All 10 teams fought hard, but in the end Royal Challengers Bangalore won the IPL 2026 title. In the final, RCB won its second consecutive trophy by defeating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets. Youths like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Prince Yadav and Anshul Kamboj stole the show with their explosive performance.

Meanwhile, there were some international star players who were expected to sail the boat of their respective teams, but proved to be a complete flop in terms of performance.

marco jansen

Currently, Marco Jansen, one of the top all-rounder players in the world, was a complete flop in IPL 2026. In the entire season, he scored only 51 runs in batting, while took 9 wickets in bowling. They also proved to be very expensive as their economy rate was going at 10.20.

Jacob Bethel

T20 World Cup 2026 was great for Jacob Batchelor, but his batting lost steam in IPL 2026. He played 7 matches in the season and could score only 96 runs. His strike rate was also only 124.68.

Shimron Hetmyer

Shimron Hetmyer is famous all over the world for his stormy batting, but this storm seemed to have stopped in IPL 2026. He is seen as a match winner, but this time he became the weak link of Rajasthan Royals. He played 8 matches in which only 78 runs came from his bat.

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dewald brevis

One of the main reasons for Chennai Super Kings’ batting problems in the middle overs was the absence of Dewald Brevis. His strike rate in international T20 cricket is more than 163, but in IPL 2026 he scored only 151 runs at a strike rate of around 128.

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Trent Boult, one of the magicians of swing, has proven to be a deadly bowler every time in the IPL. This time his magic seemed lost, because while playing for Mumbai Indians, he took only 2 wickets in 5 matches.

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Can cricket be played with the help of Artificial Intelligence? Is AI going to take over the game of cricket? After all, how will Artificial Intelligence be useful in the game of ball and bat and how will it be used? Here people are surrounded by such questions, there in England players have started training with balls having AI chip.

Actually, smart cricket balls are being used in Britain, which have AI chips installed in them. There is a sensor installed in the ball, which collects data of not only the speed of the ball but also the direction in which the ball was going and where it changed the fork. Also, this smart ball automatically detects at what speed the batsman swung the bat.

Recently, former cricketers Shane Watson and AB de Villiers were also in the news, who have become super coaches for a sports science company. With the help of technology, players are improving their movements and technique.

The most amazing thing is that with the help of the data collected in these smart balls, the pressure situation of the match can be recreated. With the help of AI, players are now able to mentally prepare themselves for pressure situations. There has also been news that such an advanced level system has been created, which can predict every shot in advance.

This somehow means that the AI ​​itself will decide what will happen in the match and what will be its result. It is not hidden from anyone that there is a feeling of insecurity among many people that with the introduction of AI in sports, the thrill will reduce and the entire game will remain one of calculation, which will be dominated by Artificial Intelligence.

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India’s domestic Under-23 ODI tournament will now be played in T20 format. In the upcoming 2026-27 domestic season, the Under-23 men’s ODI tournament will now be played in T20 format. Also, the Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy winner vs Rest of India match will return to the domestic season calendar. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given this information on Wednesday.

A total of 1,788 matches will be played across multiple age-group categories in men’s and women’s cricket in the 2026-27 domestic season. The season will begin with the prestigious Duleep Trophy, which will be played at the Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru from 23 August to 10 September. After this, Irani Cup will start from October 1. It will likely be played in Jammu or Srinagar, as Jammu and Kashmir are the defending champions of the Ranji Trophy, which they won in Hubli earlier this year.

Ranji Trophy will continue in a two-stage format. There will be 32 teams in four groups in the Elite Group and six teams in the Plate Group will play in the normal ‘home-and-away’ format. The Col CK Nayudu Trophy winner vs Rest of India match will be played again on October 1-4. In addition to the Men’s Under-23 State ‘A’ Trophy being converted into a T20 format, the Vijay Trophy will be played in a T20 format instead of an ODI tournament. The knockout stages of the Cooch Behar Trophy (Elite Group) will be held in Bengaluru and Mysore to maintain competitive balance in the matches during January.

Vijay Merchant Trophy (Under-16) has been postponed to November-January for better scheduling and preparation of players. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite Group league matches will be held from September 27 to October 10 in Visakhapatnam, Mumbai, Kolkata and Mohali. Knockout matches will be played in Nagpur from 14 to 25 October. The league stage of the plate group will run from 27 September to 6 October. Its knockout matches will be held in Dimapur from 8 to 10 October.

The league stage of Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group will be held from November 12 to December 1 in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Ranchi and Rajkot. Knockout matches will be played in Visakhapatnam from 5 to 17 December. The league stage of the plate group will run from November 12 to November 12. Its knockout matches will be held in Indore from 23rd to 25th November.

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Rishabh Pant may be dropped from India’s ODI team. Pant, who has not played any ODI match for Team India after August 2024. He is struggling with poor form in IPL 2026, where he has scored 189 runs in 8 matches. Meanwhile, a media report has created a sensation, in which it was claimed that the selectors can give a chance to Sanju Samson by removing Rishabh Pant in the upcoming ODI series.

Currently, KL Rahul is the first choice of selectors as wicketkeeper in the ODI team. Whereas Rishabh Pant was kept as backup wicketkeeper in the ODI team. A report in Dainik Jagran has claimed that the selection committee may show interest in giving Sanju Samson a chance in the ODI team. In such a situation, Pant’s place in the team seems to be in danger.

This news has come at a time when the 2027 ODI World Cup is not far away. Team India management’s focus is on preparing the World Cup team, in which Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have every possibility of playing. Let us tell you that before the 2027 World Cup, the Indian team has to play 20 ODI matches.

Sanju’s blast in World Cup and then IPL 2026

Sanju Samson was a part of the T20 World Cup 2026 team, but initially his place in the playing eleven was not confirmed. But when Sanju got a chance, he scored half-centuries in three consecutive matches and ensured that Team India successfully defends the T20 World Cup trophy.

After that, Samson could not make a good start to the IPL 2026 campaign, but now he has gained momentum and has scored 2 centuries in the season. Samson has scored 304 runs in 8 matches and currently remains the highest run-scorer for Chennai Super Kings. According to the report, the selectors are happy with his performance and Samson may get a chance to play in the upcoming ODI series.

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There has been an earthquake in Sri Lankan cricket, as Shammi Silva has resigned from the post of President of Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) with immediate effect. SLC has issued an official statement saying that not only Shammi Silva but all the office bearers and all the members of the executive committee have left their posts.

For the time being, the functioning of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board will remain in the hands of the Central Government. This decision was taken on Wednesday, 29 April. Let us tell you that SLC was surrounded by allegations of corruption and mismanagement for a long time. This is not the first time that Sri Lanka Cricket Board is surrounded in controversies. Earlier in the year 2023-24, the International Cricket Council had imposed a two-month ban on LLC citing political interference.

Issuing an official statement, the government said that with immediate effect the administrative work of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has been temporarily placed under the Ministry of Youth and Sports. A committee will be formed to solve the ongoing problems within the board and bring improvements in it.

Shammi Silva, who has been president four times, had resigned on Tuesday. It is being told that the responsibility of the board can be handed over to Aron Wickramaratne, who has been an investment banker by profession. Let us tell you that the performance of Sri Lankan cricket team has also been disappointing in recent times. The Sri Lankan cricket team had failed in the T20 World Cup 2026. Sri Lanka’s last ICC trophy came in 2014, when it won the T20 World Cup title. After that, Sri Lankan cricket team has not achieved any major achievement in 12 years.

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MS Dhoni can return to the Chennai Super Kings team on 23 April. Dhoni has not played a single match in IPL 2026 till now due to injury. CSK will face Mumbai Indians on 23rd April, which will be their seventh match of the season. Dhoni is coming back, this is really good news for CSK but it will also be bad news for one player. Because if Dhoni comes in the playing eleven, then one player will have to go out of the final-11. Know here, in place of which player Dhoni can fit in the playing eleven of Chennai.

Dhoni is in, then who will be out?

Apart from captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, the top order of Chennai Super Kings has done well. Therefore, Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre and even Dewald Brevis have a confirmed place in the team. Whereas Gaikwad is the captain, it is difficult for him to be out. In such a situation, the first 4 orders seem confirmed.

On the other hand, if we talk about bowling, CSK team has already lost 2 main fast bowlers in the form of Nathan Ellis and Khalil Ahmed. Both are out of IPL 2026 due to injury. The responsibility of bowling will be handled by Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj and currently Gurjapaneet Singh will be seen handling the role of the third fast bowler. Noor Ahmed is the main spin bowler of the team. Due to the injury of Khalil Ahmed, there is a vacancy in the bowling order in the team, which Dhoni will not be able to fill. Even if Dhoni comes to bat from seven to nine positions, five bowlers will also be confirmed in the team.

Will he replace Sarfaraz?

The place of five bowlers and four upper order batsmen is confirmed in the playing eleven. Here only two middle order orders remain vacant. Since Shivam Dubey has been the main finisher of the team in the last years, Dubey’s place seems to be safe. Now we are left with Sarfaraz Khan, who despite being in good form, may have to lose his place in the playing eleven. So far, Sarfaraz has scored 122 runs in five matches in IPL 2026 at a stormy strike rate of around 182.

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Controversies continue in Bangladesh cricket. Bangladesh Cricket Board elections were held in October last year, in which earlier there were allegations of irregularities. After these allegations, the Bangladesh government had formed an investigation committee. The investigation report conducted by the same committee has revealed that there was rigging in the BCB elections last year, voters were intimidated and there was partiality. The five-member committee led by former Justice AKM Asaduzzaman submitted its investigation report to the Sports Ministry on Sunday.

According to the revelations in the investigation report, the e-voting process held in October was planned in advance. It was told that the voters were gathered at one place a day before the elections i.e. on 5 October 2025. National Sports Council Director Mohammad Aminul Ahsan told a press conference on Tuesday that the election process was not fair, transparent and free. Voters were threatened before the elections.

The committee said that many senior BCB officials were not ready to cooperate in the investigation. Last week, former BCB president Aminul Islam Bulbul told in an interview that he had sent his written reply to the inquiry committee instead of giving an interview.

NSC Director Mohammad Aminul Ahsan said that the government has found enough reasons to dissolve the Bangladesh Cricket Board headed by Aminul Bulbul. After Bulbul was removed as the president, an 11-member committee has been formed, which will be led by former cricketer Tamim Iqbal. This committee will look after the functioning of BCB for the next 3 months. Iqbal is the interim president of BCB, who had accused Bulbul of misuse of power before the elections last year.

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Will Mitchell Starc play in IPL 2026 or not? Delhi Capitals have given a big update regarding them that they have not yet received the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Cricket Australia (CA). Delhi Capitals’ first match in IPL 2026 will be with Lucknow Super Giants on April 1. Delhi Capitals coach Hemang Badani told in the pre-season press conference that he is in constant touch with the Cricket Australia Board.

Will Starc play or not?

Actually, Mitchell Starc’s fitness remains a matter of concern for Delhi Capitals. CA has not given him fitness clearance, that is why there is a delay in getting his NOC. Coach Hemang Badani told that he is waiting to get NOC. As soon as the NOC is received, Starc will be able to play in IPL 2026.

The coach told that Starc had also practiced bowling a few days ago. But until the Australian Cricket Board gives them permission to play, Delhi Capitals franchise cannot do anything.

Australian bowlers in trouble

Before IPL 2026, especially Australian bowlers have become the center of discussion due to injuries. Mitchell Starc has not received fitness clearance, on the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins is suffering from a back problem. Cummins is going to be out of the first few matches, so in his absence Ishan Kishan will be seen captaining the SRH team.

Josh Hazlewood, who took 22 wickets for RCB in IPL 2025, is also a victim of injury. He has a hamstring problem and may miss the first few matches of Royal Challengers. Before this, Nathan Ellis of Australia was out of the entire season. This time Ellis was going to play for Chennai Super Kings.

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The year 2026 has been surrounded by controversies for Bangladesh. First being out of T20 World Cup 2026 and now a new controversy has arisen regarding the elections in Bangladesh Cricket Board. Bangladesh government and BCB are at loggerheads and BCB president Aminul Islam is at the center of this dispute.

In fact, in October last year, Aminul Islam was re-elected BCB president. Former cricketer Tamim Iqbal had also raised questions that there were irregularities in the elections. After the matter came to light, the Bangladesh government had started investigating the matter, but the Bangladesh Cricket Board had given a warning to the Bangladesh government through gestures. BCB said that if the government interferes too much then ICC can take action.

BCB making excuses?

Meanwhile, Syed Ashraful Haq, who has been the CEO of Asian Cricket Council, says that Bangladesh Cricket Board is trying to save itself by taking the name of ICC. The truth is that BCB comes under the National Sports Council (NSC). Ashraful Haq has said that if any irregularities are found in the elections or any irregularities are found in the way it works, then the NSC has the full right to dissolve the board.

He said that the International Cricket Council does not interfere in anyone’s internal affairs, it can issue maximum instructions. He also gave the example of Pakistan where the president was changed several times, but the ICC did not interfere. Therefore, if the working method of Bangladesh Cricket Board is correct then ICC will not interfere in this matter also.

Bangladesh Sports Minister Aminul Haq says that any conclusion will be reached only after seeing the investigation report and talking to the ICC. If BCB is found guilty then the government can take strict action, but the investigation report has not come out yet.

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