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HindustanTimes Thu,23 May 2013

IPL 2011: News

The dream merchant

He's been staying at the Chennai hotel from the time the Indian Premier League started but has hardly ever been spotted in the lobby or around the restaurants. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has mastered the art of almost staying invisible. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports.

Will Chennai overcome Gayle force tonight?

Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will meet Vettori-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in the grand final of the Indian Premier League season four tonight at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Will look to carry IPL momentum into WI Test series: Vijay

Basking in the glory of Chennai Super Kings' second successive IPL triumph, the team's batting hero in the finals, Murali Vijay, said he would now aim to carry his fine form into India's Test series against the West Indies next month.

Super Kings favourites to lift IPL crown, again

Having tasted blood in their own den, the Chennai Super Kings, with a Lion as their motif, are hungry for another kill in the Indian Premier League that concludes on Saturday.

Chennai have MSD edge

The IPL season is in its last four days and by Saturday we will know the winner. We would have loved to be a part of the playoffs but we didn't play well enough.

New-age game thrives on old techniques

Team fortunes have fluctuated every season; champions have nosedived while no-hopers have soared in the next edition. Amidst all this, the only thing that has remained constant is the performance of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports. 

Look how they shine...

Does the colour of a sporting team's attire have any say in the final outcome? Folks back at the fag end of the 19th century certainly thought so. Rohit Bhaskar reports. Mantra for success | Different hues

Royal flush for the Kings

Raina's innings takes the Chennai team to its second IPL final, Vettori's boys to get another chance in second qualifier. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal report. Scorecard | Scoring graph | 5 tastiest bits

It's always the captain's call

After one-and-a-half months of IPL drama, we look at the four skippers with different styles but a common goal. Nikhilesh Bhattacharya reports. Dhoni: The champion | Gambhir: The fortune changer | Tendulkar: The veteran | Vettori: The craftsman

Gearing up to face the Caribbean storm

The 24-year-old may not have played a Test yet, but on Sunday he did what bowlers with hundreds of Test wickets have failed to do this season - keep Chris Gayle in check. Rohit Bhaskar writes.

Time for the big guns

The best teams have qualified for the playoffs and can salvage the IPL season, writes Sanjjeev Karan Samyal. Watch out for this | Things that clicked

Gayle, Ashwin to spice up clash of the southern bigwigs

Chris Gayle was the hero on Sunday, much as he's been all season for RCB. However, CSK coach Stephen Fleming warned RCB that getting Gayle early could leave them in a spot of bother. Rohit Bhaskar reports.

RCB knock down Super Kings

Royal Challengers Bangalore finish on top after defeating Chennai Super Kings, writes Rohit Bhaskar. Scorecard

 

For CSK and RCB, it's all about who finishes with distinction

The battle for the top spot in the Indian Premier League table will go down to the wire as top-placed Chennai Super Kings lock horns with the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are second, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Rohit Bhaskar writes. Match box

IPL good practice for WI tour: Saha

Wriddhiman Saha, declared Man of the Match for his unbeaten 46 that helped Chennai Super Kings beat Kochi Tuskers Kerala by 11 runs here om Wednesday night, said he was not under any pressure to perform, but played according to the situation.
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