Tag: Ipl 2018

Bhubaneswar: Prior to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s debut in International cricket, the BCCI Board was always in a dilemma while selecting a wicketkeeper for any international fixture. Be it ODIs or Tests, before 2004 the selectors regularly experimented with wicketkeepers like Parthiv Patel, Deep Dasgupta, Dinesh Karthik and others to find out the best option for […]

Bhubaneswar: The cash-rich Indian Premier league is all set to begin from tomorrow at Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai with the opening clash of the 11th season to be played between defending champions Mumbai Indians and comeback team Chennai Super Kings. IPL has always provided a platform for young and budding cricketers of India and foreign […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: After a fresh auction and with fresh pool of players, the wait for the complete schedule of Indian Premier League has come to an end now with the declaration of the dates and the venues for the season 11 of the cash-rich league. Defending champions Mumbai Indians are scheduled to meet Chennai Super Kings, […]

Cuttack: The auction for another fresh season of Indian Premier League (IPL) recently concluded while Odisha failed to break the jinx this time also as not a single player from the State was picked by eight teams participating in the mega tournament starting from April. What is more disheartening for the fans that not a […]

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: With the 51-day long cricket carnival coming to an end today at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, two-time champions Chennai Superkings (CSK) and the winners of the ninth edition Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are all set for the summit clash. Led by ‘Captain Cool’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK and the only team with a foreign skipper SRH […]

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a massive defeat from Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 102 runs at their home venue- Eden Gardens, Kolkata last evening. Chasing a mammoth target of 211, the Kolkata team was bowled out for a paltry 108 runs. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has apologised for the “lack of spirit” […]

Kollam (Kerala): After some amazing knocks in the ongoing Indian Premier League for Kings XI Punjab, the swashbuckling Caribbean opener Chris Gayle is enjoying a holiday with his family in Kerala. The star West Indian batsman is cooling down and he preferred a wet pitch to test his talents- fishing in the Kerala backwaters. However, […]

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) against Chennai Super Kings here on Wednesday night. The hosts had put on board a challenging 205 for eight but riding on MS Dhoni’s power-packed 34-ball 70, Super Kings overhauled the formidable […]

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Dinesh Karthik called the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method “strange” and said that he wants the Indian counterpart, the “VJD method”, after his team was defeated by Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in a rain-affected Indian Premier League (IPL) game in Kolkata on Sunday. “I have always thought that the […]

Berhampur: At least three youths, including a B. Tech student, were arrested in Berhampur on Thursday on charges of betting during the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match between the Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Acting on a tip-off, Bada Bazar police conducted a raid last night at a house near Aska Road First Gate […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The negotiations between Prasar Bharati and Star India (host broadcaster) reached a successful conclusion and cricket fans from all across the country can watch Indian Premier League (IPL) matches on Doordarshan now. Prasar Bharati tweeted, “To bring Vivo IPL 2018 to a wider audience Star TV has agreed to share with Prasar Bharati […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: The biggest cricket extravaganza is all set to kick off at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Defending champions Mumbai Indians and the two-time winners Chennai Super Kings, the most successful teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL), will begin the 11th edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament with a mouthwatering clash here. […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Bhubaneswar will host IPL fan park during the play-off stage of the 11th edition of Indian Premier League this year. The fan park in the capital city of Odisha will be organised during the first game of the play-off stage. KIIT Cricket Stadium in Bhubaneswar will be the venue for the fan park on […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Bhubaneswar will host IPL fan park during the play-off stage of the 11th edition of Indian Premier League this year. The fan park in the capital city of Odisha will be organised during the first game of the play-off stage. KIIT Cricket Stadium in Bhubaneswar will be the venue for the fan park on […]

Bhubaneswar: Commenting on the recent ball tampering scandal involving Australian players, Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Rajeev Shukla who was in Bhubaneswar today said that anything affecting the reputation of cricket should not be tolerated. After the ban on Aussie skipper Steve Smith and David Warner by Cricket Australia (CA), IPL has also decided to […]