IPL PIX: Salt, Kohli sizzle as RCB crush RR by 9 wkts

IMAGE: (Left) IPL legends RCB's Virat Kohli and MI's Rohit Sharma. (Right) Pakistan cricketer Hasan Ali. Photograph: BCCI and Stu Forster/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives With the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Indian Premier League's (IPL) schedule clashing this time around, Pakistan's right-arm seamer Hasan Ali expressed optimism with a jaw-dropping remark that fans and viewers would "leave" IPL for PSL, Pakistan's premier T20 tournament, if the players perform well. PSL, which was ...

IMAGE: Virat Kohli showed glimpses of his old form during the recent Champions Trophy with 218 runs from five matches at an average of 54. Photograph: Royal Challengers Bengaluru/Instagram Virat Kohli might have tweaked his batting approach a bit over the years, but former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has little doubt that the champion batter will have a 'big impact' on the fortunes of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025. Kohli showed glimpses of his old form during the recent ...

IMAGE: The defeat against Mumbai Indians was the 45th home loss for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Photograph: BCCI/X Delhi Capitals equalled Royal Challengers Bengaluru's record for most home losses in the IPL after a dramatic 12-run defeat against Mumbai Indians on Sunday.The defeat against MI was the 45th home loss for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi to equal RCB's record, who have suffered defeats in 45 matches at the M Chinnaswammy Stadium in ...

IMAGE: RCB's wicket-keeper/batter Jitesh Sharma said mentor Dinesh Karthik identified some shortcomings in his batting and worked on them. Photograph: BCCI Jitesh Sharma has attributed his recent success in the shortest format to the efforts put in by Royal Challengers Bengaluru mentor Dinesh Karthik, who believes that the 31-year-old wicket-keeper/batter can be a true '360' degree player. Jitesh endured an indifferent IPL 2024 for Punjab Kings, scoring just 187 runs from 14 matches at an ...

'Having superior data, better data than anyone else, gives you a potential advantage in decision-making.' IMAGE: RCB's Director of Cricket Mo Bobat during the recently held RCB Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit Powered by Leaders. Photograph: RCB/X Relying on data science has become an integral part of the planning of teams featuring in the IPL and when blended with perfect balance of "gut feeling", it certainly improves decision-making, saoid Mo Bobat, Director of Cricket at Royal ...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday and accused an YouTube advertisement of disparaging its trademark. IMAGE: RCB claimed Uber Moto's YouTube advertisement titled "Baddies in Bengaluru ft. Travis Head" disparaged its trademark. Photograph: BCCI Justice Saurabh Banerjee, after hearing submissions of parties on RCB's interim plea for injunction, reserved its order. Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited filed a suit against Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd claiming ...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's push for a maiden home victory this season will depend on their batters taming the canny Yuzvendra Chahal in the IPL match against a supremely confident Punjab Kings in Bengaluru on Friday. IMAGE: RCB camp can take a slight consolation from the fact that they batted first against GT and DC and their spinners took full advantage of a no-dew atmosphere. Photograph: BCCI Chahal, in the company of off-spinner Glenn Maxwell, will have noticed Bengaluru batters' ...

Dinesh Karthik may have spent his career in M S Dhoni's shadow but his contributions to Indian cricket, especially in the IPL, deserve a legacy all his own, asserts Sudhir Bisht. IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings' Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Dinesh Karthik during IPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. Photograph: ANI Photo   Dinesh Karthik (DK) has been the quintessential Number 2 wicket-keeper batsman of Indian cricket. DK, for most part of his best ...

'We are not a team that looks at venue, we look to play positive and good cricket' IMAGE: RCB skipper Rajat Patidar acknowledged the contribution of Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s clinical nine-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals drew praise from within the camp, with skipper Rajat Patidar and opener Devdutt Padikkal crediting experience, composure, and positive intent for their dominant performance in Jaipur.   RCB skipper Rajat Patidar acknowledged ...