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Tribute to Tagore drenched in Eden Gardens

By admin ⋅ May 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Heavy rains played spoilsport as there were Tagore’s songs and dance before the start of the IPL match on Thursday night at the Eden Gardens between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Bangalore Royal Challengers, which coincided with Gurudev’s 148th birth anniversary.
The 10-minute programme had Indrani Sen singing Vandemataram, written by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay and music [...]

IPL tickets returned back to SRK’s firm

By admin ⋅ May 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

West Bengal Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty Monday said his department was not satisfied with the ticket distribution. As a mark of protest, the sports ministry has returned all tickets for the Twenty20 match to be held at Eden Gardens Thursday to the IPL franchise Red Chillies Entertainment of film star Shah Rukh Khan.
Read more: http://sify.com/sports/fullstory.php?id=14667350
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Bravo gets the first victory for Mumbai Indians

By admin ⋅ April 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Dwayne Bravo hit a 42-ball fifty, (62 off 52 balls, 8X4s, 1X6s) helping Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets and registering their first win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament. Ganguly won the toss and choose to bat first. A disciplined bowling performance from Mumbai Indians saw Kolkata Knight [...]

Cable theft at Eden gardens

By admin ⋅ April 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

Kolkata seeking Les Burdett

By admin ⋅ April 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

BOLLYWOOD megastar Shah Ruhk Khan is demanding an Australian curator be hired to quickly repair the disastrous Kolkata pitch, which is being condemned as unfit for cricket.Kolkata Knight Riders management said they would approach Adelaide Oval curator Les Burdett to act as a consultant.
“We are speaking to some people. We’ve had a recommendation about him [...]

Eden pitch to be changed for next IPL tie

By admin ⋅ April 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Eden authorities have decided to shift Kolkata Knight Riders’ Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Mumbai Indians Indian Premier League on April 29 to a new pitch.
“The match next Tuesday will be played on a new pitch. The track that hosted the last match needs to be rested and we have to work on [...]

Eden curator apologises for the pitch

By admin ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Facing criticism for the poor strip for their Indian Premier League tie against Deccan Chargers, Eden Gardens curator Kalyan Mitra went to the Kolkata Knight Riders dressing room and apologised to the players even as there was a move to fly in a pitch consultant from Australia to improve the state of the wicket.
“The curator [...]

Eden power snag sparks blame game

By admin ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A blame game started on Sunday night between the Cricket Association of Bengal and the city’s private power utility CESC for the power snag at the Eden Gardens which halted the day-night Indian Premier League match in Kolkata for 31 minutes. The problem began when Kolkata Knight Riders were on 89 for 5 in 16.2 [...]

Lights off at Eden Gardens

By admin ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Update 2: Kolkata Knight Riders have defeated the Deccan Chargers by 5 wickets.
Update 1: Lights are back and the match will resume at 7.35 PM IST.
The lights have gone off here at the Eden Gardens. The stadium is plunged into darkness.

Eden a spectacle not to be forgotten easily

By admin ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A sell-out crowd not only savoured every bit of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers on Sunday, but also enjoyed the company of several film stars apart from Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi as well as Priyanka and Robert Vadhra.
The presence of a slew of filmstars such as Shah [...]

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