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...
Image via WikipediaMS Dhoni tried to up the ante (as though it was required in the first place) at the beginning of the match against South Africa today - resting one of his strike bowlers (Zaheer Khan) even though he know that his regular opening batsman, Gautam Gambhir was suffering from diarrhea. It was as though he was asking his team to raise their game by multiple notches as compared to the ...
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the ICC World Twenty20 - which starts in Guyana at the end of this month - is a boring old afterthought to the IPL, considering the relative marketing strengths of the two.The ICC might not have the depth of pocket the IPL does, but it does crown a world champion. I see the IPL as the appetizer, rather than the World T20 as dessert.Mmmm... dessert...The IC...
Image by teemus via FlickrWhile much has been written about IPL and its financial achievements, the jury is still not out on the benefits that the IPL will bring to the Indian cricket.Of course, it was started to nurture new talent but that was three years ago. Nobody seems to be talking about this any more now. All talk revolves around the amount of money (more importantly profits) that the franc...
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