The IPL Watcher

Sixteen matches, five teams, two vacant spots in the qualifiers

Rohit reprimanded: Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma has been reprimanded for kicking at the stumps after his team’s nine-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday

Right from the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008, Rajasthan Royals have always performed above expectations

CSK’s finishing skills found wanting – Bichel: After allrounder Albie Morkel, it’s now Chennai Super Kings’ bowling coach Andy Bichel who has said that they must work on finishing games off this season

Deccan Chargers have dropped catches galore in this IPL. They have fielded at times like an Under-14 side, in the words of their coach Darren Lehmann

Vettori or Kohli for RCB?: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Tillakaratne Dilshan has said the team is yet to decide on who will captain against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday

Steven Smith’s boundary fielding had already provided one of the highlights of the tournament three days ago, but he topped that with an effort against Rajasthan Royals that was so extraordinary that it left even experts scrambling for the

Gambhir fined: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir has been fined for his team's slow over rate during their IPL match against Delhi Daredevils on Monday

Kamran Khan returns to farming : Kamran Khan, the former Rajasthan Royals left-arm seamer who was picked up by Pune Warriors last year, has returned to work on his brother’s farm in Nadwa Sarai village in Uttar Pradesh

Virat Kohli came into IPL 2012 in the form of his life

Mandeep eyes India cap : Mandeep Singh, who was India’s vice-captain during the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, has said he hopes his good showing for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL this year will win him an India cap

This IPL has had some shockers in the field but, on the other end of the spectrum, are stupendous saves on the boundary, like Steven Smith’s against Kolkata Knight Riders

’Our fielding cost us 30 runs’ – Lehmann: Deccan Chargers slipped to a 10-run loss against Chennai Super Kings on Friday, and Darren Lehmann said, once again, it was their fielding that let them down

Sangakkara asks overseas players to step up: As Deccan Chargers make a bid to close the gap between them and the other teams on the points table, captain Kumar Sangakkara has said the foreign signings in the team have to help ease the burden on the

Pollard faces another week on sidelines: Mumbai Indians’ allrounder Robin Peterson has said his team-mate Kieron Pollard is likely to be out of action for another week at least, because of his injured shoulder

IPL 2012 so far has thrown up quite a few surprises. Although Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were among the top run-getters in the league prior to the start of this season, their remarkably consistent run has been a revelation

Ganguly fined: Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly has been fined for his team’s slow over-rate in their match against Deccan Chargers on Tuesday

Raina first to 2000: Chennai Super Kings’ Suresh Raina was the first batsman to reach an aggregate of 2000 runs in the IPL

After Delhi Daredevils' 20-run defeat to Pune Warriors, Virender Sehwag hinted that he wanted to bat at least till the 15th over in the upcoming games

Rajasthan owner slams umpiring: Raj Kundra, one of the owners of Rajasthan Royals, was livid with the umpiring after his team's narrow defeat to Delhi Daredevils on Sunday