Author: Divyansh Mishra

It’s match day for the 57th game of the IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata where the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) face off against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 7:30 PM IST, the game starts off. KKR, who have five wins and five losses from 11 games plus one rained-out match, must win this to keep their hopes alive. With 11 points and a net run rate of +0.249, they now lie sixth on the table. Having just pulled a slim victory over the Rajasthan Royals, they will be trying to build on…

The first loss for Mumbai Indians turned out to be their seventh game after the nail-bitter win for Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede ground. Titans had a tough chase with the rain and wind with a tricky pitch there to add to their woes. Indians set a score of 155; however, the Titans played cautiously, considering the weather. However, after the rain delay, the goal was revised to 147 in 19 overs, and they won under the last ball with three wickets in hand.  Both made mistakes which could’ve afforded the opportunity for recovery. Four dropped catching chances-in which Guj…

On Tuesday, the Mumbai Indians had to bring in pacer Ashwani Kumar as a concussion substitute for Corbin Bosch after he got hit on the helmet during the last over of the first innings in Match 56 of the Indian Premier League at Wankhede Stadium. Bosch scored 27 runs off 22 balls, hitting one four and two sixes, but while trying to hit a fast ball from Prasidh Krishna, he took a hit to the head. He got some treatment from the physio but ended up getting run out on the next ball. In a tough match against the Gujarat…

Rahul Vaidya, a singer and reality show star, has garnered fresh media attention following the rumors about cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Avneet Kaur. The issue began when Kohli liked an Avneet post on Instagram, which triggered a brigade of memes and reactions. Rahul Vaidya added to the drama from behind-the-scenes of another cooking show he is part of, Laughter Chefs 2, by saying Kohli had blocked him on Instagram at one point, shedding some light on the negative developments thereafter. In a recent video at the airport, Rahul opened up about his anger over the trolling his wife Disha…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is hoping that Taskin Ahmed will be completely fit before the start of the Sri Lanka series on June 17. The series will include two Tests, three T20s, and three ODIs. The series would open starting with the First Test at Galle on June 17, whereas the Second Test shall see action at Colombo from June 25. Taskin missed the recent Test series against Zimbabwe due to an Achilles tendon injury for which he has been under treatment in London. He, however, will not be part of the series against Pakistan and UAE but the Board…

In an IPL match on Tue, May 6, with the Gujarat Titans, Suryakumar Yadav created history for the Mumbai Indians. He has been making his powers felt this season as he surpassed a record once held by Sachin Tendulkar for MI. Just a few days earlier, he flourished by scoring more than 25 runs for the 11th consecutive time. He scored 35 runs against GT at the Wankhede Stadium, taking his IPL 2025 aggregate beyond 500 runs. Three seasons with 500-plus runs now stand as the most for the MI, surpassing Tendulkar and Quinton De Kock. Suryakumar went past 500…

Set as the venue for the 57th match of IPL 2025, Eden Gardens in Kolkata will witness a showdown between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. The proceedings of the match begin at 7:30 PM IST on May 7. KKR will go all-out for the win to push for playoffs, while CSK, having been out of the tournament, will fight to restore some self-respect.  Ajinkya Rahane vs. Noor Ahmad Rahane, the KKR captain, has had a great season so far, scoring three fifties. But spinners obtain their wickets from him seven times more than anything else according to ESPNcricinfo.…

Former England and Zimbabwe player Gary Ballance has joined Zimbabwe’s coaching staff as a consultant for their tour of England, starting with their one-off Test at Trent Bridge on May 22. Ballance is well experienced in English cricket and played most of his cricket with Yorkshire. He played 23 Tests for England between 2014 and 2017 and was the third fastest Englishman to 1000 Test runs, though his record has since been equalled by Harry Brook. Unfortunately, after some rough patches, the end came for Ballance in England colours in 2017. Subsequently Ballance made the rarer of all moves of…

According to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, the Indian cricket team will name the squad for the Test tour of England in almost two weeks. He spoke to The Times of India and said that it might be done on or around May 20, which is when the first IPL playoffs are to be held in Hyderabad. The Indian team is set for 5 Tests from June 20, starting the new cycle of the World Test Championship. There is more ambiguity surrounding the team. While Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are bound to continue, it is the other spots that are…

Virat Kohli relinquished his duties as captain of India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru due to pressure. He resigned as T20I captain and RCB in 2021, and then months later, to everyone’s shock, he resigned as Test captain as well. The 36-year-old shared with RCB in a recent interview how overwhelming it was to deal with the expectations on him as a captain and player.  “There was once a point when it became really tough for me because there was just too much happening in my career. I was captain of India for about 7-8 years and led RCB for nine…