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Wish List for IPL 2009 season

By cricmadness ⋅ June 6, 2008 ⋅ 26 comments

I am putting a wish list that I would like to see in the Indian Premier League 2009 season.
Dedicated slot
Indian Premier League to have a dedicated slot in ICC calendar so that the world’s best cricketers are available
Additional Franchises
There should be additional two more franchises which would take the total to 10. If all [...]

Warne rules out returning to international cricket

By cricmadness ⋅ June 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Leading an underdog team to the finals of the Indian Premier League may have taken him to a new high but ace leg-spinner and former Australian cricketer Shane Warne today ruled out returning to international cricket.
http://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/0/ABC8D6B2D78CA3666525745A0052B134?OpenDocument

Highest - Runs, Sixes, Wickets

By cricmadness ⋅ June 5, 2008 ⋅ 19 comments

Highest - Runs, Sixes, Wickets

Australians blame IPL for Hayden injury

By cricmadness ⋅ May 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Australians have found a stick to beat the Indian Premier League (IPL) with. They feel that the injury to their premier batsman Mathew Hayden is the result of excessive cricket, especially during the Twenty20 tournament that is reaching its climax this weekend.
More: http://sports.in.msn.com/cricket/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1425413

Profit and Loss - Who makes and Who doesn’t

By cricmadness ⋅ May 30, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

A good article from Business Today which gives an insight on the profit/loss details of all the franchises in IPL. A snapshot on how cricket’s new czars make money?
Mukesh Ambani, Mumbai Indians, Paid: $111.9 million
Vijay Mallya, Royal Challengers Bangalore,Paid: $111.6 million
T. Venkattram Reddy, Deccan Chargers, Paid: $107.01 million
N. Srinivasan, Chennai Super Kings, Paid: $91 million
G.M. [...]

All’s not fair for IPL cheerleaders

By cricmadness ⋅ May 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Two cheerleaders from London were allegedly asked to leave the Mohali ground by event management company, Wizcraft, because they had a darker skin colour. However, Wizcraft denies the charge. The CEO of Wizcraft, Sabbas Joseph has told CNN-IBN that the girls were contracted for just one day of work.
More: http://www.ibnlive.com/news/blacked-out-alls-not-fair-for-ipl-cheerleaders/65616-5.html

Shiv Sena opposes Pakistani cricketers in IPL

By cricmadness ⋅ May 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray put a dampener on the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders by demanding that no Pakistani player should be permitted to play in the league.
Read more: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/
shiv-sena-opposes-pakistani-criketers-in-ipl_10049498.html

No aussie pull-out from IPL

By cricmadness ⋅ May 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi rubbished reports that Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Shane Warne along with teammates Shane Watson and Graeme Smith is quitting the tournament due to the bomb blasts in Jaipur, saying the trio are already on their way to the Pink City to play the next match there.
More: http://inhome.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/15modi.htm

Blame game - Franchise Cricket royally challenging?

By cricmadness ⋅ May 12, 2008 ⋅ 11 comments

Dravid is bearing the brunt of disappointing performance by the Royal Challengers team. After CEO Charu Sharma was fired, Mallya has taken potshots on Dravid.
Mallya said: “I had a separate list of players that I wanted. But since Dravid is such an iconic player I trusted his judgment. And Charu Sharma also backed him. After [...]

IPL final shifted from Wankhede to D Y Patil Stadium

By cricmadness ⋅ May 12, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The Indian Premier League organisers have shifted the June 1 final from the originally scheduled Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai to the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai for a variety of reasons. One of the main reasons is that the TV production crew is not happy with the makeshift arrangements at the Wankhede [...]

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