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Sunrisers Hyderabad will face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their very first game of the season. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sunrisers-hyderabad-ipl-2026-preview-srh-predicted-playing-xi-strengths-and-weaknesses-all-you-need-to-know-11271141#publisher=newsstand

Will Royal Challengers Bengaluru change its name after being acquired by a new group? That is one question on everyone's mind since a consortium led by the Aditya Birla Group (ABG) on Tuesday acquired 100 percent equity stake source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/rcbs-name-to-be-changed-after-rs-16-700-crore-sale-ahead-of-ipl-2026-ananya-birla-answers-11267186#publisher=newsstand

The IPL 2026 starts in three days. Despite most of the league being played in the peak Indian summer, there is no dearth of excitement among fans, with most stadiums seeing packed stands source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/rs-1-lakh-for-mi-vs-rcb-ipl-2026-ticket-report-claims-massive-issue-for-fans-11266681#publisher=newsstand

Aryaman Birla will become the chairman after a consortium led by Aditya Birla Group completed the purchase of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 1.78 billion (more than Rs 16,000 crore). source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/who-is-aryaman-birla-new-rcb-chairman-who-was-once-picked-by-rajasthan-royals-in-ipl-auction-11261974#publisher=newsstand

Andre Russell featured in 140 IPL matches for KKR, scoring 2,651 runs at a strike rate of 174.17 and picking 123 wickets, winning the IPL's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award twice. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/kkr-retire-jersey-no-12-in-honour-of-west-indies-all-rounder-andre-russell-11261740#publisher=newsstand

Legendary cricket captain Sourav Ganguly made his thoughts clear on India head coach Gautam Gambhir. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/does-not-need-to-be-rude-sourav-ganguly-minces-no-words-sends-clear-advice-to-gautam-gambhir-11256825#publisher=newsstand