The world around us can be interpreted as a series of controversies. Look at the newspaper headlines. Everyday the paper is trying to beat up something as today’s “big story”. The IPL, of course, has had its own share of controversies, but there is something very interesting about the IPL controversies. They seem to last [...]

With less than 2 weeks to go for the kick off of the IPL, things are not looking good at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, home of the KnightRiders. First, there was this problem over the issue of the tickets, and now comes the latest news that the stadium itself has not been confirmed for the matches.
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The ICC Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed on Sunday reportedly said that the ICC was considering giving the IPL an exclusive window so that all the players are available to play in the richest Twenty20 tournament in the world. This is a complete reversal from ICC’s earlier stand which was that “Nothing could be done [...]

A lot of pundits were warning this kind of thing will start to happen, but it is inevitable. New Zealanders Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram and Brendon McCullum want to show up 10 days late for New Zealand’s official tour of England because they want to play in the IPL. The England tour starts April 27th, [...]

It seems all kinds of people are making it big, thanks to IPL. Remember that Charu Sharma? The dude that used to flirt endlessly with Mandira Bedi during the world cup? It seems he is now the Bangalore Royal Challenger team’s CEO.
What? What the hell does a CEO of a cricket team do? I have [...]

Rumour has it that the famous Indian singer, Usha Uthup, is going to compose a theme song for the Kolkota team. By God, I hope the players don’t get too distracted by the song! LOL!

The inaugural match of the Twenty20 IPL series starts at Bangalore on 18th April. The first match is going to be played between Bangalore and Mumbai at the Chinnaswami Stadium at Bangalore! I think I’m going to go and watch it. This thing should be fun!