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IPL will increase visibility of youngsters: Irfan
Vadodara, March 15 Back in his hometown after a successful ODI tournament Down Under, all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Saturday said the Indian Premier League (IPL) would be a good platform for youngsters to display their talents.
“Matches such as the IPL series will increase the visibility of a player, which was not the case earlier.” However, […]
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Delhi IPL team well balanced: Sehwag
Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag [Images] on Saturday insisted that his team has a good balance even though they could afford Australian tour hero Ishant Sharma because of his “high price”.
Sehwag said the gangling fast bowler was among the players he listed but decided not to bid for him because the franchisee would not have […]
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Gilchrist felt “like a cow” at IPL auction
New Delhi: Adam Gilchrist may have felt “like a cow” after being auctioned at the cash-rich Indian Premier League, but the just-retired Australian wicketkeeper-batsman says he does not mind being part of the “unique and interesting” venture.
Mr. Gilchrist admitted that his name being auctioned was an unusual experience for him and he would wait and […]
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Aussies to play in IPL for only two weeks
Decks might have been cleared for Australian cricket stars’ to appear in the Indian Premier League but they will be able to feature only in the initial part of the upcoming Twenty20 tournament in .
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Cricketers will get to shake their legs in IPL
New Delhi, Mar 15 (IANS) A traditionalist to the core, India’s spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has taken a humorous swipe at the Indian Premier League.
‘We will watch cricketers do a jig from April 18. That’s Twenty20 cricket for you,’ Bedi said.
‘When Kerry Packer introduced colour dresses, it was called pyjama cricket. People who are […]
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CCI not to host IPL matches
THAT WANKHEDE stadium will host the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches became a certainty on Friday with the Cricket Club of India (CCI) being rejected as a choice of the venue by the Mumbai franchise owners.
Wankhede Stadium will now host the 10 ties to be played in Mumbai, including the semifinals and final, alongwith the […]
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IPL ready to rock & roll
New Delhi, TNN: The second round of IPL auctions are over and a clear picture is emerging about the strengths and weaknesses of the squads. Like after the first round, we size up the options available for the skippers.
Far and away a dream Twenty20 line-up when it comes to batting firepower. Spoilt for choice when […]
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‘Knight Riders can profit in 1st year’
Mumbai: They don’t call him King Khan for nothing. With each passing day it appears Shah Rukh Khan is outsmarting all other team owners in the IPL with a marketing blitz. CNN-IBN reports on how his Kolkata Knight Riders are likely to recover their costs and actually make a profit in the first year itself.
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Aussie stars get green signal for IPL
Melbourne: Australia’s Test players are set to be allowed to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League before preparing at home for the May tour to the West Indies, the players’ union said Thursday.
The Australian Cricketers Association said Cricket Australia has indicated there will be no objection to Test stars Ricky Ponting, Brett Lee, Andrew […]
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Brabourne out of race to stage IPL games
Mumbai: Brabourne Stadium will not be able to host any of the IPL matches. This was revealed by the CCI president Raj Singh Dungarpur.
“We were very keen to host the matches but the arrangements couls not be worked out with the IPL franchisee-Reliance Ltd”. “The discussions between the parties failed over the quota arrangements”, he […]
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