Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the final four teams to have qualified for the play-offs. ...
11:02 PM, May 20, 2013
Kings XI Punjab's co-owner Preity Zinta in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN says that she really hopes that none on Punjab players were involved in fixing. ...
10:38 PM, May 20, 2013
Hyderabad: The world's numerouno fast bowler, Dale Steyn feels always looking up to spinners for wickets is not the right way to go about encouraging the crop of pacers in India. "If you're always going to look at the spinners to do the job for you, what's the point of even having a fast bowler," asked Steyn. Aware of India's "rich tradition" with spinners, Steyn gave an example from the...
10:25 PM, May 20, 2013
Royal Challengers Bangalore spinner Murali Kartik told CNN-IBN that he was shocked when he first heard the news and guilty should be punished. ...
09:14 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The latest cricketer nabbed in the spot-fixing scandal, which hit Indian cricket last Thursday, is the 30-year-old Railways player Baburao Algu Yadav. Born in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, Baburao made his first class debut for Vidarbha way back in 2001-02 when he was just a budding 18-year-old medium pacer. But despite doing well with the ball (18 wickets in six matches at an average of 18.66 with a best of...
08:38 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma doesn't want his team to get distracted by the spot-fixing controversy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and says the focus is on playing good cricket against two-time champions Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier here on Tuesday. "We don't want to think too much about it (spot-fixing). We are all professional cricketers and we have an important task at hand. So...
08:17 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The plea of arrested Indian pacer S Sreesanth that he be provided with a copy of the FIR of the IPL spot-fixing scandal case was on Monday disposed of by a Delhi court as his lawyer did not turn up to pursue it. "No one present on behalf of the applicant (Sreesanth's advocate). The application is dismissed for non prosecution," Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Rao said. Sreesanth and two...
07:24 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The two big powerhouses of the IPL face off in neutral territory on Tuesday in the first Qualifier - two-time winners Chennai Super Kings versus title aspirants Mumbai Indians at the Feroz Shah Kotla, with victory in the capitol ensuring the winner a berth in the IPL 6 final. Having confirmed their presence in the final four with a strong run during the latter half of the league...
06:14 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: In latest development in the IPL spot-fixing case, Delhi Police have detained Ranji Trophy player Baburao Yadav from Delhi as investigation moved forward frantically on the last day of the custody of three Rajasthan Royals' players. Delhi Police sources have told CNN-IBN that police are current interrogating Baburao, who had allegedly introduced bookie Sunil Bhatia to Ajit Chandila. Earlier in the day, police recovered Rs. 20 lakh from...
05:31 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: In latest development in the IPL spot-fixing case, Delhi Police have detained Ranji Trophy player Baburao Yadav from Delhi as investigation moved forward frantically on the last day of the custody of three Rajasthan Royals' players. Delhi Police sources have told CNN-IBN that police are current interrogating Baburao, who had allegedly introduced bookie Sunil Bhatia to Ajit Chandila. Earlier in the day, police recovered Rs. 20 lakh from...
05:31 PM, May 20, 2013
Melbourne: Test opener David Warner will have a Cricket Australia disciplinary hearing on Wednesday over comments he made on Twitter in often angry exchanges with two journalists. Cricket Australia said Warner, who is set to play for Australia in the Champions Trophy and Ashes Test series in England, was alleged to have breached a section of its Code of Behavior relating to "unbecoming behavior." Warner used Twitter on Friday night...
03:39 PM, May 20, 2013
Hyderabad: Kris Srikkanth, mentor of the Sunrisers Hyderabad, has termed the franchise's qualifying for the play-off stage of IPL 6 as similar to when India made it to the knock-outs of the 1983 World Cup after entering the tournament as rank underdogs. Hyderabad entered the last match of the league stage needing a win to secure a spot in the final four and did so through a solid fielding performance...
02:48 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: Arrested Rajasthan Royals S Sreesanth is facing more trouble as details tumble out in the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Mumbai Police sources have now told CNN-IBN that the examination of Sreesanth's laptop and notebook points to his e-mail interactions with a suspected Bollywood casting director, who sent him pictures of models. Sources say that some e-mails, possibly Sreesanth's conversations with Jiju and a bookie Jupiter, have been deleted and now...
12:24 PM, May 20, 2013
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad chief coach Tom Moody has said reaching play-offs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was rewarding and satisfying for the team. "Lot of people at the beginning of the tournament gave us no hope whatsoever. So it is very rewarding and satisfying that we managed to work well as a team and jell well as a team and surprised few people," the Australian said after Sunrisers beat...
12:13 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: BCCI officials are expected to meet Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday over the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal, according to sources. This comes as the role of other cricketers is also coming to light in the case. On Sunday, former Ranji Trophy player Manish Gundevar was arrested and the Delhi Police is now on the lookout for a sixth cricketer - Ranji Trophy player Babu Rao...
11:07 AM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: Even as the arrested cricketers and bookies are being interrogated in the IPL spot-fixing scandal for the fourth day on Monday, CNN-IBN has learned that Rajasthan Royals player S Sreesanth's lawyer could be applying for bail. The five-day police custody of the three cricketers - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - and the bookies ends on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the probe continues to snare more and more...
09:27 AM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The net in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal is widening each day. Police sources say the third day interrogation of the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing have revealed clear patterns of the murky deals that shamed Indian cricket. It now emerges that domestic and first class cricketers were allegedly acting as conduits for the top bookies and the players. After Jiju and Amit Singh, the Delhi Police...
07:35 AM, May 20, 2013
Pune: Delhi Daredevils skipper Mahela Jayawardene said they will have to "move on" after enduring a tough Indian Premier League season during which they finished at the bottom of the table. Delhi finished with the wooden spoon after losing their final game to Pune Warriors by 38 runs here on Sunday. "Tough day at the office for us, sums up the season. They played better cricket on this wicket. Rough...
09:16 PM, May 19, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Zaheer Khan is eager to "reclaim" his place in the Indian team and said he will look to use the period after IPL to attain peak fitness. Having returned to the RCB playing XI after a long injury layoff, Zaheer, who was dropped after the third Test against England last December, said he was "itching" to get back on the field. "Post-IPL I have to put...
07:37 PM, May 19, 2013
Live updates from game 72 of IPL 6 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The race for the fourth spot still hangs in the balance, and Sunrisers Hyderabad face the last obstacle in their path. After handing Rajasthan Royals one of their more comprehensive defeats this season, Hyderabad have taken out quite a few positives. Defending champions Kolkata Knight...
07:05 PM, May 19, 2013
