🚨📈IPL EMERGING PLAYER OF THE SEASON WINNERS (2008–2026) • 2008 – Shreevats Goswami (RCB) • 2009 – Rohit Sharma (DC) • 2010 – Saurabh Tiwary (MI) • 2011 – Iqbal Abdulla (KKR) • 2012 – Mandeep Singh (KXIP) • 2013 – Sanju Samson (RR) • 2014 – Axar Patel (KXIP) • 2015 – Shreyas Iyer (DD) • 2016 – Mustafizur Rahman (SRH) • 2017 – Basil Thampi (GL) • 2018 – Rishabh Pant (DD) • 2019 – Shubman Gill (KKR) • 2020 – Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) • 2021 – Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) • 2022 – Umran Malik (SRH) • 2023 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) • 2024 – Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH) • 2025 – Sai Sudharsan (GT) • 2026 – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) 🌟 🔥 From Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill to Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi — a look at the IPL’s brightest young stars through the years.

🚨🗣️ SANJIV GOENKA ON PRINCE YADAV : "To earn his India cap here, where the Lucknow crowd has backed him all season, makes it special for all of us. Go well, Prince. Lucknow is behind you, and so is India. What a moment Prince Yadav makes his India debut at Ekana, his home ground with Lucknow"

🚨 SHUBMAN GILL IS AVERAGING 99.80 RUNS IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET IN 2026 : • 6 Innings • 499 Runs • Average: 99.80 • Strike Rate: 100.80 • 2 Hundreds • 3 Fifties

🚨 HISTORY BY SMRITI MANDHANA : - Smriti Mandhana has the most 50 scores by an Indian in Women's T20 World Cup history.

🚨🎂 Happy Birthday to Shane Watson! 🇦🇺 🏆 ICC Cricket World Cup winner (2015) 🏆 ICC Champions Trophy winner (2006, 2009) 🏆 ICC World Twenty20 winner (2021 as mentor) 🏆 IPL winner with Rajasthan Royals (2008) & Chennai Super Kings (2018) 🏆 Player of the Tournament — ICC Champions Trophy 2009 One of Australia's greatest all-rounders and a true match-winner across formats. 👑

🚨 BREAKING: NAT SCIVER-BRUNT RULED OUT OF ENGLAND'S NEXT TWO WORLD CUP GAMES 🚨 England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has been ruled out of the next two matches with a calf muscle strain. Charlie Dean is set to lead England in her absence.

🚨 FASTEST TO 3,000 ODI RUNS 📊 • 57 innings — Hashim Amla 🇿🇦 • 62 innings — Shubman Gill 🇮🇳 • 67 innings — Shai Hope 🇯🇲, Fakhar Zaman 🇵🇰, Imam-ul-Haq 🇵🇰 • 68 innings — Babar Azam 🇵🇰 • 69 innings — Viv Richards 🇦🇬 • 72 innings — Gordon Greenidge 🇧🇧, Gary Kirsten 🇿🇦, Shikhar Dhawan 🇮🇳, Joe Root 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Jonny Bairstow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Shreyas Iyer 🇮🇳 Shreyas Iyer joins elite company after reaching the landmark in 72 innings. 🔥

🚨 HIGHEST THIRD-WICKET PARTNERSHIPS FOR INDIA IN ODIs 📊 • 237* — Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar vs Kenya, 1999 • 233* — Virat Kohli & KL Rahul vs Pakistan, 2023 • 224 — Ishan Kishan & Shubman Gill vs Afghanistan, 2026* • 224 — Gautam Gambhir & Virat Kohli vs Sri Lanka, 2009 • 221 — Virender Sehwag & Yuvraj Singh vs Sri Lanka, 2009 Gill and Kishan have joined elite company with a record-breaking stand in Lucknow. 🔥

🚨 ISHAN KISHAN SMASHES 125 OFF 79 BALLS AGAINST AFGHANISTAN 🔥 The left-hander reached his century in just 71 balls and finished with 14 fours and seven sixes at a strike rate of 158.23. A ruthless knock in Lucknow. 💯

🚨📊FASTEST ODI CENTURIES BY AN INDIAN CAPTAIN • 63 balls — Rohit Sharma vs Afghanistan, 2023 • 69 balls — Virender Sehwag vs West Indies, 2011 • 76 balls — Virat Kohli vs Sri Lanka, 2017 • 76 balls — Rohit Sharma vs England, 2025 • 77 balls — Shubman Gill vs Afghanistan, 2026* Gill joins an elite list with his latest hundred in Lucknow. 🔥

🚨🗣️ SANJAY MANJREKAR: VAIBHAV SOORYAVANSHI SHOULD HAVE BEEN DROPPED: “If I were the India A coach or manager, I would have left Vaibhav out against Afghanistan. Only to let him know that it’s not okay to get physical on the field, whatever the provocation.”

🚨🗣️ROBIN UTHAPPA PREDICTS SURYAKUMAR YADAV–GAUTAM GAMBHIR REUNION AT KKR 👀 “From Surya’s point of view, he might go to KKR. Gambhir could return to KKR as coach after his India stint, with Suryakumar Yadav as captain by IPL 2028.” [@HindustanTimes]

🚨 VIRAT KOHLI SPOTTED WITH JORDAN COX HOURS BEFORE HIS TEST DEBUT 👀

🚨 Matheesha Pathirana has undergone surgery on his left hamstring and is recovering in France :

🚨🗣️JOE ROOT ON CAPTAINING ENGLAND AGAIN: "The only thinking that came to my mind is what is the best thing for this team is it going to have a big effect on me. My personal life and which outweighed the other. The fact is it felt like it was the right thing to take this on, so i tried to make it as simple as that. I think i am in a very different place to when i finished (as test captain the last time). to be captaining this group of players is a really exciting opportunity."

🚨🗣️ SRIKKANTH: “IT WOULD BE FOOLISH TO WRITE OFF RAVINDRA JADEJA” The former India opener believes Jadeja should remain in contention for the 2027 World Cup alongside Hardik Pandya and Nitish Kumar Reddy. [@timesofindia]

🚨 SEVEN INFAMOUS ON-FIELD CLASHES INVOLVING INDIAN CRICKETERS 👀 • Gautam Gambhir vs Shane Watson, 2008 — Gambhir elbowed Watson while running between the wickets and received a one-Test ban. • Virat Kohli vs Sam Konstas, 2024 — Kohli appeared to shoulder-barge the Australian debutant and was fined 20% of his match fee. • Ravindra Jadeja vs James Anderson, 2014 — A heated argument allegedly turned physical in the pavilion corridor, but both were cleared due to insufficient evidence. • MS Dhoni vs Mustafizur Rahman, 2015 — Dhoni dropped his shoulder into the bowler while completing a run and was fined 75% of his match fee. • Gautam Gambhir vs Shahid Afridi, 2007 — The pair collided mid-pitch and exchanged words, with Gambhir fined 65% and Afridi 95%. • Ishant Sharma vs Dhammika Prasad and Dinesh Chandimal, 2015 — A fiery confrontation ended with Ishant receiving a one-match suspension. • Sreesanth vs Michael Vaughan, 2007 — Sreesanth deliberately shoulder-barged the England captain and was fined 50% of his match fee. From Gambhir’s elbow to Kohli’s shoulder barge, tempers have often come at a heavy cost.💰

🚨 BREAKING: BCCI will not take any action against Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, while Sri Lanka Cricket has reportedly sanctioned Vishen Halambage. 👀 @htTweets

🚨🗣️ BCCI SECRETARY DEVAJIT SAIKIA SENDS MESSAGE TO INDIA A PLAYERS: “They should concentrate on their game rather than getting distracted by any collateral issues. Our only concern is that they give their best performance so that India can come out with a victory in the tri-nation series.” [@timesofindia]

🚨 JUST IN: SMRITI MANDHANA AND TEMBA BAVUMA NAMED AMONG TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN SPORTS FOR 2026 🌍 Mandhana and Bavuma feature in the “Titans” category alongside global sporting icons including Cristiano Ronaldo, Rory McIlroy and Erling Haaland. [@TIME]