IPL 2012 : News

Kolkata Knight Riders' Australian pacer Brett Lee today said his IPL skipper Gautam Gambhir is one of the most brilliant captains he has played under as the Indian backs up good leadership with strong personal performances.

The House of Eden was divided. That was expected. But what wasn't was the confusing roar that kept breaking out like a sonic boom from the 65,000-plus capacity crowd.  Indrajit Hazra writes.

The first thing Gautam Gambhir can do is take a quick glance at the stands when he leads Kolkata Knight Riders into the Ferozshah Stadium to battle the Delhi Daredevils on Monday. Subhash Rajta reports. Face off | Cracking shots

The prince of Kolkata returns home today, as a Pune Warrior. For the first time, Sourav Ganguly will be using the visiting team's dressing room at Eden Gardens — the ground which he has called home for more than two decades. Dhiman Sarkar reports. Faceoff | The famous fallout | Gambhir says

The Kolkata Knight Riders-Pune Warriors clash has generated a lot of interest but the home team’s batsman Manoj Tiwary said their motto was to play without tension.

Sunil Narine comes across as the quintessential West Indies player who has remained in awe of Brian Lara but would hate to be hit for a boundary by even the great batsman. Somshuvra Laha writes.

It is a team which decided against retaining him while he was a part of it but West Indian Chris Gayle, who is now flourishing playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, says he has no hard feelings for Kolkata Knight Riders owners.

Riding on skipper Gambhir's match-winning unbeaten 66, Kolkata get even with the Kings XI. Ashutosh Sharma reports. Scorecard | Points table | Cracking shots

Having finally made his mark, Shakib Al Hasan has given reason for his fans at home in Bangladesh to warm up to IPL. Somshuvra Laha reports.

For the Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen, reaching double figures has been akin to hard labour. In the three matches KKR have played so far, the maximum number of batsmen reaching double figures was in their second game loss to Rajasthan Royals — four. Somshuvra Laha reports. Face off

Gambhir's boys humble the Royals to win their second contest on the trot. Somshuvra Laha reports. Scorecard

"This is the best bowling I have seen from any bowler in a T20 game." KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir heaped the ultimate praise on L Balaji, sounding too generous after the team's first win.

Gautam Gambhir hit a strokeful half century while Lakshamipathy Balaji returned with a four-wicket haul as Kolkata Knight Riders brought their campaign back on track with a 42-run victory over Bangalore Royal Challengers in Bangalore. Subhash Rajta reports. Scorecard

Gautam Gambhir hasn’t looked in a happy space of late. The reasons for this unease, though, aren’t difficult to fathom. For almost a year now, the going hasn’t been great for the left-hander. Subhash Rajta reports.