New Delhi: Delhi Police claim they have evidence to prove that another attempt was made by Sreesanth to spot-fix an IPL game, sources said. Sreesanth made an attempt to spot-fix a Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab match on May 9, sources added.
Sreesanth has admitted to this in a taped conversation. He admitted that he bowled a no ball on the last ball, but his attempts to spot-fix the May 9 match did not materialise, sources said.
A Delhi court remanded Sreesanth and 10 others to five more days in police custody in IPL spot-fixing case while sending four others to judicial custody. As investigations gained pace, Delhi Police recovered Sreesanth's clothing worth Rs 1.95 lakh and the new BlackBerry from his friend's house in Jaipur, all bought from the spot-fixing money and all paid with cash. The police are now going through all of former Rajasthan Royals player's expenditures and are inspecting the bills.
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11:27 PM, May 21, 2013
New Delhi: As the spot-fixing scandal puts a black spot on the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab owners Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia have come up with suggestions like putting franchise owners in the IPL governing council, legalising betting and carrying out random polygraph tests on players. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Preity said, "There should be stronger measures by the anti-corruption unit to monitor it and I...
09:36 AM, May 21, 2013
Dharamsala: We had often seen Adam Gilchrist massacring the opposition bowlers and taking some stunning catches behind the wickets, but on Saturday we saw him in a different 'Avatar'. Playing his last IPL match, Gilchrist not only bowled for only the second time in his 17-year long career, but also picked up his only wicket off the first ball. And the reaction after the dismissal said it all, with Gilchrist...
08:17 PM, May 18, 2013
Dharamsala: Coming to form during the later half of the tournament, Punjab posted a a stiff total of 184 that eventually turned out to be too much for the visitors, Mumbai Indians. Mumbai went in with the same side as in the game against Rajasthan Royals. Sachin Tendulkar once again missed the fixture to rest his injured hand, which meant Mumbai's opening combination remain unchanged. However, it did not work...
07:39 PM, May 18, 2013
Live updates from Game 69 between Punjab and Mumbai at Dharamsala Against the spectre of spot-fixing, the Indian Premier League will continue on its road to the play-offs as Mumbai Indian and Kings XI Punjab play their last league fixture here on Saturday. While Punjab's outside chance of reaching the top-four has already been blown away by Sunrisers Hyderabad who beat Rajasthan Royals on Friday to register their ninth win,...
03:00 PM, May 18, 2013
Mohali: Australian cricket great Adam Gilchrist has called for life bans if the players arrested for their alleged role in spot-fixing in the ongoing IPL are found guilty. "For my mind, any player found involved in any implications where they are proven that they have handled illegal bookmakers' bets or whatever, there is no place for them in the game whatsoever ever again. It's so clear now, we are so...
10:32 PM, May 17, 2013
Dharmashala: Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been declared fit and may play in Mumbai Indians' IPL match against Kings XI Punjab here on Saturday. Tendulkar missed his side's last match against Rajasthan Royals due to a sprain on his left hand. "Sachin has recovered from the injury and is fit now, he may play tomorrow at Dharamsala," said Anil Kumble, Mumbai Indians' chief mentor. Fans visiting the HPCA stadium here...
08:47 PM, May 17, 2013
Dharamsala: Almost a year to the day he announced that he had played his last game of cricket, former Australia wicketkeeper turned captain of Kings XI Punjab has confirmed that he will step away from the game at the end of IPL 6. Gilchrist revealed his decision to quit after playing a role in Punjab's seven-run win over Delhi Daredevils on Thursday, which kept their flickering hopes of making the...
05:24 PM, May 17, 2013
Dharamsala: Against the spectre of spot-fixing, the Indian Premier League will continue on its road to the play-offs as Mumbai Indian and Kings XI Punjab play their last league fixture here on Saturday. While Punjab's outside chance of reaching the top-four has already been blown away by Sunrisers Hyderabad who beat Rajasthan Royals on Friday to register their ninth win, Mumbai would want to finish with a win to consolidate...
04:55 PM, May 17, 2013
Dharamsala: On a dark day that seriously threatened the IPL's credibility, Kings XI Punjab maintained their focus of trying to make it to the play-offs with a seven-run win over Delhi Daredevils at their second home of Dharamsala. Delhi picked five bowlers and opted to field but the desired impact was sorely missing as Punjab's big three batsmen produced busy innings to drive the score to 171 for 4, which...
11:31 PM, May 16, 2013
Click Here for live ball-by-ball updates of Game 67 of IPL 6 between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. Playing XIs: Delhi: Mahela Jayawardene(c), Virender Sehwag, Unmukt Chand, David Warner, Ben Rohrer, Muralidharen Gautam(w), Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav, Ashish Nehra Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(w/c), Shaun Marsh, Mandeep Singh, Azhar Mahmood, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Rajagopal Sathish, Piyush Chawla, Praveen...
07:20 PM, May 16, 2013
Dharamsala: After beating Royal Challengers Bangalore convincingly by seven wickets, Kings XI Punjab have kept their hopes alive to qualify for the IPL 6 play-offs. But they still have a huge task to do if they want to ensure a place in the play-offs. After the victory over Bangalore, Punjab now have 12 points, four less than RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have 16 points each. The top three spots...
11:14 PM, May 15, 2013
Bangalore: Before Tuesday, he had hit a mere 162 runs in 10 matches - a record hardly suggestive of the explosive player he still is. But any doubts about that were dismissed with disdain on a fateful day for Royal Challengers Bangalore at home. Adam Gilchrist had finally come to the IPL party. Having posted 175 on the board, Bangalore were reasonablly satisfied and felt even safer when old guard...
08:51 AM, May 15, 2013
Bangalore: Riding on Adam Gilchrist and Azhar Mahmood's fifties, Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to keep themselves in the play-off hunt at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday. In pursuit of 175, Punjab got over the line in 18.1 overs to register their sixth win in 14 matches, while Bangalore's chances took a beating with their 7th defeat in 15 matches. In pursuit of 175,...
07:21 PM, May 14, 2013
Click HERE for live ball-by-ball updates of game 63 of IPL 6 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Having been asked to bat by KXIP captain Adam Gilchrist, RCB were driven to 174 for 5 thanks to fifties from Chris Gayle (77 off 53 balls) and Virat Kohli (57 off 43). KXIP did well to keep runs to a drip in...
02:54 PM, May 14, 2013
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab star batsman David Miller credited his success in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener. Miller, 23, said he was fortunate to have the 41-year-old Klusener as his coach at the KwaZulu-Natal. Miller said it was Klusener, nicknamed Zulu, who helped him fine tune is skills. "I've been fortunate to have Lance Klusener as my coach since the last season and...
05:08 PM, May 12, 2013
Dharamsala: An unprecedented rain that lashed the hill town and its surroundings might have left the organisers of the IPL worried with matches scheduled on May 16 and 18 but the ground-in-charge expressed confidence of getting the field ready even an hour after the rain stoppage. However, the ground in charge at the HPCA Cricket Stadium said that the field is totally covered and even if the rains continue till...
04:13 PM, May 12, 2013
Mohali: Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame the thrashing they had against Chennai Super Kings a few days earlier with a 30-run victory over Kings XI Punjab on Saturday. The win, their eighth in 13 matches, at Mohali also brought them into the contention of reaching the top four. The wicket at the PCA Stadium had a greenish look to it and the Punjab bowlers exploited it to good effect. While Praveen Kumar...
11:30 PM, May 11, 2013
Live updates from game 59 of IPL 6 between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Kings XI Punjab innings: End of over 20 - KXIP 120 for 9: Very sloppy end to the innings. Harmeet Singh is run out by Ishant Sharma off the first ball. Luke Pomersbach hits the second over Ishant at long-off for six. Sammy ends up getting a fourth...
07:10 PM, May 11, 2013
