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... (Continue reading)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)