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Fixing in IPL; Cricketers, Team Owners Involved- Report »

Fixing in IPL; Cricketers, Team Owners Involved- Report

New Delhi: Spot fixing is back to hurt cricket fraternity once again. An Indian television channel has claimed that cricket players, team owners and organisers of the Indian Premiere League were involved in murky deals of spot fixing. The India TV allegations prompted BCCI warning stringent action will be taken if the report is found [...]

BCCI Rules Out Pakistan Players in IPL Unless Bilateral Ties Resume »

BCCI Rules Out Pakistan Players in IPL Unless Bilateral Ties Resume

New Delhi: BCCI vice-president and Indian Premiere League’s Commissioner Rajeev Shukla made it clear that unless bilateral ties between India and Pakistan is established there is no possibility of Pakistani players becoming a part of Indian Premier League. Talking to the Indian TV news channel NDTV, Shukla said on Sunday: “No one is against Pakistan [...]

Shah Rukh Khan Rules out to Release a Movie during IPL »

Shah Rukh Khan Rules out to Release a Movie during IPL

Mumbai- Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has ruled out to release a movie during Indian Premiere League tournament going to begin tomorrow. The Bollywood superstar co-owns an IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders says that it would be risk to release a movie during the tournament. NDTV.com quoted Shah Rukh Khan as saying: “If someone is [...]

Don’t Blame IPL for Poor Showdown by Batsmen- Sunil Gavaskar »

Don’t Blame IPL for Poor Showdown by Batsmen- Sunil Gavaskar

New Delhi- Former Indian Cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar has said that the Indian Premiere League (IPL) should not be blamed for poor showdown by Team India batsmen. Talking to the journalists here when asked about the recent poor batting technique, Gavaskar said, “I don’t think so that for batting style, IPLshould be blamed. These cricketers [...]

IPLgate: Modi loses court battle »

IPLgate: Modi loses court battle

MUMBAI: Suspended Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi was dealt a fresh blow Thursday after a court dismissed his plea to stay disciplinary proceedings initiated against him by India’s cricket board. The Bombay High Court also rejected Modi’s demand that a three-member panel set up by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) [...]

Lalit Modi in Denial, Says He's Still Chairman IPL! »

Lalit Modi in Denial, Says He's Still Chairman IPL!

MUMBAI: Colourful and flamboyant Lalit Modi tweeted today that he is still the chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but just suspended! Modi was suspended last night by the BCCI for IPLgate and given 15 days to respond to charges of improprieties levelled against him. Published reports today said Chirayu Amin has been appointed [...]

IPLgate: Lalit Modi suspended at stroke of midnight »

IPLgate: Lalit Modi suspended at stroke of midnight

MUMBAI: Controversial, flamboyant and colorful IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi, was packed off home minutes after the award presentation ceremony of IPL-3 Final held in Mumbai past midnight on Sunday. Earlier modi had resolved not to resign asking the cricketing board to give him at least 5 days reprieve to answer to its allegations. Modi was [...]

IPL-Gate: 33 Foreign Cricket Players Paid Illegally »

IPL-Gate: 33 Foreign Cricket Players Paid Illegally

MUMBAI: 33 foreign cricket players were paid illegally to play for IPL teams. Rajasthan Royals is among the IPL teams that violated the foreign exchange regulations, says an Income Tax (I-T) investigation report. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules as well as the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) were thrown into the winds. FEMA violations [...]

Sachin Most "Googled" Indian Player at IPL »

Sachin Most "Googled" Indian Player at IPL

BANGALORE: Sachin Tendulkar emerged the most searched Indian cricketer by fans in Google, among the players in the third edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Sachin is followed by Sourav Ganguly. According to Google India’s second IPL Zeitgeist for 2010, which gave an insight into the most searched teams and players during IPL III, Shane [...]

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