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McCullum named Kolkata Knight Riders captain

Written on 17 Apr, 2009 at 3:43 in Sports | viewed 10 times | 0 Comments

Putting all speculation into rest, Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders appointed New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum as captain of the team. McCullum will replace Sourav Ganguly for the second edition of the tournament, which kicks-off in Cape Town on... (Continue reading)

SA Vs Aus 5 th one day.Long summer draws to a close

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 22:25 in Sports | viewed 8 times | 0 Comments

South Africa and Australia have faced off in six Tests, four Twenty20 internationals and nine ODIs over the past four months. The end is in sight. However, the final match is a dead rubber after South Africa wrapped up the... (Continue reading)

Sachin Tendulkar excited about IPL in South Africa

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 8:29 in Sports | viewed 14 times | 0 Comments

Noida (UP), Apr 15 (ANI): Indian cricket team’s star batsman Sachin Tendulkar avoided debate over the venue of this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Further, he asserted that as the skipper of Mumbai Indians, he is eager... (Continue reading)

We were ‘saddled’ with Warne during IPL: Team Jaipur

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 8:27 in Sports | viewed 22 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Shane Warne’s midas touch to minnows Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL season may be a part of cricketing folklore but a new book reveals that the Australian spin legend was not the original choice for captaincy. In... (Continue reading)

In-form Harbhajan seeks success in IPL

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 8:25 in Sports | viewed 9 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Harbhajan Singh sat down with CNN-IBN to look ahead to Season Two of the IPL. Leaving the nightmare of slap-gate behind, Harbhajan says he is a changed man, and his performance in New Zealand will be the ideal... (Continue reading)

Razzaq blames PCB for ICL players’ mess-up

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 8:19 in Sports | viewed 7 times | 0 Comments

Karachi: Experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who has expressed his desire to return to the national team, is aghast with the step-motherly attitude of the PCB towards the Indian Cricket League players and feels the board had complicated matters by consulting... (Continue reading)

Pietersen will have positive effect – Steyn

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 6:42 in Sports | viewed 10 times | 0 Comments

Dale Steyn believes captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Ray Jennings have leadership and management skills to take Bangalore Royal Challengers right to the top in the IPL. Pietersen’s style of leading by example, he said, would have a positive effect... (Continue reading)

IPL 2009: Another round of cricketainment

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 3:16 in Sports | viewed 14 times | 0 Comments

As the stage is set for the commencement of the second edition of the Indian Premier League, my mind goes back to exactly a year ago when the IPL was launched amidst unprecedented fanfare and high expectations. The concept itself... (Continue reading)

IPL brings silver lining to South Africa economy

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 3:13 in Sports | viewed 16 times | 0 Comments

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — Moving the Indian Premier League (IPL) extravaganza to South Africa will help create a silver lining to the grey economic clouds hovering above the country. Economists here speculate that the IPL glitz-and-glamour show, British and Irish Lions... (Continue reading)

Mixed day for Knight Riders; they win 1, lose 1

Written on 16 Apr, 2009 at 3:11 in Sports | viewed 5 times | 0 Comments

Kolkata, April 15: Kolkata Knight Riders enjoyed mixed success as of the two practice games they played on Wednesday, winning one game while losing the other. The Shah Rukh Khan owned team lost the first game against Free State by... (Continue reading)

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