Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi on Sunday hit out against the BCCI’s decision to axe Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab from the Indian Premier League and said it was “illegal” as the Board had chosen a path of vengeance. “The status of all teams is the same. They were all approved. There is no [...]
The Indian board (BCCI) has terminated the contracts of two Indian Premier League teams – the Kings XI Punjab and 2008 champions the Rajasthan Royals. “It was unanimously decided that the franchise agreements with (Punjab owner) K.P.H. Dream Cricket Pvt. Ltd. and Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt. Ltd. be terminated forthwith based on the legal opinions [...]
Coming up is a crucial week for the Kochi Indian Premier League (IPL) team that will have to finalise the name, coach, support staff and a crucial agreement to be inked with the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA). “The agreement between KCA and the team has to take place soon. Since the AGM (annual general meeting) [...]
The fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) looks set to comprise 74 matches with the ten participating teams split into two groups. A change in format was necessary after two new teams, the Sahara Pune Warriors and a franchise from Kochi were added. Last year, 60 matches were played as all eight teams [...]
The Board of Cricket Control in India on Monday extended the time for suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi to respond to the show-cause notice served to him on April 26, till Saturday May 15. Earlier on Monday, Lalit Modi reportedly sought time to respond to the BCCI to ensure that he prepares an appropriate defense. [...]
Indian Premier League’s interim chief Chirayu Amin on Tuesday said efforts are on to clean up the scandal-hit Twenty20 event and promised a “bigger, better and transparent” IPL next year. “The job has just started and I am getting involved in it. Over a period of time, we will get into the details,” Amin said [...]
Baroda Cricket Association President Chirayu Amin was appointed the interim Chairman of the Indian Premier League in place of the high-flying Lalit Modi, who came in for a scathing attack from BCCI President Shashank Manohar on Monday. The decision to appoint Amin was taken at the crucial meeting of the IPL Governing Council, which lasted [...]
IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi was suspended possibly in a bid to keep him away from Monday’s Governing Council meeting which he surprisingly decided to attend. The embattled Commissioner, who is slated to chair the meeting, made an announcement that he was changing his boycott decision but seek written charges for him to reply, a move [...]
The Royal Challengers booked their second appearance at the Twenty20 Champions League courtesy of a thumping nine-wicket win over the Deccan Chargers in the 2010 Indian Premier League third/fourth place play-off in Mumbai. Captain Anil Kumble took four for 16 as reigning champions Deccan Chargers were bowled out for just 82 in 18.3 overs and [...]
Chennai Super Kings beat the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers by 38 runs to book their place in the final against the Mumbai Indians. Batting first, the Super Kings posted 142 for seven and then bowled the Chargers out for 104. The match got off to a frenetic start as after Chennai chose to bat first, [...]
Mumbai Indians heaved a sigh of relief after key all-rounder Kieron Pollard was found fit for Sunday’s Indian Premier League final even though there remains a cloud of doubt over captain Sachin Tendulkar’s availability. “There is no problem with Pollard. He’s fit,” team sources said on Thursday. In that match, Pollard was seen limping during [...]
The Mumbai Indians reached their first Indian Premier League final with a comprehensive 35-run win over 2009 runners-up the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Indians hammered 77 runs in the final five overs of their innings to post 184 for six and in reply, the Challengers closed on 149 for nine. Mumbai were rocked by the [...]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has announced that the semi finals of DLF IPL 2010 have been moved from Bangalore to Navi Mumbai. The decision was made following security incidents at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore before and during yesterday afternoon’s match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, IPL [...]
The Kolkata Knight Riders completed their 2010 Indian Premier League season with an emphatic nine-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Batting first, the Indians, who nevertheless finished on top of the table, scored 133 for eight and in reply, Brendon McCullum hit an unbeaten 57 as the Knight Riders got [...]
The Deccan Chargers produced their fifth straight Indian Premier League victory, beating the Delhi Daredevils by 11 runs and book their place in the semi-finals. Andrew Symonds scored 54 in 30 balls as the Chargers made 145 for seven and in reply, despite an unbeaten half-century from Paul Collingwood, the Delhi Daredevils exited the competition [...]
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed a timely innings of 54 in 29 balls to guide his side into the Indian Premier League semi-finals with a six-wicket win over the Kings XI Punjab in Dharamsala. Indian skipper Dhoni thumped two huge sixes to finish off the game in style, the Super Kings having [...]
Captain Sourav Ganguly shepherded the Kolkata Knight Riders to an eight-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals that kept alive their hopes of making the 2010 Indian Premier League semi-finals and at the same time eliminated the Royals, champions in 2008. On a slow, turning pitch at Eden Gardens, a packed house saw the Royals collapse [...]
The Mumbai Indians reasserted their dominance during the group stages of the 2010 Indian Premier League by thrashing the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 57 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After the match was delayed for an hour due to two explosions close to the stadium, the Indians piled up 191 for four beforethe Royal [...]
The Indian Premier League made its first visit to Dharamsala but Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten half-century helped the Deccan Chargers finally end any lingering hopes the Kings XI Punjab had of making the semi-finals with a five-wicket win. Sharma was unbeaten on 68 in 38 balls as the Chargers closed on 178 for five in reply [...]
Gautam Gambhir stroked an unbeaten half-century to guide the Delhi Daredevils to a desperately-needed six-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. The win keeps the Daredevils in the hunt for a semi-final place and it came about after they held the Chennai Super Kings to just 112 for nine but [...]