After bizarrely deciding to call their IPL franchise the Indi Commando, Team Kochi appear to have had a rethink by inviting fans to vote on a new franchise name. Team Kochi caused controversy by announcing the unusual name last month... (Continue reading)
Indian Premier League side Kochi attracted fresh controversy on Thursday for adopting the name ‘Indi Commandos’ ahead of their debut appearance in the money-spinning, scandal-plagued tournament. The team, based in the southern state of Kerala, departed from the tradition of... (Continue reading)
The 2011 season of the IPL will begin with defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The preliminary schedule released by the BCCI has the ten franchises playing at 13... (Continue reading)
MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League ( IPL) appears to be a bigger bet than the World Cup for the cricket board if one goes by insurance figures. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought an event... (Continue reading)
India coach Gary Kirsten is not in the running for a similar job in the South African side but could be involved with Mumbai Indians in the IPL, a report said on Wednesday. According to the report, Kirsten’s good rapport... (Continue reading)
Eleven days after the auctioneer brought down the hammer for the last time at players auction of IPL-4, there is finally a glimpse of hope for Prince of Kolkata, Sourav Ganguly who was earlier snubbed by all the ten franchisees.... (Continue reading)
The Indian Premier League will be held in various venues across India from April 8 to May 28. With ten teams in the fray, every team will play five teams on a home and away basis. Against the remaining four,... (Continue reading)
After creating new records and 15 new millionaires on the first day, the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction entered its final day where 71 players were up for grab, including 18 Indians. With only cumulative salary cap of $19.5 million... (Continue reading)
After spending massively on day one, most of the franchisees had to keep looking at their purse on Sunday to keep a tight leash on their spending as total of 85 players remained unsold until lunch. Australian Daniel Christian was... (Continue reading)
Here is a list of the players sold so far: FIRST ROUND: A sensational opening round! Gautam Gambhir (US$2.4 million)and Yusuf Pathan (US$ 2.1 million) were snapped up by KKR while Yuvraj Singh raked in US$ 1.8 million from Pune.... (Continue reading)