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...
Kochi Tuskers registered their first win in IPL in a convincing manner, chasing down a huge score put up by Mumbai Indians. Sachin Tendulkar’s century was not enough for Mumbai as Mahela Jayawardene and Brendon McCullum orchestrated the chase superbly.
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Lasith Malinga was in the news the last week for having retired from test cricket. His reasoning was that his knee injury could not withstand the rigors of cricket where he had to bowl 15 overs or more in a day. In this context, the T20 format of four overs per bowler fits in ideally in his case. The fact that his ex-captains, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, supported his decision lends c...
The highlight of Week 3 of IPL was Ishant Sharma’s spell against Kochi Tuskers. The pitch was helping the bowlers but from an Indian perspective, it was good to see Ishant land the ball at the right places. His scalps included Brad Hodge, Mahela Jayawardene - meaning that he must have been doing all the right things. The pitch will be similar to what India will face on their tours this year ...
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