Posts Tagged ‘IPL’

Katrina and Akon had Fun Time in IPL

Monday, May 25, 2009 20:10 By MB

Katrina Kaif, the Bollywood actress has already won loads of accolades for her success in the Indian film industry. She turned out to be quite an entertainer in the closing ceremony of IPL series as well. Together with the R&B singer Akon, the dou managed to create an air of excitement amidst the dance and [...]

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Chargers look to steam ahead with a stampede over Bangalore

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 14:06 By Neo

It is the battle of the South with the Deccan Chargers taking on the Bangalore Royal Challengers in their second encounter of IPL Season 2 and while the performance of the two teams will be keenly witnessed, the twin factors of rain and pitch seem toe be the taking points of this T20 fest so [...]

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Rain plays spoilsport at Durban: Rajasthan and Mumbai share a point each

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 19:29 By Neo

At this point it seems frustratingly ironic that the major reason why South Africa was picked over England for its ‘sunnier’ weather and yet we have been forced to see more highlights packages waiting for skies to clear and covers to come off rather than LIVE action. Not just for television viewers who were hotly [...]

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Knight Riders open account: Gayle and rain blow away the Kings XI

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 17:01 By Neo

Brendon McCullum’s boys did a fine job of initially restricting the King XI Punjab for a par total of 158 and then Chris Gayle brought out his big golf swing to put matters to rest at Kingsmead. With both the teams not having a winning start this crucial encounter was not just a battle on [...]

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Time-Out: Dancing to the tunes of bags of cash

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 14:46 By Neo

Lalit Modi and BCCI are already minting big bucks with the IPL and it seems that the change of host nation seems to have just got them a bit more worrying about losing the stake in all those rolls of green. That is exactly why the headless thinkers on top of the tournament’s decision making [...]

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IPL 2 in South Africa: Indian show changes with vibrant African flavor!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 14:33 By Neo

The player of the match after the first two contests on day one of the IPL second edition that made a hasty exit from the sub-continent to the rainbow nation seems to be a pretty good indicator of what we can expect from the rest of the tournament. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid stole the [...]

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Battle of the Titans: Tendulkar and Warne face-off at Durban

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 14:09 By Neo

Old rivalry will be revived and the two greatest exponents of their respective crafts will once again tee-off as hopefully the clocks will be turned 13 years back to the first time Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne came face to face. One of the beauties of the commercial bandwagon that has been the IPL is [...]

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Sprite Campaign for IPL

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 15:59 By MB

Soft drink giant, Coca-Cola, India announced its plans for the advertisement campaign for the IPL series starting on April 18. The campaign is for its sparkling drink brand Sprite, and the company has managed to rope in Bollywood star and the owner of the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Shah Rukh Khan. Sourav Ganguly, [...]

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South Africa Chosen as the IPL Venue

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 18:16 By MB

 
After the security issues, IPL chief Lalit Modi along with other members of the committee had to decide on a venue, England and South Africa being the shortlisted options. The alternative host for the IPL series will be South Africa, with the tournament to begin on 17 April till 24 th May. 
The matches are to [...]

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PepsoCo’s deal with Mumbai Indians for IPL Series

Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:26 By MB

 

The Soft drink giant has teamed up with Mumbai Indians for the upcoming IPL series. PepsiCo today announced that it bagged the sponsorship rights for the Mumbai Indians. 
PepsiCo also has the right to brand the uniforms of the cricketers of the team. It is also the official beverage provider for the team. In –stadia visibility [...]

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