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IPL 2024: Flying to Turkey cheaper than watching RCB play in Bengaluru

The premier ticket for the RCB match against the Punjab Kings on March 25 was priced at Rs 52,938

RCB needs Indian staff members for better performance: Virendra Sehwag

Sehwag says Indian players in RCB might experience challenges in effective communication due to team's foreign coaching staff

'Enforce sale of RCB to a new owner': Mahesh Bhupathi tells BCCI

Indian tennis player says RCB should be go to a new owner who will care to build the franchisee

England's legendary spin bowler Derek Underwood passes away at 78

Derek Underwood, England's best spinner in the post-World War II era, who gave a torrid time to the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, passed away at Kent on Monday. He was 78. Underwood, a practitioner of slow left-arm orthodox spin, was highly regarded by his contemporaries because of his pin-point accuracy, something which made him 'Deadly' on uncovered pitches of the 60s and 70s. The Bromley-man had numbers to match his reputation too -- 297 wickets from 86 Tests, the most by an England spinner, and in a First-Class career that spanned 24 years he took 2,465 wickets. But the numbers told only a part of the story. One of Underwood's finest moments on the field came in 1977 when he took 29 wickets to help England beat India 3-1 in a five-match series. It was the Three Lions' first series win on these shores since their victory in the 1933-34 tour under the legendary Douglas Jardine. Hedley Verity, another crafty left-arm spinner, was the architect of that triumph, taking 24 wickets acros

T20Is 6 sixes in an over: Nepal's Airee joins Pollard, Yuvraj in elite list

The 24-year-old Airee remained unbeaten on a 21-ball 64 that included three fours and seven sixes at a monstrous strike rate of 304.76

Hotel bookings, airfares on strong wicket as IPL fever catches on

According to Thomas Cook India, online searches for travel during the IPL months are up 25 per cent when compared to last year

25-30% more Indian fans flying across globe for key sporting events in 2024

Indian sports fans are flying across the world in huge numbers for T20 World Cup 2024 as well as Wimbledon in London, and Formula One races in Abu Dhabi, Singapore and Bahrain

ODI World Cup 2027: Wanderers, Kingsmead, Newlands among eight SA venues

Eight of South Africa's top cricket stadiums, including Wanderers in Johannesburg, Durban's Kingsmead and Newlands in Cape Town, have been confirmed as venues for the 2027 ICC ODI World Cup, a News24 report said on Wednesday. The 2027 World Cup will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia across October and November. Cricket South Africa's (CSA) chief executive officer, Pholetsi Moseki said the venues were decided keeping in mind the availability of hotel rooms and airport. "The exercise (of choosing the venues) was a scientific one and also included the number of hotel rooms and the availability of an airport. If there was disappointment, it was also tempered by the reality that was based on the venues that were chosen," Moseki was quoted as saying by the South African website. Moseki further stated that it was hard for them to leave out the three venues in Benoni, JB Marks Oval and Diamond Oval. "We do indeed have 11 ICC-accredited venues, so it was hard to leav

LSG vs GT Highlights, IPL 2024: Yash Thakur leads Lucknow to big win at home

Indian Premier League 2024 Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans highlights: Yash Thakur became the first bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in IPL 2024 as Lucknow beat Gujarat by 33 runs

IPL to international cricket: Top 10 fastest deliveries bowled in history

Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery in cricket's history when he cloaked a delivery at 161.3 kmph against England in the year 2003

Record 350 million viewers tune in to watch IPL 2024 for first 10 matches

IPL 2024: Tournament broadcaster Disney Star said the overall watch-time for the 2024 IPL tournament was 8,028 crore minutes, a 20 per cent jump compared to the last season

Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle invests in gaming startup Hitwicket

Bhogle is expected to help the company expand its global outreach to 50 million downloads within the next two years, from 5 million downloads currently

Mumbai cricketers to get 100% pay raise from 2024-25 domestic season

The decision was approved at the MCA's recent apex council meeting. It will effectively double a player's earnings through the season, as per ESPNCricinfo

JioCinema sees 51% increase in first day viewership figures of IPL 2024

A total of 6.6 billion minutes of watch time was also recorded during the IPL 2024 opening match which was won by the Chennai Super Kings against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru

IPL 2024 FAQ: Double bouncers to smart play system, all you need to know

For IPL 2024, the IPL Governing Council (GC) has made several changes to the existing rules and introduced new ones such as the Smart Play System as well

Indian Premier League 2023: 70% of viewers Gen Z and millennials

73 per cent of IPL 2023 viewers tuned into the tournament digitally, of which 30 per cent preferred watching it solely on mobile

Angel One signs strategic partnership deal with Indian Premier League

The deal is for five years from 2024-2028 where Angel One will serve as an Associate Partner of IPL in the financial services category

RCB has been officially renamed as Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of IPL

It's a dream of mine to know how it feels like winning IPL trophy, says Kohli

IPL to introduce Smart Replay System to bolster accuracy in decision making

A Smart Replay System will be introduced in the upcoming IPL to bolster speed and accuracy in decision making. The TV umpire will get inputs directly from two operators of the Hawk-Eye system who will sit in the same room as him and help with images captured from eight hi-speed cameras placed across the ground, a report in ESPNCricinfo stated. Under the new system, the role of the TV broadcast director becomes redundant who serves as a conduit' between the umpire and the Hawk-Eye operators. The new system will enable the TV umpire to analyse more visuals than before including split-screen images, and will also broadcast live his interactions with the Hawk-Eye operators so that the viewers have clear understanding of the thought process. The system will be able to help the umpire with more and clear visuals from different angles when it comes to judging catches near boundary ropes, caught behind, leg-before, stumping or even those catches which are taken inches off the turf. The BC

IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony: Sonu-Rahman to perform at the mega event

IPL 2024 Opening Ceremony will take place at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on March 22, 2024. Sonu-Rahman to perform patriotic songs, while Akshay-Tiger will promote their upcoming movie