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(c)Cricinfo en-gb There was no looking back after Ashwani struck with his first ball in the IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/398600/398629.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1479159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-ashwani-kumar-becomes-the-first-indian-to-take-a-four-for-on-ipl-debut-1479159 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:20:49 GMT A look at the inaugural edition of the IPL through ESPNcricinfo's T20 stats metrics https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213400/213423.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263589.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1263589.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2008-smart-stats-shane-watson-sreesanth-and-shaun-marsh-on-top-of-the-pile-1263589 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's the final of the first IPL. Enter the Blaster https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102800/102826.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1259917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1259917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-greatest-ipl-performances-no-1-yusuf-pathan-3-for-22-and-56-off-39-vs-the-chennai-super-kings-1259917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Watto announces himself as an MVP allrounder https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318900/318942.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-greatest-ipl-performances-no-5-shane-watson-52-and-3-for-10-vs-the-delhi-daredevils-1257801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The best advertisement for the IPL came in the very first game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/233500/233595.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1257828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-greatest-ipl-performances-no-6-brendon-mccullum-158-not-out-vs-the-royal-challengers-bangalore-1257828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a wave of the wand, Warne takes his boys home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103300/103395.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/433238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/433238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-433238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Why the IPL needs a well-defined legal framework to govern player transfers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/372145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/372145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-372145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's next hot prospect talks about putting his head down and getting serious about his cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/355259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/355259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-355259 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Twenty20 Cup may not be a patch on the IPL but there's a lot more riding on the tournament this year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/354302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/354302.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-354302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Why the marketer's dream of a Premier League in every country is a pie in the sky https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo looks at the best buys, and those players who surely didn't do enough to justify their price tags https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353548.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353548.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353548 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Rajasthan Royals' chief of coaching talks about the team's amazing run in the IPL https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What will we remember when we look back at the IPL? https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353394.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353394.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353394 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo looks back at some of the important stats from the 45-day IPL tournament https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353372.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353372.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353372 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The success of the IPL has made it clear that something has to give to accommodate it, and on the current evidence that something will be the 50-over game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353346.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353346.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353346 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Siddhartha Vaidyanathan puts the IPL's captains under the scanner https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353338 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo's pick of the best quotes from the Indian Premier League https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Deadly blows, unplayable yorkers, and a perfect 10. Here's our round-up of the.on-field highlights from May https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Learning about the IPL, a wedding party with added celebrations, and a survey to measure the noise of cricket bat on ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353208.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353208.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353208 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yusuf played his part to perfection in the finale, flattening Chennai with a match-winning all-round show https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Warne must be nearing 40, but the greatest big-match player of our age has magically made possible the fairytale win of the Rajasthan Royals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353258 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty numbers from the thrilling last-ball finish to the IPL https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT How has the IPL been received outside India? https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/353142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When it mattered the most, the Kings XI Punjab batting line-up were guilty of choosing the rash over the reliable https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Manpreet Gony had finished the league stage with 14 wickets, twice what Ishant Sharma managed, but he saved his best for the biggest game that he's ever played in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353152.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian Premier League's finale will feature the team that started off like a express train, and another that has enjoyed the smoothest ride through the six weeks https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353151.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353151.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353151 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson's performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is evidence that he possesses the quality vital to an allrounder - the ability to turn the match with bat and ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353050.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353050.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353050 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rajasthan produced a near-perfect performance that crushed Delhi by a 105 runs in the semi-final of the Indian Premier League https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353042.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353042.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353042 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the league stage of the IPL out of the way, we look at the best batsmen and bowlers in the tournament so far https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352877.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352877.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352877 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the league phase of the IPL finally coming to an end, a look at a few key numbers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/352869.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/352869.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352869 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three bowlers talk about what they've gained from sharing a dressing room with Glenn McGrath https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A look at five of the biggest revelations in the IPL https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352688.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352688.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352688 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eleven things to keep in mind when fielding in Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352653.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352653.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352653 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A current Indian Under-19 star and one from the not-too-distant past outdid a side with a wealth of international experience https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/352591.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/352591.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352591 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Caravans stop play and play stops pigeon https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352274.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352274.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352274 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A few players supposedly past their sell-by dates have been showing the young ones how it's done this past month and some https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/352238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was the match in which Dinesh Karthik and Manoj Tiwary finally justified the exorbitant sums splashed out for them at the IPL auction in February https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/352333.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/352333.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352333 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Which IPL teams have capitalised the most on Powerplays, and which have been the best finishers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In an evening packed with drama and sub-plots that would make any primetime soap proud, Piyush Chawla's vital contribution to Kings XI Punjab's one-run win might easily be overlooked https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351881.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351881.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351881 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Watching Warne bowl in Test cricket again is a tempting proposition, but he really shouldn't be thinking of coming out of retirement https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351718.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351718.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351718 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The IPL has given young players the opportunity to interact with their elders and betters - both from India and overseas https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351572.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351572.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351572 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Some may point to the nature of the pitch but it was nowhere near as inert as some of Bangalore's big-name players were https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351665.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351665.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351665 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's new kit, CMJ's corpsing fit, and a laidback bowling machine https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351480.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351480.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351480 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty20 may be the flavour of the moment, but there are fears it will marginalise Test cricket and affect playing techniques. We put the question to four experts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With eight wins in ten games, Rajasthan Royals are sitting pretty at the top of the table, but as things stand after 40 games of the IPL, there's still a chance that they won't make the semi-finals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was a tale of two overs, the last of the Delhi Daredevils' innings and the fifth of the Kings XI Punjab's reply https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351384.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351384.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351384 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Test cricket's virtues have become sins in the new age, and that is why aficionados fear Twenty20: for the threat it poses to the highest form https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351186.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351186.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351186 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mumbai Indians had a perfect match, but then again, they've been having near-perfect matches for a while now https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351259 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A look at the teams' batting and bowling performances, and the singles and boundary percentages for batsmen https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351151.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351151.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351151 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just under a month into cricket's revolution, a couple dozen thoughts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/351123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Deccan, down, out and lost even for good excuses, Delhi's sense of relief soured by the stone-throwing buffoon. Some days, no one wins https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351157.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351157.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351157 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The slowdown in totals seems to be a combination of factors - the changing nature of the pitches, bowlers becoming smarter, the departure of some big-hitting batsmen and increasing pressure on the batsmen as the tournament moves to the semi-final stage https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351084.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351084.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351084 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Today Jayasuriya cut loose and the effect of his approach was devastating. Mahendra Singh Dhoni strove to curtail his progress but he might as well have just admired the spectacle unfolding in front of him https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The IPL has shown that the shortest version provides as many insights, dramas and stories as any other form of the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Right from the time that he revolutionised top-order batting in ODIs - few teams had ever sent their best man in first before Tendulkar's little dash at Eden Park in 1994 - he has added strokes to his repertoire, remaining a step ahead of bowlers that sou https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350906.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350906.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350906 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In what's been a fascinating trend in the IPL, some batsmen are creating their own room by staying either beside the line or creating their own line by shuffling to off https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350863.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350863.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350863 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When Rahul Dravid was asked to explain another depressing day at the IPL office, he spoke of being outclassed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jacob Oram enjoyed the IPL experience - except for bowling to the world's top batsmen. He speaks about life in the multi-million dollar league, and settling back into a more sedate pace of cricket on the England tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350700.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350700.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350700 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We profile some of the total unknowns going into the IPL https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/71300/71363.3.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was only fitting L Balaji's famous smile, that won over Pakistan in 2004, could manage a grand return in his beloved Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350670.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350670.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350670 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The opening partnership is crucial in any form of the game, but in the Twenty20 version teams have little time to recover after an early setback https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350407 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangalore's far-from-royal challenge is now surely over, while the slender victory gives Kolkata the chance to dream again https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350434.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350434.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350434 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Success is everything and all else be damned. The IPL has brought football-style despotism into cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just which team does one cheer for in the IPL? A cricket watcher agonises https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350140.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350140.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350140 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The start of an innings is especially important and the failure of the Chennai Super Kings' top order after the departure of Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey has been the primary reason for their slip from No. 1 to No. 4 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350184.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350184.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350184 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangalore may have replaced their CEO but their problems lie squarely in cricketing issues, on the field and off it https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350182.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/350182.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350182 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Boosted by the inspired, top-notch captaincy of Shane Warne, the Rajasthan side have been the romantic success story of the IPL https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/350081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first two weeks of the IPL have proved that while Twenty20 is far from perfect, it is a valid form in its own right with its own unique attractions and pleasures https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/349970.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/349970.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349970 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Babes go back, Harbhajan gets deframed, and Vettori hopes for peace and goodwill https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/349954.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/349954.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349954 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Interactions between international stars and domestic players have been the most encouraging aspect of the IPL https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348289.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348289.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-348289 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Pollock led by example and masterminded the biggest upset of the Indian Premier League as Mumbai toppled Delhi https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349981 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sohail Tanvir probably hasn't met Gary Gilmour but, like the former Australian fast bowler, he's going to be the proud owner of record figures for quiet some time https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349980.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349980.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349980 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richie Benaud said Keith Miller was the best captain Australia never had. The same can be said about Warne https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/349936.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/349936.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349936 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The PCA's chief executive on how England can take advantage of the Twenty20 boom https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347710.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347710.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347710 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's hard to imagine a 104-run partnership from just 55 balls being intrinsically worthless, especially in the Twenty20 format where such associations are usually 24-carat gold https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349920.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349920.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349920 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Both sides came into the game with one win and four defeats behind them; both seemed afraid of victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349906.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349906.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349906 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With each team done with five games, Cricinfo takes stock of the early action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/349872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Much has been written about teams needing to adapt their batting and bowling strategies to the demands of the new format, but the IPL has shown that another area that needs urgent attention is captaincy, and especially the decision-making at the toss https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-348284 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT April 2008 will forever be remembered for the dawn of the IPL, but there's plenty of action from elsewhere in our round-up of the month's on-field highlights https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348263.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348263.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-348263 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The money, the freedom to build their own teams, and the challenge of testing themselves in Twenty20 have brought several problems for the big stars https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348303.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348303.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-348303 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The IPL has showcased a high standard of cricket, emphasised sportsmanship, fostered camaraderie, and treated spectators right. More power to it. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348180.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348180.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-348180 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If the city-based loyalties that the IPL is banking on ever do take hold, they will do so in one city first https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348207.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/348207.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-348207 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Like Mohammad Ali, the boxing legend who used to spend hours painstakingly scrawling out his spidery autograph, Glenn McGrath has reproduced his signature deliveries for almost 15 years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/348201.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/348201.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-348201 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangalore are not yet in crisis territory. But if they lose in Delhi on Wednesday, they just might be https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347845.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347845 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So breathtaking was Gilchrist's assault that he smashed 10 sixes during his 48-ball innings and achieved the Deccan Chargers' maiden victory of the tournament with 44 balls to spare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347739.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347739.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347739 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT To anyone who has followed Indian cricket in the past few months, Friday night's incident was inevitable https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If Twenty20 is to be more than a fad, it needs to evolve and become more multi-dimensional, and balance the entertainment and the cricket better https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is hard to escape the conclusion that Warne is at the epicentre of most of the good things his team has done https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347667.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347667.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347667 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Deccan Chargers have lost all their three games so far. The consensus among experts Cricinfo spoke to is that it's all to do with pressure - on the team, on its superstars, and even on the captain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's not just wham, bam, thank you ma'am, a lot of planning and practice goes into the shortest format, Pakistan's Twenty20 star tells Cricinfo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347579.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347579.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347579 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There is a real possibility the league will work, but the cricket played so far has been low-grade rubbish, and the whole thing deserves to fall on its face https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347517.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An exciting format, the best players, and interesting team combinations have resulted in a terrific experience for players and fans alike https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347504.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347504.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347504 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The pairing for the first time in the competition of McGrath and Asif, who provided a masterclass from both ends, really got the aesthete's juices flowing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347310.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347310.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347310 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England players earn big money and are set to make even more, but do they need to talk so shamelessly about the means by which they think they can earn those figures? https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347221.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347221 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty20 is seen as a concentrated form of the game, but on the evidence so far, it's more like a crude edit https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347208.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/347208.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347208 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fazeer Mohammed on the money sloshing around https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/347206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/347206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If this kind of mood can be replicated at venues other than here and Eden Gardens, the IPL organisers might begin to breathe a little more freely https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's no exaggeration to say that Robin Uthappa's performance would have been watched keenly by fans on both sides of this particular IPL divide https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347139.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/347139.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347139 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo got a ticket to find out what sort of buzz the IPL generated https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/346964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/346964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As a spectacle, Bangalore has laid down the marker for the rest of the league https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/346942.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/346942.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-346942 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT