The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has short-listed four cities to host the remaining scheduled Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches in Chennai that would also be the Chennai Super King’s (CSK) home matches, in the wake of a volatile political situation in Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery water dispute, the board’s Commitee of Administrators (CoA) head […]
» Read moreAustralian spin great Shane Warne on Tuesday returned to Rajasthan Royals as team mentor, 10 years after he famously led the side to the IPL title in the inaugural edition. Warne was the captain-cum-coach of the side which exceeded expectations by winning the trophy in 2008. Royals, who will be playing the IPL this season after serving a two-year ban, […]
» Read moreFormer Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named as the new head coach of Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils. The announcement was made on Thursday by Delhi Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua on Twitter as he welcomed the three-time world cup winner. Welcoming @DelhiDaredevils new head coach #RickyPonting @punterheads #WorldCup and #IPL winning player and coach to the #CapitalCity #DilDilliHai […]
» Read moreChennai Super Kings fans will be as thrilled not just that their favourite franchise is back in action after two years in suspension, but that the core group of players that arguably defined it as a side — MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja — have been retained for the upcoming season. With the Indian Premier League 2018 auction in […]
» Read moreSameer Dighe, the former India wicketkeeper-batsman, was named Mumbai coach for the forthcoming domestic season, on Friday (June 2). Dighe will succeed Chandrakant Pandit, who piloted Mumbai to the Ranji Trophy title during the 2015-16 season and under his tenure, the Mumbai side also reached the final of the premier domestic competition last season. The Dilip Vengsarkar-led Mumbai Cricket Association’s […]
» Read moreMumbai Indians won their third Indian Premier League title on Sunday, defeating Rising Pune Supergiant by just one run in a dramatic final which went to the last ball. Supergiant lost three wickets in the last over – bowled by Mitchell Johnson (3/26) – to be restricted to 128/6 after Mumbai Indians scored 129/8. Supergiant needed 11 runs off the […]
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