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A mini contest in the field as well

Friday 24 April '09

It’s early days in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but the contest for the purple and the orange caps....
Accidental cricketer Nannes makes his point at last

Friday 24 April '09

As the Delhi Daredevils walked out at Kingsmead in the morning, the line-up was a who’s who of world cricket....
Dhoni’s defensive streak

Friday 24 April '09

Mahendra Singh Dhoni carries several bats in his kitbag, each with a double grip that he rolls up and adjusts before stepping into the nets.
In IPL’s temporary home, a different kind of election fever

Thursday 23 April '09

As the sun finally peeped out on Wednesday morning in South Africa, people of all ages, irrespective of class and colour....
Inspired by Mendis, Ashwin has a flick up his sleeve

Thursday 23 April '09

Team India had struggled against Ajantha Mendis quite a few times last season, but made amends when they toured Sri Lanka earlier this year....
New from KKR: Sign language to fox opponents

Thursday 23 April '09

First there was the multiple-captain theory, then a controversial change of guard at the top, followed by managerial problems....
Unseasonal rain adds to the IPL’s early worries

Wednesday 22 April '09

Wilson NgCobo has had to deal with tremendous workload over the last couple of days, first in trying to get the square ready.
‘Sachin’s knock was inspirational’

Wednesday 22 April '09

The new poster-boy of South African cricket, Jean-Paul Duminy is the highest paid South African in the IPL’s second edition.
6 years after, Nehra returns to Durban with buddy Sehwag

Tuesday 21 April '09

Arrey badi purani baat hai (It’s a very old story),” says Ashish Nehra when asked about his Durban connection. “I’m surprised that people still remember me here.....
Short on runs, high on optimism

Tuesday 21 April '09

The black clouds seemed to make the two-hour trip from Cape Town with the teams, and though the sun made a special appearance on Monday.....
McGrath clone no more, Salvi rubs shoulders with the original at last

Monday 20 April '09

Amit Mishra’s name was scratched, and Aavishkar Salvi’s scribbled on the player sheet just before the toss for the shortened game against Punjab.....
Look who’s turning heads

Monday 20 April '09

Anil bhai got five? That’s brilliant!” said Sreesanth after seeing the scoresheet on Saturday night. Ishant Sharma, who was slightly better informed.....
‘No alternative to experience’

Sunday 19 April '09

Sanath Jayasuriya likes to keep himself busy at all times, and that reflects in his batting as well.
IPL’s money-spinning ‘strategy break’ makes boring debut

Sunday 19 April '09

The dog doing a lap of honour, eating biscuits and holding up play, wasn’t part of the spectacle lined up at the inauguration of the second IPL...
Low scores, high drama

Sunday 19 April '09

The beauty of Newlands has always been its spectacular backdrop, with Table Mountain hanging over the lush ground...
Indian pitch, foreign field

Saturday 18 April '09

Can’t Wait. Come 2010.’ Billboards splashed around laidback, sport-loving Cape Town have been gearing up residents for next year’s World Cup football for a while.
Bowlers beware, says fired-up Flintoff

Saturday 18 April '09

Andrew Flintoff is hopping around the nets at the Bellerive Oval, happily swatting deliveries away in his spotless yellow kit.
From war-ravaged Afghanistan, dreams of an IPL debut

Friday 17 April '09

With the IPL just a day away, Cape Town is the place to be in South Africa this week.
Opening just a job for me: Sehwag

Saturday 11 April '09

Despite making optimum use of the horizontal bat while at the crease, Team India vice-captain and opener Virender Sehwag has a rather straight-forward approach while facing questions.
Joginder hopes SA provides another spark to flagging career

Thursday 26 March '09

Misbah-ul-Haq c Sreesanth b Joginder Sharma. This moment, captured in a million hearts, adorns the drawing room wall in a frozen frame.
No call on venue yet, but scales tilt towards SA

Tuesday 24 March '09

While the BCCI is still in talks about where to host the IPL’s second edition, South Africa seemed to emerge as the likely venue late on Monday.....
Middle-East venues at the forefront again

Thursday 5 March '09

As the International Cricket Council announced that Pakistan needed to find a new base to host matches in the aftermath of Tuesday’s terror attack...
Viru preaches patience

Wednesday 18 February '09

Statistics make an easy understanding of India’s last tour to New Zealand.
‘A poor fielder has no place to hide’

Monday 16 February '09

Robin Singh stresses on ‘all-rounders’ in the field but feels slip catching will be crucial in New Zealand
Why Kuruppu would’ve loved to play T20

Wednesday 11 February '09

Regarded as one of the pioneers of the aerial shot, Brendon Kuruppu is sitting in the Sri Lankan dressing room as manager, appropriately attired in team colours....
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