Cricket

Delay in IPL hits Freddie and KP’s pockets

Delay in IPL hits Freddie and KP’s pocketsLondon, Mar. 25: England cricket players Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff will lose 150,000 and 75,000 pounds respectively due to the rescheduling of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Originally, the IPL was to start on April 10, but the event will now commence on April 18, as it has been shifted to South Africa and because the Indian cricket board wants to give its players some rest and time with their families after they return from New Zealand on April 8.

Seventy-one percent people feel IPL should have been held in India: Survey

Seventy-one percent people feel IPL should have been held in India: SurveyNew Delhi, March 24 : Amidst the hot debate on the Indian Premiere League (IPL) to be held outside India, an NDTV GfK-MODE survey revealed that 71 percent of the Indians would love to see IPL played in India only.

The poll was conducted in 13 Indian cities with a sample size of 1402 Indians, to find people's opinion on the ongoing controversy regarding IPL.

Seventy-one percent of the census would like the IPL to be held in India and 29 percent feel that it doesn't matter where it is played.

South Africa to host second edition of IPL

South Africa to host second edition of IPLNew Delhi, Mar 24 : South Africa will host the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is expected to start from April 17.

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi will address a press conference at 9 pm IST in this regard.

The possible venues for the tournament will also be declared in the conference.

Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth are the expected venues for the tournament.

IPL venue shift will pave way for Pak cricketers to play: Akhtar

IPL venue shift will pave way for Pak cricketers to play: AkhtarLahore, Mar 24: Shoaib Akhtar is hopeful the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s impending move to South Africa or England could pave the way for Pakistani players to return to the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.

In an interview to a cricket website, Shoaib said he and his Pakistani counterparts were holding out hope of an eleventh-hour call-up to the IPL, now that the tournament seems destined to be shifted out of India.

England all rounder Bopara eying IPL glory

England all rounder Bopara eying IPL gloryBarbados (West Indies), Mar. 24: England and Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara is hell bent on becoming a big-hitting sensation in the Indian Premier League, no matter where it is played.

Both England and South Africa want to stage the event, and a decision is expected within 72 hours, The Sun reports.

The Essex all-rounder is to play for Kings XI Punjab for 309,000 pounds, three times his reserve price.

Kiwi pacer Mills battling his demons and Tendulkar!

Kiwi pacer Mills battling his demons and Tendulkar!Napier, Mar. 24: India’s batting machine has dented the confidence of New Zealand’s fast bowlers so much, that a majority of them have owned up to not possessing the required counter-attacking skills.

One of them is New Zealand’s most experienced bowler, Kyle Mills.

In the wake of a master class 42nd Test hundred by India’s Sachin Tendulkar (160) at Hamilton, Mills made little effort to mask his inadequacies as he reflected on the least-memorable episode of his 19-test career.

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