5th over delivered by Josh Hazlewood. He was retired hurt and went back to dug out. With Pooran and Mitchell Marsh at crease, Lucknow Super Giants scored 35 runs in the powerplay. With Josh Hazlewood bagged the wicket of Nicholas Pooran for 1 run, Krunal Pandya further inflicted damage to LSG’s batting line up dismissing Mitchell Marsh and Abdul Samad for 40 and duck respectively. He completed his 4 …

IPL 2026: RCB rub Salt into MI’s wounds

IPL 2026: RCB rub Salt into MI’s wounds

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Mumbai: Mumbai Indians’ bowlers did well in their last six overs when facing the challenge of stopping Rajat Patidar, Tim David and Jitesh Sharma. In the 15th over, Hardik Pandya conceded four runs for one wicket. In the 16th and 17th overs, Mitchell Santner and Jasprit Bumrah gave away just seven runs each. In the 19th, Bumrah kept it down to 13 despite being hit for a six and four. And bowling the final over, Trent Boult delivered an excellent first five balls to concede just 10 runs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Phil Salt in action against Mumbai Indians. (AFP) But the damage had already been done in the first 14 overs—propelled by swashbuckling half-centuries from Phil Salt and Patidar, RCB had powered to 183/1. They finished on 240/4 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, going on to win by 18 runs. RCB skipper Patidar entertained the packed crowd with a sensational knock (53- 20b, 5×6). The tone for the innings was set by Phil Salt’s early assault on the MI spinners. Salt, who hammered a …

Ex-India cricketer’s brutal take on Shardul Thakur ahead of MI vs RCB clash

Ex-India cricketer’s brutal take on Shardul Thakur ahead of MI vs RCB clash

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 12, 2026 05:39 PM IST Former India cricketer Kris Srikkanth has launched a scathing attack on Mumbai Indians’ fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur and also criticised pacer Deepak Chahar for letting the team down in the first few games of IPL 2026. Shardul Thakur won the Player of the Match award for his three-wicket haul against Kolkata Knight Riders, but was expensive for Mumbai Indians in the following two games, both of which the five-time champions lost. After starting their IPL 2026 campaign with a win over KKR, Mumbai faltered against Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. In a marquee clash on Sunday, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on MI. In his usual no-holds-barred style, Srikkanth said Shardul is already done for the season after helping his team win just one game. “Shardul Thakur’s quota for the season is over in the first match itself with a Player of the Match award. The RCB batters will smash him to Marine Drive and Church Gate station,” he said on his YouTube channel. …

Who does Mohammad Kaif think will replace Josh Hazlewood for RCB in starting XI

Who does Mohammad Kaif think will replace Josh Hazlewood for RCB in starting XI

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 22, 2026 12:07 PM IST Josh Hazlewood played a key role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s success last season; however, he is expected to miss the initial phase of the tournament. Speaking about who can replace the pacer, Mohammad Kaif said the Kiwi pacer Jacob Duffy could be a viable option. Duffy, although he did not have a big role in the play in the World Cup coming into the tournament, was amongst the best T20I bowlers. “Phil Salt, Hazlewood, Shepherd/Tim David, Bethell. Hazelwood, whenever he is back, and I think only one of Shepherd or David will play. I am keeping either for the finishing. As Livingstone is not there I am keeping Bethell, who can bat in the top three. They have so many options that they can even play just three foreign and eight Indian players,” Kaif stated on his YouTube channel. “Duffy will be the fourth overseas. For Bethel, they have Padikkal and Venkatesh, who are both left-handers, they have options. For Hazlewood, Duffy is the like-to-like replacement. …

Phil Salt opens up about batting with Virat Kohli for RCB in IPL

Phil Salt opens up about batting with Virat Kohli for RCB in IPL

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England opening batter Phil Salt opened up about his batting with talisman Virat Kohli for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League, saying that there wasn’t a need to have conversations in the middle all the time and he was happy with the way his bond was growing with the 37-year-old former franchise captain. Salt gave two examples of matches in Jaipur and Delhi, where both players took the aggressive route at the top of the order without having to talk at great length about who would have to take the initiative in the middle. “It’s always important to have a strong relationship with whoever you’re opening with. You need to understand how they play, and they need to understand your game too, so that you can bring the best out of each other. We started building that connection from the moment we both arrived here, and I’m really pleased with how it’s developing.” “It’s very much a conversation that happens out in the middle, and sometimes it doesn’t even need words. You can …

Why is Phil Salt not playing for RCB against Delhi Capitals?

Why is Phil Salt not playing for RCB against Delhi Capitals?

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opening batter Phil Salt will be missing the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture against Delhi Capitals. In his place, the management have included Jacob Bethell in the playing XI. During the toss, RCB captain Rajat Patidar confirmed that Salt is down with fever; hence, he is unavailable for the contest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. IPL 2025, DC vs RCB: Here’s why Phil Salt is not playing for RCB against Delhi Capitals(PTI) “Salt is down with fever. So Jacob Bethell comes in his place,” said Patidar during the toss. RCB captain Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl first against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The visitors made just one change to their lineup, as Bethell replaced Salt. Phil Salt has formed a formidable opening partnership with Virat Kohli for RCB. In the nine matches he has played so far, the right-handed Salt has scored 239 runs at an average of 26.56 and a strike rate of 168.31. This is the first match that …

‘No common sense’: Virender Sehwag slams RCB’s poor batting show in Bengaluru defeat to PBKS | Ipl News

‘No common sense’: Virender Sehwag slams RCB’s poor batting show in Bengaluru defeat to PBKS | Ipl News

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s woes at home extended to a third match in succession as they suffered a five-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Sent in to bat first after a two-hour delay to rain, the RCB batters imploded during a 14-over game, making only 95/9 in the allotted period. None of the top-order batters got going, with openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli falling to rash pull strokes within the first three overs. While captain Rajat Patidar brief knock and Tim David’s late surge helped RCB put on a fight, middle-order bats Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma and Krunal Pandya threw away their wickets. Former India opener Virender Sehwag slammed RCB for another abject batting display at home. “RCB batted poorly. All of them played reckless shots to get out. Not a single batter was out to a good ball. At least one batter should’ve used common sense. If they had wickets in hand, they could have reached 110 or 120 in 14 overs, which would have given …

IPL 2025 longest sixes: Phil Salt, Travis Head, Nicholas Pooran dominate list | Ipl News

IPL 2025 longest sixes: Phil Salt, Travis Head, Nicholas Pooran dominate list | Ipl News

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The race for the biggest six this IPL season is still hotting up with the likes of Phil Salt, Travis Head and Nicholas Pooran in  the fray. Salt and Head currently lead the longest sixes charts, having both smashed 105-metre sixes for their respective sides. Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Aniket Verma are the other batters to strike 100-metre-plus sixes thus far this edition. The IPL has witnessed the best six-hitters in world cricket unleashing some of the biggest maximums ever struck in T20s across 17 editions. The IPL 2024 season was the biggest six-hitting edition of the Indian Premier League, with a whopping 1,260 sixes hit during the tournament. Chennai Super Kings talisman MS Dhoni had emerged as the biggest six-hitter with a 110-metre strike. Story continues below this ad Chennai Super Kings’ Albie Morkel struck one of the biggest sixes in the inaugural season in 2008. Interestingly, Morkel’s 124-metre maximum was equalled by Praveen Kumar in the same season – the two remain at the top of the list even …

Mohammed Siraj silences Chinnaswamy with ‘ice-cold’ revenge after getting hit out of the park by Phil Salt

Mohammed Siraj silences Chinnaswamy with ‘ice-cold’ revenge after getting hit out of the park by Phil Salt

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Mohammed Siraj made a big mark on his return to M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Gujarat Titans colours against home team Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Siraj, who spent seven years at RCB, ran riot with the new ball after Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bowl first. The premier Indian pacer claimed a couple of wickets in the powerplay to break RCB’s back in their own backyard. Mohammed Siraj ran riot with the new ball on his return to Chinnaswamy in Gujarat Titans’ colours.(PTI) Devdutt Padikkal became his first victim as the left-handed batter charged down the ground but dragged the ball onto the stumps. However, it was his battle with Phil Salt, which grabbed the limelight as he almost got the better of him in the first over, but wicketkeeper Jos Buttler dropped an easy one to give him a lifeline. In the fifth over, Salt smashed Siraj’s fourth delivery out of the stadium for a 105-meter six, which enthralled the home fans. The game was paused briefly after the ball landed outside the …