Well, it would be frank to say that first semi final was a no contest. Rajasthan clearly showed their class against hapless Delhi, much like the Australians show up in international arena in crucial matches, making the opponent irrelevant. The biggest mistake Delhi did was, even after winning the toss, it chose to field and paid [...]

Well, what can I say about the team from Bangalore except as you sow, so you reap. There was almost unanimous opinion in the media circles about the sustainance of this team during its selection. Rahul Dravid and folks did make sure that the predictions come true and in turn, cooked up more controversies than [...]

This post is a brief account of my experience as a spectator in the IPL match between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils held on 19th May 2008 at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
Initial Hickup: I had left office early to reach Chinnaswamy stadium as you never know with Bangalore traffic. I was skeptical whether we would [...]

Half way through the tournament and we are witnessing the tussle fight for the top 4 places in the points table. In the third week of the tournament, we have seen some turnarounds primarily because of the Australian players departure aftermath as predicted last week. But there seems to be little hope for the Royal [...]

Last week in IPL did not see much change in the position of the teams with Chennai, Delhi and Jaipur carrying on the tempo from the first week. But surely this will change now that several of the Australian stars have departed to play for their national teams.
Team Standings : With Daredevils of Delhi stopping Chennai [...]

One more off the field controversy now. Nayanatara, Tamil film actress has been dropped as brand ambassador of Chennai Super Kings with immediate effect. As per the contract, Nayanatara had to appear for all the 7 matches of home team played at Chennai. Nayanatara did not turn up for the first match at home for [...]

The tournament which began with a one man show by Brendon McCullum, on April 18, has seen some typical, hard fought T20 matches. Raise of low profile teams, especially Team Jaipur (Rajasthan Royals) has surprised everybody. Not to forget those teams which were expected to do better, have faded off with most prominent example being that of [...]

Amidst boycotts and controversies, SET Max management are smiling all the way to the bank. SET Max has won the jackpot of broadcasting the IPL matches, much bigger than the cash pot it found during the world t20 days in South Africa. With IPL’s popularity growing day by day Sony has raised its ad rates [...]

As the D-Day for Cricket ka Karmayudh is approaching nearer, it seems that all is not well with IPL. After almost sorting out the issues with print media regarding the controversial clauses, now the ball is back in BCCI’s court. Well, with the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) threatening to blackout IPL coverage with barely 2 [...]

Karnataka assembly elections have given way to rescheduling of IPL matches involving Bangalore team, as most of the State police force will be on election duty. As per previous schedule, Royal Challengers were to play Mumbai Indians on May 10. That will now be played on May 28. Also, the dates of Hyderabad team and Bangalore team, playing at [...]