Cricket Ian Bishop former fast bowler who has been one of the tormentors of the Indian batsmen during his heydays seems to have gone too far by saying that India is “spineless”. If it is so, what would one say about West Indies? Ian Bishop has also forgotten that his commentating career got a new lease of life only after he associated himself with the broadcasting channels in India! What... 

IPL Twenty20 One of the singular achievements of the IPL has been that the communication companies that were on the fringe have chosen the platform of IPL to create awareness about their brand in a big way and they could not have got a much better platform to do so. When the government banned the Chinese mobiles that did not have the sixteen digits IMIE numbers, it led to proliferation of numerous... 

IPL Twenty20 The team that stood in top four in first IPL, Punjab was not able to stop them after making a devastating total of 203; the team which won IPL, Rajasthan surrendered to them completely; the team in-form, Men-in-blue Mumbai failed to block their way; the team that stood in the top four for both the IPL seasons gave them a way to success; But Delhi was able to stop the carnival of Bangalore... 

Rajasthan Royals got a win that proves out to be critical as the team get the momentum back. Their batting was empowered by the blazing innings of Adam Voges and Faiz Fazal and it was followed by clinical bowling performance as they got a 31-run win to push them to a joint-fourth in the points table. Punjab got a perfect start as their skipper made 29 runs of just 13 balls. This short cameo was followed... 

Uthappa’s 68 of 38 balls rescued Bangalore’s innings after they lost three key wickets before half of their innings got over. Uthappa’s blitz helped his team recover from a shaky start and sluggish middle overs, after which Bangalore’s bowlers throttled Chennai Super Kings to move to the top of the points table. Match looked to be in control of Chennai as they bound the Bangalore in-form... 

After the long wait, the announcement has finally been made – the Indian Premier League is to expand to 10 franchises with the addition of the Pune and Kochi franchises from the 2011 season onwards. The financial might of the IPL was on display again on Sunday when Pune and Kochi became the league’s two new franchises, being sold for a value in excess of the original eight franchises combined. Sahara... 

What Yuvraj had not done in last three matches, he has achieved in the third ball of super over with a reverse sweep in the bowling of Muralitharan that gave his team a nerve-cracking win, their first win in this season. Juan Theron, playing his first IPL match and Punjab’s bowling hero in the regulation time, bowled Matthew Hayden off the second ball in the Super Over, and despite a slogged... 

IPL Twenty20 Things are falling in place for the Chennai Super Kings. Their skipper MS Dhoni is out injured but the depth of the side was there to see when they played Delhi Daredevils on Friday. Matthew Hayden has been fantastic, Suresh Raina looks comfortable with captaincy, and even the bowlers – Albie Morkel, L. Balaji and Muttiah Muralitharan – are coming into their own. Dhoni’s... 

IPL Twenty20 There is no plan to stage Indian Premier League outside the country but franchises are free to play abroad, IPL chief executive Sundar Raman said on Friday. Dismissing reports that a second IPL is in the offing and it would be held abroad, Raman said he could only foresee a situation with the franchises playing occasional matches abroad. “This is Indian Premier League and will be... 

William Shakespeare must be chafing in his grave. His famous quote ” To be or not to be” has now been hijacked and it has become ” To bee or not to bee”. Let me clarify. The swarm of bees that presumably tried to attack in the rally of the BSP supremo Mayawati when she was holding a rally in Lucknow has indeed raised the hackles. The bees are indeed going to be reduced to status... 

IPL Twenty20 The inauguration of the Indian Premier League in the third season was a razzmatazz that was supposed to enthrall the audience the world over and therefore it was planned in a manner to include primarily performances having a western orientation. The western orientation was reflected in the choice of the performers, as also the kind of performances that were done in the inaugural function.... 

IPL Twenty20 That was a brutal attack by Yusuf Pathan, but was in vain as he got little support from his team. With a defeat in this match, Rajasthan Royals continued their legacy of loosing their first match in IPL as they lost to Delhi and Bangalore in the first two seasons respectively. Yusuf scored the fastest century in IPL and second fastest one in Twenty20 cricket supported by Himachal Pradesh... 

Kolkata Knight Riders will forget their gloomy past after an ecstatic win  begining of each of the against the defending champions. They stood hard after huge blows in the beginning of either of the innings. Veteran bowler Chaminda Vaas gave a classic start by clinching the wickets of Manoj Tiwary and Sourav Ganguly. And their batting was started with a quick fire of Gilchrist. But Deccan Chargers... 

IPL Twenty20 It is only the third season but some whispered talks have started rearing their heads in some quarters that IPL has started experiencing spectator fatigue and something urgent needs to be done, to stem the rot. It is probably one of the only stances where such kind of talks are being made in hushed tones, though in the arena of sports tournaments have been going on for centuries but the... 

International Women's Day Today when whole of the world is celebrating Women’s Day, which in fact is entering into its hundredth year, it indeed is an opportune moment to place the evolution of IPL and its contribution to Women’s Empowerment. It would not be an exaggeration to underline that Indian Premier League; aka IPL is an example of a platform that is shinning beacon of women...