Royal Challengers Bangalore will miss Jesse Ryder in this year's Indian Premier League as the Kiwi all-rounder is struggling with a prolong groin injury.
The Indian Premier League is facing a rough pitch. With a little over six months to go for the third leg of the most successful cricket properties of recent times, with a brand value of $2 billion, IPL is facing hostile bouncers -- four to be precise -- that it is finding hard to negotiate.
As the first week's action in the third edition of the Indian Premier League comes to a close, rediff.com takes a look at the Indian players who have made noteworthy contributions thus far.
As the first week's action in the third edition of the Indian Premier League comes to a close, rediff.com takes a look at the Indian players who have made noteworthy contributions thus far.
Four new venues and a third place playoff match will be introduced in the third Indian Premier League which will get underway in Hyderabad on March 12, 2010 with a game between IPL II winners Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders.
The third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have no matches at Hyderabad.
Deccan Chargers on Monday threatened to sue the Indian Premier League authorities and skip the third edition of the Twenty20 league beginning next month if its home matches are not re-allotted to Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam.
English cricketers are unlikely to find many takers in the third Indian Premier League next year as they would be unavailable for most part of the cash-rich Twenty20 event, says Rajasthan Royals franchise CEO Sean Morris.
The accounts of the Indian Premier League's third edition, after which its Commissioner Lalit Modi was suspended, would be taken up for discussion when the 13-member Governing Council of the Twenty20 tournament meets in Mumbai on Monday.
Former South Africa cricketer and now Mumbai Indians fielding coach Jonty Rhodes said he still misses his late good friend, ex-South Africa skipper Hansie Cronje and coach Bob Woolmer, who suddenly died during the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
He was an instant hit in the inaugural IPL, but Pakistan all-rounder Sohail Tanvir's participation in third edition of the cash-rich event is still uncertain as he is fighting hard to recover in time from a knee injury that ruled him out of the ODI series Down Under.
The 28-year-old Queenslander's manager Sam Halvorsen said Johnson, who would have been one of the most sought-after names at the January 19 auction, is likely to give the third edition of the tournament a miss. The decision could cost him US $200,000. Halvorsen said apart from keeping himself fresh for national duty, Johnson's decision to skip the March 12 to April 25 tournament has been influenced by the newly-laid rules of the auction process.
Chennai Super Kings walloped Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the final at the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul on Sunday to become the champions of the third edition of Indian Premier League.
A summary of the players' auction for the third edition of the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Pakistani cricketers will not play in the Indian Premier League III as their board has failed to obtain their visas before the deadline for confirmation of participation, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said on Monday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has granted NOCs to its players to take part in the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), senior Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq said. He is also in talks with Kolkata Knight Riders for a spot in the team for the next season.
The Income Tax department probing alleged financial irregularities in the IPL has collected TDS of nearly Rs 4 billion (Rs 400 crore) from the third edition of the T20 tournament.
A spectatcular 89 by Jacques Kallis and a whirlwind 51 by Robin Uthappa helped Royal Challengers Bangalore score a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.
Retired cricketers, including Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne, had a 'bruising' argument with Ricky Ponting over touring India for the IPL III in the wake of security concerns, the current Australian captain said
Images from the IPL match between Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab in Cuttack on Friday.
The one performance that stood out was Praveen Kumar's, the Uttar Pradesh bowler recording the first hat-trick of the third edition.
Ravindra Jadeja negotiated outside his contract with Rajasthan Royals and now has no other option but to watch the agony and ecstasy of his teammates from beyond the boundary.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan on Tuesday said that he will miss his previous IPL team Chennai Super Kings and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni but is excited to play for Kochi franchisee, the new entrants in the Twenty20 league.
Matthew Hayden blasted an entertaining 93 as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Daredevils by five wickets in the Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi, on Friday. Using the evolutionary Mongoose bat, the former Aussies ace was at his devastating best as he smashed nine boundaries and seven sixes in his 43-ball knock.
Praveen Kumar became the seventh bowler to register a hat-trick in the IPL. We present a list of bowlers who have claimed hat-tricks in the three IPL seasons.
The master batsman displayed vintage touch as he smashed 63 from 32 deliveries, inclusive of 11 boundaries, against Delhi Daredevils, in the Indian Premier League match at the Ferozshah Kotla on Wednesday.
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who on Wednesday retired from Test cricket after numerous injury breakdowns, is still undecided over his playing for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League starting next month.
Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) on Monday asked Indian Premier League (IPL) authorities to show "common sense" and share the security plans with it so that it can advice players on their participation in the IPL III next month.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt on Friday demanded an apology from Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi for the IPL auction fiasco and made it clear that no Pakistani cricketer can play in the Twenty20 tournament without the PCB's permission.
Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi on Tuesday said the unavailability of Pakistani players for the third edition of the Twenty20 extravaganza was unfortunate as some exciting players will miss the action.
Kolkata Knight Riders bowling coach Wasim Akram might have dropped a bombshell by claiming that bowlers in IPL III have been tampering with the ball but KKR captain Sourav Ganguly said he was not aware of any such malpractice.
Mumbai Indians coach Robin Singh says the team's key players have recovered from injuries and are raring to go.
Kedar Jadhav, playing his first Indian Premier League match made his presence felt by guiding Dehi Daredevils to a 17-run victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore, on Thursday. The debutant hit a quickfire 50 not out from just 29 balls, hitting five boundaries and two sixes, to take Delhi Daredevils to a competitive 183 for four in their 20 overs.
He no longer plays for Australia, but Andrew Symonds showed he is still one of the most dangerous players around. In fact, he forms an integral part of the Deccan Chargers middle order and he proved that yet again with a cracking knock of 53 against Kings XI punjab in the IPL match in Cuttack on Friday.
The former Australia batting ace put the Delhi Daredevils bowlers to the sword in a breathtaking 43-ball show of 93 runs to power Chennai Super Kings to a thrilling five-wicket victory. After Virender Sehwag's blazing 38-ball 74 for the Delhi side, the Australian left-hander held centre stage, slamming nine fours and seven sixes to lay a strong foundation for the Super Kings.
The IPL has thrown up many a talent from states like Jharkhand, which was till a decade ago a hub for talented hockey players.
Mumbai Indians put up the highest total in IPL-3 before scoring a comprehensive 98-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in their second match. It took them to top place in the standings.
Jacques Kallis gave critics who didn't consider him a player good enough for the T20 format a fitting reply with a superlative unbeaten 89 in Royal Challengers Bangalore's emphatic eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.
Newly-married Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday left for Sri Lanka to join the rest of the side for a three-match Test series and a tri-nation ODI series, starting July 18.
In apparent retaliation to the snub at the Indian Premier League auction, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday revoked all No Objection Certificates (NOCs) issued to its players for participation in the third edition of Twenty20 event. The decision effectively means that no Pakistani cricketer can now take part in this season's IPL even if the franchises want to rope them in as substitutes.
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