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#IPL #Angkrish #Raghuvanshi #fined #outburst #obstructingthefield #dismissal">IPL 2026: Angkrish Raghuvanshi fined for outburst after obstructing-the-field dismissal Kolkata Knight Riders batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League Code of Conduct during the match against Lucknow Super Giants.
He also received one demerit point for the offence.
Raghuvanshi was dismissed in dramatic fashion, adjudged out for obstructing the field, becoming only the fourth batter in IPL history to be dismissed in this manner. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who made nine, expressed his displeasure and briefly argued with the on-field umpires before eventually accepting the decision and walking back to the pavilion.
“Raghuvanshi was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which relates to ‘abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a Match’,” the league said in a statement.
“ … Raghuvanshi struck the boundary cushion with his bat in an aggressive manner and subsequently threw his helmet into the dugout in a similar manner. Raghuvanshi admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction.”
Published on Apr 27, 2026
Kolkata Knight Riders batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been fined 20 per cent of his match…
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#PBKS #IPL #Floundering #Delhi #Capitals #faces #visit #redhot #Punjab #Kings">DC vs PBKS, IPL 2026: Floundering Delhi Capitals faces visit from red-hot Punjab Kings
In an alternate universe, Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting could have still been the men in charge at Delhi Capitals. Shreyas spent seven seasons at the franchise and led it to its first and only Indian Premier League (IPL) final in 2020. Ponting was head coach then and also lent his services for seven years.
In both cases, the exits didn’t appear entirely amicable. When a shoulder injury ruled Shreyas out of the first half of the 2021 season, Rishabh Pant became the stand-in skipper. The middle-order batter from Mumbai, however, wasn’t handed back the leadership reins once he regained fitness for the second half, and subsequently parted ways altogether.
READ | Marco Jansen on PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer: “Never feels like a dictatorship, everyone feels valued”
With Ponting, who was coach from 2018 to 2024, Capitals attributed the Australian’s lack of availability in India through the year as a sore point.
Cut to the present, DC can only cast a wistful sigh at those calls as Shreyas and Ponting return to the Arun Jaitley Stadium as captain and coach of a red-hot Punjab Kings for Saturday’s clash.
Since their reunion at PBKS in 2025, they have transformed a floundering unit into a formidable force, enabling it to exude the flair and aggression that characterises the duo. After a runner-up finish in 2025, Punjab has been just as dominant this season, notching up five wins in six matches (one no-result).
Capitals, to the contrary, are facing a familiar mid-table crisis. After two wins to begin the campaign, frailties have surfaced in recent matches. A case in point was their last match, where Axar Patel and Co. suffered a 47-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad. While the bowlers conceded 242, the bigger concern is the batting unit, which is yet to click as a whole.
For Shreyas and Ponting, then, this is a chance to consolidate Punjab’s position, and remind DC of the reality that both these men have moved on to greener pastures.
Published on Apr 24, 2026
In an alternate universe, Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting could have still been the men in charge at Delhi Capitals. Shreyas spent seven seasons at the franchise and led it to its first and only Indian Premier League (IPL) final in 2020. Ponting was head coach then and also lent his services for seven years.
In both cases, the exits didn’t appear entirely amicable. When a shoulder injury ruled Shreyas out of the first half of the 2021 season, Rishabh Pant became the stand-in skipper. The middle-order batter from Mumbai, however, wasn’t handed back the leadership reins once he regained fitness for the second half, and subsequently parted ways altogether.
READ | Marco Jansen on PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer: “Never feels like a dictatorship, everyone feels valued”
With Ponting, who was coach from 2018 to 2024, Capitals attributed the Australian’s lack of availability in India through the year as a sore point.
Cut to the present, DC can only cast a wistful sigh at those calls as Shreyas and Ponting return to the Arun Jaitley Stadium as captain and coach of a red-hot Punjab Kings for Saturday’s clash.
Since their reunion at PBKS in 2025, they have transformed a floundering unit into a formidable force, enabling it to exude the flair and aggression that characterises the duo. After a runner-up finish in 2025, Punjab has been just as dominant this season, notching up five wins in six matches (one no-result).
Capitals, to the contrary, are facing a familiar mid-table crisis. After two wins to begin the campaign, frailties have surfaced in recent matches. A case in point was their last match, where Axar Patel and Co. suffered a 47-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad. While the bowlers conceded 242, the bigger concern is the batting unit, which is yet to click as a whole.
For Shreyas and Ponting, then, this is a chance to consolidate Punjab’s position, and remind DC of the reality that both these men have moved on to greener pastures.
Published on Apr 24, 2026
In an alternate universe, Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting could have still been the men…
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#IPL #Fleming #exercises #caution #backs #CSKs #young #batting #core #shine">IPL 2026: Fleming exercises caution, backs CSK’s young batting core to shine
To lose the first three games in an IPL season is a hellish scenario. But it is not quite a death-knell. Mumbai Indians lost its first four matches in 2015, and still won the trophy. In 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won just one of its first eight fixtures, and yet made it to the playoffs.
But for the Chennai Super Kings faithful, these will bring little succour, for it is not just about the defeats but the manner of them. CSK lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets, to Punjab Kings by five, and to RCB by 43 runs. In the T20 universe, these are like distances between the earth and the moon.
“It was a tough night,” CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said after Sunday’s loss to RCB. “We did some good things early on, but unfortunately lost our shape at the back end. We got a little bit shell-shocked and that flowed through into the early parts of our batting as well.
READ | 14 defeats in 22 matches: Does CSK have a captaincy conundrum or will its ethos prevail?
“Against a hitter like Tim David (70 n.o. from 25 balls), you’ve got to be absolutely spot on. We missed, and got hurt in the hardest of fashions.”
This season, CSK has bet big on young batters like Kartik Sharma (19), Prashant Veer (20) and Ayush Mhatre (18), and Fleming was confident that their potential will eventually shine through.
“It’s going to be a really good core of Indian batters. You’re going to get a bit of inconsistency and also some brilliance. It’s a high octane pace and there are going to be some speed wobbles. It’s about marrying skill with a bit of game sense, and that does take time.”
Published on Apr 06, 2026
To lose the first three games in an IPL season is a hellish scenario. But it is not quite a death-knell. Mumbai Indians lost its first four matches in 2015, and still won the trophy. In 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won just one of its first eight fixtures, and yet made it to the playoffs.
But for the Chennai Super Kings faithful, these will bring little succour, for it is not just about the defeats but the manner of them. CSK lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets, to Punjab Kings by five, and to RCB by 43 runs. In the T20 universe, these are like distances between the earth and the moon.
“It was a tough night,” CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said after Sunday’s loss to RCB. “We did some good things early on, but unfortunately lost our shape at the back end. We got a little bit shell-shocked and that flowed through into the early parts of our batting as well.
READ | 14 defeats in 22 matches: Does CSK have a captaincy conundrum or will its ethos prevail?
“Against a hitter like Tim David (70 n.o. from 25 balls), you’ve got to be absolutely spot on. We missed, and got hurt in the hardest of fashions.”
This season, CSK has bet big on young batters like Kartik Sharma (19), Prashant Veer (20) and Ayush Mhatre (18), and Fleming was confident that their potential will eventually shine through.
“It’s going to be a really good core of Indian batters. You’re going to get a bit of inconsistency and also some brilliance. It’s a high octane pace and there are going to be some speed wobbles. It’s about marrying skill with a bit of game sense, and that does take time.”
Published on Apr 06, 2026
To lose the first three games in an IPL season is a hellish scenario. But…
