‘IPL 2009’ News

Chargers go on a stampede: Gilchrist and company mow down the Bangalore boys!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 20:10 By Neo

The fireworks at the end of the match at Newlands were real awesome to watch and the Chargers’ cheergirls were hot as usual. But it was Gilchrist’s fireworks that were the real scorchers and it was Rohit Sharma’s splendid knock that was scorching hot, so much so that the Royal Challengers and KP were smoked [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]