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#RCB #IPL #Axar #Patel #leaves #field #retired #hurt #Royal #Challengers #Bengaluru">RCB vs DC IPL 2026: Axar Patel leaves the field retired hurt against Royal Challengers Bengaluru Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel was forced to walk off the field retired hurt after he suffered cramps in the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
Axar was batting at 26 off 19 balls in DC’s chase when the all-rounder suffered cramps on his calf and after a consultation with the physios, decided he could not continue batting.
Axar’s departure came at a critical time in DC’s chase when the match was hanging in the balance. DC were 135/4 in 16 overs chasing 175, with only one pure batter in David Miller left in the dugout. The South African came into bat after Axar left the field.
It is pertinent to note that because Axar Patel was retired hurt, he can come into bat if a wicket happens to fall, provided he regains his fitness.
Published on Apr 18, 2026
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel was forced to walk off the field retired hurt after…
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RCB vs DC Live Score, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru takes on Delhi Capitals; Live updates, match news, toss at 3:00 PM
RCB vs DC Live Score, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru takes on Delhi Capitals; Live updates, match news, toss at 3:00 PM Today marks the 18th anniversary of the first match of the very first IPL season way back in 2008. Incidentally, the first match was also held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium when Royal Challengers Bengaluru took on Kolkata Knight Riders.
It was a debut to forget for RCB as it suffered 140 run loss and the host will be looking to flip the script against Delhi Capitals today and extend its winning momentum. Today’s fixture will also be RCB’s 100th IPL game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
#RCB #Live #Score #IPL #Royal #Challengers #Bengaluru #takes #Delhi #Capitals #Live #updates #match #news #toss
Today marks the 18th anniversary of the first match of the very first IPL season way back in 2008. Incidentally, the first match was also held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium when Royal Challengers Bengaluru took on Kolkata Knight Riders.
It was a debut to forget for RCB as it suffered 140 run loss and the host will be looking to flip the script against Delhi Capitals today and extend its winning momentum. Today’s fixture will also be RCB’s 100th IPL game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Today marks the 18th anniversary of the first match of the very first IPL season…
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#Abhishek #Sharma #Axar #Patel #added #NADAs #RTP #quarter">Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel added to NADA’s RTP for second quarter of 2026
India’s T20 World Cup-winning stars Abhishek Sharma and Axar Patel were noticeable additions to the National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA) Registered Testing Pool, which was dominated by athletics, for the second quarter of the ongoing year.
Abhishek and Axar have replaced Smriti Mandhana and Shreyas Iyer in the latest list of 348 sportspersons in the RTP who will be required to share their whereabouts with the anti-doping agency and be available for testing in a specified window everyday.
Three failures to provide whereabouts is considered a doping violation.
The other cricketing names remained unchanged with Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, K L Rahul Arshdeep Singh and Tilak Verma among those picked.
From the women’s team, which won a historic ODI World Cup last year, all-rounder Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma continue to be on the list alongside Renuka Singh Thakur. In all, 14 cricketers have been placed in the list by the NADA.
The athletics count, which was 118 in the previous NADA RTP, rose to 134 now and featured all major names such as steeplechaser Avinash Sable, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, decathlete Tejaswin Shankar and sprinter Animesh Kujur among others.
Long jumpers Shaili Singh and M Sreeshankar and discus thrower Tajinderpal Singh Toor have also been named.
There are three archers as well in veteran Deepika Kumari, Rakesh Kumar Archery and celebrated para-archer Sheetal Devi.
From hockey, senior stars Manpreet Singh, skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas and Hardik Singh are there along with women’s team captain Salima Tete, Savita Punia, and Navneet Kaur.
The eight-strong badminton group features P V Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Gayatri Gopichand among others.
There are 22 boxers in the list, the prominent among them being world medallists Nikhat Zareen, Nishant Dev and Jaismine Lamboria along with the Olympic bronze-winning Lovlina Borgohain.
Wrestlers also form a large chunk of the registered athletes with 31 names, including Olympic bronze winner Aman Sehrawat.
Published on Apr 15, 2026
India’s T20 World Cup-winning stars Abhishek Sharma and Axar Patel were noticeable additions to the National Anti-Doping Agency’s (NADA) Registered Testing Pool, which was dominated by athletics, for the second quarter of the ongoing year.
Abhishek and Axar have replaced Smriti Mandhana and Shreyas Iyer in the latest list of 348 sportspersons in the RTP who will be required to share their whereabouts with the anti-doping agency and be available for testing in a specified window everyday.
Three failures to provide whereabouts is considered a doping violation.
The other cricketing names remained unchanged with Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, K L Rahul Arshdeep Singh and Tilak Verma among those picked.
From the women’s team, which won a historic ODI World Cup last year, all-rounder Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma continue to be on the list alongside Renuka Singh Thakur. In all, 14 cricketers have been placed in the list by the NADA.
The athletics count, which was 118 in the previous NADA RTP, rose to 134 now and featured all major names such as steeplechaser Avinash Sable, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, decathlete Tejaswin Shankar and sprinter Animesh Kujur among others.
Long jumpers Shaili Singh and M Sreeshankar and discus thrower Tajinderpal Singh Toor have also been named.
There are three archers as well in veteran Deepika Kumari, Rakesh Kumar Archery and celebrated para-archer Sheetal Devi.
From hockey, senior stars Manpreet Singh, skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas and Hardik Singh are there along with women’s team captain Salima Tete, Savita Punia, and Navneet Kaur.
The eight-strong badminton group features P V Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Gayatri Gopichand among others.
There are 22 boxers in the list, the prominent among them being world medallists Nikhat Zareen, Nishant Dev and Jaismine Lamboria along with the Olympic bronze-winning Lovlina Borgohain.
Wrestlers also form a large chunk of the registered athletes with 31 names, including Olympic bronze winner Aman Sehrawat.
Published on Apr 15, 2026
India’s T20 World Cup-winning stars Abhishek Sharma and Axar Patel were noticeable additions to the…
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#IPL #bring #body #mind #basics #Sanju #Samson #maiden #century #CSK">IPL 2026: ‘You need to bring your body and mind to basics,’ says Sanju Samson after maiden century for CSK
Chennai Super Kings opener Sanju Samson said he went back to the basics after three batting failures as he set up his side’s 23-run win over Delhi Capitals with an unbeaten hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Chennai on Saturday.
Samson made 6, 7 and 9 in CSK’s three losses in a row in IPL 2026, before his 56-ball unbeaten 115, studded with 15 fours and four sixes, gave the home side its first win of the season.
“I failed a lot. Failing a lot tells you how to come back. Mentally, you think if you need to go hard or change the gameplan. You need to bring your body and mind to basics,” Samson said at the post-match presentation.
“Basics are to get in a mentally different zone. We need to come back to timing the ball and watching it come out nicely from the bowler’s hand. Very happy things have come (out) nicely today.”
He said it was not easy to join a new franchise—from RR to CSK this season—but the team environment has made it easy for him.
“Really means a lot. The trust they (CSK franchise) showed in me, it was a very responsible feeling that I needed to put in a show and say we are still in the tournament,” said Samson.
“Not easy to start off at a different franchise b,ut it never felt like it. It was like coming to a second home. We just had a meeting of 50 seconds today (despite three losses)—that connects with the kind of person I am.”
On his 113-run partnership with youngster Ayush Mhatre (59), he said, “Very important to have a great partnership. It never looked like he (Mhatre) was coming out of U-19—he was so calculative. Shows the character he has.”
On his hundred celebration, Samson said, “That was for (Stephen) Fleming. I know how hard it can get, leading a franchise for years. Just wanted to dedicate this (innings) to Fleming.”
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said the team felt good to finally get the win.
“Great performance. We had been batting well. To post 200-210, when the wicket is on the slower side, we were showing good signs. One of those knocks where Sanju took on the opposition, played a magnificent knock. Ayush also. But today was about the bowling. Taking wickets, bowling aggressive lengths. We do not have that X-factor in the bowling, but we have been discussing on how to be more effective and more proactive. In the last few games, we were almost there. Some big overs cost us.
“Bowling-wise, we were on the mark (tonight). We were set back in the PowerPlay, but we came back after it.”
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel said the fielding was the difference in the match.
“We started well, but after the PowerPlay, we lost quick wickets, and that broke the momentum. The fielding was the difference in the match. Wickets falling in clusters made it tough to regain momentum. Batters did a decent job, but overall, our fielding was a let-down. Want to credit the bowlers, to keep them to that score, despite them having set batters on a good wicket. A couple of dropped catches, had we taken them, it might have been different. Pitch did not change. It was a little more difficult for them (with the dew in the second innings) but they bowled pretty well,” he noted.
Published on Apr 12, 2026
Chennai Super Kings opener Sanju Samson said he went back to the basics after three batting failures as he set up his side’s 23-run win over Delhi Capitals with an unbeaten hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Chennai on Saturday.
Samson made 6, 7 and 9 in CSK’s three losses in a row in IPL 2026, before his 56-ball unbeaten 115, studded with 15 fours and four sixes, gave the home side its first win of the season.
“I failed a lot. Failing a lot tells you how to come back. Mentally, you think if you need to go hard or change the gameplan. You need to bring your body and mind to basics,” Samson said at the post-match presentation.
“Basics are to get in a mentally different zone. We need to come back to timing the ball and watching it come out nicely from the bowler’s hand. Very happy things have come (out) nicely today.”
He said it was not easy to join a new franchise—from RR to CSK this season—but the team environment has made it easy for him.
“Really means a lot. The trust they (CSK franchise) showed in me, it was a very responsible feeling that I needed to put in a show and say we are still in the tournament,” said Samson.
“Not easy to start off at a different franchise b,ut it never felt like it. It was like coming to a second home. We just had a meeting of 50 seconds today (despite three losses)—that connects with the kind of person I am.”
On his 113-run partnership with youngster Ayush Mhatre (59), he said, “Very important to have a great partnership. It never looked like he (Mhatre) was coming out of U-19—he was so calculative. Shows the character he has.”
On his hundred celebration, Samson said, “That was for (Stephen) Fleming. I know how hard it can get, leading a franchise for years. Just wanted to dedicate this (innings) to Fleming.”
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said the team felt good to finally get the win.
“Great performance. We had been batting well. To post 200-210, when the wicket is on the slower side, we were showing good signs. One of those knocks where Sanju took on the opposition, played a magnificent knock. Ayush also. But today was about the bowling. Taking wickets, bowling aggressive lengths. We do not have that X-factor in the bowling, but we have been discussing on how to be more effective and more proactive. In the last few games, we were almost there. Some big overs cost us.
“Bowling-wise, we were on the mark (tonight). We were set back in the PowerPlay, but we came back after it.”
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel said the fielding was the difference in the match.
“We started well, but after the PowerPlay, we lost quick wickets, and that broke the momentum. The fielding was the difference in the match. Wickets falling in clusters made it tough to regain momentum. Batters did a decent job, but overall, our fielding was a let-down. Want to credit the bowlers, to keep them to that score, despite them having set batters on a good wicket. A couple of dropped catches, had we taken them, it might have been different. Pitch did not change. It was a little more difficult for them (with the dew in the second innings) but they bowled pretty well,” he noted.
Published on Apr 12, 2026
Chennai Super Kings opener Sanju Samson said he went back to the basics after three…
