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Hardik Pandya's side Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals to lift the Indian Premier League 2022 trophy. Ashish Nehra coached from the front in the grand finale. Gujarat Titans (GT) won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in style. They thrashed Rajasthan Royals (RR) for the third time. Awards & The Cash Prizes Emerging Player of Season – Umran Malik (Rs 10 lakh) Sixes of the Season award – Jos Buttler (Rs 10 lakh) Super Striker of the Season – Dinesh Karthik (Won Tata Punch) Game Changer of the Season – Jos Buttler (Rs 10 lakh) Fairplay award – GT and RR Power Player of the Season – Jos Buttler (Rs 10 lakh) Fastest Delivery of Season – Lockie Ferguson (Rs 10 lakh) Fours of the Season – Jos Buttler (Rs 10 lakh) Purple Cap – Yuzvendra Chahal (Rs 10 lakh) Orange Cap – Jos Buttler (Rs 10 lakh) Best Catch of the Season – Evin Lewis (Rs 10 lakh) Most Valuable Player – Jos Buttler (Rs 10 lakh)

Bangladesh will tour West Indies for two Tests, three T20Is, and as many ODIs in June-July.  Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced the squads for the multi-format tour of the Caribbean island starting June 16. The 26-year-old seamer Mustafizur Rahman is all set to make his return to test cricket as he was included in the squad. Bangladesh squads for the West Indies tour: Test: Mominul Haque (Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Yasir Ali, Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hassan, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Shohidul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Nurul Hasan Sohan. ODI: Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Yasir Ali, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mehidy Hassan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin and Anamul Haque Bijoy. T20I: Mahmudullah (Captain), Munim Shahriar,...

Cricket fans have plenty to look forward to during the rest of 2022, with the upcoming schedule packed with tons of top-class action. Before the tournament gets underway, England’s Test team will dominate most of the summer headlines as they bid to bounce back to form. With the County Championship also in full swing, this is a good time to look at what the rest of the year has in store. England eye Test revolution under McCullum Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has a big job on his hands as he bids to turn England’s fortunes around in Test cricket. The 40-year-old has signed a four-deal as head coach of England’s Test team and will kick off his tenure with a three-match series against his former team. McCullum, who is better known as a coach in the white-ball version of the game, was a unanimous choice by the ECB’s selection panel. He will be tasked with working closely with new captain Ben Stokes as England strive to bounce back from series defeats against Australia and Wes...

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have named Matthew Mott as England's new white-ball coach. The 48-year-old joins the set-up following his successful stint in charge of the Australian women’s team. Under his tenure, the Australian women team won the ODI World Cup in New Zealand before winning back-to-back T20 World Cups and four consecutive Ashes series. Mott, who has previously coached in the county cricket with Glamorgan, has signed a four-year contract to lead the current 50-over world champions. Mott's first series will be a three-match ODI tour of the Netherlands starting on 17 June. The T20 World Cup 2022 begins in Australia in October while England will fight for their 50-over world cup title in India next year.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the 13-member England squad for the first two Tests against New Zealand, starting on June 02 at Lords in London. Under the leadership of Ben Stokes (captain), England has recalled James Anderson and Stuart Broad to the red-ball outfit.  Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Mark Wood and Saqib Mahmood have not been included due to their respective injuries. England’s squad: Ben Stokes (C), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach, Alex Lees, Craig Overton, Matthew Potts, Ollie Pope, Joe Root.

Australian allrounder Andrew Symonds passed away in a horrific car accident near the outskirts of the city of Townsville on Saturday night, the North Queensland Police confirmed. The 46-year-old represented Australia in 26 Tests and 198 ODIs from 1998 to 2009. Symonds is the second famous Aussie cricketer to pass away in 2022 following the demise of leg-spinner Shane Warne, who died earlier this year in March. The Cricket fraternity mourns Symonds’ sudden demise. Vale Andrew Symonds. We are shocked and saddened by the loss of the loveable Queenslander, who has tragically passed away at the age of 46. pic.twitter.com/ZAn8lllskK — Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) May 15, 2022 Shocked to hear about the sudden demise of Andrew Symonds. Gone too soon. Heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. Prayers for the departed soul 🙏 #RIPSymonds — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 15, 2022 Look after yourself up there great man, I am 💔, loved him so much and our thoughts are wit...

Northamptonshire have signed the Australian batsman Chris Lynn for the T20 Blast this season. The 32-year-old, who has established a reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the T20 format, has never previously played in the county cricket. "I have always wanted to play county cricket and I'm really looking forward to joining up with Northamptonshire for the Vitality Blast," said Lynn. "The UK is a great place to play, and I am hopeful that I can contribute with some good performances and also try to entertain the Steelback fans this summer." Lynn joins NZ allrounder Jimmy Neesham as Northamptonshire's second overseas player for the competition.

India to host a five-match T20I series against South Africa in Junee The five-match shortest format series will be held across Delhi, Cuttack, Vizag, Rajkot and Bengaluru. Schedule for India’s home series against the Proteas. 1st T20I: June 9, Delhi 2nd T20I: June 12, Cuttack 3rd T20I: June 14, Vizag 4th T20I: June 17, Rajkot 5th T20I: June 19, Bengaluru

Yorkshire have announced the signing of Sri Lanka left-handed batsman Dimuth Karunaratne. The 33-year-old has joined the county outfit for the next three Championship matches. He will debut on Thursday against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The Lankan skipper will also play games against Kent at Headingley and Essex at Chelmsford. Karunaratne has scored 5,620 runs in 76 Tests for Sri Lanka. Darren Gough, the Yorkshire interim managing director of cricket, said: “We are delighted that Dimuth will be joining us for the next three Championship games. “He has proven himself to be an exceptional leader for Sri Lanka and is a tremendous Test Match batter. “It can only benefit the lads in our changing rooms to have a player of his quality, and I’m sure they will all get a lot from it. “I’m confident he will contribute runs and enjoy his time at Yorkshire.” 📣 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is delighted to announce the signing of Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne. #OneRose — Yorkshire...

Former RCB captain and swashbuckling batsman Virat Kohli said on ‘RCB Bold Diarie s: “I have tried to copy his actions at some stage or the other. That’s the impact he had on the game of cricket, and he was an amazing human being as well. I had a chance to speak to him quite a bit off the field as well. He was always positive and none of his conversations was random. It was always constructive, that you can learn from and spoke very passionately about test cricket and cricket in general, he just loved the game. It was a shock to everyone, but we can just smile and look back at his cricketing career, his achievements, and his life, he lived the way he wanted to live. He is probably the most confident personality that I have met, I am grateful that I have got to know him a little bit off the field as well.” Speaking on ‘RCB Bold Diaries’, Glenn Maxwell added , “I had a lot of heroes when I was growing up watching people play, not necessarily just from cricket but from other sports as wel...