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Hyderabad IPL team named Deccan Chargers; VVS Laxman captain, Adam Gilchrist is vice captain

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. [...]

Australia’s Luke Pomersbach joins Mohali IPL for $54,000

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 [...]

Chris Gayle, Shivnarain Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan may skip Australia’s West Indian tour to play for IPL

Cricket Australia, which has been accussed by the Pakistan Cricket Board for succumbing to the riches of IPL, is now concerned that West Indies would allow some top players to opt out of the Australia’s Carribean Tour to play in IPL.
The West Indies cricket chief had only recently expressed his fears that the biggets threat [...]

Chennai IPL’s Matthew Hayden now wants to sort out differences with Harbhajan Singh

Chennai IPL’S Matthew Hayden now wants to chat up with Mumbai Indians’ Harbhajan Singh to sort out their differences over remarks they both made during India’s recent tour of Australia.
Matthew Hayden had referred to Harbhajan Singh as an ‘obnoxious little weed’ in a radio interview and Harbhajan Singh had called Matthew Hayden a liar - [...]

Arjuna Ranatunga hopes too much cash won’t spoil young players

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former highly successful captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team, has said that players venturing into new cash-rich tournaments like ICL and IPL could be adversely affected by the amount of huge money they offer. Ranatunga said there was nothing wrong in making money when an opportunity comes in, but also said [...]

DLF IPL Twenty20 biggest threat to West Indies, says cricket board president Julian Hunte

The DLF IPL Twenty20 championship is slowly facing flak from some cricket control boards. Various Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have flayed the IPL for the cancellation of Australia’s tour of Pakistan.
Now the West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte has expressed concern over the impact of IPL and ICL on cricket in the Caribbean.
The [...]

Mohali all-rounder James Hopes keen to take on fellow Aussie players Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne in DLF IPL Twenty20

Australia’s all-rounder James Hopes is elated after winning the top bid in the second and final IPL auction on March 11 after the Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia promoted Mohali IPL team bagged him for $324,000.
James Hopes, who plays for Queensland in the Australian league, will join his team mate Brett Lee in the Mohali line-up [...]

Pakistan coach Geff Lawson unhappy as Aussies cancel tour, but Australian players keen on IPL Twenty20 now

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 Lahore blasts [...]

Kolkata Knight Riders unveiled by Sourav Ganguly, Shah Rukh Khan

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 its [...]

14 cricketers auctioned in 2nd IPL auction, James Hopes tops list with $300,000 bid from Mohali IPL

Pakistan’s Misabah-ul-Haq goes to Bangalore Royal Challengers for $125,000
Fourteen players were auctioned in the second and final round of bidding for the DLF IPL Twenty20 tournament beginning on April 18, with Australian James Hopes bagging the highest bid of $300,000 from Mohali franchaise owned by Bollywood’s Preity Zinta and friend Ness Wadia.
Dimitri Masceranhas became [...]