Star batter Sarthak Ranjan dazzled at Eden Gardens on Friday during Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) intra-squad match ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sarthak, who is the son of politician Pappu Yadav, slammed a quickfire 37 off 16 balls for the Rinku Singh -led Golden Knights against the Purple Knights, led by KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane . He hit five fours and two sixes, striking at nearly 240 before being caught at third man off Blessing Muzarabani . Sarthak Ranjan is off and running Head to the X LIVE to watch our Intra-Squad game — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 20, 2026 The 29-year-old slammed 20 runs off the third over, which was bowled by pacer Vaibhav Arora . All S̷t̷a̷r̷s̷ Knights game pic.twitter.com/wtbFVWolKw — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 20, 2026 The 29-year-old was roped in by the franchise at his base price of Rs 30 lakh during the IPL 2026 mini auction in November last year. However, Sarthak's journey ...
A royal insider has revealed in an explosive new biography that Prince William banned Meghan Markle from wearing Princess Diana's jewellry during her wedding, as per a report in the Independent . The Prince of Wales, who proposed to Kate Middleton with his mother's engagement ring, is reported to have been anxious about Prince Harry's decision to marry Meghan Markle from the beginning of their relationship. According to the report, he begged his 39-year-old younger brother to "cool the relationship" so the actress would have time to get used to life as a royal before committing entirely. These claims came from royal author Rob Jobson in his upcoming book, "Catherine, the Princess of Wales". He detailed how there were rifts in the Sussex and Wales' ties prior to Ms Markle formally joining the family in 2018. "William, still concerned by the match, even sought assurances from the Queen that his brother's bride-to-be would not wear any jewell...