Raipur: The IPL bandwagon came to the capital of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India, Raipur, and the venue allotted to Delhi Daredevils as their home away from home provided them the platform for just their second win of the season. On its IPL debut, the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium threw up an engaging match that ended with Delhi beating Pune Warriors by 15 runs to keep alive...
11:35 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Live updates from Game 39 of Indian Premier League season six between Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors India being played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur on Sunday. A lacklustre Delhi will look to change their fortunes when they face an equally out-of-sorts Pune. The match will also mark the debut of a new venue, the International Cricket Stadium in the capital city of Chattisgarh. Both the sides...
07:20 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Jaipur: Sunrisers Hyderabad's stop-gap captain Cameron White feels that his batsmen need to step up and take responsibility as individuals with the bat and make sure that they put up some better scores for their bowlers to defend. Sunrisers suffered a batting collapse here Saturday as Rajasthan Royals won the match by eight wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Sunrisers were left reeling at 19/5 at one stage but they...
05:23 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Raipur: Talented India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar wants to change the popular perception that he won't be as effective with the old ball as much as he is with the new ball. "It's true that I have got wickets with the new ball in Test matches but that doesn't mean that I can't bowl with the old ball. Even during the Australia Test series, I have bowled a number of overs...
04:28 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Raipur: Looking to leave behind the hammering they received from Chris Gayle, Pune Warriors allrounder Steven Smith feels that the team is just one win away from getting their IPL campaign back on track. Gayle had blasted a 66-ball 175 in a recrod knock against Pune in their last match. "It happens in twenty-twenty game. We got to learn from that. It's a new game on Sunday and we will...
10:46 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Jaipur: He is mighty pleased with his five-for performance but Australian speedster James Faulkner says Rajasthan Royals should not have allowed their rivals to post 144 after having them on the mat. "We did well and a victory always results feeling high. It was Shane Watson's exceptional innings which saw us home. It was a great effort. We did not have any particular plan but it was home ground and...
09:34 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Chennai: Andy Bichell, bowling coach of the Chennai Super Kings, was not unduly worried ahead of the match against Kolkata Knight Riders here on Sunday, but spelt out that "death overs was still a problem" the team management is trying to work on. "The death overs issue is under discussion in the team meeting and at the nets session. That's the real test. It's a challenge. It is being sorted...
09:04 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Raipur: Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem, who has been able to hold his own amidst a string of disappointing performances by Delhi Daredevils, attributed his good show to the team's spin consultant Mushtaq Ahmed. "Whatever I have achieved this season, credit goes to Mushy bhai. I believe Allah send him for me and the way he has helped me and guided me is amazing. I have learnt about aspects of action...
08:26 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Kolkata: Adam Gilchrist who redefined power hitting in the shorter versions of cricket, says while the variety and frequency of innovative shots have increased following the advent of the Twenty20 format, they are also affecting Test match batting. "Obviously innovations have been there in the game earlier, it is just that the frequency of innovative shots have increased manifold. I was flabbergasted to see (South African) Jonty Rhodes play a...
08:11 PM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League Governing Council has shifted the first two play-off matches out of Chennai in order to allow respective teams with Sri Lankan players, freedom to choose their best playing eleven. The Qualifier and Eliminator matches will now take place at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. "The play-offs have been shifted to Delhi from Chennai," a top IPL official told PTI. The first Qualifier was...
07:39 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Live Updates from Game 37 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. An all-round show my Mumbai Indians helped them beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in a one-sided contest at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. With this win, Mumbai go up to the fourth spot on the points table. ...
07:10 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders opener Manvinder Bisla has urged his team's misfiring batsmen to get their act together and take some pressure off skipper Gautam Gambhir as the side gears up for a couple of back-to-back away ties. "As a batting unit, I think we have created a bit of pressure for Gambhir who has been consistent through out. We have not been able to bat well this tournament "Bisla...
02:16 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Kolkata: Observing that 150 was a decent target to set, Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist on Friday singled out Kolkata Knight Riders' batsman Eoin Morgan's blistering 26 ball 42 for taking away the game from the visitors. "Morgan was the difference. He took the game away from us. I think 150 was a decent total. But even if we had posted 10 runs more it wouldn't have mattered because...
08:27 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Mumbai: The intimidating Chris Gayle looms large in front of Mumbai Indians as they get ready to clash with table toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next IPL match here at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Gayle goes into the match after smashing a record T20 individual high score of 175 not out against Pune Warriors. The left-handed Jamaican powerhouse would be the one batsman on whom MI team think...
08:54 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Mumbai: After thumping Pune Warriors India in what has been labelled as a 'massacre' by Chris Gayle, Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to extend their glorious run when they clash with the Mumbai Indians in Game 37 of IPL 6 on Saturday. RCB have quite simply been the team to beat with six wins from eight matches thanks to their batting, which bloomed with Gayle's 175 not out from 66...
08:40 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Pune: Pune Warriors India allrounder Marlon Samuels on Friday returned home to Jamaica owing to a groin injury and also to be by the side of his mother, who has sustained a knee fracture. The Man-of-the-Match of the ICC World T20 final played only two games for Pune this season scoring only eight runs and taking a single wicket. According to a team sources, since the injury was taking time...
08:31 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper batsman Dishant Yagnik feels that he has played his role of a pinch hitter to best of his capacity and the responsibility entrusted on him has made him more confident. "To bat at number three is a great opportunity considering that IPL is the biggest platform. I have also performed my role to my best efforts and that has given me more confidence but that has...
07:46 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals allrounder Shane Watson, who hit form with a blazing century, says facing South African speedster Dale Steyn would be an 'ultimate challenge' when his side takes on Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here on Saturday. "He is the best fast bowler now and surely would be going down as one of the best in the history of the game. It would be ultimate challenge with him...
07:11 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Chennai: The way modern cricket is played, fielding is a very important aspect of the game. And when it comes to the slam-bang form of the game, the virtues of fielding become all the more important. Like other teams, Chennai Super Kings too give lot of stress on their fielding and according to their fielding coach, Steve Rixon, it is as important as an extra bowler in the team. Speaking...
01:02 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Chennai: Awestruck by MS Dhoni's swashbuckling knock against his side, former Australia all-rounder and Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody says India is "very lucky" to have the 31-year-old "special" cricketer as captain. "Dhoni is special. It is as simple as that. In any form of the game he performs remarkably. He is a very special cricketer and a very special leader. Chennai and India are very lucky to have him,"...
12:35 PM, Apr 26, 2013
