The second IPL auction takes place in Mumbai on Tuesday, with the Rajasthan Royals best placed to make the most of the situation. Eighteen players are up for grabs, with 16 Under-19 players being decided by draft pick.

Posted on March 11th, 2008 by monica
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Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq, Australia’s Shane Watson, and Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, are among 18 players included in the second Indian Premier League (IPL) auction to be held in Mumbai on March 11. The list is made up of seven New Zealanders, four Australians, three Pakistanis, two Bangladeshis, one Sri Lankan and South African each but […]

Posted on March 10th, 2008 by monica
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 GMR Group, which owns the national capital’s team for the upcoming Indian Premier Cricket league, will unleash a campaign for its ‘Delhi Daredevils’ on Monday, which would feature dashing openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. 
The group, which is in the last stage of finalising main and associate sponsors, has roped in Leo Burnett for its […]

Posted on March 10th, 2008 by monica
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The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is the only tournament of its kind that can keep alive the “great India-Pakistan rivalry“. That’s the view of the ICL’s business head, Himanshu Mody, who was explaining its positioning vis-à-vis the ICC-backed Indian Premier League (IPL), which has a much higher profile and is operating on a larger scale. […]

Posted on March 7th, 2008 by monica
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The Indian Premier League will hold a second players’ auction in Mumbai on March 11, when players who were not part of the first auction will be offered to the eight franchises. There is speculation some English players not centrally contracted to the ECB will be involved, though a franchise representative said the teams were […]

Posted on March 6th, 2008 by monica
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What is the Indian Cricket League?
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) is a tournament set to run parallel to BCCI-run tournaments in India. Contrary to common perception, the ICL is not a breakaway league but an entirely new entity.

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by admin
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IPL commissioner Lalit Modi will stand by an “informal understanding” with the ECB that keeps England players out of the IPL for the first season as it clashes with the county season. However, he has warned things could be different in the future.

Posted on March 1st, 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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