Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya turned on their charm and made mockery of Twenty20 cricket being a young man’s game as both posted breezy half-centuries to guide Mumbai Indians to a 92-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match.The 36-year-old Tendulkar’s 45-ball 68 was laced with six boundaries and four sixes, [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2009 by admin
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday revealed he has been receiving “strange” hate mails for stripping Sourav Ganguly of captaincy.”I get strange hate mails from people for taking decision for the team’s sake,” Shah Rukh said after KKR tasted their first win of second IPL against Kings XI Punjab on Tuesday.”But [...]
Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by admin
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A fine four wicket haul by pacer RP Singh set up Deccan Chargers to a comprehensive eight wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League campaign opener in Cape Town on Sunday.
RP Singh led a disciplined bowling attack of Deccan Chargers with figures of 4/22 to bundle out Kolkata Knight Riders for [...]
Posted on April 20th, 2009 by admin
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Warne’s midas touch to minnows Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL season may be a part of cricketing folklore but a new book reveals that the Australian spin legend was not the original choice for captaincy.In their book ‘IPL – an inside story’, Alam Srinivas and T R Vivek say Jaipur owner [...]
Posted on April 17th, 2009 by admin
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Is the Indian Premier League changing cricket from a sport to a business venture? No, says Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan. His captain Sourav Ganguly agrees. CNN-IBN editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai caught up with two Knights for this exclusive interview.
Rajdeep Sardesai (to Sourav Ganguly): Some believe IPL has brought in corporatisation of cricket, others [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by admin
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