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Jos Buttler during a practice session. | Photo Credit: PTI Jos Buttler has been around long enough to know that form, like fortune, can be fleeting. And as the veteran England wicketkeeper-batter prepares to begin his Indian Premier League 2026 campaign with Gujarat Titans, he is drawing on experience rather than numbers to move past a disappointing ICC T20 World Cup.Buttler endured a lean run in the global tournament, managing just 87 runs in eight innings at an average of 10.87 and a strike rate of 116. Yet, for the 35-year-old, the challenge heading into the IPL remains unchanged —…

While the defending champion RCB is vying to lift the IPL trophy for the second time, SRH, too, is eyeing a big season this year. Source link

Dhoni has continued playing the IPL ever since retiring from international cricket in 2020. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chennai Super Kings (CSK) icon M.S. Dhoni is set to miss the first two weeks of the IPL due to a calf injury, the franchise said on Saturday (March 28, 2026).Also read: CSK eager to recapture their glory days“MS Dhoni is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a calf strain. As a result, he is likely to miss the first two weeks of TATA IPL 2026,” said CSK in a statement.Dhoni has continued playing the IPL ever since retiring from international cricket…

Elaborate security arrangement seen near M. Chinnaswamy stadium for the opening IPL match. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K The inaugural match of Indian Premiere League (IPL), 2026, commencing at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday (March 28, 2026) is set to witness a high-octane contest between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). While the defending champion RCB is vying to lift the IPL trophy for second time; SRH, too, is eyeing to score big this season. This season (19th IPL edition) will see participation of 10 teams across 12 venues in a total of 74 matches. Also…

In his book Man-Eaters of Kumaon, Jim Corbett recounts following the alarm call of a langur — “khek-khek-khekerr” — to track a tiger. Today, almost every naturalist and self-taught wildlife photographer will tell you the same thing: your eyes, ears and nose are your best guides when searching for the bird or snake that drew you to the forest.Wildlife tourism in India is booming. According to business consulting firm Grand View Research, the wildlife tourism market in India was valued at about $11.2 billion (over ₹1,100 crore) in 2023 and is projected to grow at around 10% annually until 2030.During…

Less than three weeks after India won the ICC T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad, another T20 caravan rolls into view. The Indian Premier League (IPL) commencing at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, will traverse the country and conclude on May 31. Featuring 10 teams and 74 matches, the IPL has grown in stature and gained commercial heft since its inaugural edition in 2008. That just a few days ago defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royalsfound fresh owners spending astronomical rates is a reflection of the league’s high return on investment. Originally started as a counter to…

The shortest format of the game is most amenable to upsets. But in a league as long as the IPL – where each team plays a minimum of 14 games – form and luck tend to even out, with the cream eventually rising to the top.Does that make predictions easy? Definitely not. Elite sport rests on the glorious interplay between risk and reward, and it is anybody’s guess as to which way the balance will tilt.But sports prediction is not an exercise in futility either. There is past history to look at, a wealth of real-time information, and thorough analyses…

SRH’s Pat Cummins and Coach Daniel Vettori. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Sunrisers Hyderabad will take a call on pacer Pat Cummins’ availability in about 10 to 12 days, head coach Daniel Vettori said. Cummins is fit, but is working on his bowling load, Vettori said.“His fitness has been exceptional. He’s been out of the game for an extended period of time, so he’s had time to work on fitness. The only challenge for him was the bowling load. Once he got the all-clear from Cricket Australia to build those bowling loads, it’s a bit of a painstaking…

Image for representational purposes only. Photo credit: Special arrangement Seeking to improve the quality of their coking coal, state-owned miner Coal India informed it would be setting up eight new coking coal washeries, with a combined washing capacity of 21.5 million tonnes a year, at an estimated capital outlay of ₹3,300 crores.Of the eight washeries, five would be set up by the Jharkhand-headquartered Central Coalfields Ltd. They would have a cumulative capacity of 14.5 million tonnes a year. The remainder would be with Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. They would account for a cumulative capacity of 7 million tonnes a year.Coal…

Sai Sudharsan with GT’s batting coach Matthew Hayden. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Batting partnerships are usually measured in numbers — runs, averages, strike rates. But for Sai Sudharsan at Gujarat Titans, the more compelling story lies beneath: influence, and how it shapes decision-making in real time. In his case, that influence is Shubman Gill.Answering who’s had the biggest influence on his batting over a Zoom call on Friday, he said: “I think I should say Shubman Gill because playing alongside him and watching him play in the nets, I think I’ve learned a lot.“It’s about having the game sense.…