South African T20 sensation Richard Levi was signed by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for former Australian batsman Andrew Symonds, for the fifth edition of Indian Premier League 2012.
South African opener Richard Levi, who grabbed the headlines hitting the fastest ever century in T20 internationals, in all likelihood will be playing for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.
Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds echoed ex-teammate Adam Gilchrist's view, saying India have a good chance to score their first Test rubber win Down Under when they tour the country later this month.
The conviction of three Pakistani players in a spot-fixing scam doesn't mean end of corruption in world cricket, Players' Union chief Tim May and former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds have warned.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland expressed disappointment that Harbhajan Singh did not get a more severe punishment.
Chris Gayle broke and established many new records with his big-hitting in the game against Pune Warriors India. We take a look at some of them.
Images from the IPL match between Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab in Cuttack on Friday.
Mumbai Indians, finalists in last season's Indian Premier League, have a new sponsor in Hero Honda Motors Ltd, the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer. The Mumbai players will sport the Hero Honda logo on the front of their jerseys in the fourth edition of the IPL.
Appeals Commissioner Justice John Hansen said Harbhajan Singh might have received a tougher penalty had the ICC correctly informed him about all his prior convictions.
John Hansen has been appointed as commissioner to hear India spinner Harbhajan Singh's code of conduct appeal, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday.
AB de Villiers became the first Delhi batsman and seventh overall to register a hundred in the IPL. He joined Adam Gilchrist, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shaun Marsh, Brendon McCullum, Andrew Symonds and Michael Hussey. His outstanding innings -- unbeaten 105 off 54 balls -- is also his first hundred in Twenty20.
Rohit Sharma and Andrew Symonds scripted a fantastic recovery with a record fifth wicket partnership to lay the foundation for Mumbai Indians' comfortably 37-run victory over Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match, in Hyderabad on Sunday.
A quickfire 18-ball unbeaten 49 from his blade gave the Mumbai Indians' innings teh required fillip. And his three wickets set them on course for an impressive 41-run win over Deccan Chargers at the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul (Navi Mumbai) on Sunday. Harbhajan Singh was palpably rewarded the man-of-the-match for his efforts.
It will be a clash of titans at the Feroz Shah Kotla when Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians take on Delhi Daredevils led by Virender Sehwag on Sunday.
The former Bigg Boss housemate spills the beans about the controversial show.
After the first week of the DLF IPL, the Australians appeared to be dominating. From the second week onwards, especially after Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds left, the Indians seemed to be gaining ascendancy with fine performances from Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, the Pathan brothers and M S Dhoni.
The Foreign Department in Melbourne warned the Australian cricketers of the "high risk of terrorist activity" in India.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first in Sunday's tri-series ODI against India.
Harbhajan Singh's appeal against a three-Test ban for racial abuse got underway in the Adelaide Federal Court on Tuesday morning.
The BCCI said that a confirmation on the tour could not be guaranteed if Harbhajan Singh lost the appeal.
The simmering feud between the Indian and Australian cricket teams took another turn on Sunday with the visitors lodging a complaint against spinner Brad Hogg for using abusive language during the second Test.
The world champions beat the hosts 4-2 in the seven-match series, which saw heated exchanges between players of both teams and racial taunts directed towards Australia's Andrew Symonds by spectators in Baroda and Mumbai.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting hopes there will be no recurrence of the racial abuse that has been directed at his players during the ODI series.
Essex all-rounder Graham Napier equalled the record for the number of sixes in a first-class ininngs when he struck 16 in a county match against Surrey on Thursday.
Andrew Symonds's half-century and a superb spell from Pragyan Ojha enabled Deccan Chargers outclass Delhi Daredevils by 11 runs and storm into the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League, in Delhi, on Sunday.
Ever since he took over as captain at a very young age, Graeme Smith has never been in the running for the most popular captain of the tournament award.
Indian Premier League champions Deccan Chargers start as one of the favourites in the 12-team tournament. The presence of top international stars like Andrew Symonds, Scott Styris, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha and Chaminda Vaas definitely makes them one of the teams to watch out for.
Emotions have spilled over at the SCG between India and Australia erlier in the series. The two teams will clash for the first of best-of-three finals at the venue on Sunday.
India's cricket chiefs have told players to keep their cool during the tri-series finals against Australia to prevent more disputes between the two teams.
The Indian team has filed a written complaint with Match Referee Jeff Crowe and threatened to take a "befitting action" if it is repeated.
Ishant Sharma's fantastic bowling in Australia was rewarded with a lucrative Indian Premier League contract. The young Delhi speedster was purchased by Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata team for an astonishing US $950,000 in the players' auction in Mumbai on Wednesday. He registered the fourth highest amount in the IPL auction after Mahendra Singh Dhoni (US $1.5m), Andrew Symonds (US $1.35m) and Sanath Jayasuriya (US $975,000).
Cricket Australia bore scathing attack from its furious players and local media for bowing down to the BCCI's "money power" and letting Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh off the hook with minimal punishment.
The spinner has, instead, been charged with abuse, a level 2 charge that merely entails a fine.
What does the stump microphone recording, a new element in the racial charge against Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, show?
Adam Gilchrist scored a whirlwind 85 off 35 deliveries as Deccan Chargers beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in the first semi-final of the Indian Premier League on Friday.
The off-spinner said the team stood united in the hour of crisis and was the catalyst behind India's stunning win in Perth.
"Any fair-minded cricket fan would have enjoyed Anil Kumble's 600th Test wicket even though it was Australia's potential saviour Andrew Symonds," Waugh wrote in his column for the 'Daily Telegraph'.
Ponting told Nine Network's 'A Current Affair' program that "They're (the BCCI) entitled to do whatever they think is appropriate at the time, but to me that would be a little bit extreme. "From what I, and the rest of the Australian players can take from the first two tests is a lot of fun and a lot of enjoyment. "You'd like to think that one little incident like this wouldn't bring undone all the great work that's been done over a long period of time."
Andrew Symond's blazing half-century went in vain as Kings XI Punjab pipped Deccan Chargers by three wickets in the Indian Premier League in Kimberley on Saturday. Chasing 169 for victory, Punjab sneaked home in a close finish with just one delivery to spare. Their magnificent run chase was set up by a scintillating 28-ball 43 from Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene.
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