Kingfisher Airlines in the official umpire partner of the DLF IPL, and will sponsor all third umpire decisions in 59 matches of IPL. As part of the Rs 106-crore deal, Kingfisher Airlines will get to display its brands on Umpires’ uniforms in all the IPL matches. Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, DLF IPL said, “I [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
Former Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra has been reportedly bagged by the Mumbai Indians for the DLF IPL Twenty20 tournament for more than a crore rupees. Sachin Tendulkar, Mumbai Indians’ icon player was behind the decision. Ashish Nehra was not in the list of contracted players. The lanky fast bowler had practically vanished from public [...]
Imtiaz Patel, an Indian of South African origin, has been named International Cricket Council’s new chief executive to replace Australian Malcom Speed. He will take over from the current ICC chief Malcolm Speed when he steps down in June. Patel is the chief executive of South African broadcast network Supersport. The ICC executive board meet [...]
No doubt, the round 1 and round 2 of IPL auctions were a huge hit. Now, that reason, coupled with some other, could prompt the BCCI, the cash-rich Indian cricket board to go for a third round of auctions for the IPL tournament. First and the foremost reason why the BCCI could launch a third [...]
Former New Zealand skipper Martin Crowe has been appointed chief cricket officer of Bangalore Royal Challengers IPL Twenty20 team promoted by billionaire Vijay Mallya. Bangalore Royal Challengers captain Rahul Dravid was instrumental in Martin Crowe’s appointment. Martin Crowe would work with team strategy as well as offer tips on brand building for Bangalore Royal Challengers. [...]
Pakistan coach Geff Lawson disappointed as Aussies call of tour, but Australian players gear up for DLF IPL. Former Australian fast bowler and Pakistan team coach Geff Lawson has said Cricket Australia’s decision not to tour Pakistan as scheduled this month was unfair. The Pakistan tour was called off in the aftermath of the twin [...]
Australian John Buchanan formally joins as coach Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, Bolywood stars Shah Rukh Khan And Juhi Chawla unveiled the team name and jerseys for Kolkata IPL – Kolkata Knight Riders is the name of the squad , which would have black and gold as its jersey and Bengal tiger Hoog Lee as [...]
Indian Premier League has officially started an ad campaign, which is titled “Karm Yudh” and with a whooping budget of Rs 100 crore. The ad is created by the ad agency O&M and has been coined by the ad-man Piyush Pandey. This is the first ad from the promoters of IPL which declares the arrival [...]