After months of speculation of the change in captaincy in the Kings XI Punjab side, the same has been confirmed. Kumar Sangakkara has been named as the skipper of the Kings XI Punjab team for the third season of the IPL. He takes over from Yuvraj Singh as this was confirmed by Anil Srivatsa,

The BCCI chief, Shashank Manohar has warned the IPL franchises which sent a letter expressing dissatisfaction on the sacking of IMG from being the sports management company handling the IPL. Manohar has said that the franchise had no right to meddle with the internal affairs of the IPL and tha

That the English side was on the back-foot in the first T20I at Manchester can be established without too much doubt. That the rain-gods saved the English side from a major embarrassment can also be seen very evidently. However, the format of the game is such, that England will know

The dates for the third edition of the Indian Premier League have been announced by the IPL working committee along with four new venues which will host a few of the games. The tournament will be a 60-match series which will begin from the 12th of March and will be continue till the 25th of Ap

In an interesting development, the four Pakistani players who were suspended from participating in this year's IPL have planned to travel to South Africa to meet the tournament commissioner, Lalit Modi. The statement came from last year's purple cap holder Sohail Tanvir that the players would

Most people are of the opinion that to say the schedule of the Indian cricket team is hectic would be stating the very obvious and an understatement actually. This story was in fact supported yesterday by the statements of national coach Gary Kirsten when he said that 'mental fatigue' wo

One of the major worries that has been bothering most teams so far in the IPL has been the "tactical time-outs". Most players and officials including Tom Moody, VB Chandrasekhar and even Sachin Tendulkar have been pretty vocal about the fact that its something that the game can

One of the major problem areas for teams last year was the fact that some key foreign players were forced to quit the IPL midway and attend to national duties. A team like the Chennai Super Kings was especially affected as their four-match winning streak at the beginning of the compe

After months legal wrangle with the Indian Cricket League, senior Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf may finally end up joining the rebel Twenty20 series, thus ending his international career. Sources close to the batsman have confirmed to PTI that Yousuf has conveyed to the ICL organisers th

Pakistan will be hoping to register a strong victory over Bangladesh that would all but secure them a place in the finals of the 2008 Asia Cup. Pakistan has been among the most competitive sides in recent years and based on their strong performance against India last time around, Pakistan are

The West Indies cricket team will be hoping to keep their chances of a shock series triumph over Australia alive in the 2nd One Dayer of the five match West Indies- Australia test series starting this coming Friday 27th June 2008 in St. George's Park. West Indies are already 1-0 down

India will be hoping to come flying out of the blocks when they clash up against Hong Kong in their first encounter of the 2008 Asia Cup played in Pakistan. India saw their winning streak halted by Pakistan last time around in the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh and skipper Mahe

After fifty nine long games and with over a five hundred sixes and three times that number fours hit, the Indian premier League heads towards its climax this coming Sunday at the Dr. Y Patel stadium in Mumbai. Taking the centre stage will be Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Superkings and

The Delhi Daredevils get set to take on the Rajasthan Royals in the first Indian Premier League semifinal this coming Friday in Mumbai. Both these sides have performed admirably in the group stages and the onus will be on Shane Warne and Virender Sehwag as they aim to be the first team t

Kings XI Punjab will be looking to edge one over their next biggest rivals the Rajasthan Royals in the last match of the round robin matches of the Indian Premier League this coming Wednesday. Both these sides have done exceedingly well in the tournament thus yet and although this match

The Wankhade stadium in Mumbai will play host to two teams who are playing for nothing but pride when Mumbai Indians come up against the Bangalore Royal Challengers. Both these sides were the only cricket outfits in the Indian Premier League to cost over $100 million each and after a hug

Mumbai Indians get set to take on the IPL league leaders in their home turf with the knowledge that anything but a win could spell doom for the costliest franchise of the tournament. The Mumbai Indians have won six out of their twelve matches so far and will need a positive result in thi

It will be a do or die affair for the Daredevils when they come up against the Mumbai Indians at the Feroz Saha Kotla this coming Saturday. The Delhi Daredevils have it all to do after rain disrupted their previous clash against the Mumbai Indians and are now in a precarious situation. E

Languishing at the bottom of the points table and with no hopes to make it to the semis, Adam Gilchrist today admitted that his team Deccan Chargers had been "outplayed" and they would be playing to get "some momentum going" in their remaining IPL games. "We have be

Surprised at two London-based cheergirls' allegations of racial abuse a month after they claimed the incident took place, a senior BCCI official today said the Board was ready to probe if a formal complaint was lodged with the IPL. "I am surprised why these cheergirls have taken over a m

It will be a match of immense consequences of the IPL league table when Delhi Daredevils come up against the Kolkata Knightriders in the league meeting between these two sides at Delhi this coming Thursday. Both these sides are still in with a chance of cracking through to the semi finals and

It will be the challenge of North vs South when Bangalore Royal Challengers take on Delhi Daredevils in the Monday match of the Indian premier League. Both these sides are currently not within the semifinal qualification zone and will be going gung ho this Monday for different reasons

It will be the battle of survival when Delhi Daredevils take on Deccan Chargers in the upcoming IPL cricket match to be held in Delhi. Both these sides are among the lower movers of the league and much needs to be done to improve their stature in the eight team table. With this match being

While the Indian Premier League has turned out to be a huge success this season with rampaging crowds and some huge hitting to boot, one element that will be missing from its ranks will be the absence of some key West Indian, Australian and New Zealand cricket players due to international comm

While the Indian Premier League draws in a legion of new found fans all following their favourite outfits through media or live online IPL scores and IPL audio updates, the injuries to some of the key players in this mega tournament will certainly dampen the spirits of the millions in an

Rajasthan Royals will be hoping to continue their impressive run in the inaugural edition of the Indian premier League with a victory at home over the Delhi Daredevils this coming Sunday 11th of May at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Shane Warne's troops currently lead the table

Keep up all the action from Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers live online here the aid of the best live online IPL scores and IPL audio updates on the premium cricket website. Rajasthan Royals will be hoping to bounce back from a rare defeat against Mumbai Indians with a strong perform

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has reportedly decided to drop the Rs 220 million defamation suit against Shoaib Akhtar after the maverick pacer apologised "repeatedly" for his outburst against him. PCB lawyer Tafazzul Rizvi said the Board decided to drop the su

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in a fix after allowing Misbah-ul-Haq to play for liquor baron Vijay Mallya-owned Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL as it is in conflict with its policy of discouraging players from associating themselves with alcohol brands. Mallya owns the United B

Its is the battle of two IPL outfits from the West when Mumbai Indians host Rajasthan Royals in Match 32 of the ongoing Indian premier League in Mumbai. Both these sides are in a rich vein of form and with Sachin Tendulkar set to make his first ever 20-20 appearance, much can be expe