In less than a few heady hours on Friday May 24 the actions taken by unknown officials within the umbrella of India Cements Limited and its IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings to try and cover up any role that Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan, had in CSK's running wreaked of panic. It also further eroded the IPL of its credibility, turning the odorous soap opera of...
08:23 AM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: After all that has unfolded since May 16, Rajasthan Royals needed something to put a smile on their faces. Ever since the shocking news broke in the early hours of last Thursday that three Rajasthan players had been arrested on allegations of spot-fixing in IPL 6, Rajasthan's rosy campaign had turned sour. Off the field, the team put up stern faces and chose not to comment on the...
07:56 AM, May 23, 2013
"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good." So said the fictional money-loving inside trader in Oliver Stone's 1987 film Wall Street. Watching the revelations of Thursday, it is clear that greed is anything but. Needless to say in the next five days while Rajasthan Royals cricketers Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan remain in police custody there will be much hypothesizing, pontificating and vilifying. Fingers will be pointed,...
08:20 AM, May 17, 2013
That Rajasthan Royals would join IPL heavyweights Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians as this season's first play-off entrants with two matches still to play is an achievement not entirely expected at the start of IPL 6. Lacking superstar power - their No. 1 player is Australian allrounder Shane Watson - and led by a retired 40-year-old expert technician in Rahul Dravid, the Jaipur-based franchise have defied the odds to...
08:04 AM, May 16, 2013
Eleven matches. Eight defeats. Kolkata Knight Riders, defending champions and regarded as one of the strongest teams in the league, are almost certifiably out of IPL 6. The stage has been reached where it is almost easier to say "insert previous match comments here" in describing how KKR have stumbled through IPL 6 like zombies, walking in circles with their groans getting louder as their hunger for success increases. Unfortunately...
12:20 PM, May 08, 2013
The bustling form of several Indian pace bowlers in the ongoing IPL looks to be the only major discussion point on Saturday in the corridors of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, when India's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy is announced. This summer's tournament will be held in England where seam and swing bowling will find favour and that India's selectors have several names to ponder over can only be...
11:59 AM, May 03, 2013
On April 30, 2009 at Centurion in South Africa, Suresh Raina raised his arms to celebrate what he thought was a maiden IPL century after slapping the ball past cover for four. But it was a premature celebration because the electronic scoreboard got it wrong. He was on 98. Believing he had reached three figures, Raina made room and scooped the next ball to backward point and was caught. When...
08:18 AM, May 03, 2013
Midway into the tournament, an assessment of how the nine franchises have done in season six of the IPL. CHENNAI SUPER KINGS The two-time IPL winners are currently top of the table with seven wins (the most for the season) from nine matches and look good for the play-offs. They lost their first match to Mumbai Indians narrowly and then ended up on the wrong side of an upset against...
08:17 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Think Twenty20 and runs come to your mind first up, more often than not. Images of Chris Gayle, Shane Watson and David Warner belting the cricket ball over the infield and into the stands, of bowlers being with hands on hips or head craning their necks to see their offerings being swatted into the stands. But so far in IPL 6, the lack of authoritative opening partnerships has been stark....
12:07 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Another book on Sachin Tendulkar? Yes, you can be forgiven for reacting that way when hearing about the latest publication on the highest run-getter in Tests and ODIs as well as the only batsman to have scored 100 international centuries. But unlike any of the past attempts to praise and chronicle Tendulkar's glittering, awe-inspiring career, Vimal Kumar's book, Sachin: Cricketer of the Century offers insights and praise from a fine...
03:43 PM, Apr 16, 2013
A look at five players who underwhelmed in 2012 and who need major IPL 6 seasons to boost their careers and influence their respective franchise's fortunes. ...
03:01 PM, Apr 02, 2013
In 2012, scandals involving corruption, violence and drugs dominated off-field coverage of the IPL. This season, we can all do without that. ...
07:59 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The Reliance-owned IPL franchise made several significant changes and acquisitions during ahead of IPL 6, which could potentially reflect in their 2013 success. ...
11:48 AM, Mar 30, 2013
A look back at the key performers and passages of play which led to India's whitewash of Australia in the 2012-13 Border Gavaskar Trophy. ...
08:20 AM, Mar 25, 2013
The left-arm spinner reached the milestone of 100 wickets in his 22nd Test, third behind Erapalli Prasanna and Anil Kumble, but in terms of days Ojha is the quickest. ...
11:02 AM, Mar 23, 2013
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