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Punjab Kings bowler Harpreet Brar being greeted by teammates after wicket of Jacob during the IPL T20 Match at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Punjab Kings’ bowling coach James Hopes said that not creating enough chances allowed Royal Challengers Bengaluru to post an above-par 222 for four during their IPL 2026 match here on Sunday.“We need to tidy up some areas. Today, once again, I felt like we were always chasing our tail with the ball, not creating enough opportunities early. We controlled the PowerPlay pretty well, but every time…

Dhoni during CSK’s practice session ahead of their IPL match against SRH, at Chepauk in Chennai on May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam In 2021, after guiding Chennai Super Kings to a fourth IPL title, M.S. Dhoni, speaking at a celebration event in the city, remarked, “Hopefully, my last T20 will be in Chennai. Whether it’s next year or in five years, we don’t really know.”Two years later, in 2023, after lifting the IPL trophy for a record-equalling fifth time in Ahmedabad, Dhoni, while acknowledging it would be good to go out on a high, felt he had to work hard to come…

From left, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Aniket Verma, Ishan Kishan and Travis Head during a practice session ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. File | Photo Credit: PTI When Chennai Super Kings set foot at the MAC Stadium for one last time this IPL season to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Monday (May 18, 2026), there will be heightened expectations for more than one reason.Even as CSK looks to maximise its home advantage in a must-win encounter, there is curiosity over whether M.S. Dhoni…

Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Ishan Kishan in conversation with team’s bowling coach Varun Aaron. File | Photo Credit: ANI Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling coach Varun Aaron said the team’s persistence with “X-factor” bowlers like Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain had paid off.“I’ve been seeing Praful, Sakib, and Eshan [Malinga] for the past three years. Going into this season, the discussion we had within the management was to have bowlers who could provide that X-factor on any surface… especially on the surface we play in Hyderabad, which doesn’t really offer too much for the bowlers,” Aaron said on the eve of Sunrisers’ IPL…

Delhi Capitals’ skipper Axar Patel shakes hands with the RR skipper Riyan Parag during the toss of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday, May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match on Sunday (May 17, 2026).Tripurana Vijay makes his debut for DC. For RR as well, Ravi Singh makes his debut, replacing Ravindra Jadeja due to “workload management,” as per…

The total exports were $2,448.53 million (₹20,952.26 crore) in the same month in 2025, as per the data by the industry apex body GJEPC. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s gems and jewellery exports declined by 9.07% at $2,226.45 million (₹20,825.01 crore) in April following the West Asia conflict, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council said.The total exports were $2,448.53 million (₹20,952.26 crore) in the same month in 2025, as per the data by the industry apex body GJEPC.”Decline in exports is mainly due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, which has caused worldwide disruptions affecting exports. Besides geopolitical…

Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer, left, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Jitesh Sharma during the toss before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between PBKS and RCB, in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, Sunday, May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss in his 100th IPL game as skipper and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru here on Sunday (May 17, 2026).Punjab made two changes to their playing XI from the last match, bringing in Harpreet Brar and Lockie Ferguson.Jitesh Sharma, who is leading RCB in this game in the absence…

According to the data, North America continued to dominate India’s export basket with exports of $97.7 billion accounting for 22.1% of total exports. | Photo Credit: Reuters North America, North-East Asia, and Latin America together accounted for over 35% of India’s merchandise exports, which stood at $441.78 billion in 2025-26, reflecting a gradual shift towards a more diversified and resilient global trade structure, according to Commerce Ministry data.Exports to East Africa increased 13.7% to $12.6 billion, accounting for 2.9% of India’s exports, while North Africa rose 14.8% to $8 billion with a 1.8% share.”India’s exports in 2025-26 reflected increasing geographic…

A Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pump station. Image used for representation purpose only. FIle | Photo Credit: The Hindu For the second time in 48 hours national capital Delhi along with several other cities in Northern India woke up to an increased price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) with the price of the retail auto fuel hiked ₹1 for every kilogram starting on Sunday (May 17, 2026).Petrol and diesel prices hike updatesCNG is now priced from at ₹80.09 per kilogram in the NCT of Delhi with the latest hike. Previously, on Friday (May 15, 2026) CNG prices were hiked by…

Bangladesh’s Litton Das celebrates after scoring a century during the first day of the second Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on May 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das hit a sublime century as Bangladesh recovered from early trouble on the opening day of the second and final cricket test against Pakistan on Saturday (May 16, 2026).He hammered 126 runs off 159 balls with 16 fours and two sixes to help Bangladesh post 278 all out in its first innings before Pakistan reached 21 without loss at stumps,…