Archive for April, 2008

Non-payment of players fees a new concern for IPL

Even as the IPL starts off with a bang, it is dogged with complaints from many players that they have not received the initial Indian Premier League fees.
Reports said that two Australian players have not received payment after the first IPL auction held in February. Considering complaints from different corners, the Federation of International Cricketers’ [...]

Kolkata Knight Riders top IPL points table

Shah Rukh Khans Kolkata Knight Riders top DLF IPL points table
Shah Rukh Khans Kolkata Knight Riders are on top of the table winning both their matches, netting 4 points and a net run rate of 3.764. of the other three teams which played two games, Rajasthan Royals jumped into the fourth spot ahead [...]

Big hitter Shahid Afridi wants to outsmart McCullum in IPL

Big hitting Pakistani Shahid Afridi will be the man to watch out for Deccan Chargers in the IPL tournament.
Shahid Afridi holds the world record for the fastest century in all forms of the game – he has scored one in 37 balls. VVS Laxman would be breathing a sigh of relief, we guess.
And Afridi is [...]

Chennia Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians: Matthew Hayden waits for tussle against Harbhajan Singh

Matthew Hayden is excited about the prospect of taking on arch rival in Wednesday’s IPL Twenty20 match , when his Chennai Super Kings takes on Mumbai Indians on Wednesday.
Hayden said he has had serious run-ins with Harbhajan and such a contest on the field would be electrifying for the whole world.
Matthew Hayden also said the [...]

Chennai Super Kings do not have an easy task against Mumbai Indians

Is there a real advantage for Chennai Super Kings when they play vs Mumbai Indians?
As an euphoric Chennai Super Kings led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni welcomes Mumbai Indians for the home match, both the teams will have plans knit around the presence or absence of one man – Sachin Tendulkar.
In their first match against Bangalore [...]

Shane Watson powers Rajasthan Royals to a win over Kings XI Punjab

Rajasthan Royals bounce back, beat Kings XI Punjab by 6 wkts
Shane Watson smashed a blistering unbeaten 76 to steer an inexperienced Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket victory over a star-studded Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League match at Sawai Man Singh stadium here on Monday night. More…
Watson stars in Jaipur’s Royal victory
A magnificent [...]

Knight Riders want to keep momentum, look like the strongest team in IPL

At the moment, as DLF IPL goes on, Kolkata Knight Riders, the Kolkata franchisee team led by Saurav Ganguly and owned by Shah Rukh Khan is riding high with two back to back victories from two matches against the Bangalore Royal Challengers and Hyderabad Deccan Chargers.
Kolkata Knight Riders are leading the points table of the [...]

Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils: With Shahid Afridi and Symonds, its advantage Deccan Chargers

Before the start of the DLF  IPL, cricket experts had termed the Deccan Chargers, the Hyderabad franchisee led by VVS Laxman would be the winning team in the tournament. Everyone except the captain VVS Laxman was of Twenty20 material, it was said. Now, they have shown that the team is of course a good combination [...]

ECB decision to ban players from IPL ridiculous, Warne says ICC should make a window for IPL

The England and Wales Cricket Board has come under heavy fire from Aussie spin legend Shane Warne who is also the captain of the Rajasthan Royals IPL team for not allowing its centrally contracted players to participate in the DLF IPL, the cash rich premier league of India.
Shane Warne said its a real shame that [...]

Eden Gardens pitch under scrutiny, curator apologies to Kolkata Knight Riders

The Eden Gardens pitch, which displayed none of the qualities of an international standard cricket pitch has come under investigation from the cricket authorities. BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah has said that the erratic behaviour that was shown by the Eden Gardens pitch during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers on Sunday would [...]