Mumbai: Sri Lanka's national chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya on Friday said he was concerned after Angelo Mathews was dropped as skipper of struggling Pune Warriors in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). "It is unfortunate that Angelo was dropped as a captain. I think this was a concern for myself being chairman of selector (of Sri Lanka Cricket). He is the Sri Lankan captain in Tests and one-dayers. It was...
09:26 PM, May 10, 2013
Pune: Mumbai Indians are inching closer to book a berth in the top four. With eight wins from 12 matches, one more victory will almost guarantee them a place in the play-offs. Pune Warriors' miserable run on the other hand, just does not seem to end. However, they will be keen on spoiling the party by registering an upset win over their neighbours. Pune have tried everything that there is...
06:31 PM, May 10, 2013
Pune: Keeping alive the slightest of hopes in reaching the IPL 6 play-offs, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders registered their fifth victory of the season by beating Pune Warriors by 46 runs on Thursday. Pune might have thought they had done well to keep KKR to 152 but even that target proved too much to chase. The hosts never looked comfortable and kept losing wickets at regular intervals to fall...
11:24 PM, May 09, 2013
Live updates from Game 56 of IPL 6 between Pune Warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. Pune Warriors India innings: End of match - PWI 106 in 19.3 overs: L Balaji sends Bhuvneshwar Kumar's off stump for a walk with the first ball. Off the third, he pulls off a brilliant return catch to get rid of Parvez Rasool. So that is that:...
07:27 PM, May 09, 2013
Pune: Pune Warriors India can pull the plug on Kolkata Knight Riders' play-off hopes on Thursday when they take on Gautam Gambhir's team for the first time in the sixth season of the IPL. While Pune are already out of the play-off race, Kolkata's hopes hang by a thread. A loss in the last match against Mumbai Indians means Kolkata now need to win each of their last four matches...
09:12 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: I-League team Pune FC has appointed Dutchman Mike Snoei as their head coach for next season. The Rotterdam native will be on his first stint in India and becomes the third foreign coach signed by the club since its inception in 2007. On this new appointment, Pune FC Director, Nandan Piramal said: "Mike will be a great addition to Pune FC. He brings with him a wealth of...
05:38 PM, May 08, 2013
CNN-IBN spoke to Indian bowler Zaheer Khan after he threw a glittering party to inaugurate his new restaurant called "TOSS" in Pune. ...
09:28 PM, May 06, 2013
Jaipur: Despite suffering their seventh straight defeat in the ongoing Indian Premier League, Pune Warriors India captain Aaron Finch seemed quite content and said they can "still take a few positives" from the five-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals. "We still can take a few positives from the match despite the fact that it was the same old story with losing after being so close," Finch told reporters after the last-over...
12:19 PM, May 06, 2013
The fast bowler also said that he won't return to international cricket until he is one hundred per cent fit. ...
09:24 AM, May 06, 2013
Pune/Mumbai: Two Mumbai realty agents, nabbed in connection with the brutal murder of a Pune billionaire and his secretary for a property deal in Mumbai, were sent to police custody till Friday by a Pune magistrate in Mumbai on Sunday. Ibrahim Ismail Shaikh, 38, and Ravindra Shankar Shetty, 37, were arrested from Bandra suburb of Mumbai late on Saturday night. They have been charged with the murder of Vinod Broker,...
05:45 AM, May 06, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals are in a habit of achieving difficult tasks with relative ease. They did the same against Pune Warriors on Sunday, chasing an imposing total of 179 with one ball to spare and moving to the fourth spot in the points table. Considering the amount of runs to be scored, it was expected that Shane Watson would open the batting for Rajasthan with Ajinkya Rahane (67 off 48),...
11:26 PM, May 05, 2013
Jaipur: Pune Warriors India are already out of play-offs contention but they can very well spoil Rajasthan Royals' party when these sides meet here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday. Rajasthan have won six of their 10 matches so far and need to win at least two of their remaining five matches to put themselves at ease. On paper, it doesn't look like a big task but it wouldn't...
07:12 PM, May 05, 2013
Jaipur: Pune Warriors chief coach Allan Donald feels that the volume of cricket being played nowadays is "absolutely outrageous" which, in turn, reduces the time span of a cricketer. "Look at the volume of cricket that is being play these days, it's absolutely outrageous. We simply know from the South African point of view that we can't afford to play Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel in all three formats of...
10:21 PM, May 04, 2013
Jaipur: Pune Warriors India are already out of play-offs contention but they can very well spoil Rajasthan Royals' party when these sides meet here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday. Rajasthan have won six of their 10 matches so far and need to win at least two of their remaining five matches to put themselves at ease. On paper, it doesn't look like a big task but it wouldn't...
07:32 PM, May 04, 2013
Mumbai: A 29-year-old man was arrested on Friday in Mumbai for allegedly killing his mother-in-law and grievously injuring his brother-in-law at the latter's residence in Pune, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid and the accused Selvankumar Nadar was nabbed from Dharavi area and handed over to Pune police. The accused stabbed to death his mother-in-law Pramani Nadar (52) and injured his brother-in-law Deeprajan Nadar...
02:19 AM, May 04, 2013
Live updates from Game 46 of IPL 6 between Pune Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune on Thursday. Having lost eight of their ten matches, Pune are lying at the bottom and playing for self esteem. RCB will look to change their fortunes at away venues; they have six wins in ten matches though and are lying at No. 2. ...
07:20 PM, May 02, 2013
Pune: Sri Lankan allrounder Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Pune Warriors' skipper for the rest of the IPL 6 season. Mathews, who was appointed as captain before the start of the current season, has formerly given the team's reins to stand-in skipper Aaron Finch. "I would like to confirm that I have decided to stand-aside as Pune Warriors franchise captain for the rest of the current season to ensure...
06:40 PM, May 02, 2013
Pune: After registering a massive 130-run victory over Pune Warriors a week back, Royal Challengers Bangalore have suffered two consecutive losses while Pune too have continued their downslide to the bottom of the table with ease losing their last five matches. At the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Thursday, the teams will face each other once again for game 46 of IPL 6 with Pune hoping to shrug off Chris...
11:39 PM, May 01, 2013
