Shreyas Iyer's sister issues clarification on jibe at KKR, refuses to…

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer's sister, Shresta, has been the centre of attention on the internet following her controversial video after the rain-washed game between PBKS and KKR. The young woman has shared a clarification on social media explaining her stand.

IPL has never been away from controversies, but in recent times, social media has heightened these controversies due to the increasing involvement and interaction of non-playing entities with the game. However, the pseudosocial people on these platforms are not able to handle humour in any of its forms.

This has more often led to controversial build-ups involving franchise teams, nations, former cricketers, and many more. KKR has already been amid controversies and criticisms this year due to their poor performance and their skipper's bold remarks; however, for the first time, they got the opportunity to turn the tables off the field, and they used it to their benefit.

Shreyas Iyer's sister got the internet's attention with her controversial post following an IPL game

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Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer returned to his former franchise's den at the Eden Gardens for the PBKS vs KKR match in IPL 2026. Kolkata had faced two defeats, while the Kings, the runners-up from the last season, started their campaign with two promising wins.

Iyer has largely been known to be accompanied by his family, mostly his sister, Shresta Iyer. She was also seen in KKR colours when Iyer captained them back in 2024 and won his maiden IPL title as a skipper and a player.

After the game was washed out, Shresta, as is known to all, made a controversial post on social media, which was supposed to be a sharp jibe by the KKR fans. She spoke in Punjabi, claiming that Punjabis have big hearts, so take one point. This was considered an effort to humiliate KKR, making a mockery of their losing streak.

Shresta Iyer issues a clarification for the social media clip

After the widespread criticism and backlash on social media following the viral clip, as KKR fans claimed that it was disrespect for the franchise that even Shreyas Iyer once represented, the cricketer's sister has now issued a clarification.

She claimed on Tuesday that no attack was meant personally; it was just her way to express herself and celebrate her joy, and she would not back down from continuing it.

“I understand aggression. I wasn't trolling anybody. It was my way of celebration, and I am going to continue doing that. I am just here to say no hate for anybody. Only love is a game. We all should have fun. The rivalry should show, no matter what. There were no personal attacks, just chill. Peace out, guys,” she added.

KKR vs PBKS washout handed the Knight Riders their first point

The Shreyas Iyer-captained side looked in full control after the first few overs that were bowled in the powerplay, before the storm hit Eden Gardens. Iyer's side had dismissed two of the KKR top-order batters, and that too, the big fish in Cameron Green and Finn Allen.

The build-up of the game is expected to see another batting collapse for the Knights. Hence, all headlines screamed that if the rain god did not favour the Knight Riders in Kolkata, they would not have stood a chance to win that match.

Though it remains total speculation, as nothing is predictable in a cricket match, KKR had also made subtle changes to their squad to take on the Shreyas Iyer-led Red Devils.

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Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 8 (ANI): The Bangladesh government’s investigation committee has uncovered evidence of vote-rigging, bias, and coercion in the October 2025 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections. The five-member panel, led by former justice AKM Asaduzzaman, submitted its findings to the sports ministry on Sunday, as per ESPNcricinfo.

The committee reported a lack of cooperation from BCB’s top officials on multiple occasions. Former BCB president Aminul Islam said in a recent interview that he did not participate in a face-to-face meeting with the panel, opting instead to submit a written response.

Despite this, the committee found that both BCB officials and individuals within the sports ministry were involved in irregularities during the election process.

Mohammed Aminul Ahesan, the NSC sports director, read out the government’s report at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, “The election process was not free, fair or transparent. Voters were intimidated, and procedural irregularities were rampant."

Ahesan stated that the government had sufficient grounds to dissolve the Aminul-led BCB board. Concluding his press briefing, he announced the 11 members of a new ad hoc committee that will oversee the BCB for the next three months. Tamim Iqbal, the former Bangladesh captain, who had accused Aminul of abusing his authority as BCB president just four weeks before last year’s election, has been appointed as the new BCB president.

“On March 10, 2026, Mr Shariful Alam and other former councillors made a complaint about the district and division sports associations. The subject of the complaint was the deadline for submitting councillors’ names from this category. The concerned authorities were sent letters on September 1 and 2 that the submission deadline would be September 17. The BCB extended this deadline to September 19 and then to September 22. The committee felt that this deadline was extended without proper reason and for ulterior motives, to replace the previously nominated councillors with preferred individuals and create opportunities for them to be elected as directors," Ahesan said.

The committee found that Aminul and Nazmul Abedeen Fahim used undue influence to secure their councillorships for the 2025 BCB elections and to gain positions in Dhaka’s ad hoc committees, actions Ahesan described as a serious abuse of power.

“Based on the statements of the other directors interviewed, the committee has inferred that Mr Aminul Islam Bulbul was not duly authorised to nominate 10 councillors from among the former cricketers," the statement stated.

“Also, as per Article 9.3.3 of the BCB Constitution, the President does not have the power to unilaterally nominate 10 former cricketers as councillors. Therefore, Mr Aminul Islam Bulbul, as the BCB President, acted beyond his authority by unilaterally nominating 10 former cricketers as councillors. This is a clear abuse of power and a violation of the BCB constitution. The committee found that Mr Aminul Islam Bulbul’s unilateral nomination of 10 former cricketers had a significant impact on the election process, as he received benefits from those councillors and potentially influenced the election outcome," the report further added.

According to the report, Aminul and officials from the NSC were found to have manipulated the e-voting process, a conclusion supported by voter interviews that described the system as “pre-planned."

“The committee found that e-voting was conducted from a specific location and the confidentiality of the vote was not maintained, which is against basic democratic principles and the BCB constitution," the report stated. “Again, most of these voters were present at the polling station on the day of physical voting of e-voters. Although there was an opportunity to vote directly, e-voting was conducted by gathering in one place at the Sheraton Hotel in the capital on the night of the 5th (October 5), and the process seemed to the committee to be vote rigging." (ANI)

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GM Divya Deshmukh stunned the tournament leader Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine in the eighth round of the FIDE Women's Candidates 2026, in Cyprus on Tuesday.

With this win, Divya has opened up the field, creating a five-way tie at the top of the leaderboard, with 4.5 points each, including both Indians Divya and Vaishali.

Divya grinded out a big win against Anna, who blundered her pawn under time pressure and let Divya to a winning position with the black pieces.

Meanwhile, Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan broke the two-match winning run of Vaishali, holding on to a draw with the black pieces.

The Grand Swiss champion could not find a breakthrough in an Italian game in round 8 and missed the chance of taking a sole lead in the tournament.�

Another defeat for Praggnanandhaa

In the open section, poor form of GM Rameshbabu Praggnandhaa continued as he faced his second loss of the tournament after having four consecutive draws in previous rounds.

With the black pieces, he could not stop the king-side attack from Anish Giri of the Netherlands in a Queen's Gambit Declined Variation and resigned after 44 moves.�

He is now tied for 4th place with 3.5 points, trailing the leader, Javokhir Sindarov, by 3 points, and it is really tough for him to remain a title contender with just 6 games to go.