IPL 2013 in Numbers and Leaders
Finally, Pepsi IPL 2013 comes to an end with Mumbai Indians winning their maiden title beating Chennai Super Kings in the final at Kolkata. Here’s IPL season 6 in numbers and the leaders of the tournament.
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4 Teams decided for IPL playoffs
League matches of IPL season 6 are over and we finally have 4 teams to play in the playoffs and fight for the title. Here’s the points table after the league matches with CSK, MI, RR and SRH qualifying for the next round. RCB had a hard luck with leading the table during the early […]
A case registered against MS Dhoni
A case has been registered in a local court against Indian cricket and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for allegedly “denigrating” a Hindu god and “hurting” the religious sentiments of the Hindus. The 6th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Choori Khan registered a case under section 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship […]
Sir Jadeja trolled by Dhoni, Raina & others
The Rajnkanth of cricket, Sir Ravindra Jadeja from Chennai Super Kings, is the new twitter trend. Dhoni today suddenly started tweeting about Ravindra Jadeja and jokes similar to what we have known as Rajni jokes. It was fun seeing his tweets. Soon, the world started tweeting about Sir Jadeja and thereafter #SirRJ started trending on […]
IPL auctions violate human rights !!
A public interest litigation has urged the Bombay High Court to stop the public auction of players for Indian Premier League matches saying it violates their constitutional and human rights. The PIL filed by Aam Aadmi Lok Manch has said Board of Control for Cricket in India has allowed public auction of players from the […]
Twitter for IPL
Twitter has joined hands with the IPL to provide a variety of applications and features to make the Twenty20 tournament beginning April 3rd an interactive experience for the fans. “It has been our constant endeavor to make the fans feel that they are a vital part of the IPL, and not just passive spectators on the outside. […]
Ticket prices are up in this season
Excited by the new title sponsors Pepsi and a positive response to Max’s ad sales, team owners are increasing ticket prices by as much as 50%. The minimum ticket price for a Delhi Daredevils match in the Capital has been hiked from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 from last season. Premium seats, available for Rs. 20,000 last year, will cost Rs. 23,000 now. […]
BCCI nominates Rahul Dravid for Khel Ratna, Yuvraj Singh for Arjuna
The Indian cricket board, BCCI, has recommended retired stalwart Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Yuvraj Singh, the player of the World Cup 2011, for the Arjuna Award. The 39-year-old Dravid retired from all forms of the game at the international level following the Test series in Australia last year […]
Why the World considers Sachin the God of Cricket!
Sachin has been in best of his forms throughout his career of so far 22 years. Here’s what others said about cricket Maestro Sachin Tendulkar during his cricket life which is still going strong. Andrew Flintoff: When you bowl at him you are not just trying to get him out, you are trying to impress him. “I […]
Spat in IPL between RCB and MI
An ugly spat occurred between Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler Harshal Patel and Mumbai batsman Ambati Rayudu in the IPL match between the two sides here and the home team captain came in defence of his player. Rayudu while celebrating MI’s win allegedly passed some comments on Patel that enraged the tall RCB medium pacer who […]
Gambhir, Sehwag racing for MVP
Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag (MVPI of 597) continues to be the most valuable player in the ongoing fifth edition of the Indian Premier League but his close friend and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir (551) is hot on his heels. Indeed, Gambhir also seems poised to grab the orange cap from Sehwag although […]
Sachin Tendulkar, MI or MP ??
Sachin Tendulkar went to 10 Janpath to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi with wife Anjali in tow. Rahul Gandhi was present at the meeting and so was defence minister A. K. Antony. Soon after, news emerged that Tendulkar was headed for the Rajya Sabha as a nominated member. Sachin Tendulkar’s nomination to India’s parliament was […]
Ajinkya Rahane century helps Royals rumble Challengers
This IPL season Ajinkya Rahane is stealing the show. In a match where it was expected as if Chris Gayle will torment the Rajasthan Royals and Virat, De Villers will be too good to handle for RR bowling. But it proved other way round. Rajashtan Royals’ batsman Ajinkya Rahane smashed a century to lead his team to […]
Rohit Sharma sizzles in Mumbai Win
The fifth edition of the IPL, which got off to a tepid start, finally had a nail-biter as Rohit Sharma hit the last ball of the match for six to seal a sizzling finish for Mumbai Indians against Deccan Chargers, who fought tooth and nail while defending an underwhelming 139. Daniel Christian, not the wisest […]