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Franchises thumbs down to IPL playing window

The IPL bosses have said the decision, announced after the IPL V season, is to promote cricket in associate nations. Khurram Habib reports. Points of contention

Only Knight Riders belong to Kolkata: Gambhir

Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Gautam Gambhir says he never felt like an outsider in the state, which is obsessed with home boy and Pune Warriors skipper Sourav Ganguly.

OAI advices Shah Rukh to disassociate from IPL

The Olympians Association of India (OAI) has advised bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to disassociate himself from the IPL and rather promote a sport that brings glory to the nation.

SRK backs Mamata, says no politics in celebrations

Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, also the state's brand ambassador, has said there was "nothing wrong" in the grand felicitation organised by the state government for his IPL-5 winning team.

Kolkata turns purple, all roads lead to Eden

Who Sourav? As the first captain of Kolkata Knight Riders quietly left for a vacation, the city that once gave him a hero’s welcome turned out in strength on Tuesday to embrace the team — Didi leading the field. HT reports. Mamata claims victory | KKR fans lathicharged

Nothing wrong in Bengal govt's KKR felicitation: Shah Rukh

Chaos outside Eden after KKR felicitation programme

There was chaos outside the Eden Gardens after an hour-long felicitation function of the IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders when a large crowd broke barricades and engaged in scuffles with the police in a bid to enter the grounds today.

Mamata takes over show at KKR's victory party; fans lathicharged

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today felicitated the KKR players, sang the team song, directed the crowd, gave a speech lamenting her state's financial condition and snapped at mediapersons for "not behaving". Frenzy descends on the streets | KKR fans lathicharged

We have done it, says Shah Rukh on arrival in Kolkata

"Korechi, Lorechi, Jitechi Re" (We have done it, we have fought it out, we have won it), said Bollywood badshah Shah Rukh Khan on his arrival in the city Monday night, a day after his team Kolkata Knight Riders emerged champions in the Indian Premier League.

Kolkata prepares to accord grand reception to KKR team

Elaborate security arrangements have been made by Kolkata police for felicitation of maiden IPL winner KKR by the West Bengal government and civic reception by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation along with the Cricket Association of Bengal at the Eden Gardens today.

Who will make the big cut?

IPL has thrown up a host of names to choose from for India's T20 squad. Nilankur Das reports. Stand-byes

Scandalous but successful, that's the IPL story this year

The scandal-prone Indian Premier League (IPL) remains cricket's most divisive tournament, but some thrilling action in front of packed houses has put immediate doubts over its future to rest. Bengal hails KKR, Mamata announces celebrations

It's team that wins games and not individuals: Gambhir

After leading Kolkata Knight Riders to its maiden IPL title win, skipper Gautam Gambhir said the victory sends out a message that cricket is a team game and it is not confined to individual performances.

We didn't expect the onslaught from Bisla: CSK coach

Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said while his team's strategy to target Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir worked, little known Manvinder Bisla's outstanding knock came as a surprise and snatched the game away from the defending champions.

Bisla: Surprise hero of IPL5 final who powered KKR to victory

KKR deserving winners but Dhoni is India's best T20 captain: Ganguly

Describing Kolkata Knight Riders as "deserving winners" of the IPL, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly praised Manvinder Bisla for his cracker of an innings that set the stage for the team's triumph in the final against CSK on Sunday. KKR beat defending champs CSK to win maiden IPL title | Knights are super kings | Record book for IPL 5

Gambhir's superstition with pads works for KKR

It is common knowledge that sportsmen tend to relate success with superstition and it has been affirmed by Gautam Gambhir who has been so superstitious through the IPL that he stuck to his routine of keeping his pads on till the very end in every game.

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