The BCCI central contracts for men are yet to be released, fuelling speculations over some rejigging in the A+ category following the retirement of stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja from the T20 format. While the women’s central contract list with 16 names across three categories was released on Monday, the men’s list which had 30 names last time, is expected…

Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants will be entering a new leadership phase when they square off against each other in their first match of IPL 2025 on Monday in Visakhapatnam. Delhi Capitals will be led by all-rounder Axar Patel while LSG will be playing under Rishabh Pant, who captained the Delhi-based franchise in 2024. During the mega auctions, LSG let go off…

CSK duo in ‘ball tampering’ row from MI clash in IPL 2025© X (Twitter) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) secured a convincing 4-wicket victory against Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 opener on Sunday, with MS Dhoni‘s lightening quick hands behind the stumps arguably becoming the biggest talking point. Rachin Ravindra‘s 65 and Noor Ahmad‘s 4-wicket haul were the top…

Premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will “heavily consider” captaining South African national team if CSA offers him the top job and is not averse to the tough multi-tasking which is essential for the role. Rabada along with Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins forms the great modern pace bowlers’ troika. Among them, Cummins is the regular Australian captain while Bumrah has been a stop-gap…

The anticipation for the ‘Legends Faceoff’ has just hit a whole new level! As the countdown intensifies, The Sports Front, a trailblazer in global sports entertainment, is ecstatic to unveil an electrifying update-eight more football legends are set to join the historic showdown between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid Legends on April 6, 2025, at the iconic DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Brace…

File image of Tamim Iqbal.© ICC Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal on Monday underwent angioplasty after suffering a heart attack during a Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match in Dhaka. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the incident occurred in the first innings of the 50-over-a-side contest between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club when the 36-year-old Iqbal felt pain in his…

India women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, her deputy Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma were on Monday retained in Grade A, the highest category of central contracts offered by BCCI. Pacer Renuka Thakur, all-rounder Jemimah Rodrigues, wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh and opener Shafali Verma managed to hold on to their Grade B contracts. Left-arm orthodox bowler Rajeshwari Gaikwad, who was in Grade B last…

Unarguably one of the most exciting pace bowling talents in the game, Mayank Yadav has had several injury troubles hamper his rise in the global cricketing spectrum. As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign began, fans held their breaths hoping to see the express pacer take giant strides forward in his career. However, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer has shared a…

The Impact Player IPL rule has been much talked about since it was introduced in 2023. Under this rule, a team is allowed to substitute one of its players as and when they deem it fit. For example, after a certain team finishes it bowling innings, it can replace one of the bowlers with a batter. It gives the team extra advantage. However,…

As the countdown intensifies for the ‘Legends Faceoff’, eight more football greats, including the likes of Xavi Hernandez and Michael Owen, are set to join the historic showdown between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid Legends, scheduled for April 6 at the iconic DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Stepping onto the pitch to add even more magic to this clash of titans other than…

Arjun Tendulkar‘s initiation in the IPL has not been extraordinary. With the expectations sky high from the left-arm pace allrounder, who is Sachin Tendulkar‘s son, Arjun took three wickets in the IPL 2023 in four matches for five-time champions Mumbai Indians. He could not take any wicket in the only match that he played in IPL 2024. Yuvraj Singh‘s father Yograj Singh, a…

File image of Shakib Al-Hasan.© AFP A Bangladeshi court ordered the seizure of cricketer Shakib Al-Hasan’s assets in the latest legal headache for the sports star over his allegiance to the country’s former leader. Shakib is a former lawmaker from the party of autocratic ex-leader Sheikh Hasina, who was overthrown in a student-led uprising last year and fled by helicopter to neighbouring India….

A 3-0 thrashing of Maldives in their first international match of the year will certainly boost their confidence, but India will be wary of a tricky Bangladesh in their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round match here on Tuesday. India notched a commanding win over lower-ranked Maldives here on March 19, which marked the first win under the charge of Manolo Marquez. The…

A one format player now, 35-year-old Australia and Punjab Kings all-rounder Marcus Stoinis wants to push boundaries by playing for long and he says, a ready reckoner in how to do it has already been created by 40-plus stalwarts like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Faf du Plessis. The cricketing world was left surprised with his decision to retire from ODIs ahead of the…

The fanfare around MS Dhoni has reached fever pitch once again, as he donned the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) colours for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. Dhoni wowed fans with lightning-quick reflexes behind the stumps, before enchanting the crowd by coming out to bat at the very end. While he did not need to score any runs here, Kolkata Knight Riders…