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Bangalore already threaten to have fallen back to type, and they will want to push Deccan back to type, and maintain equilibrium in the table

Bangalore Royal Challengers captain Kevin Pietersen got away with just a warning after expressing his disappointment at being adjudged lbw to Muttiah Muralitharan by umpire Simon Taufel

Each of Chennai Super Kings' big-name foreign players did their bit to get the campaign back on track after the opening-day reverse against Mumbai Indians

Anil Kumble, the Bangalore Royal Challengers legspinner, feels that this year's team is "different" from the outfit that finished second last in 2008 and that the "intense" and "spot on" preparations in South Africa have helped immensely

Cricinfo previews the IPL game between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Chennai Super Kings

A charged-up Bangalore Royal Challengers produced the sort of performance for which franchise owner Vijay Mallya splashed the big bucks to bundle the Rajasthan Royals out for the second-lowest total in Twenty20 history

Cricinfo previews the second game of the second season of the IPL

Last year the cricket provided its own answer to the hype and hyperbole. If it does the same again, the minor inconveniences of the build-up may even be forgotten

Cricinfo previews the Bangalore Royal Challengers and the Deccan Chargers in the run-up to the second edition of the IPL, which begins in South Africa from April 18

Ray Jennings has made it clear that he isn't too bothered about Kevin Pietsersen's recent history with the England team and the events surrounding him quitting the captaincy

Ray Jennings expects Rahul Dravid to play a key role as a leader and a batsman for the second IPL in South Africa

The tickets for the double-header in Cape Town on April 18 between the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, and Rajasthan Royals versus Royal Challengers Bangalore, have been sold out within hours of going on sale online, the IPL said in a media releas

With just three weeks left for the IPL to begin in South Africa, the eight teams have begun a race against time to get their player combinations and practice bases in place

Kevin Pietersen has been named captain of the Bangalore Royal Challengers ending the uncertainty over who would lead the side during this season's IPL.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has hinted that he may withdraw from the upcoming season of the IPL, given the fragile security situation across the subcontinent

Visakhapatnam is the only new venue for the second season of the IPL, according to a tentative schedule released by the league

Kevin Pietersen is likely to captain Bangalore Royal Challengers for the first three weeks of this IPL season for which he is available

The player auction for the second IPL is expected to be a much more cerebral and focused exercise than last year's inaugural event

Zaheer Khan and Robin Uthappa have swapped their IPL franchises in a move that will see them return to their domestic home sides

IPL franchises estimate that Pietersen stands to earn an annual contract close to US$1.5 million if he is available for a major part of the tournament, if not the entire duration