IPL 2012 : News

When the Super Kings take on Mumbai at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today, a large section of the crowd will be a disappointed lot. Mark Waugh writes.

You are only destined, so goes the saying in life and it was once again brought to reality by the way Chennai Super Kings got a lease of life in this year's IPL. The team has got a fresh lease of life by getting in to the last four of the tournament. Sourav Ganguly writes.

At Dharamshala, the setting for cricket was wonderful but somewhat bizarre. This is peak summer with day temperatures touching 40 degrees yet the stadium background is dominated by the magnificent snow- capped Dhauladhar mountain range. Amrit Mathur writes.

It’s decision time for the IPL officials. The IPL has to quickly decide which path it wants the future to take. Ian Chappell writes.

It has been obvious over the last seven weeks that the pattern of Twenty20 cricket is getting defined nicely. Javagal Srinath writes.

Betting or gambling is illegal in most of India. But there is no law that makes online betting an illegal activity. Somshuvra Laha reports.

Whether we like it or not, the phrase ‘this is not cricket’ even today means ‘you are not being honest and straight’. Well, maybe it doesn’t mean that any more, maybe it all changed once commercialism took strong roots in the sport. Pradeep Magazine writes.

In my playing days, I believed many Englishmen used to unnecessarily complicate what was meant to be a reasonably simple game. Ian Chappell writes.

This edition of the IPL has been exciting to the core and heading towards the closure of the league stage, the playoff seats are still up for grabs. Mark Waugh writes.

The IPL is more or less over for the Super Kings. Though possibilities are been talked about, I have a feeling that the holders are done with this time. Sourav Ganguly writes..

Although Mohnish Mishra, one of the players suspended following the TV sting, has since claimed he made ‘frivolous statements’ that he was paid black money by Pune Warriors for ‘personal gain’, he should be hauled up if he is found to have made misleading remarks. Amol Karhadkar writes.

This isn’t the first time the nexus between cricket and money has been exposed, and this won’t be the last. Aakash Chopra writes.

Some defeats hurt more and Monday’s loss to the Super Kings was disappointing for two reasons. It removed us from the top two places and it came off the last ball of the match. That’s never a good feeling! Jacques Kallis writes.

The race for a place in the top-four is in its final stage and I feel the Chennai Super Kings will play one of their most crucial games at Kolkata on Monday. Sourav Ganguly writes.

The sojourn of Ryan Harris has been a tad underwhelming, and not entirely of his own doing, an errant knee the culprit ever since he made his international debut in ODI in early 2009. Kaushik Chatterji writes. Veterans in T20