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Jesse Ryder for IPL

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:07:17 +0000

Jesse Ryder’s bad boy reputation is not scaring off the wealthy owners of Indian Premier League cricket teams. The 24-year-old will be part of next year’s IPL auction to be held on February 6, a placement that could earn him anything from US$200,000 a year for the next couple of years.

Via Stuff

England players in IPL fury

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:21:26 +0000

ENGLAND’S players were left angry and frustrated last night after talks about appearing in the megabucks Indian Premier League broke down.

Via TheSun

ECB-IPL talks end in stalemate

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:47:56 +0000

Uncertainty remained over the participation of England players in next year’s Indian Premier League with the talks between England and Wales Cricket Board and IPL here ended in a stalemate on the main issue of reciprocal release of players.

Via TOI

Pietersen, Flintoff need to play 15 games in IPL: Modi

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:10:17 +0000

English players are welcome to join the Indian Premier League, reiterated IPL commissioner Lalit Modi but he insisted that Kevin Pietersen and co will have to commit to at least 15 games in the cash-rich league, failing which no franchise would be interested in having them.

Via The Hindu

If IPL is extended, Tests will be no more: Ponting

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:19:56 +0000

“If the IPL keeps growing … the next generation might opt for franchise over country. Everyone in the game should work towards ensuring that never happens,” he wrote in his new book Captain’s Diary 2008: A Season of Tests, Turmoil and Twenty20 to be released on Thursday.

Via Rediff

‘IPL will boost cricket in New Zealand’ - Fleming

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:36:10 +0000

Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has predicted that the success of the Indian Premier League and Twenty20 will encourage more youngsters in his country to choose cricket over rugby.

Via Cricinfo

SLC tried to stop players from IPL last year

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:28:04 +0000

Sri Lanka Cricket’s bid to stop its players from participating in next year’s Indian Premier League is not a surprise for the players’ association here, which alleged SLC made a similar effort last year to put a spoke in the wheel of the IPL-bound cricketers.

Via Hindu

India is the future No.1 team in cricket

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:35:42 +0000

Sir Richard Hadlee says “India has the potential to be the No. 1 team in all forms of the game. What we are seeing in India’s performance, it’s a reflection of Indian Premier League (IPL). India is a real force in world cricket,” said Hadlee.

Via Hindu

IPL raises money for charity

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:27:13 +0000

The Indian Premier League (IPL) recently extended a cause by offering four tickets in the chairman’s box to the final match of the 2009 IPL season at a Charity Auction Gala at The Dorchester Hotel in London. The aim was to raise money for Magic Bus, a Mumbai-based charity.

Via IndianTelevision

IPL teams seek investors

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:19:31 +0000

Foreign private equity firms have been approached to acquire a stake in an Indian cricket franchise as owners of the country’s leading teams in the sport look to raise cash.

Via FT