It seems that Eden Gardens’ bad days are far from over. After a power failure, unsporting pitch and water shortage during a match last week, the hallowed turf has earned negative publicity yet again with the discovery of a cable theft. With just two days left for the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between home [...]
The city civic body seems to be upbeat about the Indian Premier League (IPL) ma-tches to be played at the Eden Gardens. For if things go as planned, then the multi-crore event is all set to leave cash registers at the civic body ringing. An amount of at least Rs 26 lakh is expected to [...]
Indian Premier League (IPL) fever is fast spreading among Calcuttans. With D-day approaching and the Kolkata Knight Riders’ players sweating it out under the watchful eyes of John Buchanan at the Eden, the demand for tickets has increased further. The entire quota of tickets that went on sale for Sunday’s match was sold out within [...]
Mukherjee was the first to buy tickets for the Kolkata Knight Riders versus Deccan Chargers Twenty20 match when bookings for Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) life members began on April 6.
“This is taking first-mover advantage to a whole new level. Indian Premier League (IPL) records found Mukherjee to be the first to book a ticket [...]
A city court on Tuesday refused to grant free tickets to the 31,000 Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) members for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to be played at Eden Gardens here.
Judge Anindita Roy Saraswati of the City Civil Court did not pass any interim order on the application by Bengal Cricket Lovers’ [...]
The CAB authorities feel that the unseasonal showers will hardly affect the preparations for the IPL matches to be held at the Eden from April 20.
“You can’t help when it rains… Even the best of cricket grounds like Lord’s will not be able to host any match if it rains heavily for few hours,” CAB [...]
The BCCI’s decision to not allow Shoaib Akhtar to participate in the Indian Premier League is sure to reflect on the ticket sales during Kolkata Knight Riders’ matches at the Eden.
CAB president Prasun Mukherjee did not wish to say anything on the decision. “I am not in a position to say anything… But there’s no [...]
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) extravaganza just a fortnight away now, the Twenty20 tournament’s Kolkata leg has been dealt a fresh blow over a new money-sharing dispute.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who jointly owns the Kolkata Knight Riders through his production company Red Chillies Entertainment, is up against a wall now, with the Army [...]
The Kolkata Knight Riders’s first camp would be held at the Eden from April 12. According to an official of franchise owner Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd, coach John Buchanan would step in couple of days prior to that. No confirmation, however, was available on when Australia captain Ricky Ponting would land [...]
Interview with Prasun Mukherjee. “After a year of ups and downs, former Kolkata Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee is up against a whole new challenge that could redefine his career in sports administration — the Indian Premier League (IPL). In a candid chat with Nadim Siraj, the CAB chief spoke on the IPL challenge and many [...]
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