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A Strong Batting Line-up for Kings XI Punjab in IPL Season 2

While the Kolkata Knight Riders have managed to rope in some big names in cricket like Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum, Punjab’s Kings XI haven’t been quite so fortunate. But nevertheless it will be foolish to consider them any less formidable than the former; as last year’s semi-finalists, the Kings XI are still a daunting [...]

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 [...]

Kings XI ‘forgets’ R450,000 in hotel safe

A businessman who checked in at the Port Elizabeth beachfront hotel on Tuesday (14/4) evening got the shock of his life when he discovered a stash of ZAR450,000 in cash in his safe.
Altech Autopage Cellular boss Stephen Blewett, thought he was in the midst of a mafia movie gone horribly wrong – especially since [...]

Nimbooz becomes official sponsor of Kings XI Punjab

Soft drink major PepsiCo today said its newly-launched drink Nimbooz has become the official beverage sponsor of the IPL franchisee team Kings XI Punjab.
The IPL tournament will be held in South Africa from 18 April.
“We are thrilled to announce the association of Nimbooz with the Kings XI in IPL’ 09. Nimbooz is proud to associate [...]

IPL Profile: Kings XI Punjab

The Kings XI Punjab lost to the Chennai Super Kings in last year’s second semifinal of the Indian Premier League by a massive nine wickets, after scoring a below-par 112/8 in their 20 overs.
They had an impressive 10 wins from their 14 pool games, the second best record in the tournament behind eventual winners the [...]

Yuvraj confident of good show

For Yuvraj Singh, captain of the Indian Premier League team Punjab Kings XI, it was shocking to hear that two of his Sri Lankan teammates were in the bus that terrorists attacked in Pakistan.
He was playing for the Indian national side in New Zealand then, and he could barely concentrate after hearing the news. He [...]

Slap-gate passe, Sreesanth wishes Harbhajan well in IPL

The slap-gate episode is no longer in S. Sreesanth’s mind and the Kerala pacer has no qualms in wishing Harbhajan Singh a good performance in the second Indian Premier League starting on April 18.
Sreesanth said being a Kings XI Punjab player he considers himself a Punjabi and would wish Harbhajan all the best in the [...]

Punjab Coach Thinks IPL Teams well matched; Competition Tough

The coach for the Kings XI Punjab IPL team, Tom Moody is facing the prospect of going into the tournament with a much depleted side, but he believes that the second edition of the IPL will be more competitive than the inaugural edition. He thinks the teams are evenly matched and that as of now [...]

Kings XI launches new gear for IPL-II

Kings XI Punjab will be sporting new colours in the second edition of the Indian Premier League to begin from April 18.
The Punjab based team has singed a three-year multi-million dollar deal with Dubai based airline Emirates.
The new jersey was unveiled in Mumbai on Saturday with Skipper Yuvraj Singh and owner Preity Zinta sporting [...]