The final IPL squads for the third season have been announced, with the usual blend of foreign players and stars of the Indian domestic circuit.A whole bunch of form ICL players have been included this year, driving up the percentage of local players. None of them will be known by many outside India.The biggest omission is that of Rajasthan star Ravindra Jadeja, whom Shane Warne famously nicknamed...
The IPL Governing Council met recently and announced that only 4 players from the existing squad can be retained for IPL4. Who will these players be? The senior players like Ganguly, Dravid, Kumble might not make it back. Shane Warne, without Lalit Modi, will be a big doubt. Similarly, Adam Gilchrist, Hayden and other senior players are unlikely to continue having money being poured by the franchi...
A vicious half-century by Suresh Raina was the difference between the two sides as the Chennai Super Kings beat the Mumbai Indians in the final of the 2010 IPL by 22 runs, to seal an amazing comeback.After starting well in the tournament with three wins on the trot, CSK lost four consecutive games to be all but out of it. They needed to win five of their last seven games to qualify for the semis -...
The IPL is over for the year. Chennai Super Kings are the champs, by virtue of winning one match, the final. The Mumbai Indians dominated the entire season, and booked their place in the semis quite early. Chennai barely made it, and only did so because Sangakarra said, "Hey, Sreesanth isn’t here, so why don’t I toss the ball to the next most hittable bowler!"
Anyway, I’d prefer...
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