Sydney: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) can breathe easy after their star player Chris Lynn was told he does not need surgery following the latest shoulder injury the big-hitting batsman suffered in Australia’s T20 tri-series final in New Zealand. “Chris got a positive result from the doctors[Read More…]
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Maxwell, Starc, Rahul attract big prices at IPL auction
Bengaluru: Australians Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc, England pacer Ben Stokes and India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin were sold for hefty prices at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction here on Saturday. Maxwell started at a base price of Rs 2 crore and sparked a bidding war between Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kings XI[Read More…]
IPL 2018 to start on April 7 with revised timings
Mumbai: The 11th edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held from April 7 to May 27 with revised timings, the IPL Governing Council (GC) announced here on Monday. Accepting broadcaster Star Sports’ request, the IPL GC, which met here on Monday, has also allowed a shift in[Read More…]
IPL: Rajasthan Royals appoint Bharucha as their head of cricket
Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals on Friday appointed former Mumbai opener Zubin Bharucha as their head of cricket for the upcoming season 11 of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The former first-class cricketer will be responsible for all cricketing aspects of the Jaipur franchise. Manoj Badale, co-owner Rajasthan Royals said: “I believe Zubin’s[Read More…]
Star India bags IPL media rights for a whopping Rs 16,347.50 cr
Star India has bagged the global media rights including television and digital for the next five seasons (2018-2022) of the Indian Premier League for a whopping Rs 16,347.50 crore. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India had the expectation of more than Rs 20,000 crore through the conventional[Read More…]
MS Dhoni welcomes back Chennai Super Kings to IPL in unique way
Former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni shared a picture of him wearing a yellow jersey with ‘Thala’ written on his Instagram account It was clearly to welcome back his former IPL team, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who rejoined the tournament on Friday (July 14) after their 2 years ban was over.[Read More…]
IPL 2017 finale: 7 places in Delhi where you can catch the madness live!
For cricket fanatics, it’s that time of the year again and we know it’s hard to keep your mind on work! IPL fans are parking themselves in front of the TV, this weekend, to witness the finale match between the Rising Pune Supergiant and Mumbai Indians on May 20. So[Read More…]
Disrupting the Indian TV News eco system
Can a media outlet survive on sound alone? Or would that just be Image, signifying nothing? What makes a long-term brand and how sustainable is it, beyond the first 100 days? These are some of the initial questions that confront anybody attempting to understand the launch of Republic. That it[Read More…]
Lalit Modi mocks Indian media
We had a plan and it succeeded, says Yusuf Pathan
After Monday’s victory, as KKR tops IPL list, team member Yusuf Pathan, on the thrilling four-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in their IPL clash claimed that his team had largely succeeded in their base plan to score a boundary in every over and rotate the strike during their chase at[Read More…]
IPL: KKR wins over DD by 4 wickets
IPL 2017: KXIP beats RPS by 6 wickets
Harsha Bhogle returns to IPL 10
IPL 10 schedule to change due to MCD elections
BCCI releases IPL 2017 schedule
IPL 2017 auction: 351 players to go under the hammer
Sack all BCCI officials, says Lodha Committee
In its latest report, the Lodha Committee has reiterated that BCCI officials should be sacked and as a replacement has suggested former home secretary GK Pillai be appointed, reports NDTV. The panel said Pillai should conduct the crucial task of appointing auditors for awarding BCCI contracts like that for media[Read More…]
Rajasthan Royals, CSK refunded 30 per cent of franchise fees by BCCI
BCCI on Thursday refunded 30 per cent of franchise fees paid for IPL 2016 by suspended franchises, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, amounting to Rs 11.4 crore and 8.4 crore respectively. Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd, that owns and operates the southern franchise, was last month refunded the first[Read More…]