Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Watson Friday said that he loves playing on Indian turf since overseas players get lot of support from die-hard Indian cricket fans and it is always motivating and encouraging to play in front of large crowd. Amity students carrying flags of Rajasthan Royals, fully gripped with IPL fever, Friday cheered aloud when......
Mumbai Indians social initiative 'Education For All' Friday gained momentum as a national campaign when over 18,000 underprivileged children in the age group of 7-14 years from various NGOs would flock the historic Wankhede Stadium for their first home match here Saturday. Earlier, Mumbai Indians had flown nine underprivileged children to Dubai......
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders as the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked-off its home run with the first match here Friday. Super Kings are fielding an unchanged side while Kolkata made two changes, bringing in Andre Russell for Morne Morkel and Yusuf Pathan for......
Rain delayed the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here Friday. Earlier, Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat....
Brendon McCullum's third fifty this season helped Chennai Super Kings score 148 for three against Kolkata Knight Riders after rain curtailed the Indian Premier League (IPL) match to 17-overs a side at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here Friday. McCullum top-scored for the Super Kings with 56 off 40 balls and was well supported by Suresh......
Delhi Police are all set to hold five of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here beginning May 3, an official said Friday. A traffic advisory stated that the IPL matches will be played here May 3, May 5, May 7, May 10 and May 19. "The Delhi Police have made elaborate arrangements for traffic......
Delhi Police Friday announced security restrictions for Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches starting here May 3. Five matches will be played at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground between May 3 and 19. Additional Commissioner of Police Anil Shukla said electronic items like laptops, cameras, transistors and remote controlled car keys won't be......
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was fined $20,000 for maintaining a slow over rate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here Wednesday. Since it was his first offence of the season under the IPL Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Sharma was......
Sunrisers Hyderabad seamer Irfan Pathan says words of advice from team mentor V.V.S. Laxman fired him up against defending champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here. Irfan picked up two for 10 from his two overs here Wednesday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and also picked up the important wicket of Kieron......
Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Lokesh Rahul praised teammate David Warner saying that the Australian southpaw batted right-handed better than him. Rahul (46) and Warner (65) strung together a 111-run third-wicket partnership as the Sunrisers handed defending champions Mumbai Indians their fifth straight loss this season. "I think he batted......
Clearing the way for the hosting of IPL matches at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here, the Delhi High Court Thursday directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to give a provisional occupancy certificate to the Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) for the event. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Manmohan also......
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 15 runs in the last match of the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here Wednesday. Set a target of 173, Mumbai Indian managed 157 for seven in 20 overs for their fifth consecutive loss in the season....
Defending champions Mumbai Indians ended the UAE-leg of their Indian Premier League (IPL)A without a win as they went down to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 15 runs by for their fifth consecutive loss in the season here Wednesday. Chasing a target of 173, Mumbai Indians managed 157 for seven in 20 overs. It was another dismal performance by the Mumbai......
Sepp Blatter's quotable quote "India are sleeping giants of football" six years ago was essentially to please his hosts, the All India Football Federation (AIFF), on his maiden trip to this country. The FIFA chief somewhat modified his statement on his second visit two years ago to say India was slowly waking up to its......
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed that the results of the Rajasthan Cricket Association elections held in December 2013 be declared May 6. The elections had become contentious because former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi was in the fray for the presidentship. An apex court bench headed by Justice Anil. R. Dave directed the registry to send the......
It seems election fever and allegations of match-fixing have taken a toll on this year's Indian Premier League (IPL). Google Search trends reveal that this year's IPL is struggling to match up the interest of the previous year. The analysis related to the launch week of the cricketing extravaganza showed that there was a loss of interest among the......
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is disappointed with the selectors' decision to keep him out of the Test team for the last four years. Bravo, who skippers the West Indies One-Day International side, has been complaining ahead of the home series against New Zealand, which begins in June. "I must stress my disappointment of not playing......
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the results of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections, which were held December 19, should be declared by May 6. Amidst the allegation of the fudging of the voters list, the elections were held under the supervision of former apex court judges Justice N.M. Kasliwal and Justice S.P. Pathak, who were......
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi Wednesday hailed the decision of the Supreme Court which ordered the opening of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) election ballots by May 6. "Extremely grateful to honourable Supreme Court for allowing the opening of RCA elections ballots.Looking forward to results now being......
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final Indian Premier League (IPL) match of the United Arab Emirates-leg at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here Wednesday. It is a match between the two bottom-placed teams of the eight-team league. While Sunrisers have won a single......