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Shaun Pollock looking forward to play with Sachin for MUmbai Indians

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 [...]

McGrath not so happy at the prospect Australians preferring ICL/IPL over national caps

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 [...]

England plans EPL to take on IPL

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 [...]

Majority of Aussie players prefer IPL money over playing for the country

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 [...]

Shah Rukh Khan defends Shoaib Akhtar, wants him in IPL Kolkata

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, has jumped into the defence of troubled cricket star Shoaib Akhtar, who has been banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
IPL boss Lalit Modi has said till the PCB ban is lifted Shoaib cannot play in IPL. Shah Rukh Khan has said he [...]

IPL matches’ timing a threat for international cricket schedule

Even as the cash-flooded Indian Premier League is about to start on April 18, 2008, the international cricket schedule faces big threat. With players from different parts of the world expected to participate in the two month cricket extravaganza, there are concerns that Australia’s West Indies tour, Bangladesh team’s Pakistan visit, New Zealand tour of [...]

Sourav Ganguly hopes IPL would get him back into Indian ODI team

Kolkat Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly thinks the DLF IPL Twenty20 would propel him back to India’a ODI squad. Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid (Bangalore Royal Challengers), who both have scored more than 10,000 runs in One-Day internationals, did not find a place in the Indian ODI team after selectors and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni [...]

Ricky Ponting, Brett Lee, Andrew Symonds may play just two weeks in IPL

Australian cricketers participating in IPL are in a fix after team coach fixed a training camp in Queensland ahead of the West Indies tour in the first week of May, clashing with the IPL Twenty20 tournament.
The DLF IPL Twenty20 tournament starts on April 18, which means Ricky Ponting (Kolkata Knight Riders), Andrew [...]

Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Shane Warne to skip Hampshire county commitments

Rajasthan Royals IPL Twenty20 team captain and coach Shane Warne has said he would not be able to honour his English county commitments due to his dual role in IPL. The 38-year-old Shane Warne plays for Hampshire in English county.
This is the latest in a series of player withdrawals from their previous commitments, including national [...]

Anil Kumble puts onus on batsmen ahead of 1st Test against South Africa; Rahul Dravid eyes 10,000-run club entry

India take on a resurgent South Africa in Chennai on Wednesday as skipper Anil Kumble seeks a first slot in Test rankings and key batsman Rahul Dravid chases the 80 rund he needs to make it to the 10,000-run club.
Rahul Dravid will become the only third Indian after Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar to enter [...]