New Delhi: Dickie Bird, the former international umpire, has not found space for three of the modern era's greatest batsman - Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting - as well as the legendary Don Bradman in his list of the greatest Test XI. Bird, ahead of his 80th birthday, had his greatest-ever XI published in The Telegraph but conspicuous with their absence from the list were the top ten...
03:38 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: Having slumped to their worst defeat in the tournament, Mumbai Indians' skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that his and Sachin Tendulkar's poor form has affected the team's performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Opening the batting, Ponting and Tendulkar have just managed two half-century stands together out of five games. As a matter of fact, on three occasions Mumbai lost their first wicket in the opening over. Chasing...
02:23 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals offspinner Ajit Chandila is known for the hat-trick he took last IPL; but he would have any day traded that with what he achieved on Wednesday evening - getting batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting out. "You can take my hat-trick. These two wickets matter a lot more to me than my hat-trick last year ... It is like a dream come true for me. Taking...
10:25 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: In the 11 previous matches in which they made 170 or more batting first, Rajasthan Royals had never lost in the IPL. True to history, that trend was maintained Wednesday at their home fortress of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium where they piled up 179 for 3 and defended that to beat Mumbai Indians by a whopping 87 runs. It was Mumbai's heaviest defeat ever in terms of runs. Having...
11:17 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Another book on Sachin Tendulkar? Yes, you can be forgiven for reacting that way when hearing about the latest publication on the highest run-getter in Tests and ODIs as well as the only batsman to have scored 100 international centuries. But unlike any of the past attempts to praise and chronicle Tendulkar's glittering, awe-inspiring career, Vimal Kumar's book, Sachin: Cricketer of the Century offers insights and praise from a fine...
03:43 PM, Apr 16, 2013
It seldom happens that Rohit Sharma shows his skills in back-to-back matches. But the Mumbai batsman, taking confidence from his previous innings (74*), made another important contribution for his side, helping his side register a 41-run win over Pune Warriors at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Sharma (62 off 32) used the launch pad set by Dinesh Karthik (41 off 29) perfectly and took the side to a massive total,...
07:23 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Live Updates from Game 10 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. Mumbai lost their first game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, while won their second match against Chennai Super Kings. Delhi are yet to register a victory in this season. They lost both of their matches so far. ...
07:20 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Mumbai: Sweating over Virender Sehwag's availability, Delhi Daredevils face a tall order to reverse their two-match losing streak when they travel to meet Ricky Ponting's Mumbai Indians on Tuesday after the hosts regained their confidence with a win over Chennai Super Kings in their last match of IPL 6. Back spasms kept Sehwag from playing in Delhi's first two matches this season, which they lost to Kolkata Knight Riders and...
09:38 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Chennai: Mumbai Indians batted first in their win over Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, but the Mumbai fans were in for a disappointment when Sachin Tendulkar was trapped lbw on the first ball he faced. This was Tendulkar's fourth duck in the IPL and second on the first ball. But the telling statistic is that Mumbai have won all four IPL matches when their iconic Indian batsman has fallen without...
10:49 AM, Apr 07, 2013
MS Dhoni took CSK close to a win, but Mumbai Indians held on the their nerves to register their first victory this season. Kieron Pollard was adjudged the man of the match for his 57 runs and brilliant fielding effort. Read on for the live updates from the game. ...
06:18 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Chennai: IPL heavyweight Chennai Super Kings open their campaign at their bastion in Chennai against Mumbai Indians in game two of Saturday's double-header, and with a replenished pace bowling attack the home team could look to rattle the shaky MI batting order. Mumbai lost their season opener by two runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday night, with their batsmen, bar Dinesh Karthik, struggling to dominate the RCB bowling. Their...
09:36 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Chennai: Mumbai Indians coach John Wright Friday said that his side has put behind their opening game defeat and was focusing on how to beat Chennai Super Kings in their second IPL match here Saturday. "Losing is not fun. We are looking forward to the game against Chennai Super Kings on the morrow. We are focusing on ourselves," Wright told reporters on the eve of MI's second league match against...
08:24 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League has in its five full seasons had the ability to put the spotlight on several unheralded domestic cricketers - think Swapnil Asnodkar, Kamran Khan, Kedar Jadhav, Prasanth Parameswaran, Paul Valthaty and Ajit Chandila, to name a few - and Thursday in Bangalore saw another unknown young player make headlines. The man in question was Jasprit Bumrah, a 19-year-old medium-pacer from Gujarat who was handed...
07:59 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Bangalore: He might be revered by billions of fans, but Sachin Tendulkar insists he is "not god of cricket" as many would like to call him as he does "make mistakes" unlike the almighty. "I am not God of cricket. I make mistakes, God doesn't," Tendulkar said at a promotional event here on Wednesday. The 39-year-old cricketer, who has almost all the batting records that are there to be taken...
04:18 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Live updates from the second game of the IPL season 6 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians at Bangalore on Thursday. There is no Lasith Malinga for Mumbai and Zaheer Khan is out with side strain. ...
07:20 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Mumbai: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is very keen to put his best foot forward both as skipper and player for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, a tournament in which he took part only for a while in its inaugural edition in 2008. "Obviously, I am very excited to be back in IPL. I said when I had finished playing last time, hopefully I will be able to...
06:30 PM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: Senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla feels that Sachin Tendulkar should be allowed to retire on his own terms considering the huge contribution the veteran batsman has made to Indian cricket. "He (Tendulkar) has made a huge contribution to Indian cricket and is a guiding spirit of the team. Nobody has to tell him to go. When Sachin feels, it's time; he will go on his own," Shukla said....
04:58 PM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: Twenty20 is primarily considered the format more suitable for young cricketers as it is a far cry from the traditional form of cricket and entails high-voltage action and supreme agility on the field. The naysayers dismiss this version of cricket as kitschy entertainment but the IPL defies this rationale as a number of veteran cricketers ply their trade in the cash-rich league even after their retirement from international...
08:19 AM, Mar 31, 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
New Delhi: In part two of Cricketnext's look at how the nine IPL 6 franchises stack up: Mumbai, Delhi, Rajasthan and Pune. Name: Mumbai Indians Captain: Ricky Ponting Coach: John Wright Owner: Reliance Industries Ltd. Cost of team: $111.9 million Key players: Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga and Rohit Sharma. Ponting, despite not playing in the IPL since 2008, could prove a big asset as...
08:00 AM, Mar 29, 2013
