IPL

03:30 PM
Learnt different things in IPL from different coaches, players: Jonny Bairstow

England opener Jonny Bairstow says batting alongside Australian swashbuckler David Warner during a successful Indian Premier League helped raise his game.

09:28 AM
Rohit Sharma feels playing IPL before big tournament is a good thing

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma believes that playing in the IPL ahead of a big tournament helps players to get back in form.

03:09 PM
Shreyas Iyer: Every individual took initiative & responsibility

Shreyas Iyer said every player took initiative and responsibility before they fell just short of making their first ever IPL final, going down to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 2.

12:43 PM
Harbhajan Singh becomes third Indian to take 150 wickets in IPL

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) off-spinner Harbhajan Singh became the third Indian to claim 150 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.

12:07 PM
Delhi Capitals aim to crack CSK code for maiden IPL final berth

Delhi Capitals, who have finally come together to play like 'Daredevils', will have to produce another special effort to beat the consistent Chennai Super Kings for the first time this season and make their maiden IPL final on Friday.

09:40 AM
Hitting sixes is in my muscle memory, says Rishabh Pant

Dispatching the ball deep into the stands is in Rishabh Pant's "muscle memory" and that's why he doesn't need to look at who is bowling to him once he is in a mood to go hammer and tongs.

11:11 AM
We were outplayed by Mumbai Indians, says CSK coach Fleming

Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has admitted that his side were outplayed by Mumbai Indians in the IPL Qualifier-1, with the Rohit Sharma-led side adjusting better to the slow Chepauk track than the home side.

10:52 AM
It is our home, we should have read pitch better: MS Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni came down hard on his batsmen for failing to read the slow Chepauk track and for poor shot selection during his side's six-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians in the first IPL Qualifier.

06:20 PM
Delhi Capitals look to prove a point in eliminator against SRH

The road to the final has become difficult but Delhi Capitals have the means to drive their way through the obstacles, starting with the IPL eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad here Wednesday.

11:22 AM
Katich hints at lack of unity on field after KKR's exit

Kolkata Knight Riders' assistant coach Simon Katich admitted that there was tension on the field within their ranks, and said the string of six losses had contributed to the change in dynamics within the group in their disappointing IPL campaign this

10:55 AM
Business end of IPL matters a lot for MI, says Rohit Sharma

The business end of the IPL matters a lot and Mumbai Indians has made it a habit of coming back stronger at the latter stages of the T20 tournament, said skipper Rohit Sharma after sealing a place in the Qualifier 1.

02:07 PM
Powerplay has been our massive problems: R Ashwin on Gayle-Rahul performance

They have been their team's premier performers but KL Rahul and Chris Gayle's batting in the Powerplay overs had been one of the "massive problems", KXIP captain Ravichandran Ashwin said after team's ouster from IPL.

11:02 AM
Won't mind if my anger gets best out of boys, says Danish Karthik

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik is not known to lose his cool for on-field lapses but he doesn't mind letting it rip occasionally if it can bring the best out of his players.

11:13 AM
Manish Pandey should bat at number three, says Mohammed Nabi

In the absence of big-hitting David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, the number three batting slot is best suited for Manish Pandey says his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Mohammed Nabi.

01:40 PM
KKR-Kings XI face each other in a must-win game

Staring at elimination, two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab will lock horns in a battle of survival in Friday's Indian Premier League match.

01:35 PM
Ness Wadia controversy: COA to discuss the issue on May 3

IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia's suspended jail sentence of two years for illegal possession of drugs in Japan is likely to come up for discussion during the Committee of Administrators' next meeting in Mumbai on Friday.

12:17 PM
KXIP's Varun Chakravarthy ruled out of IPL

Kings XI Punjab's Varun Chakravarthy was on Wednesday ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League after the spinner failed to recover from an injury.

11:57 AM
Sunrisers face Mumbai Indians sans Warner in crucial clash

Sunrisers Hyderabad face a formidable task when they square off against Mumbai Indians in a crucial IPL match on Thursday.

09:40 AM
Gopal takes hat-trick in five overs a side shootout

Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal took a memorable hat-trick, helping Rajasthan Royals limit Royal Challengers Bangalore to 62 for seven in a five overs a side shootout of the IPL here on Tuesday.

12:56 PM
KL Rahul defends playing slow initially

Kings XI Punjab opener KL Rahul defended his strategy of playing slow initially while chasing a mammoth 213 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, saying one between him and Chris Gayle was supposed to go all out upfront while the other tried to take the game

11:53 AM
CSK look to be back on top against Delhi Capitals

Their net run-rate slipping into negative after a defeat against Mumbai Indians, defending champions Chennai Super Kings will be keen to get back to No. 1 spot when they take on current table-toppers Delhi Capitals in an IPL match here on Wednesday.

02:05 PM
RR look to keep playoffs hopes alive against RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to give their forgettable campaign a semblance of respectability and dash Rajasthan Royals' faint playoffs hopes in the IPL.

11:56 AM
Opening or floating, talented Gill 'happy' to bat anywhere

His two half-centuries this IPL season may have come in his favoured opening slot but Shubman Gill has defended Kolkata Knight Riders' debatable decision to use him as a floater.

11:56 AM
Steve Smith: Good to end home season on a high

Steve Smith is happy to have ended Rajasthan Royals' "home run" on a high after a seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad as he gears up to leave for Australia to take join national team's World Cup preparatory camp.