Mumbai: Suresh Raina has donned the role of a finisher to perfection in shorter formats and by his own admission he relishes batting at No 3 irrespective of whether he is playing for India or CSK. "I love batting at No 3 as I can be positive and play my shots. When I scored a hundred against South Africa in West Indies (in 2010 World T20), I batted at number...
06:55 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Chennai: Ravindra Jadeja played an important hand as Chennai Super Kings took 16 runs off the last over to register a four-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday. It was Chennai's second IPL 6 win in three matches, while Bangalore suffered their second loss in five matches. In pursuit of 166, the hosts got off to a bad start when Murali Vijay was wrongly...
11:54 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Live updates from Game 16 of IPL 6 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Stopping maverick Chris Gayle will be on MS Dhoni's mind when his side Chennai Super Kings takes on Royal Challengers Bangalore. Chennai tasted victory after starting their campaign with a loss to Mumbai. The team's batting didn't click in the opening game, with only Dhoni making...
07:20 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Chennai: Stopping maverick Chris Gayle will be on MS Dhoni's mind when his side Chennai Super Kings takes on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 16th game of IPL 6 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. Gayle has been instrumental in RCB's early rise in the league table. His two half-centuries - 92* against Mumbai Indians and 85 against Kolkata Knight Riders - did the demolishing act, giving...
10:42 PM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: Days after a Wikipedia entry described cricketer Ravindra Jadeja as a philanthropist and a Nobel laureate, his mates from the Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings - Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin - had a field day pulling his leg with their own versions of the viral 'Sir Ravindra Jadeja' jokes that have been doing the rounds of social networking sites for some time...
12:24 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab, fresh off a commanding win over Pune Warriors India, host the two-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings at the PCA Stadium here on Wednesday. After losing their opening encounter against Mumbai Indians by nine runs, CSK will hope to kick-start their season against Punjab. Traditionally slow starters, MS Dhoni's team knows how to peak, which is exactly what they will aim against Adam Gilchrist's team. A...
03:45 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Mohali: Chennai Super Kings might have lost their opening IPL match at home, but the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side were not a demoralised lot, said all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja here on Tuesday. "We (CSK) are not demoralised by the last defeat. It's T20 where things can change quickly. So, we will give our best in the match against Kings XI Punjab," Jadeja told reporters after his team's practice session here. Jadeja...
10:28 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has blamed the batsmen for his team's nine-run defeat against Mumbai Indians in their IPL opener and said the way some of them got out was "not acceptable". "The pitch was fine. The score was achievable playing in the second innings and at half time we were pretty comfortable. I must say the batting was below standards, considering the [batsmen's] experience," said Fleming...
02:12 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Kieron Pollard's responsible yet attacking innings helped Mumbai Indians open their account in IPL 6 as they beat Chennai Super Kings by nine runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. Pollard held the Mumbai innings together, smashing an unbeaten 57 off just 38 balls. As expected, there were more sixes (5) in his innings than fours (4). He also shared an unbroken 65 runs stand for the seventh wicket...
12:01 AM, Apr 07, 2013
MS Dhoni took CSK close to a win, but Mumbai Indians held on the their nerves to register their first victory this season. Kieron Pollard was adjudged the man of the match for his 57 runs and brilliant fielding effort. Read on for the live updates from the game. ...
06:18 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Chennai: IPL heavyweight Chennai Super Kings open their campaign at their bastion in Chennai against Mumbai Indians in game two of Saturday's double-header, and with a replenished pace bowling attack the home team could look to rattle the shaky MI batting order. Mumbai lost their season opener by two runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday night, with their batsmen, bar Dinesh Karthik, struggling to dominate the RCB bowling. Their...
09:36 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is upbeat about the chances of his side in the ongoing IPL, saying that he has got an all-round team with some impact players in it. Talking to the media at the launch of CSK merchandise here Thursday, Dhoni said that the core of the team was intact and he would expect a strong show by his side in this edition also....
05:37 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Going into the sixth edition of the IPL, the two-time champions need to find the right combination and also remain consistent. ...
08:07 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Indian Cricket Captain MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi was seen at a celebrity football match at JLN stadium in New Delhi. PTI Photo. ...
02:43 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The average age of the KKR squad is 28.52 years and it has 11 players in their 30s - the most among all IPL teams. ...
07:24 PM, Mar 30, 2013
India's four 4-0 Test win over Australia was punctuated by telling performances from four CSK rock stars that form the core of the IPL outfit; and that's not the full story. ...
12:23 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Pujara has jumped five places to a best-ever seventh position with 777 ratings points while Ashwin is now at a best-ever sixth spot. ...
02:33 PM, Mar 27, 2013
