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Chennai’s IPL team launched
CHENNAI: In a glittering function that had loads of dance and music, the Chennai Super Kings cricket team was launched here on Saturday.
The team — none of the foreign players could make it due to “prior commitments” — was introduced to the gathering.
Chennai Super Kings assistant coach, V.B. Chandrasekhar, described the team as a group […]
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Chappell’s talent hunt for IPL’s Jaipur team
Chennai, Mar 11 (ANI): Former Indian cricket team coach Greg Chappell, who has been hired to coach the Jaipur team of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has scouted for talent for the team.
“It’s a challenging job. I think finding talent and developing talent for the future is going to be very important not just for […]
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Kiwis set for second IPL auction
Five of the New Zealand side that beat England in the first Test are set to be snapped up at the second Indian Premier League (IPL) auction on Tuesday.
Ross Taylor, Jamie How, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin and Kyle Mills will be bid for by the eight franchise teams.
Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum and Jacob Oram […]
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All controversies will end when IPL starts: Dhoni
RANCHI, March 10: Though the controversies relating to India’s tour of Australia are refusing to die down, ODI captain MS Dhoni is hopeful that things will be sorted out once the BCCI-backed Indian Premier League gets underway from April 18.
“Controversies are not a great thing to happen. Once the IPL starts, I think […]
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Group M to pick up 20% in Hyderabad IPL team
Mumbai, Feb 27 In a significant move, media major Group M India, part of the WPP Group Plc, is learnt to have taken a 20% stake in the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s franchise –the Hyderabad team (owned by Deccan Chronicle), informed industry sources. “As per the deal, Deccan Chronicle will retain its 80% stake in […]
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‘It’s all about big money’
Though the players’ auction in Mumbai generated widespread excitement, the cricketing fraternity in India is divided over how the IPL would impact the game. By Vijay Lokapally.
It was a nice joke. At the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, when a cricketer was asked if he had some time to spare, he […]
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Will India’s cricket league work?
The upcoming Indian Premier League cricket tournament is a heady cocktail of sports and commerce on a level that has never been attempted in the game before.
The multi-million pound, International Cricket Council-sanctioned Twenty20 tournament will feature eight city franchises - Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Jaipur, Chennai, Chandigarh and Hyderabad - playing a total of 59 […]
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Q&A: ‘Thank God sports will be seen as a profession’
The Indian Premier League and its new Bollywood links came under the hammer after Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia walked away with a balanced team of icons and ‘hitch-pitch’ players for a price tag that read Rs 20 crore. Subhash K Jha spoke to Preity about the auction and its impact on Indian […]
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Ashwin and Anirudha for Super Kings
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu off-spinner R. Ashwin and opening batsman S. Anirudha have been contracted to represent the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Signs Raina, Tyagi The IPL requires a minimum of four under-22 cricketers in […]
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India shows cricket the money
MUMBAI — Teams with names like the Delhi Daredevils. Tycoons and Bollywood stars bidding against each other for “icon” players. Teenaged bowlers turned into millionaires overnight. Television contracts worth hundreds of millions.Suddenly awash in new money, Corporate India is shaking up the tradition-bound gentleman’s game of cricket.
The new Indian Premier League has raised more than […]
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