‘IPL’ Archives
Gambhir to miss Champions League qualifier
Gautam Gambhir will not play in the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 qualifying tournament for Kolkata Knight Riders as he has not recovered sufficiently from the concussion he sustained during India's fourth Test against England at The Oval. Jacques Kallis will lead the team in Gambhir's [...]
If Sachin is to get Bharat Ratna, he should shun IPL: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has said that master batsman Sachin Tendulkar should not play in the Indian Premier League if his name was under consideration for the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna. "In my view, Sachin Tendulkar should not play in IPL if [...]
ED sends notice to BCCI, Modi over transaction with IMG
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday issued notices to the BCCI and suspended Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi in connection with an alleged dubious transaction of Rs 90 crore with International Management Group (IMG), a UK based company. "We have sent notices to Lalit Modi and [...]
IPL 2012 from April 4 to May 27
The fifth edition of the IPL will be held from April 4 to May 27, 2012. The tournament is scheduled after India's return from their tour of Australia and South Africa's tour of New Zealand in March. The tournament will feature 74 matches - the same as this year's IPL - and the match schedule [...]
Global ‘arm-twisting’ scuttled ICL – Modi
Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman, has in a remarkable outburst on Twitter revealed details of what he claims was the BCCI's sustained and widespread campaign against the privately-owned 'rebel' Indian Cricket League (ICL) that eventually led to its closure. Ironically, by his own earlier [...]
Ganguly optimistic to play IPL 2012
Former skipper of Indian cricket team Sourav Ganguly has said that he is optimistic to feature in the next season of Indian Primer League (IPL). A lot of player moved in to new teams: Ganguly “A lot of players moved in to new teams. I have moved to Pune Warriors in the late stage of [...]
WIPA questions Gayle’s omission from ODI squad against India
West Indies Players' Association has thrown its weight behind Chris Gayle in his stand-off with the Cricket Board and questioned the omission of the dashing opener from the one-off T20 International and first two ODIs against India starting on Saturday. West Indies Cricket Board had said that [...]
The dream merchant
He's been staying at the Chennai hotel from the time the Indian Premier League started but has hardly ever been spotted in the lobby or around the restaurants. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has mastered the art of almost staying invisible. It's not by choice. His charisma is such that anytime he steps [...]
Moving season for the IPL
Since its inception, the IPL has never been sold or bought in half-measures. Its approach has always been full-throttle, top-volume. Appropriately, then, an assessment of season four must avoid waffling around the half-empty or half-full. Is 2011 to be remembered for the fireworks on the final [...]
Chennai thump Bangalore, maintain IPL supremacy
A clinical Chennai Super Kings clinched their second Indian Premier League title in a row with a 58-run thrashing of Royal Challengers Bangalore in a lop-sided final on Saturday. Opener Murali Vijay cracked 95 runs off just 52 balls to help the defending champions pile up 205-5 before [...]
