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  Bangalore Royal Challengers
 
Branson under threat from InBranson under threat from Indian rival
Blatherskite, UK - Thursday, Sep 4 2008 04:55 PM GMT

Mallya owns the Bangalore Royal Challengers, India's richest cricket team. Now Manchester City has gone isn't it time he bought Arsenal or one of the other ...
Rain ruins Proteas' strategyRain ruins Proteas' strategy
News24, South Africa - Tuesday, Aug 19 2008 09:15 PM GMT

The Bangalore Royal Challengers paid $900 000 for his services. He will now drop back to his usual No 3 position so that Herschelle Gibbs can partner Smith ...
Yes to IPL format, no to cheYes to IPL format, no to cheerleaders
Livemint, India - Sunday, Aug 17 2008 07:20 PM GMT

So, no eyebrows were raised when he announced he would bring Washington Redskins cheerleaders to support his team, the Bangalore Royal Challengers. ...
Kohli takes tips to tackle MKohli takes tips to tackle Mendis
Daily News & Analysis, India - Thursday, Aug 14 2008 02:20 PM GMT

League side Bangalore Royal Challengers batting consultant Martin Crowe. Whatmore is also the head coach of the Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy. ...
  Chennai Super Kings
 
Parthiv ready to bide his tiParthiv ready to bide his time yet again
Indian Express, India - Sunday, Sep 7 2008 07:43 PM GMT

But you got a place in the IPL Chennai Super Kings team, where Dhoni led the side as well. ' Yes, and if you see I scored runs too. ...
Earn a few bucks or save theEarn a few bucks or save the game in the long run?
Financial Express, India - Sunday, Sep 7 2008 04:45 AM GMT

With this experience fresh, no sensible Indian fan would have wanted Dhoni to don the Chennai Super Kings jersey on the eve of the Australia... ...
Kings bid to nab Albie from Kings bid to nab Albie from Titans
The Times, South Africa - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 10:32 PM GMT

The promise of big Indian money is being used to induce Albie Morkel to compete in the Champions League for the Chennai Super Kings rather than his local ...
Raina's revival augurs well Raina's revival augurs well for Indian cricket
Dreamcricket, NJ - Friday, Sep 5 2008 12:57 AM GMT

This talented lad from Uttar Pradesh has a big role to play in the future Indian cricket and hence it was of utmost importance that he got his act right. ...
Champions League in Mumbai?Champions League in Mumbai?
Daily News & Analysis, India - Thursday, Sep 4 2008 11:03 PM GMT

Likely if one goes by the hints emanating from the powers that be in the cricket board. The original venues for the football-style tournament were the ...
Proactive, aggressive and inProactive, aggressive and inspirational
Hindu, India - Thursday, Sep 4 2008 12:10 PM GMT

Dhoni's team-mate in the Chennai Super Kings, Australia's Michael Hussey, too admires his composure. 'He does not let the pressure get to the team, ...
Fleming still undecided abouFleming still undecided about Wellington
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Wednesday, Aug 27 2008 05:06 PM GMT

By SAM WORTHINGTON - The Dominion Post | Thursday, 28 August 2008 Stephen Fleming will keep playing cricket in the Indian Premier League but the former New ...
  Deccan Chargers
 
Deccan Chargers to probe LaxDeccan Chargers to probe Laxman, Afridi remarks
Thaindian.com, Thailand - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 02:44 PM GMT

Seeing the war of words between the two cricket stars, the Chargers team management has decided to hold an enquiry to establish the facts. ...
Chargers look into spatChargers look into spat
The Press Association - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 12:55 PM GMT

The Deccan Chargers will launch an enquiry into the spat between captain VVS Laxman and Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi. In a television interview last ...
Deccan Chargers to probe warDeccan Chargers to probe war of words
Cricketnext.com, India - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 10:46 AM GMT

New Delhi: The management of the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers has decided to take up the issue of the clash between skipper VVS Laxman and mercurial Pakistani ...
Good Week, Bad WeekGood Week, Bad Week
Cricket365.com, Australia - Friday, Sep 5 2008 09:56 AM GMT

To have captained the abject Deccan Chargers rather than VVS Laxman: "At times Laxman lost the plot on the field. Twenty20 cricket is not his forte. ...
Afridi tones down but insistAfridi tones down but insists Laxman lacks aggression
Expressindia.com, India - Tuesday, Sep 2 2008 12:01 PM GMT

Karachi, September 2: : Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi denied undermining the authority of VVS Laxman, his captain at Deccan Chargers, but maintained ...
Deccan Chargers 'would welcoDeccan Chargers 'would welcome Symonds'
The Age, Australia - Tuesday, Sep 2 2008 09:45 AM GMT

If Andrew Symonds walks away from the Australian cricket team he would be welcomed with open arms by the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL). ...
Why should Andrew Symonds haWhy should Andrew Symonds have a day off?
Sunshine Coast Daily, Australia - Monday, Sep 1 2008 11:53 PM GMT

He didn't seem to be struggling so much when he signed up with the IPL team Deccan Chargers last year for $1.5 million. And before I hear arguments that he ...
  Delhi Daredevils
 
'Top order holds the key in 'Top order holds the key in upcoming Tests?
Kolkata Newsline, India - Friday, Sep 5 2008 09:53 PM GMT

Even the Delhi Daredevils guy Manoj Tiwary paid a visit. Buchanan controlled the show like a professor. He spoke and everybody listened. ...
Hoop DreamsHoop Dreams
CNBC European Business, UK - Thursday, Sep 4 2008 12:38 PM GMT

'I went to my first cricket game: Delhi Daredevils versus Royal Challengers Bangalore,' she says. 'The whole thing was a great success. ...
Asif's yet to learn doping aAsif's yet to learn doping appeal date
International Herald Tribune, France - Monday, Sep 1 2008 08:27 AM GMT

In a separate inquiry, the Pakistan Cricket Board has completed its own inquiry into Asif's drug case, but the final decision on his future can only be ...
Geeves grateful for dad's joGeeves grateful for dad's job advice
CricInfo.com, UK - Sunday, Aug 31 2008 09:02 AM GMT

Despite his strong domestic season - and the surprise of being picked by the Indian Premier League team the Delhi Daredevils - Geeves was stunned to be ...
Sayali: Too early to talk ofSayali: Too early to talk of 'dating?
Times of India, India - Thursday, Aug 28 2008 01:57 PM GMT

When former Miss India and actress Sayali Bhagat and Pakistani cricketer and Delhi Daredevils player Shoaib Malik were seen together at a Mumbai hotel, ...
Asif wants hearing to be pusAsif wants hearing to be pushed back
CricInfo.com, UK - Thursday, Aug 28 2008 06:14 AM GMT

Asif, who played for Delhi Daredevils, had tested positive during the Indian Premier League and had asked for his B sample to be analysed. ...
Bowler Mohammad Asif to appeBowler Mohammad Asif to appear before drug tribunal next week
The Canadian Press,  Pakistan - Tuesday, Aug 26 2008 03:35 PM GMT

The PCB has distanced itself from Asif's latest doping case, suspending the player from all forms of cricket and indicating it will abide by the decision of ...
  Kolkata Knight Riders
 
John: Depending on strategy,John: Depending on strategy, Dhoni could be Test captain
Calcutta Telegraph, India - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 09:04 PM GMT

Speaking on Friday evening, shortly before returning home (Brisbane) at the end of a Kolkata Knight Riders?-related trip, he'd added: 'Besides strategy, ...
Between IPL and England tourBetween IPL and England tour, Lanka cricket crisis deepens
Sify, India - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 01:04 PM GMT

Sri Lanka's new 23-year old spin sensation, Ajantha Mendis, has also signed up with the Kolkata Knight Riders for three years. ...
Between IPL and England tourBetween IPL and England tour, Sri Lanka cricket crisis deepens
Thaindian.com, Thailand - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 09:58 AM GMT

Sri Lanka's new 23-year old spin sensation, Ajantha Mendis, has also signed up with the Kolkata Knight Riders for three years. ...
'Top order holds the key in 'Top order holds the key in upcoming Tests?
Kolkata Newsline, India - Friday, Sep 5 2008 09:53 PM GMT

The Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan took his boys to the CAB indoors. Sourav Ganguly was there, as also the other KKR stars. ...
Bengal players not to tour QBengal players not to tour Queensland
Calcutta Telegraph, India - Friday, Sep 5 2008 09:45 PM GMT

Calcutta: The Bengal players, who are part of the Kolkata Knight Riders' squad, will not be released for the forthcoming tour of Queensland as Bengal's ...
Tough series ahead, says BucTough series ahead, says Buchanan
The Statesman, India - Friday, Sep 5 2008 09:14 PM GMT

Buchanan said that Cricket Association of Bengal assured him a much better pitch this year. 'A new administration, and a new curator will surely make things ...
Buchanan backs LeeBuchanan backs Lee
The Press Association - Friday, Sep 5 2008 12:46 PM GMT

Buchanan, who is coach of Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders, reckons the series will be decided by the top-order batting. ...
  Kings XI Punjab
 
An opportunity lostAn opportunity lost
Newindpress on Sunday, India - Sunday, Aug 17 2008 09:47 AM GMT

Reprieves are rare in international cricket. Optimising given opportunities is the mantra. Some, like stumper Parthiv Patel, learn this the hard way. ...
  Mumbai Indians
 
Sehwag to lead Delhi in NissSehwag to lead Delhi in Nissar Trophy
CricInfo.com, UK - Thursday, Sep 4 2008 07:57 AM GMT

He was picked up by the Mumbai Indians IPL franchise and performed reasonably in the Twenty20 tournament, taking 12 wickets in 14 appearances at an average ...
Burcher 'gutted' as CheltenhBurcher 'gutted' as Cheltenham relegated
Gloucestershire Echo, UK - Tuesday, Aug 26 2008 07:16 AM GMT

Indian off-spinner Vikrant Yeligeti was playing alongside the legendary Sachin Tendulkar for Mumbai Indians in the controversial IPL. ...
India: A Promising Host for India: A Promising Host for the 2020 Olympics
Yahoo, Thailand - Tuesday, Aug 19 2008 12:46 PM GMT

Ambani has already shown his affinity for sports: His company, Reliance Industries, owns the Mumbai Indians, a cricket team in the Indian Premier League. ...
I can't think of life withouI can't think of life without cricket: Sanath Jayasuriya
Economic Times, India - Saturday, Aug 16 2008 04:06 AM GMT

COLOMBO: It will be 19 years of cricket for Sri Lankan batting stalwart Sanath Jayasyriya in December. At 39, his contemporaries are long gone but ...
'Matara Mauler' wary of Indi'Matara Mauler' wary of Indian backlash
Zee News, India - Thursday, Aug 14 2008 05:50 PM GMT

He had special praise for his Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar. "Sachin has had a long career and when you play for that long, you are bound to have ...
  Rajasthan Royals
 
New spin on high-stakes pokeNew spin on high-stakes poker
The Times, South Africa - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 10:33 PM GMT

Warne, 39, has quit international cricket, but is clearly energised by the Indian Premier League (his team, the Rajasthan Royals, won the inaugural title), ...
Sink or swim for SomersetSink or swim for Somerset
Times Online, UK - Saturday, Sep 6 2008 08:40 PM GMT

So far, only Graeme Hick looks like joining a competition that means almost certain ostracism from county cricket. Fortunately for Hick, he announced his ...
Smith won't return until he'Smith won't return until he's 100% ready
CricInfo.com, UK - Friday, Sep 5 2008 10:00 AM GMT

Smith is contracted to the Rajasthan Royals, who qualified for the tournament as winners of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Smith was one of the leading ...
Kallis is keen to bounce bacKallis is keen to bounce back soon
Independent Online, South Africa - Thursday, Sep 4 2008 10:34 AM GMT

Smith said he would not be risking his health by playing for his IPL team the Rajasthan Royals later this year unless he was fit, and he stated a ...
All-rounder Shane Watson reaAll-rounder Shane Watson ready for Test recall
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Wednesday, Sep 3 2008 12:37 AM GMT

Watson was in May named player of the Indian Premier League with 472 runs and 17 wickets for Shane Warne's victorious Rajasthan Royals franchise. ...
Changes made to top managemeChanges made to top management
CricInfo.com, UK - Tuesday, Sep 2 2008 01:37 PM GMT

Wright said it was important Symonds "was enjoying his cricket", whether while playing for the Australian team or for Deccan, adding that he would ...
IPL champs pitch for pvt plaIPL champs pitch for pvt placement, IPO
Business Standard, India - Monday, Sep 1 2008 07:04 PM GMT

Promoters of the Rajasthan Royals cricket team, champions of the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL), are considering a private placement and a subsequent ...
 
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