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 [...]
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 [...]
Shah Rukh Khan bought the Kolkata Indian Premier League team last month. If Shah Rukh has done something, can Aamir Khan be far behind? According to news reports in the Indian media, Aamir Khan could likely be associated with the promoters of ICL to attract more viewership. Aamir Khan is thought to have a passion [...]
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 [...]
India’s IPL matches will not get ICC international Twenty20 match status, the International Cricket Council has said. The ICC says the DLF IPL Twenty20 tournament is a domestic cricket tournament, even though top stars from all over the world are participating. The DLF IPL Twenty20 tournament features 8 teams and more than 70 international cricketers [...]
The IPL organisers have formalised the selection process for India’s Under-19 players, who won the Under-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur recently. IPL chairman Lalit Modi told a website that the Under-19 players for IPL Twenty20 tournament will have a fixed price of $30,000 and selection would be through a draw of lots. From next [...]
Australian cricketers to face the heat at IPL matches, says senior Indian player IPL to boost cricket infrastructure ahead of World Cup 2011, says Lalit Modi Anil Kumble says ODI team can become World No 1 this year Shane Warne says IPL will not be an acrimonious affair Harbhajan Singh vows to continue on-field antics [...]
The cash-rich Indian Premier League has vowed to utilise revenue from the Twenty20 tournament to boost cricket infrastructure in India, with an eye on the 2011 World Cup cricket. IPL chairman and BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi said improving infrastructure would be the top priority for the BCCI, as it prepared to host the 2011 World [...]
Indian Test cricket captain and Bangalore IPL star Anil Kumble feels the country can become the World Number 1 by the end of this year if the team can maintain the winning momentum. India went down to Australia 2-1 in the fourth Test after a controversy marred Sydney Test, but went on to win the [...]