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IPL faces popularity test as India team struggles

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:49:03 GMT

Indian Premier League organizers have spent big on the opening ceremony for the upcoming season, hoping fans will regard the return of the rich Twenty20 series as a welcome distraction from the struggles of the national team rather than a reminder of them.

More trouble for Ryder ahead of IPL

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:50:08 GMT

Troubled New Zealand player Jesse Ryder's attempt to return to cricket ahead of the IPL turned out to be a stormy affair as he got into an altercation with a rival player during a club game and was reported for indiscipline.

Sachin quits, Bhajji to lead Mumbai Indians

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:47:24 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar relinquished the captaincy of Mumbai Indians on Monday and handed over charge to Harbhajan Singh, who led the side to the Champions League Twenty20 crown last season when the master batsman was injured. Let Tendulkar play freely: Harbhajan Singh | Captain Bhajji | IPL schedule 2012

BCCI issued notice for not paying for security at IPL

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:33:03 GMT

The Bombay High Court today issued a notice to BCCI seeking reply to a public interest litigation alleging the board's failure to pay over Rs 5 crore to police towards security provided for IPL matches played at D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai in the 2010 season.

Star bags BCCI deal at Rs 3,851 cr

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:33:18 GMT

The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) contract from July 2012 to March 2018 tops the Rs 32.5-crore per match deal that Nimbus Communications had paid for the previous deal with the board. HT reports. A prize catch?

Temptation island

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:16:51 GMT

The heady cocktail that IPL is makes it vulnerable to fixing, says Sanjjeev K Samyal.

It is impossible to emulate Gayle: Virat Kohli

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:03:59 GMT

Chris Gayle is considered as one of the hardest hitting openers of the game and India vice-captain Virat Kohli feels that it's difficult to emulate the West Indian because matching his exploits is almost impossible.

BCCI directive for IPL opening ceremony a throwback to Modi days

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:53:29 GMT

When this was mentioned in the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI's) media statement detailing arrangements for Tuesday's opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League in Chennai, the first impression it gave was whether the BCCI/IPL organisers were playing a Fools' Day prank on journalists. HT reports.

Second wind

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:59:22 GMT

Ageing stars tweak their body & game to cash in on IPL riches, writes Subhash Rajta. The list | Old valued like gold in IPL

We are family

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:19:34 GMT

They have different needs & wants, but the IPL's diverse talent pool still finds ways to co-exist and flourish, says Rohit Bhaskar.

RP Singh eyeing India comeback through Mumbai Indians

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:25:09 GMT

Indian Premier League's leading wicket taker, Rudra Pratap Singh, may have been out of favour in India's scheme of things but the left-arm pacer is hoping that season five of the T20 tournament will bring him back in the national reckoning.

Jesse Ryder to make comeback in IPL

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:20:13 GMT

Troubled New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder will return to cricket after a self-imposed layoff when he takes up his contract with the Pune Warriors in next month's Indian Premier League.

Running on empty

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:00:20 GMT

Fan response will show whether last year's slump was an aberration, says Sanjjeev K Samyal.

Deccan Chargers sign up Emirates as team sponsor

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:47:12 GMT

Hyderabad-based IPL franchisee Deccan Chargers on Wednesday announced that international airline Emirates will be the Team sponsor for a three-year period starting from its opening match of this season against Chennai Superkings in Vizag on April 7.

Tendulkar will be available for entire IPL: MI

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:26:07 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar will be available to play the entire duration of the upcoming Indian Premier League after returning from London where he has gone for a medical consultation for a toe injury, the Mumbai Indians spokesman said.

Young-err league

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:14:06 GMT

IPL is hampering juniors rather than helping them, find out Ashutosh Sharma and Kaushik Chatterji. Junior janta | Overall IPL record | The list

India should invest in Ishant Sharma: Eric Simons

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:17:41 GMT

Injured speedster Ishant Sharma may not have lived upto his potential in the past few years but India's former bowling coach Eric Simons feels that team should invest in the lanky speedster as he has the ability to lead the attack once Zaheer Khan retires.