Former India captain Rahul Dravid was on Friday announced as the head coach of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals on a multi-year contract. Dravid's tenure as India's head coach ended in June with the team winning the T20 World Cup for the second time. Sportstar had reported a few days ago that Dravid … Read more
The Rajasthan Royals (RR) is set to name former India batter and coach Rahul Dravid as its head coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. RR did not have a dedicated head coach for the 2024 edition. Kumar Sangakkara served as the Director of Cricket with Trevor Penny and Shane Bond as … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is set to appoint former India pacer Zaheer Khan as its talent development program head ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction. The appointment marks the return of the 45-year-old left-arm pacer to the IPL fold after two years, having been associated with five-time champions Mumbai Indians from 2018-2022. … Read more
LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka and KL Rahul after an IPL match. Photo: Sportzpics for IPL 3 min read Last Updated : Aug 27 2024 | 8:43 AM IST The last season didn't end on a happy note but senior India batsman KL Rahul has expressed his intentions about being retained to Lucknow Super Giants owner … Read more
Delhi Capitals has initiated talks with former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh regarding a possible coaching role for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Sportstar understands that the franchise, which struggled in the last couple of editions of the IPL, is keen on bringing Yuvraj – one of the icons of Indian cricket – on board, … Read more
The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises appear divided on whether a mega auction should be held ahead of the next season. In a long meeting with the BCCI office-bearers that lasted for more than a couple of hours on Wednesday evening, some franchises apparently argued against having a mega auction and insisted on having more … Read more
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings' enduring bond with Australia continued as it announced the setting up its third international Super Kings Academy in Sydney. Its other international centres are in USA (Dallas) and the United Kingdom (Reading). The Super Kings Academy in Sydney will be located at Cricket Central, 161, Silverwater Road, … Read more
There is an overwhelming sense of emptiness when an event that many feverishly awaited ends. This sentiment was even more pronounced at the end of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL). After matching each other stroke for stroke to become two of the league's fastest-scoring teams, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) delivered … Read more
Former Tamil Nadu cricketer Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan has joined Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as a talent scout for an one-year term. Vidyut, who has played for CSK, will also be a high performance coach for the Super Kings Academies. READ | T20 World Cup 2024: Green ready to 'plug holes' for Australia after IPL roles “Of … Read more
The Indian Premier League 2024 came to an end on Sunday with Kolkata Knight Riders lifting its third IPL trophy following an eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The season stood out for the explosive batting by all teams and saw the record for the highest team total and … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders has been crowned champions of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League after the Shreyas Iyer side marauded Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. The IPL 2024 has witnessed many great performances but the outlier of this season was the Indian youngsters who … Read more
Bengaluru: KKR captain Shreyas Iyer during a practice session ahead of the IPL 2024 match against RCB, at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Photo: PTI) 5 min read Last Updated : May 27 2024 | 6:53 PM IST When Shreyas Iyer recreated Lionel Messi's famous World Cup celebration after lifting the … Read more