Archive for February, 2008

Kevin Pietersen says ‘NO’ to IPL

By admin ⋅ February 29, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Star England batsman Kevin Pietersen has ruled out playing in the multi-million pound Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition. Pietersen said he had been approached by the IPL but that no amount of money would tempt him away from England.
“There’s no way in this world I’d turn my back on England,” he insisted. “I know [...]

Keppler Wessels to coach Super Kings

By admin ⋅ February 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

South African Keppler Wessels has been roped in to coach India Cement’s Chennai Super Kings team for a one-year term.

Group M to pick up 20% in Hyderabad IPL team

By admin ⋅ February 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In a significant move, media major Group M India, part of the WPP Group Plc, is learnt to have taken a 20% stake in the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s franchise –the Hyderabad team (owned by Deccan Chronicle), informed industry sources. “As per the deal, Deccan Chronicle will retain its 80% stake in [...]

IPL Jaipur christened as Rajasthan Royals

By admin ⋅ February 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Australian spin legend Shane Warne was on wednesday named as coach and captain of Jaipur’s Indian Premier League (IPL) team which will be christened as ‘Rajasthan Royals’.
Emerging Media CEO Fraser Castellino said his team will have a strong support staff which will include former Indian team physiotherapist John Gloster, a Director of Coaching and a [...]

Misbah for IPL Kolkata

By admin ⋅ February 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Pakistan’s batting mainstay Misbah-ul-Haq on Wednesday signed up for $ 180,000 to play for the Kolkata team in the Indian Premier League set to start from April 18.
Misbah was sought by the Kolkata team led by former India captain Sourav Ganguly as an afterthought to fill in for some players who might not be available [...]

Bollywood reacts!

By admin ⋅ February 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Bipasha Basu: “It’s fantastic that Preity and Shah Rukh now own a part of the team. If you have the money and the interest in the game, why not invest? I think it’s great for our country because ample infrastructure can be invested into strengthening of the teams and the players. And Bollywood into cricket [...]

Royal Challenge for Manish Pandey

By admin ⋅ February 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Manish Pandey, barely 18 and now playing in the under-19 World Cup, has been signed for $105,000 to represent Bangalore in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) starting in April.
Pandey, now in Kuala Lumpur and getting ready to play the semi-final against New Zealand Wednesday, signed the contract for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the [...]

Insurers in a spot over covering IPL injuries

By admin ⋅ February 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Indian Premier League (IPL), apart from redefining cricket, has posed a few teasers. One of them is how to evaluate the financial risks involved with the game. In fact, hectic talks are on to structure innovative covers to protect the huge sums at stake.
One of the biggest risks is that despite [...]

IPL Team Logos

By admin ⋅ February 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A glimpse of IPL team names and logos

Rs 160 crore ad pitch for IPL

By admin ⋅ February 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Come March, and the buzz surrounding the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL), the domestic cricket league launched by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), will get louder with BCCI, the eight teams and IPL’s media partner Sony Entertainment Television (SET) rolling out their high-pitched advertising campaigns all at [...]

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