Himanshu Agrawal

Mar 29, 2025 | risingnepaldaily.com | Himanshu Agrawal

By Himanshu Agrawal, Mar 29 (ESPN CRICINFO): Hardik Pandya was at the receiving end of the home fans' ire when he last played an IPL game in Ahmedabad. Last year, turning up as Mumbai Indians' (MI) captain against Gujarat Titans (GT), a side he had led to a title and back-to-back finals before being traded out, Hardik was booed by fans who had once hailed him as a hero. And now, as it turns out, his first game in IPL 2025 is against GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Mar 22, 2025 | espn.in | Himanshu Agrawal |Nagraj Gollapudi |Namooh Shah

Big Picture: Samson to start as batterIn a video uploaded by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday, Heinrich Klaasen, batting in the nets, belts every ball he faces out of sight. Travis Head, his equally big-hitting team-mate, keeps swinging his his head around to try and follow the ball into the distance. Leading into IPL 2025, it was a throwback to Klaasen, Head and Abhishek Sharma's merciless six-hitting last season.

Mar 22, 2025 | espn.in | Shashank Kishore |Himanshu Agrawal

Heading into IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals have a bowling attack that looks vastly different from the one they had last year, with several stalwarts having moved to other franchises. Full-time captain Sanju Samson knows this will be a challenge, but has backed his young players to "prove what they're made of". Royals still have Sandeep Sharma, but have lost the likes of R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult.

Mar 22, 2025 | espn.in | Nikhil Sharma |Himanshu Agrawal

Punjab Kings (PBKS) head coach Ricky Ponting is impressed with the young batters in his IPL 2025 squad, singling out opener Priyansh Arya, finisher (and medium-pace bowler) Suryansh Shedge, and 19-year-old batting allrounder Musheer Khan as the ones he is expecting good things from. "Priyansh Arya, I think, is a very special potential opening batsman for us going forward in the tournament," Ponting said at an event in New Chandigarh.

Mar 17, 2025 | espn.co.uk | Himanshu Agrawal

Sanju Samson, who underwent finger surgery last month, has joined the Rajasthan Royals (RR) squad on Monday, ESPNcricinfo has learned. Samson was undergoing rehab at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and it could not be confirmed if he will keep wicket straightaway. Dhruv Jurel could be an option to keep if Samson isn't fit. Jurel had also kept wicket in place of Samson in the fifth T20I against England in February after he was hit on the finger by a Jofra Archer delivery while batting.