After Rajasthan Royals, Lachlan Murdoch eyes media

Cricket News Updated - 7/6/2008 - IANS

After his low-key investment in the unfancied Rajasthan Royals fetched him a multimillion-dollar windfall in the Indian Premier League (IPL), business magnate Lachlan Murdoch is eyeing rich stakes in the fast-growing and lucrative Indian media.

Murdoch was one of three members of the consortium that owned Raja...

Knight Riders make profit, plan world class academy

Cricket News Updated - 7/6/2008 - IANS

Kolkata Knight Riders may not have made the semi-finals of the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) season, but the market grapevine is abuzz that they are, perhaps, the only franchise to make a substantial profit.

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan appeared visibly disappointed with his team’s performance,...

Aussies in IPL show why they are the best

Cricket News Updated - 6/6/2008 - IANS

The franchises made a beeline and more than 100 overseas cricketers were sold like hot cakes in auctions of the Indian Premier League (IPL). But as the curtain came down on the Twenty20 extravaganza, some found their investment well worth it, while others felt it simply went down the drain.

World cricket’...

Business lessons from Rajasthan Royals

Cricket News Updated - 6/6/2008 - IANS

Indian Premier League champions Rajasthan Royals not only made a mockery of their underdog tag, but also showed that money prowess alone cannot ensure success in sports.

The Emerging Media Group, who owns Rajasthan Royals, was the lowest bidder and paid $65 million to become the least expensive franchise in the eight-team IPL. It also bought the least expensive players during the IPL auction but it fetched them handsome dividends.

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries...

Script couldn’t have been better: Warne

Cricket News Updated - 2/6/2008 - IANS

Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was ecstatic after clinching the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) title in a nail-biting finish against Chennai Super Kings here Sunday night. He said the script in the final could not have been any better.

Chasing 164, Rajasthan Royals needed eight off the last over ...

Yusuf leades Rajasthan Royals to win inaugural IPL

Cricket News Updated - 2/6/2008 - IANS

Rajasthan Royals are the champions of the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL). In a tense, last-ball finish they beat Chennai Super Kings by three wickets at the D.Y. Patil Stadium at Nerul in Navi Mumbai Sunday night.

The Royals, dubbed as underdogs initially, steadily grew into the best team by the end of the Twenty20 tournament under Shane ...

Salman, acrobats, laser show lend glamour to IPL final

Cricket News Updated - 2/6/2008 - IANS

Though Shah Rukh Khan was not there, fellow Bollywood actor Salman Khan danced with a bevy of starlets to popular chartbusters amid razzmatazz, setting the tempo before the start of the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) final between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals here Sunday.

Salman, always a crowd puller, had the aud...

Bollywood ’Gandhi’ hits out at T20 form of game

Cricket News Updated - 2/6/2008 - IANS

Marathi theatre artist and Bollywood actor Dilip Prabhawalkar, better known for his role as Mahatma Gandhi in the superhit "Lage Raho Munnabhai", has hit out at the T20 form of cricket, saying that "the true charm of the gentleman’s game is lost in its present form".

Prabhawalkar says that the India...

Yuvraj blames batsmen for semi-final loss

Cricket News Updated - 2/6/2008 - IANS

Kings XI Punjab skipper Yuvraj Singh defended his decision to bat first but blamed his batsmen for his team’s humiliating nine-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings in the second semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Saturday night.

"It was a good wicket on which a score of 160 to 180 cou...

Board rewards domestic performers in IPL

Cricket News Updated - 2/6/2008 - IANS

The domestic cricketers who have performed well in the Indian Premier League (IPL) were rewarded by the Indian cricket board Saturday by selecting them to represent the country in the forthcoming series in Israel and Australia.

An Indian team will tour Israel for three one-dayers July 10-16 while another side wil...

Super Kings set IPL final date with Rajasthan Royal

Cricket News Updated - 2/6/2008 - IANS

Chennai Super Kings will clash with Rajasthan Royals in the title clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after they thrashed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in a one-sided semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday.

It was another anti-climactic semi-final and this time it was the batting of Punjab Kings XI that crumbled ag...

We executed the plans well: Warne

Cricket News Updated - 31/5/2008 - IANS

Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne Friday lauded his team for "perfect execution" of their plans to rout Delhi Daredevils in the semi-final and urged them to produce one last such performance in the final of the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

Rajasthan Royals rout Daredevils to storm into IPL final

Cricket News Updated - 31/5/2008 - IANS

Shane Watson starred with bat and ball as Rajasthan Royals forced Delhi Daredevils to a timid capitulation by 105 runs in a lopsided contest to storm into the final of the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday.

Set a stiff target of 193, the Delhi Daredevils innings crumbled for 87 on a lively pitch, ...

Helped by Marsh fireworks, Kings XI ground Rajasthan Royals

Cricket News Updated - 29/5/2008 - IANS

Shaun Marsh scored a breathtaking century as Kings XI Punjab brought the high-flying Rajasthan Royals down to the ground with a 41-run victory in the last league match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Tuesday night.

Marsh struck a blazing 115 off 69 balls. Helped also by electrifying cameos by James Hop...

Mumbai Indians score thumping win over Royal Challengers

Cricket News Updated - 29/5/2008 - IANS

Mumbai Indians put up an all-round display to end their Indian Premier League campaign with a thumping nine-wicket victory over Bangalore Royal Challengers here Wednesday.

The win though came late for Mumbai Indians, who went out of the semifinal contention after losing three close games in a row, which m...