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IPL made it tougher for bowlers: Bracken
Australia left-arm pacer Nathan Bracken feels the IPL has made batsmen smarter and well equipped to deal with bowlers at the death in Twenty20 cricket. “It is harder. No one is going to go out and bowl six yorkers (in an...
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Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in India last year was far more vibrant than the IPL II which was held in South Africa in April-May. The Mumbai Indians captain, who featured...
Continue reading full story (read 40 times) Add a comment - 0 users have commented on this postModi dismisses talk of T20 ‘overkill’
Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi dismissed on Monday talk that the growth of such tournaments was leading to an “overkill” of Twenty20 cricket. Modi, speaking at a hotel near Lord’s - where India were playing New Zealand in a warm-up...
Continue reading full story (read 29 times) Add a comment - 0 users have commented on this postGilchrist’s captaincy made the difference: Afridi
It was Adam Gilchirst’s sensible and aggressive captaincy that changed the fortunes of the Deccan Chargers in IPL-II, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said on Tuesday. Chargers, who had finished seventh last year, crowned themselves champion in the second edition by defeating Royal...
Continue reading full story (read 48 times) Add a comment - 0 users have commented on this postIPL will be 10-team league in 2011
Buoyed by the success of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), its chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said the eight-team tournament will be expanded to 10 teams in 2011. Modi said the IPL will be back in India...
Continue reading full story (read 56 times) Add a comment - 0 users have commented on this postDeccan Chargers beat Bangalore Royal Challengers to win IPL
Deccan Chargers beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 6 runs to win the second edition of the Indian Premier League at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. Chasing a victory target of 144 runs, Bangalore managed 137/9 in 20 overs...
Continue reading full story (read 38 times) Add a comment - 0 users have commented on this postRoyal Challengers thump Chennai by 6 wickets
Vijay Mallya’s Royal Challengers will vie with Team Hyderabad for the IPL trophy in the final on Sunday after MS Dhoni’s gamble failed at a crucial moment on Saturday night, costing Team Chennai dear. Dhoni threw the ball to Suresh...
Continue reading full story (read 25 times) Add a comment - 0 users have commented on this postModi mulls two IPLs every year
With the Indian Premier League proving a smashing hit in its adopted home in South Africa, the organizers of the Twenty20 razzmatazz are mulling a second and shorter version of the event in the same calendar year at an overseas...
Continue reading full story (read 28 times) Add a comment - 0 users have commented on this postDeccan thrash Delhi to storm into finals
Adam Gilchrist is the new Nizam and Hyderabad are a step away from being the champions of India. No, Team Delhi didn’t do anything wrong, just that they were dazzled by an old man’s frenzy that threw them out of...
Continue reading full story (read 14 times) Add a comment - 0 users have commented on this postBangalore Royal Challengers beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs
Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs to win the last league match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday and book a semi-final clash with the Chennai Super...
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