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IPL: Kolkata pitch under investigation

The erratic behaviour of the pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday during the Indian Premier League match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Charges will be probed, Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Niranjan Shah said.
Shah said the IPL’s technical committee and the Cricket Association of Bengal would probe […]

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Bangalore, Mumbai look evenly matched

After the mauling they received from Kolkata IPL team in the opening match of the Indian Premier League, Bangalore IPL team would be eager to set things right when they take on hosts Mumbai Indians in their second clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
Bangalore captain Rahul Dravid, after a 140-run loss on […]

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Bravo replaces Malinga in Mumbai squad

The Mumbai Indian Premier League (IPL) team has a lot in common with the national cricket team. Apart from the name of the team, the colour of the team jersey (blue), poor media management, the Mumbai team is also suffering from injury woes, something that the Indian team faced during the recently-concluded Test series against […]

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‘Cricket the biggest crowd-puller in IPL’

Mohali: Kings XI Punjab is being captained by none other than the six-sixes man Yuvraj Singh. CNN-IBN’s Roma Khanna caught up with him ahead of his all-important first match.
Roma Khanna: King of T20 is leading Kings XI Punjab…
Yuvraj Singh: I am happy to be leading such a wonderful side, and I’m very excited about the […]

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Devils crushes Royals in IPL – triumph for Delhi

Delhi Daredevils’s bowlers gave nothing away from the start and never allowed any batsmen of the Rajasthan Royals to settle.
Choosing to bat, Rajasthan Royals scored a low score of 129 for 8. The bowlers dominated the game for the first time in IPL.
Glenn McGrath bowled the first maiden over of the championship – a miracle […]

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Hussey smashes quick-fire ton in IPL

Australian star Mike Hussey blasted 116 not out from just 54 balls to guide his Indian Premier League side to a 33-run Twenty20 victory last night.
Batting at No3, Hussey clubbed nine sixes and eight fours to help the Chennai Super Kings to a commanding 5-240 from their 20 overs.
Australian Test and one-day team-mate Matthew Hayden […]

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Gambhir rides on home advantage

Daredevils’ Gambhir and Royals’ Kaif appeared confident of their respective teams doing well in the opening match of the DLF Indian Premier League despite the absence of stars.
Delhi Daredevils batsman Gautam Gambhir claims that home advantage would give his team the edge in their high-profile DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) opening match against Rajasthan Royals […]

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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar roped in as brand ambassador for IPL Delhi tea

NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar signed on as the brand ambassador for Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Delhi Daredevils team here on Monday.
“I belong to Delhi and this my team. I always like cricket and I am a firm believer in sportsman spirit,” said Akhsay.
Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag and players Gautam Gambhir, Mohammed Asif […]

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Preity Zinta unveils Mohali IPL team

In the end, not even a last minute change of venue for the launch could hold them back. The Mohali team of Indian Premier League (IPL), owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta and her industrialist boyfriend Ness Wadia, was launched at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium on Monday evening.
Icon player Yuvraj Singh walked on […]

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ECB told to open mind to ICL

Professional Cricket Association chief executive Sean Morris has warned the England and Wales Cricket Board not to resist allowing English players to join the Indian Premier League.
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