I must admit, I completely misread the Rajasthan Royals at the start of the tournament, but at theend of match 24, they’re sitting neatly on the top of the tournament. With 5 wins in a row for the Shane Warne led Jaipur team, they’ve suddenly leapt up to be the favorite team now! A lot [...]

“Best Friends Forever” Sourav Ganguly and Shane Warne were fined 10% of their match fees yesterday when their age-old rivalry spilled over on the field yet again over a catch that was to have dismissed Ganguly. The catch is question, taken by Grahame Smith was a tight one, and Ganguly walked over to the umpire [...]

The Rahul Dravid led Royal Challengers suffered their second defeat at home, and that too at the hands of the “dark horses” Rajasthan Royals. If you saw the game, it was quite clear that the Bangalore team was not jelling together as one team. When Dravid was asked at the start of the game how [...]

Oh dear, that match was just too tense for me. The Rajsthan Royals were locked in a intense match against the Deccan Chargers, and it went down right to the finish. Needing 215 to win, the Rajasthan Royals did well to chase, but needed 17 runs of the last over to win. And as Warne [...]

The “low-cost” business model is everywhere. From Air Deccan doing it in the Aviation industry to Big Bazar in retailing. But I definitely didn’t expect to see it in the IPL. But that’s what the strategy of the IPL Jaipur team looks to be. Remember the auction? The Jaipur team spent the least amount on [...]