Mathews and Shah carry Kolkata to 161

Chaminda Vaas wasted little time in adopting the essence of the previous IPL – first-ball wickets – but fifties from Angelo Mathews and Owais Shah, while not replicating Brendon McCullum’s knock in the opener two years ago, revived Kolkata’s chances

Mohali curator promises balanced pitch

Daljit Singh has promised a sporting pitch for Kings XI Punjab’s IPL opener and hopes the wearing surface holds out for the duration of the competition

Balanced Delhi favourites against injury-hit Punjab

It would be easy to say that Delhi are going to walk all over Punjab, but this is Twenty20 and predictions have often proved to be like the Sunday horoscope in your local newspaper

Rajasthan underdogs, Mumbai missing West Indians

IPL springs back to life with spectacular opening ceremony

The Indian Premier League (IPL) came alive at home with a gala opening ceremony, starred by some top entertainers like Lionel Richie, Ali Campbell of UB40’s and Bjorn Again and Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone.
The cricketing quotient aside, fans were treated to an eye-catching array of global artists and entertainers.
The opening ceremony was a breathtaking [...]

Kings XI Punjab will play to its strength: Jayawardene

With its key players Yuvraj Singh and Brett Lee struggling with injuries, Kings XI Punjab is hoping to overcome all hitches and play up to their optimum strength against Delhi Daredevils here Saturday.
“Our focus will be to play to our maximum strength. Last year also we had injury problems but we are not thinking too [...]

Kaif hoping for a come-back with Kings XI

Having missed an opportunity to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) II after he was sent back home from South Africa, middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif is happy to make a come-back in the third edition with Kings XI Punjab.
Kaif is excited to play along side his friends Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan.
Last year, [...]

Chat: Was Great Fun

My first internet chat. And it was pretty awesome. Really enjoyed it. Thanks to everyone who came and asked their smart questions. For once, it felt great to be at a place where I wasn’t the dumbest.
If you couldn’t make it cos you were, quite frankly, doing something better with your time, here’s the link [...]

Indian news broadcasters lift IPL boycott

Indian news broadcasters will cover the IPL after all, with the IPL and the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) resolving the dispute regarding tournament footage

News channels end boycott following pact with IPL

News broadcasters Friday ended their boycott of the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after an agreement with the cash-rich Indian league authorities.
“The news broadcasters end boycott of IPL coverage. Let the show begin,” editor-in-chief of IBN network Rajdeep Sardesai said on his Twitter account.
The development came hours before the IPL was scheduled [...]