Harbhajan Singh's lackluster performance in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka has put him under pressure.
Delhi Daredevils' play-off hopes suffered a jolt as Kochi Tuskers Kerala snapped their three-match losing streak by thrashing the hosts by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League match in New Delhi on Monday.
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne on Friday said that the back-to-back victories over Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Mumbai Indians have brought his side back to a 'good position' in ongoing Indian Premier League.
Ranji Trophy giants, Mumbai, pulled off a thrilling one-wicket win over Tamil Nadu despite visiting skipper Dinesh Karthik's brilliant 167 in the first innings of the Group 'B' league encounter, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
# Brendon McCullum is the leading run-getter for Kochi in the IPL 4, aggregating 196 (ave.39.20) in five games.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala came up with a fine all-round display to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six runs in the Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. Chasing a modest total of 133 for victory, the Kolkata side could only muster 126-9 in their 20 overs.
In red hot form after back-to-back wins, Kochi Tuskers Kerala would be aiming to halt Kolkata Knight Riders' three-match winning run when the two sides face off in their Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Australia all-rounder Steven Smith has to undergo surgery on his ankle and will not be available to play in the Indian Premier League for struggling debutantes Kochi Tuskers Kerala, coach Geoff Lawson said on Thursday.
Pune Warriors beat Kochi Tuskers Kerala by four wickets in the battle of debutantes in an Indian Premier League clash at the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul on Wednesday.
AB de Villiers smashed a blistering unbeaten half century as Royal Challengers Banglaore thumped debutantes Kochi Tuskers Kerala by six wickets in their Indian Premier League in Kochi on Saturday.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala, which is making its debut in the 2011 edition of the Indian Premier League, on Wednesday introduced its players and launched its promotional logo for the Twenty20 tournament starting on Friday.
Deepak Chahar's heroics (four wickets in an over) went in vain as Rajasthan went down by 1 run
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
Out of reckoning for the playoffs, IPL debutants Kochi Tuskers Kerala would aim to sign off on a positive note but that looks easier said than done as they take on the unbeaten-at-home defending champions Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match at Chepauk on Wednesday.
Brad Hodge led the way with four wickets as Kochi Tuskers Kerala thrashed Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets to keep their hopes of earning a play-offs berth alive in the Indian Premier League, in Indore on Sunday.
# Brendon McCullum, with 240 runs (avg. 30.00) in eight matches, is the top run-scorer for Kochi in the IPL 4.
After getting a new lease of life in the Indian Premier League with a win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Delhi Daredevils would now look to assert their supremacy over the new entrants once again when they square off in their return-leg match at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Mumbai.
Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag said that he was determined to bat throughout the innings against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in an Indian Premier League match in Kochi on Saturday.
Virender Sehwag hit a rollicking half-century as Delhi Daredevils scored a 38-run win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala to keep its play-offs hopes alive in the Indian Premier League in Kochi on Saturday.
Deccan Chargers' Ishant sharma, whose five-wicket haul paved the way for his team's comprehensive win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the Indian Premier League, says he still has a long way to go.
The narrow six-run defeat against Kochi Tuskers Kerala would serve a wake up call for their middle-order batsmen who were yet to be tested in the Indian Premier League, said Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir in Kolkata on Wednesday.
All eyes will be on the Eden Gardens strip when Kolkata Knight Riders take on Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their Indian Premier League Twenty20 match in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Kochi on Monday.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala rode on a rollicking opening stand between Brendon McCullum and VVS Laxman as they scored a challenging 161 for five against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their debut Indian Premier League match in Kochi on Saturday.
The Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) team is all set to play most of their Indian Premier League (IPL) matches of the fourth edition at their home venue, said the co-owners of the franchise.
After the slapgate incident during the first edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008, India pacer S Sreesanth broke down once again during the ongoing tour of South Africa, it was reported on Wednesday.
The teams for both the matches are a mix of experience and youth.
Temperamental pacer S Sreesanth is in the dock after he sarcastically clapped at Rajasthan Royals opener Michael Lumb and umpires, during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur.
India's champions from the last edition who will be missed when the action commences in Australia-New Zealand next year.
Seeking anonymity, a top Dubai-based industrialist told rediff.com, 'We are not at all happy with the proceedings leading up to the bidding. We were not taken into confidence by the IPL administrators. The picture has not changed even after the IPL governing council changed the disputed terms and conditions. It looks like they have already decided on the two teams.'
A summary of Monday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
Despite all the controversies, the IPL's brand value hasn't diminished. Instead, says Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, the IPL made the BCCI richer by over Rs 3 billion!
A round-up of Ranji matches played across India on Sunday.
A day after banning temperamental spinner Harbhajan Singh for a minimum of 11 matches, the Indian Premier League on Tuesday cracked the whip on umpire Amish Saheba by suspending him for two matches for his remarks against pacer S Sreesanth.
Barely a couple of hours after slapping his India teammate S Sreesanth, a repentant Harbhajan Singh had a quiet dinner with the Kerala pacer to get over the unsavoury incident. Sreesanth, who was slapped by Harbhajan after an Indian Premier League match in May, said neither he nor Harbhajan expected that it would snowball into the crisis that it eventually did.
'If a few words from the opposition trouble you,' S Sreesanth tells Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, 'then you shouldn't be playing international cricket.'
Shreevats Goswami finally came out of Wriddhiman Saha's shadow to hit a career best 225 which enabled Bengal post a commendable 475 for 9 on the second day of the Group A league encounter against Madhya Pradesh. At stumps, MP were 19 for 1 with Ashok Dinda getting the wicket of Aditya Srivastava. The day belonged to Shreevats, who played 328 balls hitting 25 boundaries and three sixes en route his maiden double hundred in First Class cricket. It was also a match where Bengal's lower order showed exemplary resilience as the last three wickets produced 268 runs after being reduced to 207 for seven.
Prakash Bhandari chalks the journey of Lalit Modi from his troubled adolescent days to his mid-life crisis, from his grand success at the India Premier League to his dramatic exit from it
Baroda and Uttar Pradesh will square off in the final of the Mushtaq Ali T20 cricket championships after notching up contrasting wins over their respective opponents in the final Super League encounters.
