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: Tamil Nadu government on Monday said it will move the Supreme Court against neighbouring Karnataka over the river Pennaiyar dispute. PWD Minister KV Ramalingam told Tamil Nadu Assembly that Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa had issued directions in this regard, after opposition DMK and Left parties moved a Special Call Attention on the situation arising out of Karnataka taking up some work regarding check dam on the river. Jayalalithaa had...
06:47 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the Centre and Supreme Court to reconsider their stand against authorising Tamil as official language in Madras High Court and said administration of justice needs to be taken closer to the people. A recent communication from the Centre had indicated that the long standing request of the state was considered by Supreme Court, but after due deliberations, it reiterated its earlier...
05:07 PM, Apr 07, 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
Vancouver: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan picks films instinctively, but he is especially happy with Rohit Shetty's 'Chennai Express' as he believes it is a comedy, action and entertainment-packed project 'different' from the intense and serious films he has done in the recent past. "I do films which I like at a given point of time and as and when I get the opportunity. So when Rohit narrated a couple of...
12:53 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
Vancouver: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is nursing a shoulder injury that he suffered on the sets of his upcoming film 'Chennai Express' but that will not deter him to perform at the debut Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA). Shah Rukh's performance is one of the most anticipated segments and the 47-year-old actor is planning to entertain his numerous fans despite the injury. "I have been shooting for 14...
04:44 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Colombo: Former captain Aravinda de Silva Saturday chose to react diplomatically over Sri Lankan cricketers' exclusion from the IPL matches in Chennai by stating that the players were grown up enough to take their own decisions in life. "They're all grown up enough to decide what they want to do in life. They understand the situation well and I think those guys decided to go," de Silva said here. The...
04:20 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 coach Stephen Fleming feels Michael Hussey's retirement from international cricket will work in his team's favour in the ongoing 6th Indian Premier League, as the batsman would be available for the entire season. "It helps and since Michael and (Murali) Vijay had great partnerships. There have been ups and down in 20-20 cricket but it has been very good for us," Fleming told reporters Friday, the...
08:58 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
Protesters took to the streets in New Delhi and Chennai after a Students Federation of India activist Sudipto Gupta was killed in Kolkata allegedly by the police during a crackdown in the city on Wednesday. The police tried to stop the demonstrators as they chanted slogans and marched with Gupta's posters. ...
05:05 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The IPL and Indian cricket is poorer as a result of a lack of moral courage, says IBN18 editor-in-chief in his fortnightly video blog for
Cricketnext. ...
01:52 PM, Apr 02, 2013
IBN18 editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai speaks on the controversial issue regarding the IPL 6 participation of Sri Lankan players in Chennai. ...
12:55 PM, Apr 02, 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
After CNN-IBN highlighted the plight of 38-year-old Shailaja incapacitated after a surgery in Bangalore's Mallige Medical Centre, help is pouring in for the family. A neurosurgeon from Chennai has come forward and offered treatment that might help Shailaja regain partial movement. ...
07:56 PM, Apr 01, 2013
