With the Indian Premier League (IPL) season two moving to South Africa, a ding-dong battle is on between sponsors and team franchisees over the value of sponsorship deals.
While sponsors are looking out for long-term deals with lower fees, team franchisees are opting for one–year deal if the sponsorship fee is less attractive.
“Sponsors believe that the [...]
A day after he was selected in the Indian preliminary squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in England in June, Rajasthan Royals player Naman Ojha says he is keen to perform well in the second edition of the IPL and confirm his berth in the national squad.
“I am looking forward to perform well in the [...]
The left-arm seamer made his international Twenty20 debut for South Africa against Australia last month, claiming 1-16.
He has been drafted in by the King’s XI to replace the West Indies’ Jerome Taylor, who has had to withdraw due to injuries sustained in a car accident.
“I got a call from Tom Moody (Punjab coach) the day [...]
Shifting of the IPL tournament to South Africa may have solved a major problem and things may be slowly going on track. But another major problem does exist; that of team composition.
With only four `foreign’ players rule in the playing XI most franchises are scratching their heads as to what combination to play.
With the inclusion [...]
Joining the debate on John Buchanan’s ‘multiple captain’ theory, Chennai Super Kings’ coach-cum-player Stephen Fleming today said that it looked complicated but he would prefer to wait and watch what would come out of the idea.
“It sounds complicated. You speak to John he thinks about lot of challenges that the game throws out. I will [...]
For IPL franchisee India cements, the need to shift the second edition of the tournament to South Africa, may be a net gain. In other
words, the benefit of overseas exposure of its brand outweighs the increase in the expenses it has to incur to support its team – the Chennai super kings (CSK) – in [...]
Andrew Flintoff intends to become England’s spy to aid their ICC World Twenty20 campaign when he embarks on his lucrative Indian Premier League adventure next week.
Flintoff has signed up for a two-week stint with the Chennai Super Kings and will earn $1.5m (£1m) on a pro-rata basis depending on the number of matches he plays [...]
