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Jan William Langford was on a work assignment as a broadcast engineer for BCCI/IPL matches. File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters A 76-year-old British broadcast engineer, working with the BCCI for the IPL 2026 matches, died after he was found unconscious in his room at a hotel in south Mumbai, police said on Tuesday (March 31, 2026).Jan William Langford was found unconscious in his room on Monday(March 30, 2026) morning, following which he was rushed to Bombay Hospital by the hotel management. He was declared dead on arrival, an official said.Langford was on a work assignment as a broadcast engineer…

Rajasthan Royals’ Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the wicket of Chennai Super Kings’ Shivam Dube. | Photo Credit: PTI Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja described his exit from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as emotional after a long and successful stint, but said he has accepted the change as part of his journey.Jadeja said he is enjoying his return to Rajasthan Royals, the franchise where he began his IPL career and won his first title and is approaching the new phase with a positive mindset, aiming to both learn and share his experience with the team.Jadeja was part of the Rajasthan…

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey at a pre-season fan event, at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on March 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batting coach Michael Hussey admitted his side was outplayed by Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 opener on Monday (March 30, 2026) in Guwahati. He noted that the pitch, which had been under covers, offered early movement that CSK’s batters struggled to adapt to.Hussey, however, remains optimistic, expecting significantly improved batting performances going forward in the tournament.Fiery bowling spells from Jofra Archer, Ravindra Jadeja…

A view of the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Reuters In a move viewed by a section of analysts as a temporary relief to banking credit lines for brokers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has deferred the implementation of the Amendment Directions on Capital Market Exposures by three months to July 1, 2026.The RBI had issued the final Amendment Directions on Capital Market Exposure on February 13, 2026, after due consideration of the feedback received as part of public consultation. These Amendment Directions were aimed primarily to provide an enabling framework for banks to finance acquisitions by Indian…

Punjab Kings’ coach Ricky Ponting. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Punjab Kings enters the IPL season without one of its unsung heroes from last campaign, Josh Inglis.The Australia wicketkeeper-batter played the role of an enforcer at No. 3 when called upon, providing lightning-quick starts even after an early dismissal.While efficiently replacing Inglis — who has made a move to Lucknow Super Giants — is seen as a tough task, PBKS chief coach Ricky Ponting insisted that there was a plethora of options to occupy the seat vacated by him. Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Suryansh Shedge and Vishnu Vinod…

Gujarat Titans’ batting coach Matthew Hayden. File | Photo Credit: PTI Gujarat Titans opener B. Sai Sudharsan’s batting in IPL 2025 was pure poetry in motion.The southpaw was at his elegant best for a major part of the season and eventually scaled a peak when he bagged the Orange Cap for his 759-run effort.But the 24-year-old is not resting on past laurels. In fact, Sai Sudharsan, in batting coach Matthew Hayden’s words, is going above and beyond to become better than the near-perfect player he was last term.“It has been a privilege to watch him and Shubman Gill prepare,” Hayden…

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer during the practice session ahead of the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Fire and ice will collide when Punjab Kings rolls out the red carpet for Gujarat Titans in the IPL duel at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium here on Tuesday (March 31, 2026).A clash of philosophies is on the cards as PBKS and GT adopt vastly different styles to achieve the same objective of racking up mammoth totals. While the Punjab outfit goes bang-bang from ball one, the Gujarat team brings a semblance of calm without…

Chennai Super Kings’ Anshul Kamboj bowls out Rajasthan Royals’ Dhruv Jurel during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati, India, March 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP After the skies threatened to open up, Rajasthan Royals produced a downpour of wickets as Chennai Super Kings was consigned to a disastrous start in the season opener at the ACA-Barsapara Stadium here on Monday (March 30, 2026). The relentless display from the hosts’ bowlers knocked out the visitors for 127.Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a 17-ball 52, with five towering sixes and four crisp fours, as…

The government on Monday (March 30, 2026) left interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the eighth straight quarter, beginning April 1, 2026.”The rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of FY 2026-27, starting from April 1, 2026, and ending on June 30, 2026, shall remain unchanged from those notified for the fourth quarter (January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026) of FY 2025-26,” the Finance Ministry said in a notification.As per the notification, deposits under the Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme will attract an interest rate of 8.2%, while the…

JioStar has ‌terminated its broadcast deals in Bangladesh for the Indian Premier ​League cricket tournament, saying its local partner defaulted ⁠on payments. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mukesh Ambani’s entertainment venture JioStar has ‌terminated its broadcast deals in Bangladesh for the Indian Premier ​League cricket tournament, saying its local partner defaulted ⁠on payments, according to a document seen by Reuters.Bangladesh in January banned IPL broadcasts after one of its teams, Kolkata Knight Riders, dropped Bangladesh pacer ‌Mustafizur Rahman on Indian cricket board’s instruction, just as tensions rose between the two countries following the killing ‌of a Hindu man in Bangladesh.Though…