The Delhi Daredevils are looking to get back to winning ways when they take on two-time champions Chennai Super Kings Monday after losing their home tie against the Rajasthan Royals Friday in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here. While the Daredevils have won only two of their six matches, the Super Kings have been on a......
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to field in their first home game of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad in an Indian Premier League clash at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday. Squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli (Captain), AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, Rilee......
Unprecedented security at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here for the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad Sunday has turned the venue into a fortress. With the tournament's second leg getting underway in India May 2, a day after twin blasts at the Chennai central station in an express train that......
The return of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the second leg of the tournament's seventh edition here Sunday in the midst of the summer season did not excite the fans as in the past for a couple of factors. The ongoing Lok Sabha election took away the game to the UAE April 16-30, while the three consecutive losses the home team - Royal......
South African star Abraham Benjamin de Villiers smashed a brilliant 41-ball 89 not out (8x6, 4x4) to help Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets and a ball to spare in the IPL-7 match here Sunday. After Sunrisers, asked to bat first, made 155 for five, thanks to a 62-run partnership between skipper and opener Shikhar......
Former England star batsman Kevin Pietersen will in October launch a cricket academy in Dubai, and will follow it with another academy in India. "I am going to start a cricket academy in Dubai in October. The venue is not confirmed yet but it will be a state-of-the-art facility. There will be various courses which will be taught and we will......
Former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen believes that if India want to do well in their tour of England from June to September, their batsmen need to click and score runs unlike on the previous tour. India suffered a humiliating 0-4 defeat in the 2011 Test series in England, where apart from the legendary Rahul Dravid, none of the Indian......
Former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen expressed his love for Premier League club Chelsea FC here Sunday, and said he is friends with Chelsea stalwarts Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and John Terry. "Chelsea is my team. I am good friends with many players in Chelsea, including Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and John Terry. I live in Chelsea......
Hosts Delhi Daredevils put up a total of 152/5 in 20 overs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday. Left-handed opener Quinton de Kock of South Africa scored the highest of the Daredevils' innings with 43 while his compatriot J.P. Duminy contributed 39 towards the end. James......
Inspired by Karun Nair's 73 not out, Rajasthan Royals clinched an important victory against Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday. The Royals chased down the target of 153 with relative ease with nine balls to spare in the first match to be held in the national capital after the IPL returned......
Back in their comfort zone of Mangalam Chinnaswamy stadium here, the Royal Challengers Bangalore would be looking to get their Indian Premier League (IPL)-7 campaign back on track when they face an also-struggling Hyderabad Sunrisers for the first time this season here Sunday. A home game at the start of the second leg of the IPL-7 after losing......
Kings XI Punjab made 168 for five in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Wriddhiman Saha remained unbeaten on 59 off 47 balls while Glenn Maxwell made a quick-fire 27-ball 45....
Indian cricket is heading for heady times. Everyone's calculations in the Indian cricket board, except the Supreme Court, hinges on the outcome on May 16, the day the results of the general election are out. But the members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been speculating on endless possibilities. All permutations and......
Four people were arrested for running an IPL betting syndicate from a house here, police said Saturday. Rakesh Sethi (45), Bantu Nagpal (33), Sanjay Hasija (32) and Vishu Sethi (22) were arrested from a house in Rohini area in west Delhi Saturday evening. Police said Sethi, a mechanical engineer and kingpin of the syndicate, disclosed that he......
Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets for their first win of the season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Mumbai Indians chased down the target of 169 with five balls to spare after skipper Rohit Sharma top scored with 39 and Corey Anderson made 35....
Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Watson won the toss and elected to field against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here Saturday. Both the teams have made a change each. Iqbal Abdulla made way for Dhawal Kulkarni in Rajasthan Royals while Delhi Daredevils dropped Laxmi Ratan Shukla for......
Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Mohit Sharma said his slower deliveries are working wonders and hoped they would get better on the slower Indian pitches during the Indian Premier League (IPL). "It is definitely one of the deliveries that I use a lot. I have been bowling the slower one since a long time. The slower one has begun to prove more......
Defending champions Mumbai Indians' five-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL) finally ended Saturday with a five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium here. Mumbai's win also snapped Kings XI Punjab's five-match winning run and dislodged them from the top position that has now been taken by Chennai Super......
Returning home after three consecutive losses in the UAE, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) hope to get back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League (IPL-7) T-20 series with the support of their frenzied fans. "It feels great to be back home, especially for me, Chris (Gayle) and AB (de Villiers) who played some great cricket in this......
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin spun Chennai Super Kings to a 34-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain curtailed Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the JSCA International Stadium Complex here Friday. Brendon McCulluma's 56 off 40 balls helped the Super Kings reach 148 for three after rain had curtailed the match to 17-over a......