The second semi-final took place today between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai. After yesterday’s dismal performance by Delhi, everyone expected today’s match to be competitive and full of thrills but this was not to happen. The Kings XI seemed as helpless as Delhi felt yesterday and the Chennai team definitely emerged [...]
The contents of this article are purely personal and do not represent any form of confirmed news. Having said the above, I have been hearing rumours about the RRs winning the title for over 1 month now. Not only this, I heard that the semi-finals would be a bit of a mess with the losing [...]
The Kings XI have been unstoppables throughout the tournament but the only team giving them a tough time has been the Chennai Super Kings who have defeated them on both occassions they have met during this tournament. The Super Kings had Hussey and Hayden to show-off when the tournament started but as of today, their [...]
Todays match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils, as expected, was a walkover for Rajasthan – more like a hurricane coming, destroying the Daredevils and moving forward into the finals. The main compositions of this hurricane were Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Munaf Patel and Sohail Tanvir. Delhi lost to the Royals by 105 runs and [...]
The good performance by Yusuf Pathan for the Rajasthan Royals has found him a berth in the updoming Tri-series in Bangladesh and Asia Cup. Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has also found himself in the squad. The BCCI knows that it needs to prepare itself for the next World Cup and has chosen a young squad [...]
Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy beat Jose Acasuso and Sebastian Prieto of Argentina 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets to enter the third round of the French Open . Leander’s former partner Mahesh Bhupathi was outsted in the tournament after losing out in the first round itself. Share and Enjoy:
It’s D-Day and the Delhi Daredevils will be playing Rajasthan Royals today. Both teams look pepped up and the favourites at this point are Rajasthan Royals who top the league points table with 22 points with a large margin compared to Delhi who are at 15 points. It should be noted that Rajasthan lost to [...]
In a surprise match, fourth seeds Indo-Bahaman pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles were knocked out of the French Open by Ross Hutchins and Stephen Huss 4-6, 4-6 today in the first round. It seemed like an easy walk-over for ninth seeded Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy who began their partnership [...]
Delhi DareDevils captain has called on the selectors to make the IPL performances of the players a selection criterion for the national squad. The dashing Delhi batsman has scored 403 runs in 13 innings and is averaging a healthy 36 with a strike rate of 186. This comes as no surprise as the selectors themselves [...]
Following in his elder brother’s footsteps, the younger Ambani now wants a piece of the Indian Premier League too. Rumour has it that Anil, CEO of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, is now very much interested in owning a Franchise in the next edition of the IPL. However, owning it up himself is going to [...]
Sachin Tendulkar is sure to skip the tour to Bangladesh next month. The team leaves for a tri-series also involving Pakistan on June 8th. However, it is learnt that either Sachin will declare himself unavailable or will be rested by the selectors themselves in view of the humongous amount of cricket to be played this [...]
Indian spearhead Zaheer Khan has declared himself unavailable for the upcoming tri-series in Bangladesh, also featuring Pakistan. The left arm seamer has been struggling with an ankle injury he picked up during the Australian tour and has been on the road to recovery since then. He was fit enough to play in the IPL, but [...]
Sir Geoffrey Boycott, England’s finest opener of all time, has called on the ICC to create a separate window for the Indian Premier League, one that will allow all the best players to play in the tournament. The English players have not been able to play in the inaugural edition as they are committed to [...]
It was a match that saw over 400 runs scored but clearly, the Kings XI Punjab team who is second in the IPL points table dominated the day. The Kings XI team defeated the Rajasthan Royals by 41 runs by first putting up a mammoth 222 runs on the board and later supported by a [...]
Mumbai end IPL dreams with a win The match between Mumbai Indians and Bangalore Royal Challengers today was not of much consequence except for self-price and having said that, the Mumbai Indians came out with a pretty strong statement by winning the game that they will get stronger and come back next year with a [...]
The two favourites to win the IPL go head-to-head today in their last league encounter. Kings XI Punjab host the Rajasthan Royals in Mohali and both the teams have already booked their places in the semi-finals. Kings XI will be facing Chennai Super Kings while Rajasthan Royals will take on the Delhi DareDevils. Considering their [...]
The two teams will face off today in Bangalore today in their last league match of the first edition of IPL. Both teams have been knocked out of the race for the semi-finals, however, Mumbai Indians were involved in a thrilling fight for the same. Mumbai lost out as Chennai Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers [...]
The IPL semi-final spots have been decided. Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings XI, Delhi Daredevils and the Chennai Super Kings have qualified for the final race while the Mumbai Indians, Kolkota Knight Riders, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Hyderabad Deccan Chargers have been sent home to remain spectators. In a deciding match today, the Deccan Chargers beat [...]
The Chennai Deccan Chargers came out as comfortable winners against the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in a match that was the decider for the final semi-final spot between Chennai and Mumbai. If Chennai would have lost this game, Mumbai would have a chance fo sneaking through after winning their next game. However, that was not to [...]
Chennai Super Kings are in pole position to book a seat in the semi-final line up tonight. Dhoni’s boys take on the Deccan Chargers. Their fate is in their own hands now, as their nearest rivals Mumbai Indians crashed to a five wicket loss last night to Rajasthan Royals sending Delhi DareDevils into the semis. [...]