With their IPL 2026 playoff hopes hanging by the slimmest of threads, three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders face a must-win situation when they host already-eliminated Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.
For Devdutt Padikkal, sharing the crease with the talismanic Virat Kohli during yet another masterclass was more than just a batting partnership as he described it as a chance to “witness greatness” from the closest possible distance after Kohli’s unbeaten century guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur on Wednesday.
While IPL 2026 has largely belonged to the fearless new generation of batters, legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar believes Virat Kohli reminded everyone that the old guard is far from finished after producing another chase masterclass for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur on Wednesday.
With their IPL 2026 campaign hanging by a thread, Delhi Capitals will look to stay alive when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in a must-win clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during their match against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Sunday.
Ajinkya Rahane’s return for his base sum of Rs 1.5 crore to reigning IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has opened a new debate with regards to the captaincy of the side, that was left vacant after Shreyas Iyer was released.
Starting with a base price of Rs 1.50 crore, Rana became the centre of a fierce tussle between Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Rajasthan Royals.
Venky Mysore, the CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), admitted that it was a very challenging task for them to trim the retentions down to six ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction after winning the previous season.
Tilak Varma has been named captain of the India A team for the men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, which gets underway in Oman on October 18. Varma, who has represented India in four ODIs and 16 T20Is, will have a few other players with international experience for company, with Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Chahar also a part of the squad.
Following his appointment as the next head coach of the Indian National cricket team, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has posted an emotional video bidding farewell to Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders
