Author: Divyansh Mishra

MI had an up and down season in 2025 IPL but showed some good moments and hence there is hope for 2026. Now MI will rework their team and get ready for 2026 IPL. Who will MI release before 2026 IPL? MI might release some players who didn’t play well or weren’t needed before 2026 IPL. Releasing these players will free up spots for new players and create a better team balance: Robin Minz: Minz didn’t do well with his batting. He scored 6 runs in 2 innings with an average of 3 and a strike rate of 40. Because…

After winning the 2025 IPL trophy, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is gearing up for 2026. They might release a few players before the mini-auction but will retain most of their main guys to win again. So, who will RCB release for 2026 IPL? Even after winning, RCB will drop some players to make sure the team is balanced and they stick to their budget for the next auction. Players who might be released are: Liam Livingstone Livingstone cost INR 8.75 crore but didn’t really deliver, scoring only 112 runs and taking just 2 wickets. RCB will look for someone better.…

CSK had a terrible season, missed the playoffs and finished last with just 3 wins in 13 games. They don’t change the team much but this time they used over 20 players and never found a steady batting lineup. So what went wrong for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 and what should they fix for IPL 2026? One big issue was they stuck with players like Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Devon Conway and Vijay Shankar who weren’t playing well and expecting them to turn things around. This plan had worked before but it didn’t work this time. The strategy…

The ICC has written to the PCB listing out the rules that were violated. The PCB is likely to be disciplined for these breaches. The breaches include filming and sharing a video inside the stadium after their 41-run win against UAE in Dubai on Wednesday. This video was posted on their social media. Even after the ICC clarified that match referee Andy Pycroft’s apology was only for miscommunication, the PCB posted videos on social media with a statement. The PCB claimed that Pycroft had apologised to Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and team manager Naveed Akram Cheema and the ICC…

Uthappa revealed how a Karnataka teammate created trouble between him and Karun Nair. Uthappa said he made a general comment in an interview. Then the teammate told Nair it was about him. Uthappa was just venting because he wasn’t picked for the India team even though he was playing well. He played 99 of his 142 First-Class matches for Karnataka. In 2017, he left and played for Saurashtra and Kerala. Uthappa also spoke about why he left Karnataka on the ‘First Umpire’ podcast, as The Indian Express reported. Read Also:- Kapil Dev Slams Pakistan for Boycott Asia Cup Drama I…

During the Asia Cup, a controversy erupted over India-Pakistan match refree Andy Pycroft due to a handshake issue. Sources say minutes before the toss on September 14, Pycroft was told that the teams wouldn’t shake hands. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) filed a complaint against Pycroft, saying he had breached the ICC’s Code of Conduct as the Indian team walked off without shaking hands. PCB wanted him removed from the job. Apparently, four minutes before the toss, Pycroft was told by an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) manager that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with government approval had…

Kapil Dev, former India captain, spoke about the recent T20 Asia Cup match where Indian players didn’t shake hands with the Pakistani team. He said the main thing is to play the match, not to overreact to small things. Dev said whether someone wants to shake hands or hug is up to them. After the match, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube walked off the field without shaking hands with the Pakistan team. Yadav also dedicated the win to the armed forces and supported the victims of Pahalgam attacks during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan on Sunday. This…

IPL’s importance can’t be overstated. This T20 league is as big as the NFL and EPL. IPL players get a surprisingly high per match salary despite salaries being nowhere near other sports. As teams prepare for the upcoming IPL Auction, their focus will be on finances. Teams will drop expensive players who don’t contribute much. This is an opportunity to bid on new talent. With so many skilled cricketers, teams looking for quality players can usually find them. In IPL 2025, each team had INR 120 Cr to spend. For IPL 2026, expect BCCI to increase this to INR 125…

The IPL 2026 mini-auction is just a few months away and there’s been a lot of chatter about potential player trades and names like Sanju Samson, KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin. With the IPL 2026 season starting next summer, teams are already looking at their rosters and figuring out where they can improve. We’ve seen big trades before like Hardik Pandya going from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians for INR 15 crore. He went back to Mumbai Indians before IPL 2024 after leading Gujarat Titans to their first-ever IPL title in 2022. Indian batter trades before the IPL 2026 mini…

IPL 2026 is around the corner and teams are gearing up for a potentially explosive 19th season. IPL 2025 saw some new faces shine, so here are five uncapped players who might be on the move: 1. Ashutosh Sharma: DC to PBKS DC got Ashutosh Sharma for INR 3.8 crore in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction after he was with Punjab Kings in 2024. He started well but faded. DC might trade him and PBKS might get him. 2. Anuj Rawat: GT to RCB, DC Gujarat Titans bought Anuj Rawat for INR 30 Lakh in the IPL 2025 mega auction.…