Archive for April, 2010

Warne proposes ‘super rounds’, no player retention for future IPLs

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Shane Warne has said that total transparency and no favouritism to any franchises is the best way to take the IPL into a fourth season

Modi was a victim of unfair vilification, says Bindra

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Former Indian cricket board president Inderjit Singh Bindra, an influential member of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, feels suspended IPL chairman Lalit Modi was a victim of unfair vilification and lauded him as marketing genius who has changed the landscape of Indian cricket. Saying that he is not holding any brief for Modi, [...]

We are cooperating with BCCI, other bodies: Kings XI

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Kings XI Punjab said Thursday that the franchisee is co-operating with Income Tax (IT) department and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in investigations over the ownerhsip details of the Chandigarh-based Indian Premier League (IPL) team.
“The franchisee, KXIP, is co-operating completely with the BCCI and all the relevant regulatory bodies. It would [...]

Give Modi a fair trial – Bindra

By ⋅ April 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

IS Bindra has called for a fair trial for Lalit Modi, suspended on charges of financial impropriety, and criticised the BCCI and the media for the manner in which Modi was targeted

T20 World Cup 2010 fixtures

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Fixtures and schedule of T20 World Cup 2010 in West Indies Date Match Details Time Venue GMT IST Ground City Apr 30 – Fri Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Match, Group B 17:00 22:30 Providence Stadium Providence, Guyana Apr 30 – Fri West Indies v Ireland, 2nd Match, Group D 21:00 02:30(next day) Providence [...]

Income Tax sleuths question Kings XI Punjab officials

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Officials of the Income Tax (IT) department here Wednesday questioned officials of KPH Dreams Private Limited, which owns Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab. According to officials, this questioning went on for nearly five hours at the office of the IT department (investigation wing), north-west region, here.
“We have also scrutinised various accounts documents [...]

IPL Gate: Is Modi more sinned against than sinning?

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The biggest compliment Lalit Modi got is from the man he reduced from a king to a commoner in the Indian cricket board, Jagmohan Dalmiya. Dalmiya may have hated Modi for the methods he has adopted to get rid of him, but after the first year of the Indian Premier League he called him to [...]

Modi in Delhi, consults legal experts

By ⋅ April 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Lalit Modi has made his first public appearance since the IPL final on Sunday, surfacing in Delhi where, it is learnt, he held discussions with two of India’s most respected legal brains, Ram Jethmalani and Harish Salve

IPL clean bowled at multiplexes

By ⋅ April 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The high profile third season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) proved to be a dud at the theatres, with few turning up at multiplexes except for the semi-finals and the final, industry sources said.
Around 800 screens around India, including close to 65 in Delhi and surrounding areas, participated in the high definition live event [...]

I am still the IPL chairman, asserts Modi

By ⋅ April 27, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Suspended Indian Premier League chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi Monday said he is still the chief, and by tweeting “we have just begun” hinted at a long drawn battle ahead.
Modi, who was suspended in the wee hours of Monday after the IPL final in Navi Mumbai, said he appreciates the overwhelming support he received from [...]

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