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Entries for April 17th, 2009

IPL II insured for $286m, Dhoni highest among players

The second edition of Indian Premier League, beginning tomorrow here, has been insured for $286 million, more than double the amount $125
million spent last season, owing to terror threats.
Besides, the whopping sum for overall insurance for the tournament, India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has attracted the highest individual insurance cover [...]

mig33 launches mobile fan clubs for IPL

US-based mobile community firm mig33 has partnered with five teams, including Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils to form mobile fan clubs for each of them to cash in on the IPL fever.
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Skipper Gayle leads Windies in IPL

West Indies captain Chris Gayle will head up the Caribbean swashbucklers at the second Indian Premier League tournament.
Gayle will hope to make up for his injury-hit season last year when he turns out for the Kolkata Knight Riders in South Africa, the venue for the competition after security threats saw it moved from India.
The 29-year-old [...]

Watson, Symonds, Lee all Aussies missing from IPL

With last year’s player of the tournament absent due to national commitments, and two others who’re among the highest-paid stars also missing, Australia’s contingent at the start of the second IPL season will be more notable for who’s not playing than those who make the trip to South Africa
There’ll still be retired spin bowling great [...]

Dhoni and Tendulkar lead starcast in opener

On last year’s form, Chennai Super Kings will be favoured to make a winning start to their IPL campaign on Saturday, but Mumbai Indians have a couple of key factors going in their favour which could well make all the difference. Sachin Tendulkar, who missed the first part of the tournament last year, is fit [...]

Cameras roll as IPL blasts off

The hype and hyperbole will end at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday when the mass cast of players for “IPL II: Out of Africa” get down to cricket and try to provide the watching world with episodes of blockbuster physical – and not celluloid – entertainment.
Singing, dancing and beauty pageants will never be far [...]

Wanderers in doubt for hosting IPL matches

Wanderers hosting the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, including the second semifinal and the final, is still in doubt as the organisers and the local cricket association have not been able to resolve the issue of VIP suites at the Johannesburg stadium.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has reportedly even threatened not to use Wanderers, the [...]

IPL confident of success in South Africa

The enthusiastic public response for the Indian Premier League (IPL) parade has convinced the league’s chairman that the tournament’s move to South Africa has already been a success.
The second edition of the world’s biggest Twenty20 tournament was moved out of India last month due to security concerns and logical issues surrounding the general elections currently [...]

Always had RSA in Mind to host IPL Says Modi

Lalit Modi informed media personnel including the Cricket360 team in a cricket news presentation that South Africa was always in his mind to host the IPL and that there were several reasons for this. He took the opportunity to give thanks to South Africans for their support and hospitality and the IPL/IMG team for smoothing [...]

South Africa goes crazy for Indian cricket

South Africa is pulling out all the stops as it prepares to host cricket’s Indian Premier League in Cape Town.
Given that the IPL’s opening ceremony is just four days before the South African national elections, it is no wonder that cricket and political posters are vying for the top spot in outdoor advertising.
Along [...]