Australian all-rounder Steven Smith has replaced compatriot Mitchell Marsh in the Pune Warriors India squad for IPL-5, which kicks off on April 4.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle present the most valuable and paisa vasool players of IPL5.
Mumbai Indians' 92 against Delhi Daredevils is the lowest by any team in IPL 5. It is also their second lowest in the history of the IPL -- the lowest being 87 against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali on May 10, 2011.
In the IPL 2024 auction, some notable players went unsold, facing unexpected outcomes despite their credentials.
IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla declared on Tuesday that the cash-rich T20 tournament, which ended on May 27, with Kolkata Knight Riders emerging the new champions after defeating last year's winners Chennai Super Kings in the final, was a 'huge success'.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle present the IPL's Most Valuable Player Index after 44 matches.
The dangerous Chris Gayle, with his power-hitting, was the most dominating batsmen, while South African pacer Morne Morkel finished as the tournament's top wicket-taker.
Australian speedster Mitchell Johnson was ruled of the entire fifth edition of the Indian Premier League as he has not recovered from a toe injury, his team Mumbai Indians announced.
Rediff.com presents a detailed analysis of the teams, who played in the T20 tournament. A look at the players who impressed, who disappointed and the few, who were invisble.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis of the recently-concluded IPL.
Rating Gautam Gambhir ahead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as far as captaincy is concerned, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly has put his money on Kolkata Knight Riders to win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
# Gayle (82 not out off 59 balls) became the first batsman to register six fifties in the IPL 2012.
Ajinkya Rahane (PVI of 60) and Mandeep Singh (58) are still IPL's most paisa vasool players costing franchise owners less than US$100 per 'run equivalent'.
# Kumar Sangakkara has received his seventh Man of the Match award in Twenty20.
Television Viewer Ratings (TVR) were down 18.7 per in the first six games, an average TVR of 3.76, as compared to 4.63 last season, according to Tam Media Research.
The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League will be held from April 4 to May 27, 2012, with the inaugural match to be played in Chennai. The IPL Governing Council, after its meeting in Hyderabad on Friday, decided that player regulation, including participation of Pakistani players, and trading modalities of the auction, will be discussed at the next meeting, the dates of which were not announced.
# Kolkata Knight Riders have won six games in a row for the first time in the IPL.
Australia captain Michael Clarke has been signed by Pune Warriors India for the forthcoming season of the Indian Premier League.
Deccan Chargers have added five cricketers -- Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Atchuta Rao, Syed Ahmed Quadri, Veer Pratap Singh and Sneha Kishore -- to their list of players for the fifth season of Indian Premier League.
Little-known West Indies spinner Sunil Narine was undoubtedly the deal of the auction; he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a massive $700,000, 14 times his base price of $50,000.
Gautam Gambhir hit a breezy half century and Lakshamipathy Balaji bagged a four-wicket haul to enable Kolkata Knight Riders beat Bangalore Royals Challengers by 42 runs and bring their IPL campaign back on track in Bangalore on Tuesday.
The players' auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League will be held in late January or early February and the teams will play their games on a home-and-away basis with each of the nine franchises playing 16 games.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle present the most valuable and paisa vasool players in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
# Ravindra Jadeja is the first Chennai bowler to bag 10 wickets in the IPL 2012 at an average of 20.80 in 13 matches.
Talented speedster Umesh Yadav is fully fit and raring to go for his IPL side Delhi Daredevils in the upcoming fifth edition of the tournament.
While wickets were falling, at the other end, Dhawan stayed cool and grew in confidence
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 24 in IPL 12: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab.
Statistical highlights of the first Qualifier of the Indian Premier League match played between Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Pune on Tuesday.
The most paisa vasool Indian players in IPL-5 in the list of the 50 most valuable players are: Mandeep Singh (PVI of 51; received $51 for every run scored), Ajinkya Rahane (75), Mayank Agarwal (80), Parvinder Awana (144), Ambati Rayadu (198) and Rajat Bhatia (216).
Azhar Mahmood (3/20) registered his best bowling performance for Kings XI Punjab in the present edition of the IPL.
Medium pacer TP Sudhindra, the highest wicket-taker in Ranji trophy last season, earned the dubious distinction of becoming the third cricketer to be banned for life by the Board Of Control for Cricket in India for match-fixing.
Are IPL5 performances correlated to money, country or age? Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle help us figure it out.
# Royal Challengers Bangalore became the third side after Kolkata and Chennai to have lost three games in IPL 5.
Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in Jaipur.
Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab in New Delhi.
# Mumbai Indians' one-run win is their sixth in 10 matches in the IPL 5. They have lost four. Mumbai Indians are placed third after Delhi Daredevils (16) and Kolkata Knight Riders (13) in the points table.
Ajinkya Rahane stole the limelight, smashing the first century of IPL 5 to power Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable 59-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bangalore on Sunday.
Vento Trendline and Polo Highline sport exciting features that is bound to woo IPL buffs.
The schedule of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Satisfied with the squad at his disposal for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag believes if his side can play to its potential it can figure in the play-offs of the Twenty20 tournament this year.
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