Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine has once again chosen the Twenty20 format over Test cricket after opting out of the two-Test series against Bangladesh at home. Narine was a notable omission from the 13-man squad announced by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Friday for the first Test at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St. Vincent which......
In six years Lalit Modi rose to such heights in Indian cricket in the new millennium that no one thought his fall would be as meteoric. When he was thrown out of the Indian board, many had a sneaky suspicion that his tenaciousness was enough to come back and haunt those who hounded him out. Modi, a former vice-president of the Board of Control for......
Rajasthan Royals' bowler Kevon Cooper has been reported for bowling certain deliveries with a suspected illegal action during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Mumbai Indians played here Sunday. The West Indian was reported by on-field umpires Rod Tucker and K. Srinath along with third umpire S. Ravi at the conclusion of the......
He may not have set the Indian Premier League (IPL) on fire with his batting, but Kings XI Punjab opener Virender Sehwag is not being taken likely by Kolkata Knight Riders coach Trevor Bayliss who hopes the dashing batsman would get out early during their encounter Tuesday. Speaking to the media Monday ahead of their Qualifier 1 match against......
Up against the Kolkata Knight Riders in their home ground, Kings XI Punjab coach Sanjay Bangar Monday asserted that a capacity Eden Gardens crowd for Tuesday's Indian Premier League qualifier wouldn't be intimidation, rather the atmosphere will spur them to revel. "We are looking forward to playing before the Eden crowd. Eden Gardens does......
Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena and Australian Bruce Oxenford will officiate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final to be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore June 1. Sri Lanka's Roshan Mahanama will be the match referee. Meanwhile, Nigel Llong and S. Ravi have been appointed the on-field umpires for Qualifier 1 between Kings XI Punjab......
Kings XI Punjab captain George Bailey won the toss and elected to field against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Sunday. Squads: Kings XI Punjab: Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, Glenn Maxwell, Wriddhiman Saha, David Miller, George Bailey (captain), Akshar Patel, Mitchell......
Captain Kevin Pietersen's 58 off 41 balls was the saving grace for Delhi Daredevils as another poor showing with the bat saw them being shot out for 115 runs in 18.1 overs by Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Sunday. Such was the dismal performance by the Daredevils that......
The Justice Mudgal IPL Probe Committee met here Sunday for the first time under the chairmanship of Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal to discuss the modalities of further investigation into the betting and spot-fixing scandal in last year's Indian Premier League. The three-member committee, however, couldn't finalise on a former cricketer who would......
Kings XI Punjab ended their IPL league-stage campaign on a high, beating Delhi Daredevils by seven wickets at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Sunday. Punjab's latest win took them to 22 points, four ahead of second-placed Kolkata Knight Riders, who will be their opponents in Qualifier 1. Both teams will have two bites of the......
Defending champions Mumbai Indians pulled off a sensational five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals to make the play-offs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Sunday. Set a target of 190, Mumbai Indians made 195 for five in 14.4 overs and pipped Rajasthan Royals for the fourth berth in the play-offs on the basis of a......
Mumbai Indians made it to the play-offs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a sensational five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, thanks to a match-winning unbeaten 95 by Corey Anderson at the Wankhede Stadium here Sunday. Coming into the match, Rajasthan Royals had a better chance of making it to the play-offs and their batsmen did well to......
A Yusuf Pathan blitzkrieg of 22-ball 72 powered Kolkata Knight Riders to the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they humbled Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets at the Eden Gardens here Saturday. Needing to wrap up the game in 15.2 overs to finish second in the league stage over Chennai Super Kings after Sunrisers posted a......
The following is the scoreboard in the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad here Saturday. Sunrisers Hyderabad DA Warner b Morkel 4 S Dhawan run out (Pandey/Uthappa) 29 V Ojha c & b ten Doeschate 26 Y Venugopal Rao run out (Pandey/Uthappa) 27 DJG Sammy c Shakib Al Hasan b Vinay Kumar 29 S Anirudha......
Often criticised for his failure to live up to the reputation of a big hitter, Kolkata Knight Riders' batsman Yusuf Pathan Saturday hit back at his critics after scoring the fastest fifty in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here. Pathan, who scored a 50 of 15 balls to break Adam Gilchrist's record of 17 balls, powered KKR to the......
Having watched with awe Yusuf Pathan's fireworks that enabled his side finish second in the round robin stage of the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir Saturday admitted he had not see such an innings before. Pathan (72 of 22 balls) plundered seven massive sixes and five fours as he slammed the fastest IPL fifty to......
Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody Saturday blamed his fielders for their loss to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens here and attributed inconsistencies behind his team's failure to secure a berth into the playoffs of the Indian Premier League. Hyderabad dropped KKR batsman Yusuf Pathan twice in the match as he went on to hit a 22 ball 72......
India's basketball coach Scott Flemming lays great store by the proposed professional league on the lines of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and feels it can do wonders to the sport in the country - but not overnight. "The professional basketball is a great idea and the the country badly needs it," Flemming who has also served as the......
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Saturday. Squads: Royal Challengers: Vijay Zol, Yogesh Takawale, Virat Kohli (captain), Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers, Rilee Rossouw, Mitchell Starc,......
A captain's knock by Virat Kohli (73) helped Royal Challengers Bangalore score 154 for six in 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Saturday. Put into bat, the Bangalore top order once again failed to fire putting the onus on the middle-order. A 55-run partnership between......