DRS 30 de diciembre: Sanju Sansón de IPS 2025, Narne siempre es un juego de playoffs

Kolkata Knight Riders seem to have woken up from a slumber after starting IPL 2025 on a poor note. Sunil Narine’s all-round heroics ensured that defending champions’ hopes of making it to the playoffs remained alive. In what is a bad news for RR, captain Sanju Samson is set to miss the next clash and is likely to be ruled out of the tournament. Meanwhile, cricket will return at the 2026 Asian Games. On that note, let us take a look at the top headlines from Tuesday (April 29).

Samson out of IPL 2025?

Having sustained a side strain, Samson is yet to recover from the injury and is likely to miss more games. RR have won only three games in this season so far and they are all but out of the playoffs race. Now, it looks like Samson will miss the RR vs MI tie as well. With not enough time on his hands to recover from the side strain, it looks like IPL 2025 is already over for Samson. Read more here.

Narine to the rescue

Narine fired when it mattered the most for KKR and it resulted in the team’s 4th win of IPL 2025. After helping the side get off to a strong start with a 27 (16) knock, the Caribbean star bagged three wickets in four overs. He also inflicted one run-out and took one catch to cap off his all-round brilliance. With the 14-run win against RR, KKR have 9 points to their name from 10 matches, with 4 games remaining. Read more here.

Axar Patel fights through pain

Axar Patel showcased immense grit and determination during the match against KKR. Despite suffering a painful hand injury while fielding in the 18th over, Axar returned to lead his team with remarkable resilience. The injury occurred when Axar dived at full stretch to stop a ball, leaving him visibly in discomfort. He left the field for medical attention but later reappeared to bat, demonstrating his commitment to the team. Read more here.

No more PSL vs IPL

PSL franchise Multan Sultans owner Ali Khan Tareen has pleaded with the PCB to change the PSL window going forward. His request comes as the ongoing edition of the tournament is overlapping with IPL 2025. As a result, there are concerns not just over player availability but also declining viewership and popularity. Read more here.

Cricket makes comeback

Cricket will continue at the Asian Games. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided that the world’s second biggest sport will be played at consecutive Games for the second time. Although the event was created in 1951, Cricket featured for the first time in 2010.It returned in 2014, wasn’t included in 2018 and then returned in 2022 again. Since Cricket will be played at the LA 2028 Olympics, the OCA has decided that the sport should be persisted with at the Asian Games 2026. Read more here.

14-year-old wonder kid awarded

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has taken the world by storm. After his fireworks in Jaipur last night, he has become the youngest-ever player to hit a hundred in T20 and IPL history. At the age of 14, Suryavanshi scored a 35-ball hundred. Hailing from Bihar, Suryavanshi has created history for the state. Therefore, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has awarded Rs 10 lakh as a reward for his performance. Read more here.