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Zondeki handed SA national contract
Monde Zondeki looks set to tour England in July and August this year, after being awarded a national contract by the South African board for 2008-09.
Rahul Gandhi for rural IPL
If IPL is the billion dollar baby of Lalit Modi, Rahul Gandhi the congress MP from Amethi is the mastermind behind rural IPL. This tournament is called Rajiv Gandhi Rural Cricket Tournament and is played in and around the villages of the Amethi and Tilo. Rahul Gandhi is the standing MP of Amethi. Here are some [...]
Gavaskar quits as the chairman of ICC cricket committee
Asked to decide between his media commitments (commentary) and the ICC job, Gavaskar chose the media commitments. He will be back at the IPL providing his valuable insights in commentary. I guess he is missing praising Sachin Tendulkar. Because that will be out of context on a ICC job. Gavaskar’s decision comes after ICC found [...]
Comparision between EPL and IPL : Not really
Author in this article starts with a catchy title : “What the premier league can learn from Indian Premier League”. I jumped right in only to find some past match reviews and a conclusion that all the razzmatazz of the bollywood stars and the cheerleaders is subsiding and its cricket that is taking the centre [...]
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. [...]
Ravi Bopara turns down IPL offer
English cricketer Ravi Bopara turns down an IPL offer to play for his country. He is not centrally contracted by the English board and is free to play for IPL. He turned down a six figure dollar amount to continue playing for Essex and hoping to be selected to the national team. He was part [...]
Unable to blog
I am not able to blog yesterday because of some contingencies. I will try to make that up in the next two days. Some exciting matches coming up Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers today. Also Shoaib Akthar is ready to play for IPL as his ban is suspended. This is awesome. I did not know [...]
Video : Warne vs Ganguly, the whole episode
The whole episode with the Greame Smith catch and Ganguly’s wicket.
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Tamil movie industry adds itself to the growing list of IPL haters
Not exactly haters but people who either don’t like it or dont want to like it. Looks like the movie industry has no audience for the late evening shows, courtesy IPL. Well, can you blame the audience. You have a team that plays good cricket, you have roped your favorite star (Vijay), you have the [...]
IPL Century makers leave IPL
It is sad, but true. The 3 of the 4 century makers of IPL so far will be leaving tonight to play for their respective teams. The century makers of IPL so far are :
Brendon McCullum (Knight Riders)
Andrew Symonds (Deccan Chargers)
Mike Hussey (Super Kings)
Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers)
Of the above list McCullum, Symonds, Hussey are leaving tonight. [...]