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IPL raises money for charity

By admin ⋅ November 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Indian Premier League (IPL) recently extended a cause by offering four tickets in the chairman’s box to the final match of the 2009 IPL season at a Charity Auction Gala at The Dorchester Hotel in London. The aim was to raise money for Magic Bus, a Mumbai-based charity.
Via IndianTelevision

Cricketers pay for ‘Clarke blunders’

By admin ⋅ October 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian TV tycoon Kunal Dasgupta claimed England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Clarke had been ‘a discredit to his players and cost them a lot of money’ by not joining the Indian, South African and Australian boards in forming the latest Twenty20 tournament that has attracted a $900million TV rights contract from ESPN Star.
Via DailyMail

IPL too hot for star cricketers to handle

By admin ⋅ May 22, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

With IPL completing a month, the lesser mortals have churned out the biggest returns for their team owners. Players who were roped in for paltry sums have performed as well and, in many cases, even better than star cricketers who were brought in with hefty signing amounts.
More: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Media__Entertainment_/
IPL_too_hot_for_star_cricketers_to_handle/articleshow/3060834.cms

Should Cricket boards get a share of IPL pie?

By admin ⋅ May 5, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Came across an article in which Greg Matthews says that Indian Premier League is bad for Australian Cricket as Cricket Australia does not get anything out of IPL. He says: “Cricket Australia gets nothing, grassroots gets nothing - 0.0000001 per cent of my community are getting a feed out of this and that is not [...]

IPL cash starts flowing in

By admin ⋅ April 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

With the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) ready to kick off on Friday, serious cash flows have started for the high profile team owners. Vijay Mallya, whose team Royal Challengers will take on Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders in the inaugural match in Bangalore, has already got busy counting the cash.
He has sold all [...]

Pietersen tempted by Indian riches

By admin ⋅ April 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

England’s centrally contracted cricketers may not be playing in the Indian Premier League but they will certainly be watching it. While their county colleagues are out on the field braving the April weather this afternoon, Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood both admit that they will have their feet up at home in front of the [...]

IPL needs international timeslot

By admin ⋅ April 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Australian captain Ricky Ponting will tonight spearhead a cricket revolution he is worried might eventually destroy some of the game’s most cherished traditions. The Indian Premier League will be launched in the southern city of Bangalore, where Ponting’s Kolkata Knight Riders take on the Bangalore Royal Challengers.
Ponting said the IPL was a great concept, but [...]

I am not worried about the money: Shah Rukh

By admin ⋅ April 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Ok… SRK is not worried about money. Here is another article in which he says that money is not his worry, however he is worried about the comfort factor for the spectators in Kolkata.
Kolkata-based newspaper Anand Bazaar Patrika, had quoted Shah Rukh Khan as saying he was “quite disappointed” at the poor audience response. However, [...]

Fleming astounded by money involved in IPL

By admin ⋅ April 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Indian Premier League with its multi-million dollar deals, has changed the face of cricket, said former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who is in the city to play for Chennai Super Kings in the multi-million dollar league. Fleming, whom was bought by the Chennai Super Kings for $350,000, admitted that he was “astounded” by [...]

New headache for SRK and Knight Riders

By admin ⋅ April 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 [...]

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