Pravin Amre, the former Indian batsman, has been appointed assistant coach of the Mumbai Indians for the second season of the IPL. Amre fills in the breach left after the departure of Lalchand Rajput, who stepped down for “personal” reasons, walking out of his three-year contract. Amre’s signing is part of the ongoing hiring process [...]
FMCG majors Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) and the Godrej Group have jumped on to the IPL (season 2) bandwagon, even as Bajaj Allianz and realty major HDIL are terminating their deals with IPL teams.
The Godrej Group has just signed up as one of the co-sponsors for IPL (Season 2). HUL has joined the list of [...]
Kolkata Knight Riders will announce their captain and squad for the IPL’s second season in South Africa and not in India.
“I don’t want to disclose the names of the players who would be going to South Africa now as we want to keep all options open,” Joy Bhattacharya, Kolkata’s team director, said after the conclusion [...]
“Kudos to the South African government and South Africa cricket body who have welcomed us with open arms and I am really hopeful after attending the Australia vs South Africa Pro T20 Match on Friday, seeing the huge cricket fan base there, I am sure that the IPL will be hugely successful,” Shilpa posted on [...]
Multi Screen Media and World Sport Group have signed on as the official broadcast partners for the IPL. The nine-year deal, that runs through till 2017, is worth Rs 8,200 crore. The new agreement, which is more than double the earlier deal signed last year for 10 years with the same two parties, gives Multi [...]
England’s case for hosting the IPL has received a huge boost with the support of an influential lobby within the BCCI and the Indian team management, which feels that such a move would help in preparing for the World Twenty20 in June. Even officials in South Africa, the other possible venue, admit that they are [...]
