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Tamim Iqbal has grown attached to his Pune Warriors training bib following a season on the sidelines in the IPL
Ravi Shastri feels there is a limit to the number and variety of things you can blame the IPL for
Just as well I wasn't on Twitter when I played. Would have been fined everyday.
Andrew Flintoff says the Kevin Pietersen fine is a #fail
Chennai is like putting your head into an oven and turning it to 200 degrees and baking yourself
Faf du Plessis on his experience of playing for Chennai Super Kings during the unforgiving Indian summer
The windows will be in danger when Tino's bowling.
Andrew Flintoff, who lured Tino Best into a mistake with the sledge 'mind the windows, Tino', eight years ago, takes a dig at the fast bowler again
At one point I didn't know which was my back foot and which was my front foot
Ramnaresh Sarwan reveals how the West Indies coaching set-up affected his game negatively
Juhi Chawla, one of the co-owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise along with Shah Rukh Khan, suggests that Bollywood stars are the main attraction of the IPL
Ravi just had a stiff neck from sleeping badly; probably staying up too late or playing Playstation
Ottis Gibson has a few theories as to why Ravi Rampaul has a sore neck
Earlier, the men wanted to be introduced to Preity; now, the women want to meet Shah Rukh.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Brett Lee, previously with Kings XI Punjab, on what turning out for IPL franchises with Bollywood connections has meant
I don't see anyone with a hairstyle that is similar to mine.
Andre Russell on what sets him apart from the rest in the IPL
I sleep the whole day after breakfast to get in shape for the game.
Chris Gayle, with 572 runs and 43 sixes from 11 innings this IPL season, jokes about his pre-match preparation routine
[Narine] might not work against me, I could have smashed him.
Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag rues the fact that he did not have the chance to face Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine in Delhi
I had more adrenaline out there in one night than I did in 17 years of cricket
Adam Hollioake says he found cricket 'boring' after his first professional cage fight
If we can take this Lord's Test to four days, that will be great.
Ottis Gibson hopes West Indies will last longer than they did the last time at Lord's (two and a half days)
Just had the ultimate insult. A kid just asked if I was Shaun Pollock.
Clint McKay has a go at his Mumbai Indians bowling coach on Twitter
Jim Parks on how Tiger Pataudi, his team-mate at Sussex, was unsuited to the rigours of county cricket
Well, this will be your last Test.
Darren Sammy responds to Ricky Ponting's comment that Chris Gayle should be West Indies' captain, during a bit of on-field banter at the Dominica Test
Australia's Ed Cowan does not think some people are well informed enough to judge him or his team-mates
I'll come for a lamb rogan josh and a pint
Andrew Flintoff tweets his IPL "reserve price" to Kevin Pietersen as "an old allrounder who can't bat and [is] too unfit to bowl"
Marlon Samuels, the West Indies and Pune Warriors allrounder, doesn't mince words when he says people have their agendas
Zaheer is as good a doctor as he is a fast bowler.
Ishant Sharma says his senior team-mate's tips about training helped as much as his bowling advice
Watching some of the bowlers' actions today, I think I might have created a monster.
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga on the unintended fallout of defending Muttiah Muralitharan's action
We fielded like an Under-14 side
Deccan Chargers coach Darren Lehmann speaks his mind after the Chargers' performance in the field against Rajasthan Royals
Actually, I was named after you
Sunil Narine gives Sunil Gavaskar a pleasant surprise, when told, "your dad named you well"
Unfortunately I was born with a straight arm
Ravi Shastri when asked by a co-commentator in the IPL if he didn't have a quicker delivery
They ask me, 'Is it as mad as it looks?'
That is what most of his countrymen ask New Zealand captain Ross Taylor about the IPL
Aussie-baiting remains one of Kevin Pietersen's favourite pastimes
It was crazy. When the driver was turning at 150 kmph, I almost cr**ped in my pants.
South Africa and Deccan Chargers quick Dale Steyn had quite the experience, being driven around the Buddh International Circuit, Delhi's Formula 1 track
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford says he would have enjoyed Kevin Pietersen's confident century under different circumstances
I haven't gone anywhere in the last one year so it's hard to say how [fans] will react.
Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan makes it clear that he has been dealing with a crammed cricket schedule, leaving time for not much else
It's a one-off game, but I think we are going to keep it pretty lighthearted, if we can stay awake.
Gary Kirsten knows a Twenty20 against India in South Africa, soon after flying all the way from New Zealand, will not be easy
Virender Sehwag elaborates on the difference between India' s senior cricketers and public-sector employees.
It hasn't yet sunk in yet but I've definitely lost around 50 kilos.
Sachin Tendulkar admits a weight is off his shoulders after he reached his 100th international century
The bride doesn't put on her dress and makeup until her wedding day, does she?
The Seddon Park groundsman, Karl Johnson, says the pitch, justifiably, is not quite ready yet for the second New Zealand-South Africa Test
Rahul Dravid on being a headline-writer's dream, thanks to his nickname The Wall
If I get paid then I don't mind paying 10%.
Mahela Jayawardene jokes about Sri Lankan players' wage problems after being fined for showing dissent at an umpire's decision
I can assure you that nobody has been dropped.
India's chairman of selectors Kris Srikkanth goes to great lengths to stress Virender Sehwag has only been rested for the Asia Cup
The final league match between Australia and Sri Lanka will determine India's progress but MS Dhoni isn't going to be spending it in front of the television
They know what they are. You are naming three precious stones of the BCCI.
India's media manager GS Walia attempts to answer the question, "Do Gambhir, Sehwag and Tendulkar now know they are slow fielders?"
It's soft, but that's the way we are.
Stand-in India captain Virender Sehwag qualifies his decision to withdraw the appeal after R Ashwin had 'Mankaded' Lahiru Thirimanne in the Brisbane ODI
Bought as a rookie for an eye-popping fee, Sunil Narine and his knuckle ball have delivered in the IPL. Next up? Watch out, Test cricket. By Nagraj Gollapudi
Young quick with lower back pain?
Bone stress injuries cannot be taken lightly - they have ended many careers and put others on hold, says Andrew Leipus
A pretty good day to be a 'Sam'
Two Chucks: Darren Sammy shuts everyone up, England bowlers look knackered, and what fans think of Nick Knight
The best batsman in Twenty20 cricket
The Numbers Game: Chris Gayle has scored 2591 runs at a strike-rate of 170 in the last 17 months. No other batsman comes close
Better win than be second favourites
Kimber: WI need to do more than just challenge teams
Free-spenders can't buy consistency
Despite splashing money this season, Mumbai Indians were rarely at the top of their game and most of their wins came through last-over heists
Six Indian IPL players to watch out for
Four young batsmen and two medium-pacers should be on the selectors' radar
Analysis of individual batting and bowling performances in IPL 2012
A look at which team needs to do what to make it to the playoffs
More holes than Gayle could plug
Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan could only do so much. Royal Challengers Bangalore's campaign suffered because their Indian players struggled
Welcome to fortress England (183)
The England team are utterly professional, confident in their skills and exude an air of superiority over touring opposition
'I like football more than cricket' (105)
Is the world's top allrounder trapped in the wrong sport? Hear it from the man himself
The madness of benching Morne Morkel (92)
To make up for Irfan Pathan's absence, Delhi Daredevils made two changes, one of which was leaving out Morne Morkel. And that made a significant difference
England in for test of nerve and character (87)
Fourth-highest chase at Lord's the target for a line-up that has poor previous experience of small chases
More holes than Gayle could plug (83)
Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Muttiah Muralitharan could only do so much. Royal Challengers Bangalore's campaign suffered because their Indian players struggled
What They Said About
'This befits an extraordinarily accomplished Indian'
"It's an honour to be a Rajya Sabha member. Having known Sachin from really close quarters, I don't think he will be able to do justice to the position. He is a straightforward person. I know his attitude and approach. He will not change his ideology or bend himself to do some favour. You know what politics is. We sportspersons tend to hit the ball straight but politicians hit the ball indirectly. I think Sachin deserves much more than that."
Former India opener and coach Anshuman Gaekwad
"Many congratulations to him. But it's up to him how he goes about it. It's difficult to say whether this move will give us results. It's like you cannot say a great cricketer [will] be a great coach. It's entirely up to him to manage this. I wish him all the best."
Former India wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani
"I don't know whether he has time to do that, because I think he is playing international cricket, he is playing in all formats of the game ... [Will] he have time to attend the Parliament [sessions]?"
Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar
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