Category: IPL News

Which Is The Strongest Team After The IPL 5 Auction?

| February 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

The IPL 5 auction had its share of surprises. Often we feel that some player has fetched a price that’s higher than his real worth. But the true worth of the player can only be judged when you take a look at the composition of the final team after he has been included. Take a [...]

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Modi Lets Cat Out of Bag: IPL Auction Rigged

| February 8, 2012 | 0 Comments
Modi Lets Cat Out of Bag: IPL Auction Rigged

The IPL auction in 2009 was rigged, former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has revealed. Modi has claimed that the BCCI rigged the auction in favour of Chennai Super Kings which is owned by N Srinivasan who is the current president of the BCCI. Speaking to a television channel, on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, the former [...]

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IPL 5 Auction: Brendon McCullum First Player Sold Goes For $900,000

| February 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

Brendon McCullum became the first player to be sold at the IPL 5 auction, in Bangalore, on Saturday, February 4, 2012, fetching a whopping price of $900,000. IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla threw open the auction wherein 146 players are expected to go under the hammer for 36 available slots. Kolkata Knight Riders fought a bidding [...]

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Falling Popularity Of IPL: 2 Ways To Bring Crowds Back

| May 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

The fourth edition of the IPL is done and dusted, and from all accounts, it was the dullest of the four played so far. Half-empty stadiums were unheard of in the earlier avatars of the IPL, but in IPL 4, they were the norm. How can we bring crowds back to the IPL? Here are [...]

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IPL 4 Awards and Prize Money

| May 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are champions of this IPL 4 edition. The record of CSK winning every match at their home ground remains intact. N Srinivasan, the owner of India Cements must be proud of his teams achievement. It was interesting to hear Ashwin say – “They would want to be the Manchester United of [...]

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IPL 4 Final Match Update: CSK Vs RCB

| May 28, 2011 | 1 Comment

The defending champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), have defended their trophy and have emerged as the champions of IPL 4. With 74 matches being played, it has been one of the most exciting IPL editions. The turning point of this match was definitely Gayle’s wicket for ZERO! For CSK, Murali Vijay played a blinder of [...]

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IPL 4 Final: Bookmakers Favour Chennai Super Kings Over Royal Challengers Bangalore

| May 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

Chennai Super Kings and Bangalore Royal Challengers are due to meet on Saturday, May 28, in the IPL 4 final at Chennai. CSK are unanimous favourites to win this game, with all bookmakers  backing them to prevail over RCB. William Hill, PaddyPower, Sky Bet, Boyle Sports, Bet365 and 888 Sport offer identical odds of 4/5 [...]

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IPL 4 Qualifier 2 Match Update: MI Vs RCB

| May 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have convincingly beaten Mumbai Indians (MI) and will play Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the finals. The match would be played at Chennai. In this edition of IPL, the two teams lock horns for the third time. They both have won a match each. Join us tomorrow for the LIVE commentary [...]

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IPL 4 Qualifier 2 Update: Bookmakers Favour MI Over RCB

| May 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Mumbai Indians meet Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday to decide which of the teams will meet Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 4 final. MI are overwhelming favourites to beat RCB, if bookmakers are to be believed. William Hill offers 8/11 odds on MI to win the game, while they offer 11/10 on an RCB [...]

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IPL 4 Elimination Match Update: MI Vs KKR

| May 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

Mumbai Indians (MI) win the first Eliminator match and will play Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai. Harbhajan Singh hits a huge SIX of Shakib to finish it off for MI. Updates of the match below: MI and KKR meet in their elimination game, at Mumbai, to decide who will meet RCB in a virtual [...]

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