Archive for April, 2008

Preity watches the slapping video with Sreesanth

There were about 30 cameras and among those only one camera captured this unceremonious event. Sony has the exclusive rights to it and before the final verdict; the video was released to respective persons and Preity, Ness Wadia and Sreesanth watched the video. Though Harbhajan patched up with Sreesanth in the dressing room and Sreesanth [...]

Join the IPL Fantasy League

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Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers

Match 17 - Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers

League ad rates ride ‘Super Bowl’ party

Blame it on Mahi magic or SRK’s song-and-dance routine or simply the frenzy of a cricket-crazy nation, advertisement rates for the Indian Premier League have soared to a record high. Armed with an average TRP rating of 5.5 even for weekday matches, SET Max hopes to touch Rs 5 lakh-Rs 5.5 lakh for a 10-second [...]

Tribunal split over Shoaib case

Shoaib has apologised from the bottom of his heart and asked all the parties involved that he should be forgiven. “Just forgive him, let him play cricket. Just let him go for the IPL (Indian Premier League),” said the member. But there was a clear disagreement on his plea. The first one to object to [...]

Bravo gets the first victory for Mumbai Indians

Dwayne Bravo hit a 42-ball fifty, (62 off 52 balls, 8X4s, 1X6s) helping Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets and registering their first win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament. Ganguly won the toss and choose to bat first. A disciplined bowling performance from Mumbai Indians saw Kolkata Knight [...]

Delhi dumps cheergirls, will ‘focus on cricket’

IPL just lost some more cheer. GMR, the franchisee of Delhi Daredevils, has decided to ‘‘do away’’ with cheerleaders for the rest of the IPL season. ‘‘The focus should be on cricket rather than entertainment. And the entertainment should be such that it blends with cricket,’’ said a GMR official. But GMR hopes that although [...]

Debut season fiasco runs down IPL’s costliest team

It’s disadvantage Mumbai Indians. Even before the Indian Premier League’s (IPL’s) first season draws to a close, all indicators seem to suggest that Mukesh Ambani’s Mumbai Indians could be a write-off as far as the first year goes. Whether on or off the field, the Mumbai franchise has been unable to make its mark in [...]

Indian Premier League merchandise on sale online

Indian Premier League cricket fever is all set to spread online with the merchandise of Chennai and Punjab teams being available on shopping website eBay for avid fans from Tuesday. Right from Lassi Glasses to Mugs to Badges, the merchandise of the two IPL teams, Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings are on sale [...]

BCCI raps umpire Saheba for remarks on Sreesanth

The BCCI has sought an explanation from umpire Amiesh Saheba for his remarks, made to a Mumbai-based tabloid, about Sreesanth’s behaviour. Saheba, one of the on-field umpires during the match in Mohali after which Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth had their now-infamous exchange, has been withdrawn by the governing council of the Indian Premier League from [...]