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Entries for April 7th, 2009

Super Kings aims to win title

Last season’s finalist Chennai Super Kings (CSK) would prove an even stronger side in the IPL this year, said N. Srinivasan, the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements — the franchise owner of CSK — at the official press conference of the team here on Monday.
“We missed winning the IPL by a whisker in [...]

IPL Profile: Rajasthan Royals

The Rajasthan Royals claimed the inaugural Indian Premier League title last year when they beat the Chennai Super Kings by three wickets in the final in Mumbai.
The team is led by legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, who is also the coach.
Warne is the only non-Indian captain in the competition. South African captain Graeme [...]

IPL ‘will help England stars’

Test captain Andrew Strauss has said the agreement that allows English players to play in the Indian Premier League this season could help the team’s World Twenty20 bid.
Speaking after his self-imposed exile from the Twenty20 squad earlier this week, Strauss also hinted that the final 15-man lineup for the tournament could include players with more [...]

Kingfisher appoints partners for IPL 2009

Kingfisher Airlines has appointed Cutting Edge, SOTC Sport Abroad and Thomas Cook as “official tour partners” for the DLF IPL 2009 to be held in South Africa. As the official Airline and travel partner for the DLF Indian Premier League in Season 2009, Kingfisher Airlines has the exclusive mandate to create tour packages for fans [...]

Termination and suspension of contracts : Pakistan players want answers from IPL management

Pakistan players, who have been dumped by the Indian Premier League (IPL), Monday asked the IPL bosses to either allow them to play in the IPL or clear their dues amounting to $38.5 million. Addressing a joint press conference here at a local club, Shoaib Malik, Misbahul Haq, Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt and Mohammad Hafeez [...]

Ultratech to sponsor for Rajasthan Royals in IPL

Aditya Birla group-owned Ultratech Cement will be the main sponsor for Rajasthan Royals, the Jaipur franchise of the Indian Premier League, Ultratech will have the logo branded on the team’s jerseys and other merchandise and also have significant in-stadia presence during Rajasthan Royal’s matches.
according to people familiar with the development.
Interestingly, another Aditya Birla group [...]

HC hears PIL against shifting of IPL matches

A public interest litigation seeking a restraint order against the IPL matches being shifted to South Africa came up before the Rajasthan
High Court on Monday. The petitioners — Rameshwar Nirvan and Krishna Murari Lal Asthana –through their advocate Abhinav Sharma, also sought a direction to the Centre to provide adequate security for the matches to [...]

Shilpa Shetty: IPL more important than Raj

Shilpa knows how to make right use of her blog. Apart from promoting her team Rajasthan Royals, she is also offering clarifications about the news reported in newspapers. It was reported that Shilpa will tie the knot in October but the actress claims that she has marriage on her mind with beau Raj Kundra but [...]

Shah Rukh on his publicity stints ahead of the IPL

Be it movies or cricket, King Khan is always in the news. Shah Rukh Khan sure know how to get maximum publicity for the brands he endorses.
On Sunday night the actor — wearing his now trademark golden sling — made sure his last year’s sponsor Nokia backed his team -the Kolkata Knight Riders this year [...]

Gayle and Edwards gear up for short IPL stint

Chris Gayle and Fidel Edwards will be appearing for the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Deccan Chargers respectively in this season’s IPL, but will be available for a little less than two weeks. With both West Indian players expected to arrive in England for the return series no later than May 1, their IPL stints [...]