Tag: Ipl

Kolkata: Despite Cricket Australia’s (CA) efforts to persuade several international stars to leave the riches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from next year, former skipper Michael Clarke put his weight behind the T20 tournament, saying Australian cricketers will keep playing in the cash-rich league. The CA has offered three-year contracts to five Australian players — […]

Kolkata: West Indian all-rounder Marlon Samuels will replace injured Quinton de Kock for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) edition, Delhi Daredevils announced on Thursday. De Kock, the wicketkeeper-batsman, was ruled out due to injury ahead of the season. A veteran of 71 Tests, 187 One-Day Internationals and 55 T20Is, Samuels has played […]

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Veteran cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday lashed out against a Jet Airways pilot for racial discrimination against a fellow Indian passenger on the flight. The Punjab tweaker, who is currently playing for the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Mumbai Indians, took to Twitter to reveal that the pilot, named Bernd […]

Kolkata: A dejected Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday admonished his batsmen after collapsing to a 82-run defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders here, saying such performance from the famed batting line up was “unacceptable”. Calling it the RCB’s “worst batting performance”, Kohli said that “it really hurts”. The visitors were bundled out […]

New Delhi: Beaming with confidence after winning two matches on the trot, a resurgent Delhi Daredevils will be eager to keep the momentum going when they take on two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Monday. Delhi overcame their opening loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore […]

Mumbai: Two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians (MI) honoured several former players and coaches during their 10th anniversary celebrations here. Former Mumbai Indians mentor Anil Kumble, who guided the team to their first IPL trophy in 2013, was honoured along with current mentor Sachin Tendulkar. “It was under Anil bhai’s mentorship that we […]

Hyderabad: Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad rode on a solid top order contribution and some disciplined bowling to defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 35 runs in the opening match of the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Wednesday. Asked to bat first by the visitors, Hyderabad posted a commanding 207/4 in their allotted 20 […]

Mumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor has made a plea for Pakistani players to be considered for playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) again. The 64-year-old actor took to Twitter on Tuesday night, on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 10th edition of the premier cricket tournament. “IPL. You got world players. Afghanistan […]

New Delhi: Kings XI Punjab on Friday announced Australian big-hitter Glenn Mxwell as the captain of the side for the upcoming 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), to be played April 5 to May 21. The 28-year-old Maxwell will take over from India’s Test opener Murali Vijay, who was named captain midway through […]

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals’ and India all-rounder Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19 and kept in isolation, the IPL franchise said on Saturday. Patel is the second IPL player to have returned a positive report after Nitish Rana. The left-handed Kolkata Knight Riders batsman had initially tested positive for COVID-19 but later returned a […]

New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will stay in the country despite a speculated clash of dates with the general elections but the glitzy T20 extravaganza will start earlier than usual, from March 23, the Committee of Administrators announced Tuesday. The two-member CoA, comprising chairman Vinod Rai and former women’s captain Diana Edulji, met […]

Sydney: Former Australia captain Steve Smith Friday said he is desperate to recover lost ground ahead of next year’s World Cup by competing in the IPL after being left so deflated by the ball-tampering scandal that getting out of bed became a struggle. Smith and former vice-captain David Warner were handed year-long international bans for […]

Pune: Young paceman Lungi Ngidi conceded only 10 runs and took four wickets before Suresh Raina hit a measured 61 as Chennai Super Kings eliminated Kings XI Punjab from the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a five-wicket win, a result which sealed Rajasthan Royals’ place in the Play-offs, here tonight. Delhi Daredevils had done a […]

  Indore: The Indore police has arrested seven people for allegedly betting on the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches, Superintendent of Police S K S Tomar said today. The police also recovered Rs 4.3 lakh cash from them, he said. Based on a tip-off, the police raided an apartment in Rajendra Nagar area […]

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore pacers blew away the Mumbai Indians’ top order before shining in the death overs to set up a much-needed 14-run win, which kept them alive in the IPL Play-offs race, here on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians bowlers had also exploited a difficult batting track but leaked a few runs towards to end […]