If Stokes is unable to return before then, those games could represent his only red-ball action before England's first Test of the summer against New Zealand, which begins on June 4.
As the tournament enters a crucial phase, teams will compete across venues for a place in the playoffs, with the race expected to intensify through the latter half of the league stage.
New Delhi: Three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered another big blow on Saturday as their pace bowling resources got further depleted ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) with India seamer Akash Deep being ruled out of the 2026 season. Akash Deep was acquired by KKR for his base price of Rs 1.
Bangkok: The India U20 women’s team of 24 players arrived in Thailand on Friday for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup to acclimatise to the local conditions before their first Group C match next month. 13-Day Acclimatisation Ahead of Crucial Matches India women who qualified for the Asian Cup after 20 years, will have 13.
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag said the team’s focus for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season would be on planning better and closing out matches, after narrow defeats led to them finishing at ninth place in IPL 2025. Learning from Last Season’s Close Defeats RR lost five matches in chases by margins of.