Karachi (PTI): Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he would be aiming to better Brendon McCullum’s awe-inspiring 73-ball 158 knock when he makes his debut for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.
The swashbuckling right-hander left on Monday for India to play in the IPL and said McCullum’s knock was fresh […]

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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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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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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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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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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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BANGALORE: Bangalore’s Royal Challengers expect to end the inaugural year of the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL) with a deficit of about Rs 25-30 crore, its chief executive said. The sharing of tickets between the stakeholders has emerged as a bone of contention ahead of the first match on April 18. The UB Group, […]

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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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England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke has calmed fears top stars like Kevin Pietersen could be lured to the Indian Premier League.
The IPL and the rebel Indian Cricket League have attracted some of the biggest names in world cricket to play in their Twenty20 competitions.
The lucrative contracts on offer could be a […]

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Pepsi will be the official beverage of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) for five years and the deal with the soft drink giant has been struck at $12.5 million.
Well-placed sources in the IPL said only the eight franchise owners would benefit from the deal.
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