New Delhi: According to a top CSA executive, the remaining tickets for IPL matches, mostly those priced between Rand 25 and Rand 75 (Rs 125 and Rs 375), are likely to be sold out in the next two weeks. The tickets for inaugural ceremony and the first two matches — between Rajasthan Royals and Royal [...]
Team India as it gears up to defend its Twenty20 World Cup title in June, feels all-rounder Yusuf Pathan. “The IPL is a good opportunity for the Indian team to prepare before it heads for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup,” said Yusuf, who was a member of the triumphant Indian team captained by Mahendra Singh [...]
London: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is excited to be a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and feels the experience in the shorter version will benefit his team in the Twenty20 World Cup in June. The Lancashire all-rounder has signed up for two weeks with the Chennai Super Kings and will earn $1.5mn on [...]
Kolkata: Bangladesh pacer Mashrafe Mortaza feels turning out in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will boost his confidence. Confident about performing well in the coming edition of the cash-rich league in South Africa, Mortaza said his inclusion will increase the IPL fan following in his country. “It feels great [...]
Royal Challengers Bangalore (also referred to as RCB) is an Indian Premier League team, based in the city of Bangalore. The team is owned by the liquor magnate Vijay Mallya, through his flagship firm UB Group. Brijesh Patel is the CEO of the RCB and Kevin Pieterson is the captain. Rahul Dravid is the team’s [...]
JP Duminy, the South Africa batsman, has admitted he is still pinching himself to make sure he has been bought by an IPL franchise for US$ 950,000, and says he is now looking forward to pick up some tips this month from Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya, his Mumbai Indians team-mates, who he looked up [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
