Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard's over-the-top celebration to send off Rajasthan Royals batsman Shane Watson in an IPL match here has invited strong criticism from visiting team's skipper Rahul Dravid who termed it as an "act of cowardice". "One of the things that I find when you send off batsman after you have got him out is that it is an act of cowardice. That is my opinion. Batsman can...
02:37 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: According to latest developments in the spot-fixing scandal that came back to haunt the IPL, one of the eight bookies arrested by Delhi Police, Jiju Janardhanan, has turned out to be the cousin of Rajasthan Royals' bowler S Sreesanth who along with team-mates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila was also arrested earlier on Thursday. Investigations done so far by the police have revealed Janardhanan was also an under-22...
02:18 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals co-owners Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra Thursday said they were in shock after three of their franchise players were arrested on the charges of spot-fixing. "RR is a team that Fights with integrity, Rahul being a front runner. Sad this has happened so close to the Playoffs. This too shall pass," Shilpa Shetty said on the social networking site Twitter. "We @# RR in shock with...
01:56 PM, May 16, 2013
Rajasthan Royals' players Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, along with fast bowler S Sreesanth, were on Thursday arrested by Delhi Police on charges of spot-fixing in the ongoing IPL edition. The little-known Chandila made headlines by becoming the first bowler in the IPL history to take a hat-trick, but the recent spot-fixing cloud has put a serious question mark over the credibility of the offspinner's performance. Chavan, who is left-arm...
11:59 AM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: India fast bowler Sreesanth and two other Rajasthan Royals players - Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila - were on Tuesday arrested by the Delhi Police on charges of spot-fixing. Spot-fixing is different from match-fixing in that it relates to isolated incidents as opposed to the entire result of the match. For example, a no-ball, wide, type of delivery or mode of dismissal. This does not require several or...
11:50 AM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: The three Rajasthan Royals players - S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila - arrested for spot-fixing by Delhi Police on Thursday have been suspended from IPL 6 and will be barred from playing the remainder of the tournament. "The BCCI is shocked and saddened at the recent developments. The BCCI has zero tolerance to corruption. We will offer all cooperation to the Delhi Police and all other...
11:39 AM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: India fast bowler Sreesanth has had repeated run-ins with match officials for his inability to control his behavior on the field, and following the news of his arrest in New Delhi on Thursday for spot-fixing allegations here is a look at his list of disciplinary troubles, both on the domestic circuit and internationally. Early signs of aggression Sreesanth first made headlines during the 2005-06 Challenger Trophy, a domestic...
11:07 AM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: 7:31 pm: Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid says it has been a "tough day for the team". Dravid says, "The team is devastated. But as a captain, I need to help the team play to its best potential. Hope the fans give support to the team." 7:28 pm: All accused, including S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and 11 bookies, sent to five days police custody. 6:23 pm:...
10:11 AM, May 16, 2013
That Rajasthan Royals would join IPL heavyweights Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians as this season's first play-off entrants with two matches still to play is an achievement not entirely expected at the start of IPL 6. Lacking superstar power - their No. 1 player is Australian allrounder Shane Watson - and led by a retired 40-year-old expert technician in Rahul Dravid, the Jaipur-based franchise have defied the odds to...
08:04 AM, May 16, 2013
Jaipur: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by unidentified persons at her home in Kotdi area in Bhilwara district, police said on Wednesday. The woman was at her home with her children while her husband was away for some work when few persons came on a bike and gangraped her on Tuesday, they said. The case is being investigated, they added. ...
12:26 AM, May 16, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians went top of IPL 6 table following a convincing 14-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a dead rubber at the Wankhede Stadium here on Wednesday night. Both teams went into the match with the knowledge that they had already made it to the play-offs, and that took plenty of significance off the match. In pursuit of Mumbai's 166 for 8, the visitors could only go as far...
11:15 PM, May 15, 2013
Jodhpur: A revision petition against Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the 14-year-old blackbuck poaching case seeking additional charges against him under Arms Act was on Wednesday rejected by the Rajasthan High Court. The court observed that the petition of the Rajasthan government has been pending for a long time and "that there was no point in carrying it further," government counsel Mahipal Bishnoi said. "So the court rejected the petition...
10:13 PM, May 15, 2013
CLICK HERE for live ball-by-ball updates of game 66 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals played at Ranchi. Team News: Rajasthan made two changes: spinners Ankeet Chavan and Pravin Tambe came in for Siddarth Trivedi and Vikramjeet Malik. Mumbai also made two changes, with injured Sachin Tendulkar going out and Aditya Tare replacing him. Glenn Maxwell replaced Dwayne Smith. Toss: Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid won the...
07:20 PM, May 15, 2013
Jaipur: The Bharatiya Janta Party on Tuesday accused the Congress of using the CBI for framing its Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan and former state home minister Gulab Chand Kataria in Soharabuddin Sheikh killing case. Reacting to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) supplementary charge sheet filed in Mumbai court in which agency named Kataria as an accused in the case, senior BJP leaders said that the Congress wants to...
01:46 AM, May 15, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians, who have qualified for the IPL 6 play-offs, could miss the services of Sachin Tendulkar for Wednesday's last home game against Rajasthan Royals if he fails to recover sufficiently from the injury to his left hand. "He has a left wrist sprain. It does not look bad. The team management will take a call on his playing tomorrow afternoon," a team spokesperson said on Tuesday. Tendulkar sprained...
11:49 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore's seven-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab in Bangalore on Tuesday has confirmed the progression of three teams into the IPL play-offs - Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. The three teams are tied on 20 point which leaves three teams chasing the final spot. Victory over RCB gave Punjab a total of 12 points and they are four behind RCB (16) and Sunrisers...
08:05 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: The Wankhede Stadium is all set to once again witness fireworks as two of the top-notch teams lock horns in what is expected to be a battle of the behemoths. Both Mumbai and Rajasthan have made it to the top four, and with nothing to lose, both teams would expect nothing less than a stiff test before their IPL 6 play-off campaign gets underway. There is nothing to choose...
07:48 PM, May 14, 2013
Jaipur: In what is likely to spell trouble for the Rajasthan BJP, the CBI has named Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria in its supplementary chargesheet in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case. Kataria was questioned in connection with the conspiracy that led to the alleged fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, who was accused of being a terrorist. Three others have been charged as well along with Kataria. ...
07:26 PM, May 14, 2013
Jaipur: The political scenario in Rajasthan will be analysed at meetings that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will hold from Wednesday to chalk out a strategy ahead of Rajasthan Assembly polls slated for later this year. "Gandhi will arrive in Bikaner from Delhi where he will chair three meetings - one of executive and office bearers of 15 District Congress Committees, second of NSUI and Youth Congress representatives and the...
06:15 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Drug firm MSD India on Tuesday said it will invest USD 10 million over next three years in the country as part of its global initiative to help reduce maternal mortality. As part of the initiative - 'MSD for Mothers', the drug firm would partner three non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across three states in India - Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh - to reduce incidents of deaths during child...
03:50 PM, May 14, 2013
