Wednesday, April 29, 2009

IPL News (29th April 2009)

  • RCB beat KKR: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight riders in a challenging clash of the underdogs of IPL. The opening partnership between Shrevats Giswami and Jaques Kallis made the foundation for RCB to chase a modest target of 139.
  • Gony expresses confidence of winning: Chennai Super Kings bowler Manpreet Gony has said that his team's all round good performance this year will definitely win his team the title in IPL2. Last year they missed it by a whisker when they were knocked out in the semis.
  • IPL gave boost to my career: Amit Mishra, the Delhi sensation believes that IPL has given him the necessary boost to his cricketing career as a leg spinner. He could find a prominent place in the Indian test team after the retirement of Anil Kumble and he made his presence felt clearly.
  • Ganguly does not miss captaincy: Yeah ! Thats right. He is satisfied with his earliler captaincy assignments. And why not; the KKR are performing really badly under the current skipper, Brendon McCullum.
  • Age not a factor in IPL: Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar has said that IPL is not a purely youngster's game. It is a cricketers game. Age is not a bar here. He has gone further to say that those who consider IPL as young man's game know nothing about cricket. The recent performances of Sanath Jayasurya, Shane Warne and Sachin himself stands testimony to the little master's ststements.
  • Former cricketers want Ganguly as captain: Former cricketers have said that Ganguly should be revoked as captain of the ever struggling Kolkata Knight Riders as the present captain, Brendon McCullum is struglling to lead the team and make a mark. The formers feel that Ganguly has the ability to take the pressure off KKR and bring them the all needed respite from the current turmoil.
  • "Fake" IPL blog makes KKR go frenzy: And the turmoil for the KKR has not ended with defeats, hick-ups and break-ups. The all new Fake IPL Player Blog is all the buzz in the internet and the blogging community. Blogging has rendered so much power to the user that he can express whatever he wants to. With "Bhookha Naans" and "Dildos", this blog receives thousands of visitors everyday and comments ranging from 100-1500.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Other cricket news (28th April 2009).

  • Pak loses host status: Pakistan has lost its status as a host for World Cup cricket to be held in 2011. This reasons cited for this decision is of course the uncertain political situation and Taliban invasion.
  • India gets Lion's share in WC 2011: India gets amajor share in the hosting of ICC World cup 2011 as all matches to be held in Pakistan has been distributed amongst other venues in the subcontinent and India has the largest number of venues in the region. Given these, this does not come as a surprise and was expected. After all its the matter of money because of the multi billion cricket 'industry' in India.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

IPL Season 2 Schedule.

Date Day Teams Venue Time
18-Apr-09 Saturday Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings Cape Town 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
18-Apr-09 Saturday Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Chalengers Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
19-Apr-09 Sunday, Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab Cape Town 4 p.m. to 7p.m.
19-Apr-09 Sunday, Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
20-Apr-09 Monday, Chennai Superkings Vs Royal Challengers Port Elizabeth 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
21-Apr-09 Tuesday, Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
21-Apr-09 Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
22-Apr-09 Wednesday, Royal Challengers Vs Deccan Chargers Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11p.m.
23-Apr-09 Thursday, Chennai Superkings Vs Delhi Daredevils Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
23-Apr-09 Thursday, Kolkata Knightriders Vs Rajasthan Royals Cape Town 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
24-Apr-09 Friday, Royal Challengers Vs Kings XI Punjab Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
25-Apr-09 Saturday, Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
25-Apr-09 Saturday, Chennai Superkings Vs Knightriders Cape Town 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
26-Apr-09 Sunday, Royal Challengers Vs Delhi Daredevils Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
26-Apr-09 Sunday, Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals Cape Town 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
27-Apr-09 Monday, Deccan Chargers Vs Chennai Superkings Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
27-Apr-09 Monday, Kolkata Knightriders Vs Mumbai Indians Port Elizabeth 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
28-Apr-09 Tuesday, Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
29-Apr-09 Wednesday, Kolkata Knightriders Vs Royal Challengers Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
29-Apr-09 Wednesday, Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
30-Apr-09 Thursday, Deccan Chargers Vs Delhi Daredevils Pretoria 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
30-Apr-09 Thursday, Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Superkings Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
1-May-09 Friday, Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knightriders East London 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
1-May-09 Friday, Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Durban 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
2-May-09 Saturday, Deccan Chargers Vs Rajasthan Royals Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
2-May-09 Saturday, Delhi Daredevils Vs Chennai Superkings Johannesburg 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
3-May-09 Sunday, Kolkata Knightriders Vs Kings XI Punjab Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
3-May-09 Sunday, Royal Challengers Vs Mumbai Indians Johannesburg 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
4-May-09 Monday, Chennai Superkings Vs Deccan Chargers East London 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
5-May-09 Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
5-May-09 Tuesday, Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knightriders Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
6-May-09 Wednesday, Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians Pretoria 8 p.m.to 11 p.m.
7-May-09 Thursday, Royal Challengers Vs Rajasthan Royals Pretoria 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
7-May-09 Thursday, Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Superkings Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
8-May-09 Friday, Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians East London 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
9-May-09 Saturday, Deccan Chargers Vs Kings XI Punjab Kimberley 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
9-May-09 Saturday, Chennai Superkings Vs Rajasthan Royals Kimberley 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
10-May-09 Sunday, Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
10-May-09 Sunday, Kolkata Knightriders Vs Delhi Daredevils Johannesburg 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
11-May-09 Monday, Rajasthan Royals Vs Deccan Chargers Kimberley 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
12-May-09 Tuesday Royal Challengers Vs Kolkata Knightriders Pretoria 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
12-May-09 Tuesday Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
13-May-09 Wednesday, Delhi Daredevils Vs Deccan Chargers Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
14-May-09 Thursday, Royal Chalengers Vs Chennai Superkings Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
14-May-09 Thursday, Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
15-May-09 Friday, Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils Bloemfontein 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
16-May-09 Saturday, Chennai Superkings Vs Mumbai Indians Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
16-May-09 Saturday, Kolkata Knightriders Vs Deccan Chargers Johannesburg 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
17-May-09 Sunday, Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Johannesburg 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
17-May-09 Sunday, Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils Bloemfontein 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
18-May-09 Monday, Kolkata Knightriders Vs Chennai Superkings Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
19-May-09 Tuesday, Delhi Daredevils Vs Royal Challengers Johannesburg 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
20-May-09 Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knightriders Durban 4 p.m.to 7 p.m.
20-May-09 Wednesday, Chennai Superkings Vs Kings XI Punjab Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
21-May-09 Thursday, Mumbai Indians Vs Delhi Daredevils Pretoria 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
21-May-09 Thursday, Deccan Chargers Vs Royal Challengers Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. or will start the later of 45 minutes after stumps on the first game
22-May-09 Friday, Semi Final 1 Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
23-May-09 Saturday, Semi Final 2 Johannes
burg
8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
24-May-09 Sunday, FINAL Johannes
burg


8 p.m. to 11 p.m.


(Source: IPL site).

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Australia Vs Pakistan (Cricket stadium photos).

Dubai cricket stadium: This is where Pakistan vs Australia matches are gonna be held from 22nd April 2009. Have a look at this marvelous structure.....






Other cricket news (15th April 2009).

  • MS and Bhajji in controversy: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and spinster harbhajan Singh are in soup over the Padma Shree issue. They were expected at the Rashtrapati Bhawan (Indian president's residence) for receieving the prestigious Padma Shree awards. They both were busy in ad campaigns. Whilst Harbhajan has cited family issues for his giving the award ceremony a miss, response from Dhoni is awaited.
  • BCCI supports MS and Bhajji: India's cricket board BCCI has come in defence of both the players over the Padma Shree row. The board has said that they must have not been informed about the ceremony or must have been busy. But there seems to be anguish amongst cricket fans about "the insult caused by both to the sanctity and prestige of the award".