Frustrated after two successive defeats, Royal Challengers Bangalore will aim for redemption when they take on a spirited Somerset in their Champions League Twenty20 group B game at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bangalore, on Monday.
A heavy downpour forced the Champions League Twenty20 group 'B' contest between Somerset and South Australia Redbacks to be abandoned without a single ball being bowled at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Saturday.
Vicky Nanjappa takes a look at the series of the blasts over the past one-and-a-half years, and observes investigators overlooked many a lead, and the task ahead for them, is a tough one indeed.
Having come pretty close to winning in the IPL on two occasions, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be desperate to clinch a major championship title when they begin their campaign in the Champions League Twenty20 against Warriors at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bangalore, on Friday.
India registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Australia shortly after tea on the fifth and final day of the second Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday. The win helped the hosts pocket the series 2-0. India had already retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by virtue of their win in the opening Test at Mohali last week.
Riding high on their opening match triumph, Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to continue in their winning streak when they take on a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday.
The blasts at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which created panic among the spectators who had gathered there to watch a game of the Indian Premier League on April 17 this year, were planned and carried out by the Indian Mujahideen, according to the city police.According to the Bengaluru police, Indian Mujahideen operative Salman alias Chotu was the mastermind behind the blasts. Incidentally, Salman was arrested by the police a month before the blasts.
Royal Challengers Bangalore rode on Virat Kohli's whirlwind half century and Chris Gayle's blitzkrieg to notch up a comfortable 26-run win over Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League in Bangalore on Friday.
Rajasthan Royals' senior batsman Rahul Dravid on Wednesday emphasised on the need to regain momentum, saying the team 'can't afford to fall far behind' in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Stuart Binny today said his team is not the underdogs ahead of Saturday's match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Pakistan set up a clash with India in the final of the T20 Cricket World Cup for Blind after beating England by 147 runs in the second semifinal at the KSCA Ground in Alur, Karnataka, on Saturday.
While coming at No. 5, Rahul's role as a batsman is not easy - he either has very few overs to make an impact after a top-order mayhem or he has to consolidate after a top-order malfunction.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting was impressed with Hiral Patel's blazing 45-ball 54-run innings and compared the Canada opener with Indian swashbuckler Virender Sehwag.
Images from Wednesday's World Cup Group A match between Australia and Canada in Bangalore.
Champions Australia have already booked their quarter-final spot and will hope to iron out any creases in their form against Canada in a World Cup Group A match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.
Chennai Super Kings will look to step up the pace in the middle overs and hope their inspirational skipper M S Dhoni takes the field despite a knee niggle against fierce rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore in the eagerly awaited Southern derby in the IPL, in Bengaluru, on Monday.
Yuvraj Singh's superb all-round performance helped India outclass Ireland by five wickets in their third World Cup encounter at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bangalore, on Sunday.
England return on Wednesday to the scene of their thrilling tied match against India at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium against an Ireland team who they would take lightly at their peril in World Cup Group B.
India's captain Mahendra Singh minced no words about the UDRS after the Ian Bell incident during the World Cup Group B match between India and England, which ended in a tie.
A masterly century by Sachin Tendulkar and an inspired bowling spell by Zaheer Khan led India to a nail-biting tie against England in their World Cup Group B match on Sunday.
They maybe rated as the underdogs, but England on their day are certainly capable of upsetting the top teams, believes captain Andrew Strauss.
Emerging intelligence inputs suggest the recent Bangalore blasts at the Chinnaswamy stadium could indeed be an act of terror.
Saturday's blasts in Bangalore have triggered a security alarm for New Zealand's Olympic Committee, which is taking the incident seriously before finalising the contingent for the Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Mumbai Indians thumped Royal Challengers Bangalore 57 by runs in their Indian Premier League match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
T Suman's unbeaten 57-ball 78, replete with six fours and three sixes, helped Deccan Chargers score a comprehensive seven wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
The first one-day international in the Afro-Asia Cup between the combined continental teams promises fireworks aplenty.
The Indian Mujahideen which keeps raising its head once in a way to cause a ruckus in the country has been operating in a very interesting manner of late.
Images from the Indian Premier League III match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.
The India-England World Cup group stage match on February 27, which was moved out of Eden Gardens in Kolkata, will now be played at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
Riding on Chris Gayle's blitzkrieg, Royal Challengers Bangalore set Somerset an intimidating target of 207 in their must-win Group B match of the Champions League T20 tournament at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
Skipper Gautam Gambhir and Jaques Kallis scored at a brisk pace to ensure that Kolkata Knight Riders beat Warriors by 22 runs via Duckworth/Lewis method in the Champions League group B match at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.
Kolkata Knight Riders kept their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals alive by comfortably beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets in a Champions League Twenty20 match at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Thursday.
Ashwell Prince blazed his way to a 55-ball 74 to help his side upset Royal Challengers Bangalore in a last-ball thriller in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Bangalore on Friday.
After single-handedly engineering India's five-wicket win over New Zealand in the fourth One-Day International, all-rounder Yusuf Pathan said his blistering innings could be the turning point of his career.
Batting ace Sachin Tendulkar says the second Test against Australia is at a critical stage. It's all about how we deal with pressure and apply ourselves.'
Sachin Tendulkar, 191 not out, closed in on yet another double hundred, as India piled on the runs against Australia in the second Test in Bangalore on Monday. At stumps, on day three (after 122 overs), the home team had amassed 435 for five, just 43 runs adrift of Australia's first innings total.
Sachin Tendulkar expectedly became the first batsman in Test history to complete 14, 000 runs,while leading India's reply to Australia's formidable total on Day 2 of the second Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in Test history to complete 14, 000 runs while leading India's reply to Australia's formidable total on Day 2 of the second test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
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