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Malinga, Mexican waves, and a mutt

Malinga, Mexican waves, and a mutt

A fan braves the drizzle to watch Nayar clobber Freddie, a dog wander around the outfield, and celebrities hog the big screen on the opening day of the IPL

19-Apr-2009•Samantha Smith

Bemused Cape Town watches IPL take off

Bemused Cape Town watches IPL take off

However much the IPL's organisers tried, they faced one insurmountable problem: Cape Town never was, and never will be, in India

18-Apr-2009•Victor Brown

Pietersen makes the perfect start

Pietersen makes the perfect start

Twenty20 captaincy feels like a lottery at times but pretty much everything Kevin Pietersen did came off. He may as well just ride the wave

18-Apr-2009•Victor Brown

Warne wizardry lights up veterans' day

Warne wizardry lights up veterans' day

Shane Warne's night was ruined by a shoddy batting performance from his team. But what a pleasure he was to watch. We must be grateful that he is still in our lives, however briefly

18-Apr-2009•Sambit Bal

Calm Tendulkar sets tone for IPL 2

Calm Tendulkar sets tone for IPL 2

It was a strange kind of start, but Tendulkar's thoughtfulness made it an intriguing, and possibly tone-setting, one

18-Apr-2009•Victor Brown

Hits and Myths

Hits and Myths

Sriram Veera explains some Twenty20 tactics, lifts the veil on some common misconceptions, raises some questions - and sticks his neck out answering them

18-Apr-2009•Sriram Veera

Loud and happy with Jesus

Loud and happy with Jesus

The Mumbai Indian turned Bangalore Challenger disturbs the peace at a theatre, gets hold of Tendulkar's bat, and twists a few ears

13-Apr-2009•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

Looking back, looking forward

Looking back, looking forward

A colourful look at the Twenty20 story and a throw forward to what is to come this year

12-Apr-2009•Andrew McGlashan

Million-dollar baby

Million-dollar baby

Mumbai Indians' hot new signing on the innings that made his name, his favourite player, his golf handicap, and his, er, blanket

06-Apr-2009•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

One man's instinct, or a vote?

One man's instinct, or a vote?

26-Mar-2009•Dileep Premachandran

'I'm not interested in the captaincy'

'I'm not interested in the captaincy'

Nearly 40 and still going strong, Sri Lanka's veteran opener is looking to contribute to the side, but he's not eyeing a leadership role again

Hard times in the big league

Hard times in the big league

All is not rosy in the IPL as the effects of the global economic downturn begin to make their presence felt

21-Feb-2009•Ajay S Shankar

How the teams stack up

How the teams stack up

Cricinfo runs the rule over the eight sides in the second season of the IPL

06-Feb-2009•Mathew Varghese

The cricketing quotient behind the glam

The cricketing quotient behind the glam

Ajay Shankar looks at the trends running through the 2009 IPL auction

06-Feb-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Cricket but not as we know it

Cricket but not as we know it

A speculative look at what cricket's next decade has in store - from floodlit Tests to international teams in the IPL

06-Feb-2009•Simon Wilde

Filling in the blanks

Filling in the blanks

With less than 24 hours before the hammer comes down, Cricinfo tries to guess the potential strategy each team is likely to adopt

05-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

All you wanted to know about the Indian Premier League

All you wanted to know about the Indian Premier League

Who, what, when and where: Cricinfo's dummy's guide to the Indian Premier League

20-Feb-2008•Cricinfo Staff

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