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Title sponsor ends IPL association

DLF Ltd, India’s largest real estate firm, has decided not to renew its title sponsorship of the IPL, ending its five-year association with the tournament

The Fear of the Matrix

Last week, the unveiling of TenVicks’ report on ‘Measuring India’s Cheer Quotient’ in Delhi brought Dilip Vengsarkar, Anjum Chopra, Dhanraj Pillai and Ashwini Ponnappa on the stage together. Talking to players from such a wide spectrum – two former greats with contrasting equations with the establishment, one player on the last leg of her playing [...]

The Champions League T20 2012 schedule

The Champions League T20 is an annual cricketing bonanza that is battled between the T20 playing domestic clubs from the top cricketing nations of the world. This competition originated in the year 2009. The top cricketing nations Australia (CA), India (BCCI) and South Africa (CSA) had joint ownership of the league. The chairperson of the [...]

‘Didn’t expect Bisla onslaught’ – Fleming

Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings coach, has said Manvinder Bisla’s assault in Kolkata Knight Riders’ successful chase of 191 was unexpected

We did it for Balaji – Gambhir

Manvinder Bisla, Man of the Match in the final, played the game only because Kolkata Knight Riders were forced to rejig their combination after L Balaji was injured

Last five overs were phenomenal – Fleming

Stephen Fleming has said the last five overs of Super Kings’ innings which produced 73 runs, were phenomenal and turned the initiative towards his side

Had to drop Morne to get an allrounder – Simons

Eric Simons has defended the decision to leave out Morne Morkel for their knockout clash against Chennai Super Kings, saying it was necessitated to maintain the balance of playing six batsmen, four bowlers and an allrounder

Choosing bowlers for qualifier was difficult – Sehwag

Virender Sehwag, the Delhi Daredevils captain, defended the decision to play three fast bowlers and just one spinner during their qualifier against Kolkata Knight Riders

‘Yusuf is a magical player’ – Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir, the Kolkata Knight Riders captain, has said that the side’s decision to keep the faith in their “core group” of players, including Yusuf Pathan, is one of the reasons for their strong performance

Massive achievement for Warriors – Jacobs

Despite the disappointment of losing in the Champions League final, Warriors captain Davy Jacobs was proud of his side’s achievement