The IPL and Indian cricket is poorer as a result of a lack of moral courage, says IBN18 editor-in-chief in his fortnightly video blog for
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01:52 PM, Apr 02, 2013
IBN18 editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai speaks on the controversial issue regarding the IPL 6 participation of Sri Lankan players in Chennai. ...
12:55 PM, Apr 02, 2013
The Sri Lankan is confident that the team has the potential to perform well and the pace duo would deliver. ...
04:58 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kumar Sangakkara feels keeping the Sri Lankan players out of the Chennai matches in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League is not going to "curtail" the spirit of the game. Bowing to intense political pressure, the IPL governing council last week withdrew top Sri Lankan players from all the Chennai matches of the high-profile IPL after Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa refused to host...
03:02 PM, Apr 01, 2013
New Delhi: In October 2012, Sun TV took over the ownership of the Hyderabad franchise of the Indian Premier League from Deccan Chronicle Holdings Limited due to prolonged financial issues. The new team was named Sunrisers Hyderabad and they retained the 20 players from the terminated Deccan franchise. They also roped in Tom Moody as their head coach and Waqar Younis as bowling consultant for the sixth edition of the...
08:58 AM, Apr 01, 2013
New Delhi: The Hyderabad-based franchise, previously known as Deccan Chargers, has had a topsy-turvy five years in the IPL - from being the bottom dwellers in the first season to going on to win the very next year and then having two very poor years, to now starting IPL 6 with a clean slate and a new name. Deccan has made way for Sunrisers Hyderabad and fittingly, they will need...
12:07 PM, Mar 31, 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
Kolkata: If the slam-bang T20 cricket is for dynamic youngsters, reigning Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have to look at the age of their squad with some concern. The average age of the KKR squad is 28.52 years and it has 11 players in their 30s - the most among all IPL teams. New entrants Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH) have the youngest squad with an average age...
07:24 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Will the pullout of Sri Lankan players from Chennai matches affect their IPL teams? Cricketnext editor Jamie Alter joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Hi Jamie! A few players are critical to fortunes of sides like Mumbai Indians, Puen warriors, How will they proceed against CSK at Chennai? Asked by: ankit harjai A. Mumbai play CSK in Chennai on April 5 which is their second game...
03:15 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN, Sunrisers Hyderabad's coach Tom Moody said that the new franchise are all set and raring to go in IPL 6. ...
08:21 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Pallekele: Bangladesh drew the one-day international series with Sri Lanka 1-1 after Nasir Hossain hit four boundaries in the next-to-last over on Thursday to lead the visitors to a three-wicket win in the rain-affected third match. Chasing a revised target of 183 in 27 overs under the Duckworth/Lewis method, Bangladesh were 167-7 with two overs remaining when Hossain took on seamer Thisara Perera to complete his team's first win in...
12:45 AM, Mar 29, 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
Kumar Sangakkara continued his purple patch against Bangladesh and hit an unbeaten 127 to guide Sri Lanka to 294 for six at close on the second day. ...
07:18 PM, Mar 17, 2013
The opening Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended in a tame draw on the fifth and final day at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday. ...
04:46 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The video is composed by Swarathma The Band, and directed by Rajesh Thomas and Vidya Sharma. ...
10:49 AM, Mar 12, 2013
It was a huge run feast for the batsmen of both the teams as the match ends in a draw. ...
09:30 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Rahim became the first Bangladesh player to score a double century in Tests as they took 68-run lead which was later erased by SL, reaching 116 for 1 at stumps on Day 2. ...
06:49 PM, Mar 11, 2013
