IPL Updates: Mumbai’s Bad Patch, KXIP and RCB Lead and CSK Thrash Delhi

 April 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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Four IPL matches were played over the last 3 days in 3 different venues at UAE. In the first two matches at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday April 19, Mumbai Indians pathetic batting display allowed Royal Challengers to record their second straight win and in the next match on the same venue, Delhi Daredevils […]

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Rajasthan Royals

Kings XI Chase 200+ In Great Style But Rajasthan Royals Scrape Though Narrowly

 April 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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Chennai Super Kings is a feared T20 team any day and MS Dhoni is full of guile as a captain. Dhoni has been observed in recent past to send the opposition in after winning the toss. On April 18’s first match Abu Dhabi, he chose to bat first against Kings XI Punjab. The reason was […]

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Yuvraj

Yuvraj Survives His First Test As Royal Challengers Beat Dare Daredevils

 April 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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For critics keeping tabs at the RCB’s match with DD on Thursday night, the focus was set on two Indians. Yuvraj Singh has been more in news for his 140 million rupee price tag than his true playing abilities and likewise, Dinesh Karthik, whom DD bought for 125 million rupees had to pass the acid […]

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Jacques Kallis

IPL Begins in UAE With Jacques Kallis Led Victory For Kolkata Knight Riders

 April 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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The inaugural match of the seventh edition of the IPL was won on Wednesday by the 2012 champions; Kolkata Knight Riders, who scored an emphatic 41 run victory over the 2013 champions, Mumbai Indians. Like a typically uncertain IPL game, the KKR victory could not have been predicted early in their innings, when Lasith Malinga, […]

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IPL UAE

Countdown Continues For the First Part of IPL Extravaganza in UAE

 April 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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After endless controversies on match-fixing scandal, involving the bigwigs of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals with legal matters going all the way up to India’s Apex court, the seventh edition of Indian Premier League is finally set to get underway at the United Arab Emirates. With federal government’s current involvement with General Elections in […]

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Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders: The name stands tall

 March 8, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Ever since the launch of Indian premier League (IPL) in India where cricket is religion, the focus of its fans is entirely different. Now the fans are supporting their respective cities or state. But IPL is much more of a brand than just cricket. The reason is the way in which its respective teams are […]

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IPL Auction

Wanna Be A Millionaire Overnight? Get Yourself Sold in An IPL Auction

 February 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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February 12 and 13, 2014 were two absorbing days, which saw the convergence of global celebrities at Bengaluru’s posh ITC Gardenia hotel, where IPL franchise owners made their bids to create right team combinations for coming IPL seasons. If you were to go to the Gardenia on any of those two days, you could have […]

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IPL players retained

IPL Franchises Announce List of Retained Players

 January 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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The IPL Governing Council had set January 10, 2014, as the cut-off date for the franchises to submit the list of players, they wanted to retain for the upcoming seasons. All franchises have complied with the deadline. Other than a couple of surprises, the retained-player lists were on expected lines. As an example, the Chennai […]

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