IPL 2012 : News

Having led the Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title, Gautam Gambhir says he is ready to captain the India Test side. "It's the biggest honour. I am ready for it, ready for responsibility and challenges," Gambhir said.

An environment-friendly team, an otherworldly fluorescent green jersey to match the otherworldly T20 talents of Chris Gayle and a green revolution of a different kind. Rohit Bhaskar reports. Get your facts right

Was it a motivational video that team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan showed to the Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers charge up the team hours before the Indian Premier League final? So says key players.

Season 5 of the Indian Premier League may have played out to packed stadiums, but from a business point of view, the tournament has failed to deliver as a prime-time television spectacle. Himani Chandna Gurtoo reports.

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL-winning batsman Manvinder Bisla had a special gift of his own for his wife - the IPL winner's trophy. Before boarding the return flight for Kolkata, Arpita revealed how this year she got the best birthday present of her life. Rohit Bhaskar reports.

Manvinder Bisla plays for Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy, and has played for three different franchises. Prior to his innings of a lifetime, Bisla's lone innings of note was an equally destructive 75 for Kings XI against RCB in IPL-III. Rohit Bhaskar reports. Bengal hails KKR, Mamata announces celebrations

One way to grab attention is to turn up at IPL charity events wearing team jerseys; basically, something that makes the person stands out in the crowd. Debjeet Kundu writes.

Genuine domestic talent and Mumbai boys, Suryakumar Yadav and Dhawal Kulkarni, will surely not be looking for rest, having managed to play just a game apiece for the Mumbai Indians. Anand Sachar reports.

A nascent league like the IPL  has yet to throw up playoff performances that can stand the test of time. Part of this is because in cricket performances in Tests and ODIs overshadow those in T20. Rohit Bhaskar writes.

Although the Indian Premier League has been beset by controversies, the cricket board is looking to rope in experts from the league to help improve the domestic cricket. As a step in that direction, the BCCI has invited Dr Rudi Webster, the renowned sports psychologist from the West Indies.

It's come out into the open now but the practice of agents luring players is an open secret. The Indian Premier League has only turned it into a flourishing business. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports.

The TV sting operation may have blown the lid on the murkier side of the IPL but the families of the players under the scanner are being forced into self-imposed isolation. Firoz Mirza reports.

Terming as "unfortunate" the spat between Shahrukh Khan and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials, Union minister Farooq Abdullah on Friday advised the Bollywood superstar to be a "little more calmer".

As Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke Pomersbach is produced in a Delhi court for allegedly molesting an American woman, owner Vijay Mallya's son Sidhartha clarifies on the situation on his Twitter account.