Mumbai Indians elected to bowl and picked Ben Dunk ahead of Michael Hussey from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://i...
No talk about Gambhir's place in team - Dahiya
A round-up of IPL news on April 30, 2014 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1iH2IFj via IFTTT
Royals bat, Knight Riders drop Yusuf
Kolkata Knight Riders' continued batting woes took their first victim as the team management decided to drop Yusuf Pathan from their las...
Can Mumbai end Arabian nightmare?
Mumbai Indians are in danger of returning home without a single win from the UAE leg of the IPL, and their opponents, Sunrisers Hyderabad, a...
Mumbai Indians sign Lendl Simmons
A round-up of IPL news on April 29, 2014 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1pJlyAn via IFTTT
Gambhir's form tops KKR agenda
Kolkata Knight Riders are worried about Gautam Gambhir's abysmal form in the first four matches, the team's assistant coach Vijay Da...
Batting worries loom for Knight Riders
After one run from four innings, the 'Wanted' posters will be all over the UAE, promising a hefty reward for Gautam Gambhir's ba...
Gayle returns, Kings XI bowl
Kings XI Punjab chose to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore, who were boosted by Chris Gayle's inclusion from Indian T20 Lea...
McCullum enjoying batting with 'intelligent' Smith
A round-up of IPL-related news on April 28, 2014 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1foa7th via IFTTT
Sunrisers bat, Ishant returns
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bat in Sharjah's final match of the tournament from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN...
Coulter-Nile, Maddinson ruled out of IPL
Nathan Coulter-Nile, the Delhi Daredevils fast bowler, and Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Nic Maddinson have been ruled of IPL 2014 wit...
Mumbai bat, Delhi pick Jadhav
Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat on a scorching Sharjah afternoon from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http:...
Royal Challengers look for the up elevator
Royal Challengers Bangalore face Kings XI Punjab next in a bid to erase the memories of two horror losses in their last two games from India...
Johnson relishing leadership role
A round-up of IPL-related news on April 27, 2014 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1lifv1b via IFTTT
Karn hopes to reprise last year's form
Karn Sharma, the leggie, hopes to draw inspiration from his last year's impressive outings against the Chennai Super Kings to help the S...
KKR bowl, Chawla in for Vinay
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss in Abu Dhabi and chose to bowl on a surface which had plenty of cracks from Indian T20 League, 2014 news ...
Stragglers seek to catch-up
In spite of big additions to their squads, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils have had floundering starts to the IPL and will look to kicks...
Royals bowl, Rampaul in for RCB
Shane Watson decided to field, with Virat Kohli saying he would have batted anyway from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com ...
Sunrisers look for bowling boost
Sunrisers Hyderabad are faced with the worrying prospect of facing a red-hot Chennai Super Kings machinery that, just like every season, is ...
Anderson benefitting from Zaheer, Kumble
A round-up of IPL-related news on April 26, 2014 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1lf3N7u via IFTTT
Narine-Maxwell clash key in battle of shaky line-ups
With starkly different wins in the run-up to this game, both Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders will fancy their chances of success f...
Mumbai bat; Gautam in for Bumrah
Mumbai Indians were let down by their batting in both defeats. They will need to click, but against a team on the upswing from Indian T20 Le...
Jolted teams seek winning momentum
Both teams are coming off defeats from their previous games. Royal Challengers took their eye off the ball, while Royals might need their ca...
Pietersen makes season debut; Sunrisers bat
Kevin Pietersen walked out to toss for the first time this season, having recovered from his hand injury to significantly strengthen the Del...
Bayliss not surprised at Lynn's heroics
Trevor Bayliss has said Chris Lynn's performance with the bat and in the field against Royal Challengers Bangalore was an extension of h...
RCB bowl, Murali picked, no Gayle
The wait continued for superstar Chris Gayle to return from injury, but RCB picked another star in Muttiah Muralitharan from Indian T20 Leag...
Maxwell, Miller, and other key stats
Stats highlights from the first 10 matches of IPL 2014 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1iQusGU via IFTTT
Struggling Mumbai need batting fuel
Mumbai Indians were let down by their batting in both defeats. They will need to click, but against a team on the upswing from Indian T20 Le...
Misfiring teams search for turnaround
Kevin Pietersen's expected return is an undoubted boost to Delhi Daredevils, but their depleted pace attack might be just as rejuvenatin...
Gambhir a knock away from striking form - Raman
A round-up of IPL news from April 24 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1l5asRL via IFTTT
Royals bowls, Southee in for Richardson
On a pitch being used for the first time in the tournament, Shane Watson decided to bowl first against the strong Chennai Super Kings battin...
KKR bowling v RCB batting might
Royal Challengers Bangalore have made one of their best starts to the tournament and with the likely return of Chris Gayle they will look to...
Hope to be fit for next game - Pietersen
A round-up of IPL news from April 23 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1fnGDXh via IFTTT
Sunrisers field, Irfan in for Ishant
Sunrisers decided against testing the chasing might of Kings XI and chose to bowl in Sharjah from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cri...
Royals square up to Super Kings batting arsenal
After a mauling at the hands of Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals now face the strong batting arsenal of Chennai Super Kings from Indian T20...
Super Kings hit on pitch-perfect strategy
Resisting the popular idea of bringing in Samuel Badree, Chennai Super Kings opted for Ben Hilfenhaus and Ishwar Pandey and the move paid ri...
Steyn and co v Maxwell and co
Glenn Maxwell and David Miller can't keep delivering every time, and soon, the rest of the Kings XI batting will be tested, if their bow...
Injured Bravo could miss rest of IPL season
Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies and Chennai Super Kings allrounder, is set to be sidelined for at least four weeks due to a shoulder problem f...
Super Kings bat, Hilfenhaus picked
Despite failing to defend 200-plus in their opening match and contrary to their captain's usual preference for chasing, Chennai Super Ki...
Super Kings need to lift fielding - R Ashwin
A round-up of IPL news from April 21 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1treeZn via IFTTT
Pujara's T20 test
Cheteshwar Pujara quest to adapt to the needs of T20 cricket is still a painfully on-going process, as evidenced by his jarring innings agai...
Bowling worries for Super Kings
Super Kings need their bowlers to stage a comeback after getting hammered in their opening game. Daredevils will wait on Kevin Pietersen'...
Royals put in, pick Steve Smith
Kings XI Punjab inserted Rajasthan Royals, who replaced the unwell Brad Hodge with Steve Smith from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN C...
Nice to know you're a regular - Maxwell
A round-up of IPL news from April 20 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1pjPbId via IFTTT
'Have nothing to prove to anybody' - Sehwag
Virender Sehwag is hopeful that a good run in the IPL could help him get picked for India's tour to England from Indian T20 League, 2014...
Kolkata bat, Pietersen still out
Gautam Gambhir won his second toss in a row and his faith in a "dry wicket" and his varied spin-attack manifested in asking Delhi ...
Clash of philosophies between Australia-centric teams
This will be a clash of philosophies between batting-heavy Kings XI and bowling-heavy Royals from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cri...
RCB bowl, Chris Gayle still out
Royal Challengers Bangalore continued to be without Chris Gayle, whose stiff back is expected to be fine by their third match from Indian T2...
T20 newsfile: Love what Baz brings to the table - Smith
A round-up of Indian T20 League news from April 19 from Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1iySuGa ...
On-field action set to divert from off-field drama
After a year of unremittingly negative headlines, the opening game of the season can't come soon enough for the IPL's organisers fro...
Maxwell carves his parallel universe
Glenn Maxwell seems to project an icy disdain when at the crease. Match situations rarely faze him and the bubble in which he plays excludes...
Rajasthan secure final-over victory
James Faulkner coolly cracked his first two balls for four to secure a final-over victory for Rajasthan from Pepsi Indian Premier League, 20...
A battle of the big-hitters
In spite of the presence of a few big names, Mumbai will have to assess their batting order as they take on Bangalore, who out-batted Delhi ...
Maxwell, Miller orchestrate clinical chase of 205
A successful chase of a target in excess of 200 is normally furious, full of power and towering shots. Glenn Maxwell and David Miller did it...
T20 newsfile: Hussey will be missed by Chennai, says Fleming
A round-up of Indian T20 League news from April 18 from Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1hVLUuF ...
Beleaguered Yuvraj tees off to Sharjah's delight
Yuvraj Singh was hardly convincing to begin with against Delhi, but a big dose of crowd support and a helping of poor bowling meant he had t...
Delhi look for first points against confident Kolkata
Delhi and Kolkata have got off to contrasting starts in the league. Now, Kolkata will want to build on a good start, while Delhi will want t...
Bangalore's arsenal blazes to victory
The Yuvraj Singh-Virat Kohli partnership didn't have a happy ending in the World T20 final, but less than two weeks after that night in ...
T20 newsfile: Hard to get over World T20 defeat, says Yuvraj
A round-up of Indian T20 League news from April 17 from Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1eJZ3q3 ...
Time for Chennai to enter familiar cocoon
This will be the first of five afternoon matches scheduled in the UAE, and it will have to be seen whether the pitch is similar to the green...
Evenly matched Rajasthan and Hyderabad face off
Rajasthan and Hyderabad are well-versed in squeezing every last resource to secure the desired result and those traits will be on display ag...
'Integrity is non-negotiable' - Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar, the interim BCCI president for IPL affairs, has said that playing the game with integrity and honesty is critical, particula...
Kallis, aging but still agile
Thirty-eight and heavyset, Jacques Kallis showed against Mumbai that he still has the aggression at the crease and athleticism in the field ...
Hyderabad buoyed by batting investments
Having built up their batting to match a resourceful bowling attack, Sunrisers look a well balanced side from Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2...
Kolkata open with thumping victory
On a green Abu Dhabi pitch that had plenty of bounce, Kolkata cruised to a big win over defending champions Mumbai from Pepsi Indian Premier...
Pietersen to miss Delhi's first game
Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of Delhi's opening match with a finger injury. Dinesh Karthik will lead Delhi instead against Bangalo...
Ojha stifles Dhoni and another Kohli century
Fifteen numbers from the Indian T20 League from Pepsi Indian Premier League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1eJYZqe via IFTTT
Overseas stars spruce up Punjab
Batting was Punjab's weakness last season. They have sought to rectify that by recruiting overseas power hitters from Pepsi Indian Premi...
Maxwell carves his parallel universe
Glenn Maxwell seems to project an icy disdain when at the crease. Match situations rarely faze him and the bubble in which he plays excludes...
Hyderabad put in, Irfan left out
On a flat track on which Punjab had just hunted down 206 with ease, Rajasthan elected to bowl and left out Steve Smith. Hyderabad also surpr...
Delhi look for first points against confident Kolkata
Delhi and Kolkata have got off to contrasting starts in the league. Now, Kolkata will want to build on a good start, while Delhi will want t...
A battle of the big-hitters
In spite of the presence of a few big names, Mumbai will have to assess their batting order as they take on Bangalore, who out-batted Delhi ...
Chennai choose to bat in Abu Dhabi
Chennai captain MS Dhoni won his first toss of the 2014 season and chose to bat on a hot afternoon in Abu Dhabi from Indian T20 League, 2014...
T20 newsfile: Hussey will be missed by Chennai, says Fleming
A round-up of Indian T20 League news from April 18 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1hSs4Aw via IFTTT
Beleaguered Yuvraj tees off to Sharjah's delight
Yuvraj Singh was hardly convincing to begin with against Delhi, but a big dose of crowd support and a helping of poor bowling meant he had t...
Bangalore field, Gayle not in XI
Dinesh Karthik walked out in the absence of the injured Kevin Pietersen but he got off to a losing start at the toss as Delhi were asked by ...
Time for Chennai to enter familiar cocoon
This will be the first of five afternoon matches scheduled in the UAE, and it will have to be seen whether the pitch is similar to the green...
Evenly matched Rajasthan and Hyderabad face-off
Rajasthan and Hyderabad are well-versed in squeezing every last resource to secure the desired result and those traits will be on display ag...
Hyderabad buoyed by batting investments
Having built up their batting to match a resourceful bowling attack, Sunrisers look a well balanced side from Indian T20 League, 2014 news f...
T20 newsfile: Hard to get over World T20 defeat, says Yuvraj
A round-up of Indian T20 League news from April 17 from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1gKFqgd via IFTTT
Understated Rajasthan seek balm to fixing wounds
Rajasthan have always drawn the best out of cricket's smaller names. They will look to keep doing the same this year, but must face up t...
'Integrity is non-negotiable' - Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar, the interim BCCI president for IPL affairs, has said that playing the game with integrity and honesty is critical, particula...
Kallis, aging but still agile
Thirty-eight and heavyset, Jacques Kallis showed against Mumbai that he still has the aggression at the crease and athleticism in the field ...
Anderson fit, Mumbai to bowl
Kolkata chose to bat in front of a big crowd in Abu Dhabi in the opening match of the season from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cri...
Teams' chance to make opening statement
Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of Delhi's opening match with a finger injury. Dinesh Karthik will lead Delhi instead against Bangalo...
'Bad apples gone, we are focused now' - Shane Watson
Shane Watson, the new Rajasthan captain, believes the spot-fixing controversy last year was a case of a "couple of bad apples" fro...
Overseas stars spruce up Punjab
Batting was Punjab's weakness last season. They have sought to rectify that by recruiting overseas power hitters from Indian T20 League,...
Ojha stifles Dhoni and another Kohli century
Fifteen numbers from the Indian T20 League from Indian T20 League, 2014 news from ESPN Cricinfo.com http://ift.tt/1qF6xMN via IFTTT
On-field action set to divert from off-field drama
After a year of unremittingly negative headlines, the opening game of the season can't come soon enough for the IPL's organisers fro...
Off-field anxieties for strong CSK
Chennai Super Kings have played in five IPL finals in six years. Even after a reshuffle, the team is well placed to push hard for the title,...
'A lot of distractions for CSK' - Fleming
Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings coach, has admitted to there being a lot of off-field "distractions" for his team to cope...
Fresh start for Daredevils and Pietersen
After wholesale changes to their squad and staff, Delhi Daredevils will be eager to put their bottom-place finish in the last IPL season beh...
Big runs expected, with bat and ball
Royal Challengers Bangalore boast one of the most explosive batting line-ups, but they will also need their misfiring bowlers to step up dur...
Kohli hopes to end RCB trophy drought
Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, hopes that his franchise will finally be able to win the IPL this season in their seve...
Delhi Daredevils fret over Pietersen's fitness
Kevin Pietersen's taped little finger on the right hand is giving Delhi Daredevils some anxious moments ahead of their game against Roya...
KKR old guard get solid back-ups
With a revamped pace attack and Sunil Narine, Kolkata Knight Riders seem to have their bowling sorted. Will the batting match up? from India...
Niggles for Mumbai amid big-name hype
Like the previous seasons, Mumbai Indians have their share of big names but a few concerns remain in the batting and wicketkeeping departmen...
Rohit looks forward to Hussey masterclass
Rohit Sharma has said he hopes to pick up the skills of consistent cricket from Michael Hussey, who will be joining Mumbai Indians for IPL 2...
Ishant Sharma nearly quit ODIs
Ishant Sharma has revealed he nearly quit ODIs after he was left out of the World T20 side following average series against Australia, South...
Rasool eyes greater IPL exposure
Parvez Rasool hopes to have more chances to play in IPL 2014 that he did last year, and so far the signs at his new IPL franchise have been ...
Pollard hits form ahead of IPL
In only his second match after being sidelined for six months by a knee injury, Kieron Pollard struck form with a match-winning century for ...
'A privilege to work with Kirsten' - Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen, the new captain of Delhi Daredevils, has rated Gary Kirsten as the No.1 coach at the moment, and said the franchise is luck...
Kirsten looks forward to fresh Daredevils start
Delhi Daredevils was the only IPL franchise to not retain any players ahead of the 2014 IPL auction. This, new coach Gary Kirsten has said, ...
KKR hire explorer Mike Horn
Mike Horn, the adventurer who famously inspired the Indian team during their successful 2011 World Cup campaign, has joined Kolkata Knight R...
I have nothing to prove during IPL - Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen has insisted that he will not be using his stint with the Delhi Daredevils in the upcoming IPL to "prove anything"...
Corey Anderson fit in time for IPL
New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson is expected to join his IPL team, Mumbai Indians, later this week, with his finger injury having heale...
On-field action set to divert from off-field drama
After a year of unremittingly negative headlines, the opening game of the season can't come soon enough for the IPL's organisers fro...
Off-field anxieties for strong CSK
Chennai Super Kings have played in five IPL finals in six years. Even after a reshuffle, the team is well placed to push hard for the title,...
Fresh start for Daredevils and Pietersen
After wholesale changes to their squad and staff, Delhi Daredevils will be eager to put their bottom-place finish in the last IPL season beh...
'A lot of distractions for CSK' - Fleming
Stephen Fleming, the Chennai Super Kings coach, has admitted to there being a lot of off-field "distractions" for his team to cope...
Big runs expected, with bat and ball
Royal Challengers Bangalore boast one of the most explosive batting line-ups, but they will also need their misfiring bowlers to step up dur...
KKR old guard get solid back-ups
With a revamped pace attack and Sunil Narine, Kolkata Knight Riders seem to have their bowling sorted. Will the batting match up? from India...
Kohli hopes to end RCB trophy drought
Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, hopes that his franchise will finally be able to win the IPL this season in their seve...
Delhi Daredevils fret over Pietersen's fitness
Kevin Pietersen's taped little finger on the right hand is giving Delhi Daredevils some anxious moments ahead of their game against Roya...
Niggles for Mumbai amid big-name hype
Like the previous seasons, Mumbai Indians have their share of big names but a few concerns remain in the batting and wicketkeeping departmen...
Rohit looks forward to Hussey masterclass
Rohit Sharma has said he hopes to pick up the skills of consistent cricket from Michael Hussey, who will be joining Mumbai Indians for IPL 2...
Ishant eyes positive start to new season
Ishant Sharma, the Sunrisers Hyderabad seamer, has said he has brushed aside the disappointment of being dropped from India's limited-ov...
Rasool eyes greater IPL exposure
Parvez Rasool hopes to have more chances to play in IPL 2014 that he did last year, and so far the signs at his new IPL franchise have been ...
CBI sets up special sports-fraud unit
India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to set up a new unit called the Sports Frauds Investigation Unit (SFIO) to spe...
Pollard hits form ahead of IPL
In only his second match after being sidelined for six months by a knee injury, Kieron Pollard struck form with a match-winning century for ...
'A privilege to work with Kirsten' - Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen, the new captain of Delhi Daredevils, has rated Gary Kirsten as the No.1 coach at the moment, and said the franchise is luck...
Kirsten looks forward to fresh Daredevils start
Delhi Daredevils was the only IPL franchise to not retain any players ahead of the 2014 IPL auction. This, new coach Gary Kirsten has said, ...
KKR hire explorer Mike Horn
Mike Horn, the adventurer who famously inspired the Indian team during their successful 2011 World Cup campaign, has joined Kolkata Knight R...
I have nothing to prove during IPL - Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen has insisted that he will not be using his stint with the Delhi Daredevils in the upcoming IPL to "prove anything"...
Corey Anderson fit in time for IPL
New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson is expected to join his IPL team, Mumbai Indians, later this week, with his finger injury having heale...
Sridhar enlisted as Kings XI fielding coach
Kings XI Punjab have roped in former Hyderabad spinner and India U-19 assistant coach R Sridhar as fielding coach for the seventh edition of...
IPL turns down request to reinstate Jaipur
Sunil Gavaskar, the Supreme Court-appointed president of BCCI-IPL, has declined the request from the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) to ...
Why Jaipur, Raipur and Dharamsala missed out
A lack of state government clearances cost Jaipur and Dharamsala, while Raipur missed out it was "not necessary to have so many venues&...
Second phase of IPL in India
After weeks of uncertainty, the schedule for the second leg of IPL 2014 has been confirmed, with India hosting the remaining 40 games from I...
IPL teams face hit in sponsor revenue
The shift of some matches overseas, the controversies emerging from the corruption scandal and the clash with the elections are causing spon...
Gavaskar reaches out to franchises
Franchise officials say Sunil Gavaskar, the new BCCI President - IPL, held an informal conference call with them to discuss IPL issues from ...
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