With the team backing Tendulkar’s dazzling form to the hilt, the Mumbai Indians, no doubt, look favourites against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). But, one cannot ignore the fact that the only team that has beaten MI on their home turf in this edition is RCB, reports
Amol Karhadkar.
With the ownership patterns of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises coming under government scrutiny, GMR Holdings Private Limited on Tuesday became the second franchise after Deccan Chronicle to disclose their ownership details for Delhi Daredevils.
The Income Tax Department may seek help of police and intelligence agencies to nail down some Gujarat-based bookies, allegedly involved in betting on cricket matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a source close to the development said.
Cricketers have superstitions like not leaving their seats at critical junctures in the match or always wearing the lucky gear or shoes, but an astrological advice took Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all the way from Dharamsala to Mumbai via Chennai for their semi-final in the Indian Premier League.
Rajasthan Royals chairman Manoj Badale on Tuesday said that there was no hidden stake in the Jaipur-based franchise in which IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi's brother-in-law has significant share of the ownership.
Cricket fans in the US will be able to watch the semifinal and final matches of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament live on YouTube this week thanks to a multi-year agreement signed in January.
Ganguly scored 42 off 36 to take his tournament total to 493 — the third highest, behind Sachin Tendulkar and Jacques Kallis — as the Knights beat a second-string Mumbai Indians by nine wickets to give their fans something to cheer about.
Nikhilesh Bhattacharya reports.
Fans of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket in the United States will be able to watch the semi-finals and final of the season live on YouTube, the Google-owned website said on Monday.
Chasing a target of 134 runs, the Kolkata Knight Riders beat the Mumbai Indians by nine wickets as skipper S Ganguly (42) and B McCullum (not out 57) were among the runs.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said all aspects of the Indian Premier League (IPL), including its financial transactions and source of funding, should be investigated but stopped short of demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the matter.
As ticket sales for Indian Premier League (IPL) semi-finals opened Monday in their new venue, Navi Mumbai, scores of disappointed fans thronged M. Chinnaswamy stadium here to seek refund on the tickets they had bought.
Caught in the Modi-Tharoor crossfire, the BCCI has come under I-T scanner. The Income Tax department has issued a notice to the board asking it to reply by tomorrow.
Modi denies betting allegations
Deccan Chargers remained on course to defend the title as they knocked Delhi Daredevils out of the semi-final race with an 11-run win in their last Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi on Sunday.
Khurram Habib reports.
The Dalai Lama appears to have found a sudden liking for cricket. On Saturday, the spiritual leader granted the cricketers an audience at the Buddhist Temple, and, on Sunday, the monk paid a return visit to witness the contest between the Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings.
With only 11 days to go for the start of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies, the closure of airspace in Europe, caused by the ash cloud hanging over the region, is causing serious headaches for the organisers.