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
Harsha Bhogle and Aakash Chopra discuss the chances of the big contenders to lift the IPL 6 trophy - Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians with CNN-IBN's Gaurav Kalra. ...
08:05 PM, Mar 31, 2013
They franchises are sore that the IPL Governing Council did not consult them before taking such a momentous decision. ...
10:09 PM, Mar 30, 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
The likes of Malinga and Narine have been a revelation in the IPL and this year too, the bowlers will definitely have their say. ...
04:28 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Will the pullout of Sri Lankan players from Chennai matches affect their IPL teams? Cricketnext editor Jamie Alter joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
03:15 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Five batsmen who could set the sixth season of the IPL on fire with the willow. ...
04:10 PM, Mar 29, 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
Protests in Tamil Nadu against the participation of Sri Lankan players in the Indian Premier League have drawn sharp reactions. Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has said that politics is ruining ties between India and Sri Lanka. He said Sri Lankan players should stay away if they're not welcome and that they have all the right to boycott the Indian Premier League. ...
07:55 AM, Mar 28, 2013
Muttiah Muralitharan says that he is not aware of the full situation of playing in Chennai as of yet and he needs all the decisions in writing. ...
08:57 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Sri Lanka board said it would give the green light to the players provided they were happy to go and also did not play in Tamil Nadu. ...
07:09 PM, Mar 27, 2013
With the political temperature mounting, the latest salvo from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa left no room for negotiations. Hher message was clear, making making no effort at subtlety, the AIADMK supremo said, "In view of the popular antipathy and anger in Tamil Nadu against the actions of the Government of Sri Lanka, the Government of Tamil Nadu is of the view that IPL matches involving Sri Lankan players, umpires...
08:50 PM, Mar 26, 2013
