The now $2 billion Indian Premier League property has come through an economic slowdown and other challenges with higher valuations for stakeholders.
Despite higher costs and smaller gate revenues, franchises will, on an average, take home about Rs 46 crore each, estimate insiders.
“I can’t share a figure on earnings. We are closing our books [...]
Freddie Flintoff bowled the first six overs of his comeback after knee surgery; two before play and four during the lunch interval in the match between Lancashire and Somerset on Sunday.
Even better news: Kevin Pietersen is operating at fully 70 per cent fitness. One must look on the bright side after learning on Monday [...]
India’s national team players have been on the road for close to four months after a full tour of New Zealand in February was followed by the second edition of the IPL.
National team coach Gary Kirsten last week said mental fatigue could hamper India’s chances of defending the title they won in South Africa in [...]
Former Australian opener Michael Slater feels troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds has lost his spark to play for the national team and is driven by big bucks.
In fact, the former Ashes hero believes Symonds won’t play again for Australia and will be looking at options overseas. Symonds has a year to run on his contract with [...]
Ireland’s cricketers have nothing to lose but perhaps a fortune to gain in their final World Twenty20 Group A match against champions India.
William Porterfield’s team are assured of their Super Eights progression, irrespective of the outcome at Trent Bridge tonight, thanks to their victory over Bangladesh at the same venue on Monday.
That result was hastened [...]
The South African safari isn’t over yet. A little-known SA firm, KBJ Asset Holding, has queered the pitch for Rajasthan Royals, Deccan
Chargers, Knight Riders and other IPL teams by filing for registration of trademarks in their names.
KBJ’s attempt to register the trademarks for activities related to education, training, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities, soccer, [...]
India’s cricket captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, believes the Indian Premier League has helped his players find form ahead of their World Twenty20 title defence.
India won the inaugural World Twenty20 two years ago in South Africa and Dhoni thinks his side, helped by their IPL experience, have a great chance of repeating that success.
He said: “Here [...]
The South African advertising industry has hailed the success of Indian Premier League’s (IPL) ad campaigns, which were conceptualised in just two weeks.
The IPL, which clashed with the general elections in India, was shifted to South Africa in just four week’s time.
According to John Davenport, creative head of the advertising agency Ireland Davenport, the biggest [...]
With the fight for the top slots heating up, general entertainment channels try new ways to stay connected
The scorching summer may have almost come to an end but the fierce competition among Hindi general entertainment channels (GECs) is just beginning to hot up. Like last year, Season 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) hogged [...]
Had Kolkata Knight Riders played under the leadership of former India skipper Sourav Ganguly in the Indian Premier League, they might have avoided the tag of tournament-laggards, feels teams young pacer Ashok Dinda.
“Dada (Ganguly) knows us (the Bengal cricketers) inside out. He knows what are our strengths and weaknesses. Our performance would have been better [...]
