Harbhajan Singh has been given a five match ban by the BCCI for slapping his India teammate S Sreesanth in an IPL match. In fact, BCCI President Sharad Pawar has given the spinner a warning of life ban if any more indiscipline is encountered from his side. The BCCI’s disciplinary committee ...

Sweeping aside all controversies for the moment, Kolkata Knight Riders’ Shoaib Akhtar made an astounding Indian Premier League (IPL) debut against the Delhi Daredevils held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday, May 13. Shoaib Akhtar brought the entire Eden gardens at its feet by ...

Sudhir Nanavati has submitted his report to the BCCI regarding the salpgate incident between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth. Nanvati has submitted his 14 page report but said that he cannot recommend punishment. Nanavati said that since he had been appointed by the BCCI to inquire about the ...

Kings XI Punjab defeated Bangalore Royal Challengers by 9 wickets at the PCA stadium in Mohali on May 12, 2008, to register their sixth win in the IPL. Batting first, the Royal Challengers put up a modest total of 143 runs in 20 overs, which the hosts managed to overcome quite easily. The ...

Rajasthan Royals made the Delhi Daredevils taste successive defeat on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan Royals ace cricketer Shane Watson made a magnanimous 74 run score in 40 balls to give the Rajasthan Royals a three wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils. A ...

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Deccan Chargers by 23 runs on Sunday, May 11, to stay in contention for the top 4 berths in IPL.  Deccan Chargers, on the other hand, slumped to their seventh successive defeat, going down to Kolkata Knight Riders despite Venugopal Rao's valiant 42-ball 71 ...

Lakshmipathy Balaji became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he removed Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla and VRV Singh in successive deliveries. Balaji claimed 5 wickets in the match for just 24 runs. Balaji\'s performance helped Chennai to defeat Kings XI ...

Lakshmipathy Balaji became the first bowler in the IPL to claim a hat-trick as Chennai Super Kings defeated Kings XI Punjab by 18 runs at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai to register their sixth win in the IPL. 

Batting first, the Chennai team put up a formidable total of 181 runs in the ...

When it comes to promoting his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, there is no doubting that Bollywood’s King Khan is always upbeat about it. The actor was recently seen in Kolkata inaugurating the very first Knight Riders store on Sarat Bose Road. The official merchandise partner for Kolkata ...

Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who is presently embroiled in a controversy for slapping teammate S Sreesanth, appeared for one more round of disciplinary hearing before the BCCI-appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati at the Gujarat Law Society building on Friday 9 May. Following the hearing, the ...

Rajasthan Royals defeated Deccan Chargers by 8 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur to register their sixth win in the IPL. Batting first the Deccan chargers got off to a blistering start with Gilchrist hitting the Rajasthan bowlers all over the park. Gilly along with Gibbs put on 61 ...

Finally, Kolkata Knight Riders tasted success after 4 straight losses, when they beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 5 runs at the Eden Gardens on Thursday, May 08, 2008. The match was reduced to 16 overs due to rain. 

Batting first, Kolkata Knight Riders put up 129 runs on the board. ...

Perhaps the most nail biting match of the IPL was witnessed on Thursday, May 08, 2008, at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. In a last ball thriller Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Daredevils by 4 wickets to register their fifth win in the IPL. Chasing a formidable target of 188 runs it all came down ...

India’s yesteryears cricket superstar Sunil Gavaskar has resigned as the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee chairman. The governing body confirmed the news on Thursday, May 08, 2008. The ICC statement said that Sunil Gavaskar confirmed his decision to the ICC after ...

The incident of Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh slapping S Sreesanth on 25 April would have advanced into a fisticuff had not the security guards and other teammates intervened on time. As per the recent reports of a news channel that claims to have seen the video footage, the brawl between the ...

The winning streak of the Rajasthan Royals was halted by the Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil stadium on May 7, 2008. Mumbai Indians beat the Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to register their third win in the IPL. Subsequently they are placed fifth in the points table whereas Rajasthan Royals has ...

Spinner Harbhajan Singh has appealed to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to give him a final chance before pronouncing any verdict, for slapping his Indian team mate Sreesanth. Harbhajan may face a ban by the BCCI for few matches. Just two days before, the Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati ...

Shoaib Akhtar will miss his first Indian Premier League match on Thursday between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Bangalore Royal Challengers, at the Eden Gardens due to fitness problems, according to the team\'s coach John Buchanan. He was to play from the Kolkata Knight Rider\'s side. The ...

Deccan Chargers led by Adam Gilchrist handed the Chennai Super Kings their third consecutive defeat on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Acting captain Adam Gilchrist completely took charge after the regular captain VVS Laxman had to stay back from playing the match ...

Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati has been asked by the board to probe the incident involving IPL players Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth in a slapping row after the match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab. The Commissioner has hence summoned ...

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan on Monday, May 5. The youth icon was presented this award by the President of India, Pratibha Patil. Upon receiving the award, an overwhelmed Sachin Tendulkar said that he felt very happy and that he lacked words to ...

Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar is finally getting one good news after another. After being allowed to play in the Indian Premier League, the pace bowler has been freed from the Rs 220 million defamation suit by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Tafazzul Rizvi, PCB lawyer has remarked that the ...

Kings XI Punjab continued their winning streak by beating the Bangalore Royal Challengers on Monday night at Bangalore. This was the 5th straight win for the Punjab side, who look to be getting stronger with every match.
The Kings XI Punjab bowlers exploited the seaming pitch extremely well after ...

Sohail Tanvir inspired an eight wicket victory for Rajasthan Royals over Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, May 4, 2008 and created a bowling record in Twenty20 cricket. The Pakistani bowler launched a fiery spell and got six wickets for 14 runs in his alotted four overs at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium ...

Mumbai Indians handed an upsetting 29 run defeat to Virendra Sehwag led Delhi Daredevils at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, May 4, 2008. It was the second successive victory for Mumbai Indians and their first at home. The Shaun Pollock led team showed that they could even do without ...

Sohail Tanvir wrecked the Chennai batting by claiming six wickets as Rajasthan Royals outclassed Chennai Super Kings in every department of the game.
Sohail Tanvir bowled a sensational spell (6/14) to help his side Rajasthan Royals skittle Chennai Super Kings for a paltry 109/10. Sohail Tanvir ...

Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League. The Appellate Tribunal suspended the five-year ban on Akhtar, for a month until their next meeting which is scheduled for June 4. The PCB has also granted a no objection certificate to Shoaib Akhtar to play in the ...

 A partnership of 104 runs off just 55 balls between David Hussey and Wriddhiman Shah could not save the day for the Kolkata Knight Riders as the Kings XI Punjab trampled over them, to register their fourth successive win in the Indian Premier League, 2008 on Saturday. Some acute bowling ...

The Bangalore Royal Challengers beat the Deccan Chargers by 3 runs, thus, registering their second win at the DLF Indian Premier League, 2008. It was a very close match and the team that was tough enough to handle the pressure, in the end, won the match. During various points in the game the tide ...

Kolkata Knight Riders are all set for an important clash against Kings XI Punjab today at the PCA stadium in Mohali. Kolkata has lost three matches in a row and are placed at the fifth spot in the points table. Punjab on the other hand has won three out of their five matches and is placed fourth in ...