After his low-key investment in the unfancied Rajasthan Royals fetched him a multimillion-dollar windfall in the Indian Premier League (IPL), business magnate Lachlan Murdoch is eyeing rich stakes in the fast-growing and lucrative Indian media. Murdoch was one of three members of the consortium that owned Rajasthan Royals with Manoj Badale being the chairman and [...]
“It was a good experience for me and I am very happy with my performance,” he said. He said that he had developed friendly relations with international players including Glenn Mcgrath, Shane Warne, Farveez Mahroof, Shaun Pollock, Shane Watson and Irfan Pathan.”
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Swapnil Asnodkar has attained the tag of Goan icon, thanks to his stupendous performance for IPL champions Rajasthan Royals. The unassuming opener is already soaking in the valuable advice given to him by Royals stalwarts Graeme Smith, captain Shane Warne and man-of-the series for IPL, Shane Watson.
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INDIAN cricket pundits and fans have been asking why Shane Warne never captained Australia after leading a team stacked with relative unknowns to the top of the Indian Premier League. The Rajasthan Royals defied pre-tournament predictions that they were candidates for the wooden spoon and finished in first place on the league table.
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“A captain’s job is to get the best from his players and Warne has been fascinating,” Tanvir told DNA, the Mumbai-based English daily. “I enjoy playing under Warne. He is such a clever captain. He knows exactly how to attack a batsman and is absolutely clear in what he is doing on the field.”
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Rajasthan Royals captain and coach Shane Warne has described the last-ball win against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League as one of the best victories in his 20-year cricketing career.
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Smith has been one of the star performers for the Rajasthan Royals side that sits atop the IPL log and became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the competition. He feels the 20-over format will take the game to new levels and possibly new countries.
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Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi made it clear that Saturday’s match between Rajasthan Royals and Bangalore Royal Challengers will not be shifted from Jaipur in the wake of Tuesday’s blasts in the Rajasthan capital.
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Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove does not intend to let Dimitri Mascarenhas return to the Indian Premier League later this month. After arriving in Jaipur at the end of April, he was overlooked for four games while Hampshire struggled without him.
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Yusuf Pathan is called the ‘Blaster’ and Asnodkar is called the ‘Goa Dynamo’ . Nicknames help breed familiarity and the adage has worked perfectly for the Rajasthan Royals, which has managed to get players of different nationalities gel together by simply giving them funky names in the dressing room.
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