IPL 2025 marks Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 4th IPL final appearance without a win, while Punjab Kings have reached the final only once, in 2014, when they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Despite being in strong form, Punjab Kings captain Iyer was left out of India’s Test squad for the England tour, a decision Ponting says he feels gutted about.
The Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings, first team in the history of IPL playoffs to chase down 200+, will lock horns with four-time finalists Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 3 June.
When a player scores heavily, shows leadership across formats, wins trophies, and still doesn’t get a nod, you have to wonder — what exactly is the selection criteria?
While players like K.L. Rahul, Shreyas Iyer & Sai Sudharsan have made impactful performances, some big names such as Rishabh Pant & Ishan Kishan have failed to make notable contributions.
Punjab Kings successfully defended just 111 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi Tuesday, in what Harsha Bhogle described as 'simply one of the greatest matches of the IPL'.
While turnaround has been a reason for celebration with the win, it also marks redemption for these bunch of players who faced a slump in form, criticism & challenges.
In the first Test between the two countries since June’s World Test Championship final that India lost, debutants Shreyas Iyer and Rachin Ravindra stood tall amongst stalwarts.
“They’ve been blaming our party—blaming Nehru—for the delay in Hyderabad’s annexation. By giving Razakar an award, what message are we sending out?” a senior Muslim leader of Telangana Congress said.
Return to hyphenation is dreaded because our successive govts have laboured for three decades to rid us of what we see as the equivalence big powers used to draw between us and Pakistan. Three things follow.
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