David Warner: 6,565 runs. AB de Villiers: 5,162. Chris Gayle: 4,965. Faf du Plessis: 4,773. Jos Buttler: 4,120. Five overseas batters, five completely different batting identities, one common thread: sustained run-scoring across multiple seasons against the best T20 bowling attacks in the world. As the IPL session begins, these five records represent the benchmark that […]
David Warner: 6,565 runs. AB de Villiers: 5,162. Chris Gayle: 4,965. Faf du Plessis: 4,773. Jos Buttler: 4,120. Five overseas batters, five completely different batting identities, one common thread: sustained run-scoring across multiple seasons against the best T20 bowling attacks in the world. As the IPL session begins, these five records represent the benchmark that […]
Every CSK playing XI discussion this season starts in the same place and ends with the same unresolved question. Where does MS Dhoni bat, how many overs does he get, and does his presence strengthen or complicate the team’s structure? Chennai Super Kings have enough quality around him to compete regardless, Ruturaj Gaikwad anchoring the […]
Karun Nair’s 89 off 40 balls last season was the kind of innings that keeps a player in selection conversations long after their average says they should not be there. That average, 24.75 across eight matches, is the number Delhi Capitals cannot ignore when building their IPL batting order. Abishek Porel scored 301 runs in […]
Abrar Ahmed has taken 52 wickets in 38 T20I matches at an average of 17.37 and an economy rate of 6.67, with a best of 4 for 9. James Coles became the auction’s most expensive signing when London Spirit secured the uncapped English all-rounder after an extended bidding contest. The contrast between those two transactions […]
India won in Ahmedabad on March 10. By June, they face Afghanistan in a one-off Test and three ODIs. By July, they tour England for five T20Is and three ODIs. By October, they are in New Zealand for two Tests, five ODIs, and five T20Is. In between, Sri Lanka Tests, three T20Is in the UAE […]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru open their IPL campaign on March 28 against SunRisers Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the same venue where they finished IPL 2025 with nine wins from 14 matches. Their next confirmed fixture is against Chennai Super Kings on April 5, followed by Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on April 10 and Mumbai Indians […]
David Warner walks into PSL as a captain with runs, experience, and a settled squad around him. Ashton Turner walks in with a completely reshaped Multan Sultans side, Steve Smith as his most credible senior presence, and a bowling attack that does not yet have an answer to the question every T20 captain dreads: who […]
Mumbai Indians open at Wankhede on March 29 against Kolkata Knight Riders at 7:30 PM IST. Their next fixture takes them to Delhi to face the Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Then Guwahati for Rajasthan Royals at Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Then back to Wankhede for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Four matches, three venues, two away […]
Mitchell Starc is not missing Delhi Capitals’ early fixtures because something went wrong. He is missing because Cricket Australia planned it this way, and franchise cricket lost the argument. After the Ashes cycle and a packed red-ball schedule, Starc is being preserved for international commitments that Cricket Australia has prioritised above IPL availability. Delhi knew […]
Lucknow Super Giants walked into this season’s auction with a bowling plan built around Wanindu Hasaranga. Then his hamstring went. Now, Anrich Nortje, the alternative, carries availability questions of his own after limited exposure last season. Two overseas bowling options, both compromised before a ball is bowled. What LSG does next, how they structure their […]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have produced some of the most entertaining cricket the IPL has seen without winning the title as often as their talent warranted. The question this exercise asks is simple: if you built an XI from every player who ever wore that jersey, selecting on role clarity and tactical fit rather than pure […]