The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter will play for CSK in the IPL 2026 after being traded from the Rajasthan Royals before the mini auction in 2025. Samson has made 4704 runs in 176 IPL matches at an average of 30 and has hit 26 half-centuries and three centuries.
As the five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) gear up for the upcoming IPL season, legendary Indian wicketkeeper/batter Mahendra Singh Dhoni and CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad batted in the nets side by side and smashed the deliveries in equal measure on Su
Harpreet Brar takes a four-wicket haul, KL Rahul and Shreyas Gopal hit fifties, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a 19-ball duck on his birthday, and Shahbaz Ahmed's 11-wicket haul in Bengal's win over Haryana in the ongoing Ranji Trophy on Day 3.
Maharashtra's Ruturaj Gaikwad has made history by becoming the batter with the highest average in List A cricket, days after being dropped from India's ODI squad for the upcoming New Zealand series.
After being left out of the squad for New Zealand ODIs, Gaikwad, who had scored his maiden ODI ton against South Africa last year, delivered his second ton of the ongoing season and levelled with Ankit Bawne's record for joint-most centuries in the tournament's history, both having 15 each.
Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh (24 and 20 points in Group A), UP and Vidarbha (28 and 20 points in Group B), Punjab and Mumbai (24 and 20 points in Group C) and Delhi and Saurashtra (24 and 20 points in Group D) hold the top two positions in their respective Elite-level groups.
After being left out of the squad for New Zealand ODIs, Gaikwad, who had scored his maiden ODI ton against South Africa last year, delivered his second ton of the ongoing season and levelled with Ankit Bawne's record for joint-most centuries in tournament's history, both having 15 each. Whi
Aman scored a brilliant 200* in 154 balls, with 12 fours and 13 sixes during his side's VHT clash against Bengal on Tuesday, against a solid bowling attack of Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, Shahbaz Ahmed and Mukesh Kumar. With this, he became the ninth batter to hit a double ton in VHT, joining
Several standout individual performances marked Saturday's Vijay Hazare Trophy action as teams across the country produced high-scoring encounters, dramatic finishes and commanding wins.
India's star batter Shreyas Iyer has been given conditional clearance by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru as he continues his recovery from a spleen injury sustained during India's tour of Australia in October 2025.
Madhya Pradesh (16 points), UP (16 points), Mumbai (16 points), Odisha (12 points) finished at the top of their respective groups in the elite competition.
Sarfaraz Khan's 157 off 75 balls for Mumbai, Ruturaj Gaikwad's 124 for Maharashtra, Mohammed Shami's two-fer and respective four-wicket hauls by Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar for Bengal, Anshul Kamboj's four-fer for Haryana, and Krunal Pandya's unbeaten 109 off 63 balls, among others, has been