Thursday, March 11, 2010

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IPL 2010 – Season 3 fixtures

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 6:54

Date Match Details Time Venue GMT IST Ground City Mar 12 - Fri Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st match 14:30 20:00 ...

Tendulkar’s brilliant double ton seals series for India

Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:08

Sachin Tendulkar hit a record unbeaten double century as India scripted an emphatic 153-run win over South Africa in the second one-day international (ODI) at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium here Wednesday and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Tendulkar's 200 not out in 147 deliveries, with 25 ...

Modi allays cricketers’ security fears

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 6:46

Top international cricketers are negotiating a foolproof security if they have to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) next month and IPL commissioner Lalit Modi insists that all concerns will be adressed. Modi insisted that security won't be a problem and that the tournament will not be shifted out of ...

KKR stops cozying up to Ashok Todi’s company

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 8:47

Buckling under pressure from Muslim religious groups and other sections, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders Monday announced they were putting on hold their association with innerware brand Lux Cozi. KKR had drawn flak from various sections for associating with the innerware brand owned by ...

Sena hints at lifting ban on Australian, Pakistani cricketers

Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:53

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has indicated that the party has lifted the ban on Pakistani and Australian cricketers taking part in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Thackeray said in a carefully worded statement issued Tuesday night that the party had continued to oppose the participation of Australian players in the ...

Hussey replaces Dhoni as No.1 ODI batsman

Monday, February 1, 2010 20:59

Dubai, Feb 1 (IANS) Australia's Michael Hussey replaced India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the top of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) One-day International (ODI) batting rankings released Monday. Hussey had an outstanding series against Pakistan which concluded Sunday where he scored 220 runs in five matches. Hussey had started the ...

Zaheer rocks as India whitewash Bangladesh

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 19:20

Dhaka, Jan 27 (IANS) Zaheer Khan's seven-wicket burst in the second innings rocked Bangladesh as India won the second cricket Test by 10 wickets, and with it took the series 2-0, on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium here Wednesday. The resolve shown by the Bangladesh batsmen a day ...

IPL fiasco: Pakistani parliamentary delegation cancels India visit

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 22:20

Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) A Pakistani parliamentary delegation has cancelled its visit to India after none of the country's cricketers found any takers at an auction for the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza made the announcement in the house Wednesday after opposition members ...

IPL 2010 Player’s auction

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:35

Australia: Brad Haddin, Philip Hughes, Doug Bollinger, Ashley Noffke, Adam Voges, Luke Pomersbach, Clint McKay, Graham Manou, Ben Laughlin, Jason Krejza, Damien Martyn England: Tim Bresnan, Eoin Morgan, Robert Key, Anthony McGrath, Monty Panesar, Mark Ramprakash, Graeme Swann, Jonathon Trott Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Gul, Imran Nazir, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Mohammad Aamer, ...

Pakistan players to be favourites at IPL auction

Monday, January 18, 2010 21:39

Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan players, who won Twenty20 World Championship, will be the hot favourites for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisees when they sit here for the third auction of the T20 extravaganza. IPL organisers have shortlisted 66 players from eight countries for this year's auction, with Pakistan, Australia ...