Delhi Daredevils

Asif finally gets date with IPL

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif’s efforts to get a fresh date of hearing finally paid off with the drugs inquiry tribunal of the Indian Premier League asking him to plead his dope violation case on October 11. Asif had complained that he was frustrated with the delay in the IPL tribunal giving him a hearing so […]

Asif might be spared in doping case

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif says he is desperate to prove his worth on the field to get over the gloom.
Asif last played cricket when he figured in the inaugural Indian Premier League but is out of action since then as he is battling to get his name cleared in a dope scandal after testing positive […]

Asif seeks change of date for hearing

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif on Thursday sought postponement of the date (August 30) for him to appear before the drugs tribunal of the Indian Premier League for a preliminary hearing on his dope flunk.
Asif’s lawyer, Shahid Karim said his client sought a mid September date as the pacer would not be able to reach India […]

Asif coming to India for dope hearing

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif and his lawyer Hamid Karim are coming to India next week to appear before the Drugs Inquiry Tribunal of the Indian Premier League.
Asif’s ‘B’ sample had also tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone last week in Geneva, Switzerland but the nanogram traces in his urine sample was 5.4, while in […]

Asif tests positive in B sample

Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif’s B sample has tested positive for a banned substance, his lawyer Shahid Karim said on Tuesday. Asif, who failed a drugs test in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament in May, will appeal against the findings, Karim said.
“We are definitely going to appeal because the test results of the […]

Asif about to have sample B test

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif and his lawyer have left for Geneva, on Friday night, where his “B” sample test would be conducted on Monday.
Asif tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug during the IPL will come to know whether he faces more disciplinary action or not only after the “B” sample test.
Asif’s lawyer Shahid Karim has […]

Asif’s B sample test on Aug 18

The Indian Premier League has extended the date for the ‘B’ sample test for Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif to August 18.
Shahid Karim, lawyer for Asif confirmed they had received an e-mail from the IPL accepting their request for the extension of the date. This is for the second time that the IPL has accepted a […]

Drug charges dropped against Mohd Asif

Pakistan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Ahsan Ullah Khan has stated that the charges against Pakistani fast paced bowler Mohammad Asif have been dropped as the detention in Dubai was the result of a misunderstanding.
Asif was travelling back to Pakistan via Dubai after playing for the Delhi Daredevils in India but was detained […]

A hurricane called Rajasthan Royals hits Delhi Daredevils

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 […]

Who is the better captain - Warne or Sehwag ?

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 Delhi […]

Who is in, who is out ? IPF semi-finals are all set

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 […]

Delhi Daredevils in semi-finals, thanks to Rajasthan Royals

The Rajasthan Royals snatched a well fought game against the Mumbai Indians in a thriller that went down to the last ball. Although the Royals had already confirmed their semi-finals spot, the Mumbai Indians needed to win this match desperately to have a good chance in securing a place in the semis. Not only have […]

Daredevils triumph leaving Mumbai and Chennai hanging

The match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils seemed pretty much one sided with Mumbai Indians’ Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya hitting fours and sixes like kids play. The semi-final hopes of Delhi were almost down until Tendulkar was bowled out by Yo Mahesh.
However, Jayasuriya’s bat kept firing till he scored 66 of 42 balls […]

Abandoned match leaves Kolkata out and Delhi hopeful

The match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders was called off on account of rains. Not a single ball was bowled and both the teams were awarded one point each.
The match was crucial for both teams - on one side, Kolkata needed to win the game to have a dash of hope for entering […]

Mumbai thrash Kolkata, Tendulkar proving lucky captain

In what was supposed to be a clash of the titans, it turned out to be a pretty much one-sided match. The Knight Riders did not get anywhere close to the riding they are used to and the Mumbai Indians squashed them like a piece of lemon.
The MIs started off pretty well by claiming wickets […]

Mishra spins Delhi to victory

The relatively unknown leg-spinner Amit Mishra took only the second hat-trick in the IPL so far, as Delhi DareDevils beat the Deccan Chargers by a mere 12 runs.

Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put the opposition in to bat, who didn’t get off to the best starts as they lost Sehwag for nought. However, like […]

Rajasthan Royals continue winning streak

It was Shane Watson of Rajasthan Royals who was the day’s hero with a blistering score of 74 to ensure a three-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Watson hit four 4s and five 6s in this 40 ball innings. It was the perfect way to get back at […]

Daredevils and Superkings take match to the last ball

Vidyut and Flemming laid a solid foundation for the Chennai Super Kings who won their match against Delhi Daredevils today.
The match went down to the wire but the real turning point was Sehwag’s second over in which he gave away 23 runs.
S Vidyut (40), Stephen Fleming [Images] (44), captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] (33) and […]

Tendulkar may miss two more IPL matches

Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar might miss two more matches in the Indian Premier League as he is yet to recover from his groin injury, stand-in captain Shaun Pollock said here Saturday. Pollock said there was a strong possibility that Tendulkar would not play against Daredevils, though the final decision would only be taken […]

Players at IPL showered with Dollars

All the teams have played five matches each in the first season of IPL. In fact, it can be safely assumed that the first phase of the IPL is over, some players have left, where as some have just joined their respective teams.
Here we try to give you a break down […]