AB de Villiers retires from all forms of cricket

AB de Villiers has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Friday, closing the curtains on a storied career. The South African announced his decision with a statement posted on his social media, ending his 17-year playing career as well as his 10-year long stint with IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, for who […]

IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after MI vs RCB: AB de Villiers enters top five of run charts

Yuzvendra Chahal moves up to No.3 in wicket-takers list with 13 wickets

De Villiers blitz puts RCB on top of the table

The Royal Challengers Bangalore won their 5th game of this IPL season after beating the Delhi Capitals by the barest of margins in Ahmedabad. Virat Kohli’s side scored 171 in their first innings thanks to an extraordinary onslaught from AB De Villiers in the death overs and eventually won the game by only one run […]

Cricket news round-up – December 18: ‘People want AB to play’ – du Plessis reveals de Villiers could do U-turn on international retirement

AB de Villiers considers international return, Charl Langeveldt set to join South Africa revolution, and Qatar T10 under fixing cloud.

Cricket news round-up – 19 July: ICC suspend Zimbabwe, Ian Chappell diagnosed with skin cancer, Australia Women dominate Day One, de Villiers dazzles at Lord’s

ICC have suspended Zimbabwe; Ian Chappell has been diagnosed with skin cancer; Australia have tightened their grip on the Women's Ashes; and SRH have appointed Bayliss as coach.

Cricket news round-up – 30 April: England drop Hales, Hyderabad beat Punjab, de Villiers likely to sign massive BBL deal

England have dropped Hales from their World Cup squad, while Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2019.

RCB miss out on top-two after narrow SRH defeat

It all came down to the final over battle between AB de Villiers and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in Abu Dhabi, and the Indian pacer held his nerve and defended 13 runs off the last six to give Kane Williamson’s side a morale-boosting win on a tricky wicket. With this victory, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have halted RCB’s […]

RCB seal playoff berth after second-half comeback against Punjab

After the Delhi Capitals and the Chennai Super Kings, the Royal Challengers Bangalore are the third team to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2021 as Virat Kohli’s side comfortably dispatched the Punjab Kings by six runs to register their eighth win of the season. An excellent half-century from Glenn Maxwell helped RCB put on […]

KKR hand RCB thumping defeat to resume IPL 2021

It was a 200th IPL game to forget for Virat Kohli as Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets. RCB lost their last five games in the UAE at the back end of last season, and their struggled continues in 2021 as they were […]

Delhi Capitals IPL 2021 Part II Preview

The Delhi Capitals were the team to beat in the first half of the 2021 IPL and resume the competition at the top of the table. Despite losing their captain Shreyas Iyer before the start of the campaign, the 2020 finalists won six of their eight games in phase one of this season, and have […]