The IPL will not be factored in the ICC Futures Tour programme, a decision that would mean that IPL editions would clash with various international cricket tours.
Many players have been demanding ICC to include IPL in its tours programme so that players’ national commitments do not clash with IPL editions. More than 90 international players [...]
The Indian ODI & Twenty20 captain does not hide his aversion for Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, who have both scored more than 10,000 runs each in one-day cricket
Indian Team’s one-day and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) has justified his decision to exclude Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Rahul Dravid (Bangalore [...]
Kerala speedster Shantakumaran Sreesanth , who will play for Mohali IPL team, says the Indian team’s recent form in the CB series in Australia was mainly due to its improved performances in pressure situations.
S Sreesanth, who has been recalled to the Test squad against South Africa, said after he toned down his aggressive behaviour in [...]
The DLF IPL Twenty20 Hyderabad team has been christened Deccan Chargers. VVS Laxman is the captain, while Australia’s Adam Gilchrist is the vice captain of Deccan Chargers. Gilchrist retired from ODIs and tests during India’s recent tour of Australia.
The logo and anthem of Deccan Chargers wwre also revealed. The logo would be a charging bull. [...]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to continue with Robin Singh as fielding coach and Venkatesh Prasad as bowling coach for the South Africa Test series.
After Gary Kirsten took over as coach of Indian team, speculation mounted that both will be axed. The series starts on March 26.
Assistant coach Lalchand Rajput [...]
PepsiCo India is the official beverage partner of the India Premier League until 2013. The IPL-Pepsico deal is reportedly worth $12.5 million with Pepsi expected to spend $2.5 million every year on the eight IPL franchise owners, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Mohali, Jaipur and Hyderabad teams.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president [...]
Former Indian player Lakshmipathy Balaji makes a return to competitive cricket after Chennai Super Kings signed him up for the DLF IPL Twenty20 tournament.
Chennai Super Kings cricketing affairs head V B Chandresekar said Lakshmipathy Balaji has been included as an additional bowler after conducting a test. Chandrasekar said Lakshmipathy Balaji bowled two 10-ver spells.
Lakshmipathy Balaji, [...]
DLF IPL’s Chennai Super Kings, which made the highest bid in the player auction for India’s Twenty 20 and ODI skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, said the team’s strategy was to form the most competitive bunch of players for the tournament.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was bagged by Chennai Super Kings for $1.5 million.
Meanwhile Tamil film star [...]
This is the Delhi Daredevils team composition as it stands on 18 March 2008.
Virender Sehwag (Captain)
Daniel Vettori
Mohammad Asif
Shoaib Malik
Dinesh Karthik
AB de Villiers
Farveez Maharoof
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Gautam Gambhir
Manoj Tiwary
Glenn McGrath
Rajat Bhatia
Shikhar Dhawan
Mithun Manhas
Mayank Tehlan
Pradeep Sangwan
Brett Geeves
GMR Sports, owner of the Delhi Daredevils team has announced the sponsors for its IPL team. Hero Honda will be the main sponsor [...]
Australian batsman Luke Pomersbach was willing to play for free for the Mohali IPL team owned by Ness Wadia and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta. Luke Pomersbach was apparently excited at the prospect of playing with top players all over the world in the DLF IPL Twenty20 and gain vital tips from the world’s best.
Luke Pomersbach [...]