Time for Pune Warriors to make on-field headlines

In its short existence, Pune Warriors, the youngest and costliest IPL franchise, has been in the news for various off-field reasons. The unavailability of their star player Yuvraj Singh due to illness precipitated a crisis in Indian cricket as the franchise owner, the Sahara Group, pulled out of its sponsorship of the national team and also put the franchise up for sale after disagreements with the BCCI.

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

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Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Preview: Match 1 – CSK v MI Defending champs take on CLT20-winners in tournament opener

The opening fixture of IPL 2012 features two heavyweight teams – Chennai Super Kingsdefending champions of the Indian Premier League, lock horns with 2011 Champions League T20 winners Mumbai Indians. Chennai Super Kings, who won the IPL title for the first time in 2010 and defended it successfully...

Opening Nite was amazing: Priyanka Chopra

How was the experience of performing at the IPL Opening Nite?The experience was amazing. Since it was a sporting event, I made sure I do something action-packed and full of energy; hence the entry from the sky and all the stunts that I performed. The Chennai crowd was wonderful.Are you a cricket fan?...

IPL 2011 in numbers

IPL 2011 IN NUMBERS.......

IPL 2011 Leaders

IPL 2011 LEADERS........

IPL 2012 Match Schedule

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Pune stadium ready to host IPL matches

The Sahara Pune Warriors will finally get to play at home this Indian Premier League as the Rs. 260-crore International cricket stadium -- just 20kms from the city -- is set to be inaugurated on Sunday. Located at Gahunje, the stadium would be the home ground of the Sahara Pune Warrior, led by...

Team profile: Royal Challengers Bangalore

It requires talent, consistency and commitment to obliterate the first impression. The Royal Challengers from Bangalore were deemed as a Test side in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League where they finished second from bottom. Plausibly, there was a second wind in the waiting. The guileless...

Team profile: Deccan Chargers

The champions of the second season hit a slippery rope and finished a woeful seventh in the 2011 version of the IPL. The team's strategy for this season bordered on the confusion as they let go Pragyan Ojha, their highest wicket taker across four seasons as well as another prize catch in Kevin Pietersen....

Team profile: Delhi Daredevils

A Daredevil is defined as a person who is recklessly bold. None symbolizes this definition better than the skipper of the Delhi team - Virender Sehwag - who fires boldly but can misfire recklessly. During the last four editions of the IPL, the team has lived up to their tag of the Daredevils to a...

Team profile: Pune Warriors

One of the two new teams that made its debut in the 4th season of the IPL, team Pune almost pulled out of the cash rich tournament after several disagreements with the BCCI which they termed as victims being denied 'natural justice'. Extensive negotiations with the BCCI resulted in the team back for...