India’s Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday came under a fresh attack by Australian cricketers with opener Matthew Hayden calling the off-spinner an “obnoxious little weed”, a remark which has the potential to create more bad blood between the two teams.

Posted on February 27th, 2008 by monica
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Gary Kirsten, India’s coach-in-waiting, feels the vast and varied sums of money the players have picked up following the Indian Premier League auction may present a new challenge for him.

Posted on February 26th, 2008 by monica
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Each of the franchises in the Indian Premier League will get the first option for picking Under-19 players from their own catchment areas, the Indian board has said. The decision comes in the wake of franchises voicing concerns over player-poaching, with local players being lured by other teams.

Posted on February 25th, 2008 by monica
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The task for the eight franchises at Wednesday’s auction didn’t look that tedious: 77 players under the hammer, a minimum of $3.3 million to spend, a maximum of $5 million. A bit akin to selecting, perhaps working out the required permutations and combinations of player availability, skill sets and other […]

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by monica
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What is the Indian Premier League?
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a franchise-based Twenty20 competition organised by the BCCI, and it has official sanction since it has the backing of the ICC. It features the world’s best cricketers playing - their affiliation decided by open auction - for eight city-based franchises, owned by a host […]

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by monica
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The DLF Indian Premier League on Tuesday, issued a set of uniform guidelines to all its eight franchisees giving them a clear overview of the process and rules of the DLF IPL Player Auction. The Player Auction will be a private auction, conducted by an independent professional auctioneer Mr. Richard Madley who will also be […]

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by monica
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April 2008

Fri 18
19:00 local, 13:30 GMT

IPL Bangalore v IPL Kolkata
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat 19
09:30 GMT

IPL Mohali v IPL Chennai
Venue TBC
Mohali

Sat 19
14:30 GMT

Delhi Daredevils v IPL Jaipur
Venue TBC
Delhi

Sun 20
09:30 GMT

IPL Mumbai v IPL Bangalore
Venue TBC
Mumbai

Sun 20
14:30 GMT

IPL Kolkata v Royal Challengers
Venue TBC
Kolkata

Mon 21
13:30 GMT […]

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by monica
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LATEST NEWS BY IPL: -

Delhi snap up Karthik, AB de Villiers :- In the fifth round of auction that involved only wicketkeepers, India’s Dinesh Karthik emerged as the costliest stumper at USD 5,25,000 and was purchased by the Delhi Franchisee, GMR Holdings. His price was USD 3,25,000 more than his […]

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by monica
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The Indian Premier League (IPL), created by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and sanctioned by the International Cricket Council, is a Twenty20 cricket competition

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by monica
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