The IPL auction: what you should know, and what you can expect

A guide to the bidding process

The tale of Samson

The Cricket Monthly: Only 20 and yet to make his India debut, Sanju Samson is already a poster boy for the IPL generation. By Karthik Krishnaswamy

'No doubt in my mind that Steve will be next captain'

Shane Watson and Steven Smith talk about winning the World Cup, the Ashes, and Royals' chances

Nagraj Gollapudi

The wait pays off for Tambe

Forty-two years old, and more than two decades into a journeyman career, Pravin Tambe is living the dream on the big stage. By Nagraj Gollapudi

Aakash Chopra

Dravid and the art of T20 captaincy

Aakash Chopra: Despite a squad bereft of big names, Rajasthan Royals' captain has churned out win after win

Ajinkya Rahane

'I will always preserve Tendulkar's autograph'

Five Firsts: Ajinkya Rahane chats about his national call-up, his first autograph, and a painful moment in the nets

Rajasthan Royals and their 150-run fort

Rajasthan Royals have by far the best record among all IPL teams when defending targets of 150 or more. By Shiva Jayaraman

What, me slog?

Ajinkya Rahane, one of the stars this IPL, is a batsman who's the opposite of a six-a-minute swashbuckler. By Abhishek Purohit

The overseas factor in the IPL

Numbers Game: A look at country-wise stats in a franchise-based tournament, and the IPL teams that have most relied on foreign players

The fans have voted with their wallets on the IPL

Sanjay Manjrekar: The tournament now has a following independent of the Indian team's performance

Where did all the offspinners go?

Harsha Bhogle: There are more than a dozen left-arm spinners in the IPL, but hardly any traditional offies

The next big things? Not just yet

Harsha Bhogle: It's too early to burden the likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Umesh Yadav with that label

The battle of the captains

IPL Weekly: Sanjay Manjrekar looks at the route to the play-offs and Shane Warne's grand farewell

The problem with fining Warne $50,000

Ian Chappell: Slapping such a hefty fine on someone for speaking his mind sets a precedent that may be tough to follow

How will Warne be remembered?

Unlike other modern greats, his troughs have been as deep as his heights high. What will his legacy be, asks Rob Steen

Shane Warne

'If I dwelt on the past, I'd be in a padded cell somewhere'

In his last season of competitive cricket, Shane Warne looks back at his years with the Rajasthan Royals and more

Beware the IPL's success stories

When a player makes an impact in the IPL, it's no guarantee he's one for the future. By Dileep Premachandran

Warne makes the game interesting for his players

Ian Chappell: As captain, he makes every ball worth watching. He empowers his players and makes them want to contribute

Displays of genius, a comedy act and an anticlimax

IPL weekly review - IV: Sehwag's masterpieces, a comedy act and pitch controversies. By Dustin Silgardo

IPL news

Ganguly, Dravid shown the door

Kohli retained, Yuvraj and Gambhir put up for auction

The Powerplay kings, and other IPL stats

Numbers Game: A look at some of the key stats from the third IPL, halfway into the tournament

Bring on the IPL

Harsha Bhogle is certain the IPL will be a spectacle, but hopes that the finest innovations will come from the players

The IPL and the art of management

Ashok Malik: Empowered CEOs, evangelists, all-powerful coaches - the IPL threw up a number of leadership styles

Indian Premier League 2009

Part-time bowlers, and dots and boundaries

Cricinfo presents a stats overview of the IPL so far

Indian Premier League 2009

On your marks

Sriram Veera on how the teams have performed in the IPL

The Big Bang Theory

Sriram Veera talks to Rajasthan Royals star Yusuf Pathan

'Our success was about man-management'

Darren Berry, the Rajasthan Royals' director of coaching, talks about his team's dream run

Why the totals have come down in the IPL

The lull after the storm

Sriram Veera analyses why totals have come down in the IPL

Ripping the manual

How batsmen have had to unlearn technique in the IPL

Indian Premier League

Think local, act global

Successful teams reap dividends of investing in local talent

From obscurity to stardom

Five unheralded stars who have struck gold in the IPL

Indian Premier League

The icon's burden

Sambit Bal on the performance of the icon players in the IPL

IPL: weekly review

Slaps off the field, violent hitting on it

IPL review: a look at the second week of the tournament