India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is looking forward to uniting all the talents at his disposal during the World Twenty20 in England after competing against his team-mates in the Indian Premier League.
India are the defending World Twenty20 champions after winning the inaugural edition in South Africa two years ago.
Since then the IPL, a lucrative franchise [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CRICKET Australia has forbidden Shaun Tait from playing in the Indian Premier League, meaning the South Australian quick will forfeit his $500,000 pay cheque from the Rajasthan Royals.
With a watchful eye on its growing ranks of walking wounded fast bowlers, CA has refused to release Tait because, it says, he is yet to recover from [...]
Disgraced Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif will fly down to South Africa to watch a few matches of the Indian Premier League, his management company said on Tuesday.
“Asif will be going to South Africa to watch a few matches of the IPL,” the company said without elaborating whether the bowler has been invited by the [...]
Kings XI Punjab lost by a narrow margin of 10 runs against the Warriors in their warm-up game in Port Elizabeth, as they faltered in pursuit of a competitive 151. Colin Ingram set up the Warriors innings with an aggressive, unbeaten 57, which included five fours and two sixes. Punjab struggled in the field, dropping [...]
Kolkatta were being touted as the best team after their first two wins but their performance nose-dived as the series progressed.
Kolkata’s performance was as unpredictable as their speedster, Shoaib Akhtar at times.
At times they pulled off thrilling victories, like they did against Punjab, scoring 70 in the last four overs to seal victory.
Against Mumbai, they [...]
The Delhi Daredevils won seven of their 14 games last year in the Indian Premier League before losing in the semifinals to the eventual winners, the Rajasthan Royals, by a massive margin of 105 runs.
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The Daredevils are captained by Indian batting supremo Virender Sehwag. The [...]
Shane Warne the Rajasthan Royals captain, has named Kamran Khan, a 18-year-old rookie left-arm fast bowler, as one of the players to watch out for in the IPL starting in Cape Town on Saturday. Warne has also provided fresh insights into his relationship with Graeme Smith, a bitter rival once but an IPL team-mate now, [...]
The Rajasthan Royals were the inaugural winners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and with the iconic Shane Warne pulling the strings on the field and Bollywood superstar Shilpa Shetty the public face of the franchise, are arguably the most high profile of the IPL outfits.
And with Proteas skipper Graeme Smith and lanky South African [...]
