English Player’s Association claims that at last country’s board is willing to allow the players to play in the last two weeks of Indian Premier League’s 2009 edition.
According to Professional Cricketers’ Association chief Sean Morris, ECB will consider the matter and the players can participate in the later stages of Twenty20 tournament in 2010.
“I think [...]
This is the final composition of the Rajasthan Royals IPL team. As we reported earlier, Graeme Smith, the South AFrica ODI and test team captain will not be playing in the intial matches - Darren Lehmann, former Australian player, has been appointed by the team to replace him.
Shane Warne
Graeme Smith
Younis Khan
Shane Watson
D. Mascarenhas
Sohail Tanvir
Kamran Akmal
Morne [...]
Darren Lehmann, the former Australian batsman, has joined the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 38-year-old Lehmann will play for Rajasthan Royals’ opening matches. Lehmann will play as a replacement for South African skipper Graeme Smith.
Darren Lehmann received a call from Rajasthan Royal’s captain and his former teammate Shane Warne to inquire about his willingness to [...]
But Fleming, Oram, Matthew Hayden, Muttiah Muralitharan can make up, though Laxmipathi Balaji would have to stay out in the matches of Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab (Mohali and Mumbai Indians.
Chennai Super Kings led by Indian ODI and Twenty 20 skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will miss the two star foreign players Makhaya Ntini [...]
Leading a team which has arch foe Ricky Ponting is not a disadvantage, says Sourav Ganguly, Kolkata Knight Riders Captain.
Mercurial Pak pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board has hit Kolkata Knight Riders badly but the Kolkata team is relying on yet another pacer from Pakistan, Umar Gul, to click for them when [...]
Having got enough money from Hyderabad’s IPL team Deccan Chargers, Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds is very keen to play and win the new Twenty20 extravaganza starting from Apil 18. Deccan Chargers have bought Andrew Symonds for $1.35 million.
Talking to the media, Andrew Symonds said “I must thank the owners for bidding for me in such [...]
Shaun Pollock, the former South african all-rounder, is looking forward to play in the Indian Premier League with veteran Sachin Tendulkar for Mumbai Indians.
Shaun Pollock is one among the former test players who have joined the IPL. Recently Pollock retired from international cricket with the Proteas.
The 34-year-old Shaun Pollock has joined the Mumbai Indians team [...]
Former Australian pacer Glenn McGrath has expressed shock at the results of a new survey which said that more than half of Australian contracted players would give up their national colours for the lurcative IPL. McGrath, who was bought by the Delhi Daredevils IPL team, has said that money could never replace the pride of [...]
Perturbed by the soaring popularity of IPL much before the tournament has begun and shocked by the tendency to even shun playing for the country to exploit IPL riches, the England and Wales Cricket Board may soon set up an English Premier League (EPL) Twenty20, on the lines of IPL. Incidentally, IPL is modelled on [...]
An Australian Cricketers Association survey has revealed that about half of the country’s cricketers would give up playing cricket for the country for a stint in the Lucrative IPL Twenty20.
Fouty seven percent of the national players said yes to this query , while 93 percent of state level players also had the same answer.
The [...]