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 talented they may be, with things other than cricket on their mind will always find it tough to perform. Maybe that's the challenge that props up MS Dhoni's men - to go out there and show that their job is just to give it their best on the ground for the team they play for. Matters beyond the field of play are not in their control.
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08:12 PM, May 25, 2013
As the dream run of the IPL 6 underdogs Sunrisers Hyderbad continue with the team now leading the points table, legspinner Amit Mishra has added one more record to his name. With 85 wickets to his name, Amit Mishra now has the most number of scalps in IPL along with Lasith Malinga. The legspinner from Haryana, in an interview to IPL website, gave the credit of his success to bowling...
09:59 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Mumbai: Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has joined the Mumbai Indians squad after missing the first two games and is likely to be fit for the team's clash against Delhi Daredevils on April 9. Malinga, key paceman for the Mumbai franchise, was ruled out for the opening match in Bangalore due to a sore back, which he had sustained during Sri Lanka's recent limited overs series against Bangladesh. "He...
07:44 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Mumbai Indians will miss the services of their Sri Lankan pace spearhead Lasith Malinga in their opening Indian Premier League match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. ...
04:58 PM, Apr 03, 2013
New Delhi: Franchises with a strong Sri Lankan presence are slowly building up pressure on the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to shift their play-off and knockout matches out of Chennai. Four franchises IANS spoke to were confident that the issue would be sorted out by the time the Twenty20 tournament reaches its business end. Their contention is that there should be a level playing field among...
10:09 PM, Mar 30, 2013
That this format belonged to the batsmen and that bowlers would be butchered was a common notion towards the IPL and T20s in general a few years ago. But the bowlers, particularly those of the spinning variety, have been able to hold their own in the middle of the pandemonium and have done rather well. The likes of Lasith Malinga and Sunil Narine have been a revelation in this format...
04:28 PM, Mar 30, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians arguably have the best team in the tournament - in fact they have always had a very strong squad. That's why it comes as a big surprise that they are yet to lift the trophy. Mumbai is a balanced side and that's what makes it a serious contender. However, the Ricky Ponting factor just might do the trick for them this time. Ponting, who was bought...
11:09 AM, Mar 30, 2013
Some 11 Sri Lankan players including Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga are part of various IPL franchises. ...
04:46 PM, Mar 19, 2013
Lasith Malinga has been warned by Sri Lanka Cricket to maintain better relations with the media following his spat with journalists. ...
03:39 PM, Mar 09, 2013
Allrounder Angelo Mathews has been appointed Sri Lanka's Test and ODI captain for one year. The 25-year-old has been handed over the reigns by Mahela Jayawardene, who decided to step down at the end of Australia tour, for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. ...
01:16 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Victory in Sydney would make Sri Lanka just the second team ever to win two bilateral series against Australia in Australia. ...
12:41 PM, Jan 19, 2013
From nagging yorkers, asphyxiating lines and blistering pace, we sift through the list and come up with the most memorable T20I bowling spells of 2012. ...
09:13 AM, Dec 30, 2012
Sri Lanka are resigned to life without Malinga in Test matches and do not expect him to make a dramatic return in the series against Australia. ...
11:08 AM, Dec 13, 2012
Malinga chalked up six wickets for seven runs for the Melbourne Stars against Perth Scorchers in Australia's Big Bash competition. ...
08:38 AM, Dec 13, 2012
Mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis, meanwhile, has also been overlooked as he is nursing a side strain. ...
04:51 PM, Oct 25, 2012
