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Somshuvra Laha

Somshuvra Laha

Somshuvra Laha is a sports journalist with over 11 years' experience writing on cricket, football and other sports. He has covered the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, cricket tours of South Africa, West Indies and Bangladesh and the 2010 Commonwealth Games for Hindustan Times.

Articles by Somshuvra Laha

Rahane, the leader, does things his own way

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane. (PTI)

Updated on May 22, 2026 15:35 IST

IPL 2026: Manish Pandey still holding his own

Kolkata Knight Riders' Manish Pandey plays a shot against Mumbai Indians, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on May 21, 2026 14:12 IST

KKR stay alive in playoffs race with scrappy win

Kolkata Knight Riders' Manish Pandey in action against Mumbai Indians in Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on May 20, 2026 19:04 IST

CSK: A transition tougher than it had seemed

Chennai Super Kings' Indian cricket player MS Dhoni (C) greets the fans after the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. (AFP)

Updated on May 19, 2026 14:57 IST

IPL: Ishan Kishan guides SRH to playoffs-sealing win

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Ishan Kishan in action against Chennai Super Kings on Monday. (PTI)

Updated on May 18, 2026 18:29 IST

IPL 2026: Allen rediscovers game, revives KKR’s hopes

Kolkata Knight Riders' Finn Allen in action against Gujarat Titans at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. (AFP)

Updated on May 17, 2026 16:06 IST

IPL: Finn, Angkrish and bowlers hand KKR win over Titans

Kolkata Knight Riders' Angkrish Raghuvanshi (R) and Finn Allen take a run with Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill in the background during their IPL game at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Saturday. (PTI)

Updated on May 16, 2026 18:23 IST

Kohli’s classic solution to the chase problem

Virat Kohli reacts during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. (AFP)

Updated on May 14, 2026 14:28 IST

Kohli the chase master seals RCB win over KKR

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur, India on Wednesday. (AP)

Updated on May 13, 2026 19:51 IST

A struggle with Rishabh Pant’s name on it

Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant during the game against Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk Stadium on Sunday. (PTI)

Updated on May 11, 2026 14:14 IST

IPL: Urvil Patel’s record fifty powers CSK to third straight win

Chennai Super Kings' Urvil Patel plays a shot during the IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai on Sunday. (ANI)

Updated on May 10, 2026 15:39 IST

Funky shots on the wane as batters go straighter

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant. (PTI)

Updated on May 8, 2026 12:39 IST

Stabiliser and accelerator: Klaasen ticks all the boxes

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen. (PTI)

Updated on May 7, 2026 11:37 IST

Sunrisers gain thanks to Punjab Kings’ spills

Punjab Kings player Cooper Connolly. His century went in vain. (AFP)

Updated on May 6, 2026 18:05 IST

Sunil Narine continues to dazzle, 15 years and counting

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Ishan Kishan in Sunday’s IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad. (AP)

Updated on May 4, 2026 14:48 IST

IPL: Bowlers give KKR third win on the trot

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakaravarthy, who took three wickets, bowls during the win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Sunday. (AP)

Updated on May 3, 2026 15:40 IST

No mid-table scramble makes this an unusual IPL

Mullanpur: Rajasthan Royals' Donovan Ferreira, right, interacts with Punjab Kings' players after his team's win during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, in Mullanpur, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (PTI Photo/Shiva Sharma)(PTI04_28_2026_000691B) (PTI)

Updated on May 1, 2026 12:26 IST

Gill, bowlers set up GT’s big win over RCB

Gujarat Titans' Shubman Gill against RCB on Thursday. (REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 30, 2026 17:58 IST

Leading by example: Growing into the IPL captaincy

Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya (L) and Punjab Kings' captain Shreyas Iyer. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 27, 2026 16:30 IST

Bowlers’ plight in IPL: An excess that may start to breed indifference

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 26, 2026 13:14 IST

Three RCB overs where Titans lost their way

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Bhuvneshwar Kumar in action against Delhi Capitals . (PTI)

Updated on Apr 25, 2026 13:06 IST

Kohli, Padikkal fifties trump Sudharsan hundred

RCB’s Virat Kohli during IPL match against Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 24, 2026 18:10 IST

IPL: Hussain, Malinga show pacers can still slow frenetic T20 batting

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Sri Lankan pacer Eshan Malinga celebrates the dismissal of Delhi Capitals’ Tristan Stubbs, one of his four wickets in Tuesday’s win at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 22, 2026 13:58 IST

Abhishek ton paves massive win for Sunrisers

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Indian cricket player Abhishek Sharma celebrates after scoring a century against Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 21, 2026 22:20 IST

IPL: With Eden obliging, Varun Chakravarthy finally hits his stride

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy celebrates after dismissing Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag in the IPL game at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 20, 2026 15:16 IST

Rinku, bowlers guide KKR to season’s first win

Rinku Singh’s unbeaten 53 helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by four wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, their first win of IPL 2026. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 19, 2026 15:44 IST

IPL: Winless KKR face early exit as they face Rajasthan Royals

Ahmedabad, Apr 17 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders' Cameron Green and Rovman Powell celebrate their partnership during the Indian Premier League 2026 match against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on Friday. (ANI Photo) (ANI Pic Service)

Updated on Apr 18, 2026 10:47 IST

KKR crash to yet another defeat

Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 17, 2026 21:54 IST

IPL 2026: KKR in danger of being left behind

Kolkata Knight Riders' Ramandeep Singh plays a shot against Chennai Super Kings. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 14:26 IST

IPL 2026: Sunrisers move beyond assessed strengths

Sakib Hussain (L) and Praful Hinge of Sunrisers Hyderabad after their match against Rajasthan Royals. (IPL)

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 16:19 IST

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