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Deccan Chargers Wins IPL

Adam Gilchrist and his never-say-die Deccan Chargers teammates pipped Royal Challengers Bangalore by six runs in a humdinger to be crowned the second Indian Premier League champions here on Sunday. Chasing a modest 144 for win, Bangalore rode on cameos from Roelof van der Merwe (32) and Ross Taylor (27) to come near the mark but [...]

Pak Govt urges ICC to reconsider on 2011 WC ban

The government of Pakistan has urged the International Cricket Council to reconsider its decision of taking way the co-hosting rights of the 2011 World Cup from the country and has instructed the PCB to pursue the matter closely. Pakistan’s Sports Minister Pir Aftan Shah Jillani met ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat in Dubai this week [...]

Will go to SA only if KKR wins: Shah Rukh

After a string of defeats suffered by Kolkata Knight Riders, team owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has decided not to go back to South Africa unless KKR starts winning.The actor, who flew down to the city to cast his vote in the general elections, said that he will stay put in Mumbai as [...]

Flintoff will play in T20 World Cup: ECB

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is expected to be fit for June’s World Twenty20 event after he underwent keyhole surgery on his right knee, the England and Wales Cricket (Board) said on Tuesday.The fast bowler and hard-hitting batsman tore the meniscus in his right knee while playing in the Indian Premier League in South Africa. Hugh Morris, [...]

ESPN hikes ad rates for ICC World T20 by over 50 pc

With twenty-twenty cricket becoming a big hit, sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports is understood to have hiked the advertisement rates by up to 50 per cent for the upcoming ICC World Cup for the shortest form of the game, asking over Rs 5 lakh for a 10-second spot.According to industry sources, ESPN Star, which was [...]

Mumbai Indians beat Knight Riders by 92 runs

Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya turned on their charm and made mockery of Twenty20 cricket being a young man’s game as both posted breezy half-centuries to guide Mumbai Indians to a 92-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match.The 36-year-old Tendulkar’s 45-ball 68 was laced with six boundaries and four sixes, [...]

Who says T20 is only a young man’s game? Asks Sachin

Those who consider Twenty20 a young man’s game don’t know much about cricket, says Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, insisting that age has got nothing to do with a player’s performance in the shortest format of the sport.”I don’t know who says that it’s a young man’s game. Clearly, he doesn’t know much about cricket. [...]

Tendulkar, Gilchrist fined for slow over rate

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar and his Deccan Chargers counterpart Adam Gilchrist were slapped a fine of USD 20,000 each for slow over rate in the Indian Premier League match.”A decision in this regard was taken by match referee Devdas Govindjee from South Africa,” the IPL authorities said in a statement. Deccan Chargers defeated Mumbai Indians [...]

India cricket boosts S Africa

Hosting FIFA’s Confederations Cup in June and Indian Premier League cricket on short notice gives South African officials confidence the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be staged without major problems. South Africa’s US ambassador Welile Nhlapo said on Monday that past cricket and rugby World Cup successes together with the ongoing cricket matches moved from [...]

Desperate for a win, Royal Challengers take on Delhi

High on confidence after two successive victories, Delhi Daredevils will strive to continue with the winning momentum while a struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore will try to recapture the lost sheen they started with when the two teams lock horns in an Indian Premier League match in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. The Delhi team, by virtue of [...]