Kolkata: Harbhajan Singh on Saturday credited Anil Kumble for his impressive comeback in the IPL, which has helped Mumbai Indians set up a summit
clash with Chennai Super Kings, and said encouraging words from the former India captain helped him regain his lost mojo.
Harbhajan's 22 wickets from 18 matches say a lot about how well he bowled in the league. "Anil bhai keeps telling me to back myself in whatever situation I bowl and always look to take wickets, even if you go for runs. If you bowl defensively thinking, 'okay, let me just get away by bowling a six-run over', it won't work because the batsman will make up for it in the next over,"
Harbhajan told IPLt20.com....
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11:30 PM, May 25, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf, who was invited by the BCCI to watch the final of the Indian Premier League, on Saturday declined to attend the event citing his busy schedule at home. "Zaka Ashraf is tied up in some commitments in Pakistan at the moment so he wouldn't be going to attend the final for which he was invited by the BCCI," the spokesman said. Sources...
09:44 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: They have disowned their CEO, refused to admit he is their owner and now face an uncertain future in the Indian Premier League, but Chennai Super Kings will live another day. Live for maybe their last day of existence and fight for their third title in just six years of the IPL - against Mumbai Indians. It's not the ideal way to prepare for a title clash. Players, however...
08:12 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Apologising on behalf of MS Dhoni, who could not attend the pre-match conference, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said on Saturday that the team players and support staff are distressed about the news related to the franchise. Fleming said that everyone in the team management was proud to have represented CSK in the past six seasons and that none of their players had any knowledge of betting or...
07:33 PM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai Indians entered this season of the IPL as serious contenders for the title and through some good cricket have set up a rematch of the 2010 final against Chennai Super Kings. Here, we take a look at how Mumbai's season has panned out. 1st match, v RCB in Bangalore - lost by two runs Royal Challengers Bangalore, inspired by Chris Gayle and indebted to Vinay Kumar, made a winning...
03:06 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Mumbai batsman Dinesh Karthik says Sunday's IPL final will be cracker of a game but the experience of playing five title-clashes gives defending champions Chennai Super Kings a certain edge. Mumbai will play in their second final, having finished runners-up to Chennai in 2010. "It`s going to be a good game. We are two evenly-matched teams. They have the upper hand of having played a few finals before. For...
02:44 PM, May 25, 2013
The Kolkata Police has stepped up security and has placed CCTV cameras at the Eden Gardens to keep a check on any betting or fixing practices during the IPL 6 final on Sunday. ...
12:29 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians set their date with Chennai Super Kings on Sunday's IPL 6 final after beating Rajasthan Royals by four wickets in the second Qualifier at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Following a stellar performance in the field by Harbhajan Singh (3 for 23), Mumbai were steered towards victory by Dwayne Smith before a collapse of 4 for 16 changed the tone of the chase. In the end, Mumbai...
12:45 AM, May 25, 2013
Live updates from the 2nd Qualifier of IPL 6 played between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Rajasthan scraped to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday night in the Eliminator thanks to a rearguard action from Australian veteran Brad Hodge who made a 29-ball 54* at No.7 to take the team to the target of 133, while Mumbai were cut down to size...
06:45 PM, May 24, 2013
Kolkata: Kolkata woke up to a cloudy morning on Friday with possibility of rain later when Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens in the second Qualifier of IPL 6, with the winner progressing to play the final against Chennai Super Kings. Kolkata, also to host the final on Sunday, has seen clouds hanging over the city with spells of rain over the last few days, and...
11:04 AM, May 24, 2013
Kolkata: Sachin Tendulkar, who is down with a wrist injury, Thursday sweated out at the Mumbai Indians net session though he remains a doubtful starter for the second IPL qualifier against Rajasthan Royals here on Friday. His team-mate Dwayne Smith said the senior India batsman has been recovering well from the left wrist injury he sustained last week. The injury kept him out for two league games as well as...
10:05 PM, May 23, 2013
Kolkata: Mumbai Indians's explosive batsman Dwayne Smith on Thursday lamented that he has squandered many a good starts but vowed to make it count against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Qualifier 2 on Friday. "Yes, it's frustrating. I've got a five or six starts, three fifties but did not carry on by getting out to careless shots," Smith said of his 28-ball 68 against Chennai Super Kings in the previous...
08:35 PM, May 23, 2013
Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians will look to reach their second IPL final when they take the field at Eden Gardens here on Friday night. Rajasthan scraped to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday night in the Eliminator thanks to a rearguard action from Australian veteran Brad Hodge who made a 29-ball 54* at No.7 to take the team to the target of 133, while Mumbai were cut...
06:44 PM, May 23, 2013
Kolkata: The threat of rain is looming over the IPL 6 final and the second qualifier to be held here, according to the Met department. It's been raining heavily in the city for the last few days as Rajasthan Royals, who eliminated Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday night at New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla, prepare themselves to play Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier at the historic Eden Gardens on Friday...
11:28 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians` Dinesh Karthik was fined five per cent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League Code of Conduct in the first qualifier against Chennai Super Kings here. Karthik admitted to the Level 1 offence (Article 2.1.3) of showing dissent at an umpire`s decision during the match at Ferozeshah Kotla Ground last evening. For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Match...
12:37 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has attributed his side's stupendous success in IPL to "loyalty in team selection and conservative approach" that has helped the 'Men in Yellow' make it to the fifth final in six editions of the cash-rich league. "We have shown consistency and loyalty in team selections. Moreover, the composition of our side and the kind of mix we have. The combination of selection...
12:20 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The architectures of Chennai Super Kings' win over Mumbai Indians on Tuesday night - Suresh Raina and Michael Hussey - have now set their sights on the team's fifth final in six years. Chennai, led by MS Dhoni, scored an easy 48-run win to advance to their fourth successive final in the league with Raina (82* off 42 balls) and Hussey (86* off 58 balls) playing their parts...
09:51 AM, May 22, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket experts Murali Kartik and Shishir Hattangadi review Mumbai Indians' defeat by Chennai Super Kings in the first IPL 6 qualifier on Tuesday night. ...
08:49 AM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings made their fifth final in six seasons when they defeated Mumbai Indians by 48 runs in Qualifier 1 of IPL 6 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Tuesday. While the win took Chennai directly to the final on Sunday, Mumbai still have a chance left as they will play the winner of Wednesday's Eliminator between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. Mike Hussey...
11:36 PM, May 21, 2013
