Controversy
Video : Shah Rukh Ganguly tiff
Times Now’s interesting video about Shah Rukh and Ganguly’s rift. They had four in total. Wow. That’s more than what Mallya had. I thought it was a triangular war. But, looks like Shah Rukh and John Buchanan are on one side and dada on the other side. Watch the video below :
Rift 1 : [...]
IPL players are not getting paid
Atleast the australians are not getting paid. As many as three australian players have complained about them not receiving the money, reports Sydney Morning Herald.
I am not sure what the reason is but when you consider the amount of money the teams have and they are willing to spend, the money these players are waiting [...]
Random dope tests for IPL
Says Lalit Modi. They will conduct dope tests on players randomly. This move comes after a rumour that Shoaib Akthar was carry three dozen syringes in his bag. Security personnel at the airport who were screening him found them. Akthar dismissed the syringes saying that he is diabetic and he has to use that. This [...]
Mallya’s dream list
After accusing Dravid and Charu Sharma for the team’s selection and poor performance Mallya came out with his dream list. He wanted some players at any cost and is willing to shell out some extra bucks. But, Dravid did not let it happen, says Mallya. Some of the players in his dream team include :
Mahendra [...]
Vijay Mallya acts like a kid in a candy store
After firing Charu Sharma for the team’s dismal performance, Royal Challengers owner Vijay Mallya takes a potshot at Rahul Dravid. He alleges that Charu Sharma and Rahul Dravid has completely ignored his list of players and made their own choices. Mallya also alleges that his friends used to say that the Challengers team is a [...]
Knight Riders act cheaply and dump 5 players
Kolkata Knight Riders have dumped 5 players from the team as they do not have any role to play. These players will not be paid for the rest of the season as per the contract. However, they might be paid for the season so far. This is quite unfortunate incident and the could well be [...]
IPL hall of shame : Revisited
Sreesanth crying like a baby after Harbhajan slapped him. Sreesanth was reprimanded.
Harbhajan slapping Sreesanth. Banned for 11 IPL matches. Awaiting further punishment from BCCI.
Ganguly, appealing to the umpire for a catch taken by Greame Smith
Shane Warne criticizing Ganguly for being late to the crease and appealing against a clean catch. Fined 10% match fee.
Umpire Amish [...]
New rule : Watching cheerleaders is optional
That is true. If you know that it is optional, where is the fuss about cheerleaders not right for India coming from. Well, Shahid Afridi might be a nut job who thinks cheerleaders are distracting. More than a distraction that’s an excuse for Afridi. How can you extrapolate it as a general view. What exactly [...]
Jaipur stadium locked
In yet another controversy surrounding IPL, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, which was supposed to host the match betweeen Rajastan Royals and Deccan Chargers is locked over an issue.Rajastan Cricket association has locked the venue. It is not clear what the issue is. It is also not clear, if the issue will be settled by the [...]
Charu Sharma was fired because of Misbah?
That is what the Pakistani newspaper “The Jang” reported. This sounds really ridiculous for two reasons.
Misbah-ul-Haq is a few matches wonder and have not yet established as a match winner to carry any credibility and to influence any decisions in the team.
If at all anyone can influence the team decisions it will be Rahul Dravid. [...]