IPL Mag

Mumbai survive special Yusuf ton

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:23:07 +0000

The second-fastest Twenty20 hundred, a 37-ball assault from Yusuf Pathan, as delicate as it was brutal, wasn't enough on a day that precious little was contributed by the other Rajasthan Royals players

Gambhir puts Punjab in on captaincy debut

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:22:45 +0000

On his IPL captaincy debut, Gautam Gambhir won the toss and put Kings XI Punjab in on a pitch whose curator has promised some carry

‘Time for Indian players in Deccan Chargers to shine’

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:30:18 +0000

While champions Deccan Chargers put on a brave face following their Friday night’s loss, the Chennai Super Kings admitted that they will be playing to their strength, which is batting, when the two clash here Sunday in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament. The pre-match media conference here Friday evening provided a study [...]

Hours before match, criminal complaint against Kings XI Punjab

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:29:29 +0000

Things are certainly not going right for Kings XI Punjab. Their key paceman Brett Lee Friday opted out of the Indian Premier League-III for ten days and Saturday, just hours before their match, an NGO here filed a criminal complaint against them. Chandigarh-based NGO Global Human Rights Council (GHRC) raised serious objections on the publishing of [...]

Mumbai Indians snatch thrilling four-run win over Royals

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:28:53 +0000

Yusuf Pathan’s hurricane century went in vain as Rajasthan Royals went down by four runs to Mumbai Indians in a thrilling Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Chasing a 213-run target, Royals lost early wickets before Pathan smashed a 37-ball hundred to bring his side close to victory. For Mumbai Indians, Lasith Malinga took two [...]

Bollywood stars roots for favourite IPL teams

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:28:08 +0000

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is on and micro-blogging site Twitter is abuzz with posts from Bollywood personalities rooting for their favourite teams. Actor Rahul Bose posted on his Twitter account: “(I) am only 1/2 Bengali, 1/2 Punjabi-Maharashtrian. Lived in Bombay all my life – Mumbai Indians for me…” Another Mumbai Indian fan is Abhishek [...]

Feeding Chennai’s cricket ‘lions’, chef shares kitchen secrets

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:27:20 +0000

No butter or sugar, only white meat, protein-rich and lots of fruits and milk – Praveen Anand, executive chef at the ITC Sheraton Park Hotels and Towers here, has his task cut out as he decides the menu for Chennai Super Kings. Apart from whipping up healthy meals, he has to cater to players’ tastes [...]

Ganguly find $20,000 for Kight Riders’ slow over rate

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:26:37 +0000

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly was slapped with a $20,000 for the slow over rate during the team’s opening match win against defending champions Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The Knight Riders were assessed to be three overs behind the required rate at [...]

Super Kings to go for the kill against Chargers

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:19 +0000

A buoyant Chennai Super Kings, pepped by the recent form of their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, are fancying their chances against defending champions Deccan Chargers in their opening game of the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday. The Chargers, led by charismatic Adam Gilchrist, would be smarting from their shock defeat [...]

Deccan choke after Mathews, Shah comeback

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:06:27 +0000

Kolkata Knight Riders showed more character than perhaps the first two seasons put together to survive early blows by oldies Chaminda Vaas and Adam Gilchrist at the start of each innings