IPL 2013

Will fans really stop watching the IPL?

May 20, 2013: With the limited time, need for ten wickets, and bowlers open to experimentation, cricket, in its shortest form, is open up to mistakes. Therefore how can one adjudge between legal or illegal? Conundrums such as these makes it difficult for fans to really

South Africa news

Persistent injuries force Zondeki to retire

May 20, 2013: South African fast bowler Monde Zondeki has decided to retire from all forms of cricket following persistent back-injury problems

What a baby

May 20, 2013:

Leadership looks a distant dream for Warner

May 20, 2013: Picking a fight over an issue the Australian public doesn't really care about, that too with journalists of considerable repute, isn't going to help Warner in the long run

Gillette Fitness Videos

Episode Twenty Three - Dead Bug and Ball

May 20, 2013:

IPL 2013

IPL a breeding ground for greed

May 20, 2013: Santosh Desai, in his column for Times of India ponders over the actions of the Rajasthan trio, and whether their actions are solely to blame, or have they too been tainted by the nefarious forces that make up the IPL

IPL 2013

Expunge from records if found guilty - Chopra

May 20, 2013: Aakash Chopra, the former India batsman, has said any player found guilty of spot-fixing should have his records expunged completely

Newsfile, May 20

News of corruption disheartening - Jaywawardene

May 20, 2013: Mahela Jayawardene, the Delhi Daredevils captain, has said the spot-fixing controversy that has marred the Indian Premier League this season has been disheartening and disappointing

New Zealand in England 2013

Injured Martin ruled out of tour

May 20, 2013: Bruce Martin, the New Zealand left-arm spinner, will miss the rest of the England tour as a result of a calf injury he sustained during the first Test at Lord's

Australian cricket

The dangers of social media

May 20, 2013: With social media increasingly becoming an important part of our world, it is only inevitable that cricketers, and their dirty laundry, are being aired more frequently than ever before. The recent Twitter spat between sports journalist Malcolm Conn and Au

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

'Shukriya Hyderabad for the support'

May 20, 2013: The TV cameras focused on him a few times, his fan report made it to ESPNcricinfo, and his team won. Franklin Joseph is a lucky man

IPL 2013

IPL steps up ACSU security for top-four teams

May 20, 2013: Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officers have been assigned to the four teams that have made it to the Playoffs

IPL 2013

IPL shows merits of quality spin

May 20, 2013: Spin has never been in higher demand and the current IPL season goes to prove that resoundingly. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha writes in the Live Mint about how quality spin and the art of deception can go hand in hand in putting pressure on batsmen

May 20, 2013

Parthiv Patel's innings seals playoff spot for Hyderabad

May 20, 2013: Parthiv Patel's impressive 47 from 37 balls helped Hyderabad beat defending champions Kolkata by five wickets to clinch the final playoff spot in their debut season.

Australia news

Warner to learn his fate on Wednesday

May 20, 2013: David Warner will face a Cricket Australia Code of Behaviour hearing on Wednesday after being reported following his Twitter outburst in the earlier hours of Saturday morning

IPL fixing allegations

Indian ministers pursue law against fixing in sports

May 20, 2013: India's union law minister, Kapil Sibal, is keen on the central government drawing up legislation that makes spot or match-fixing a criminal offence in the country

Hyderabad v Kolkata, IPL 2013, Hyderabad

'Amazing to be in top four' - Dhawan

May 20, 2013: Following the victory against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shikhar Dhawan has said it was"amazing to see our name in the top four" after not many had given the team a chance

Delhi Daredevils 2013 review

From boom to bust for Daredevils

May 20, 2013: After the high of topping the league phase last season, Daredevils finished bottom of the pile after a series of forgettable performances

UK media shows massive interest in the IPL

May 20, 2013: Journalists rub their hands in glee before typing out the standard "I told you so" pieces

'We've got a good bowling attack for English conditions'

May 20, 2013: Mohammad Hafeez's resurgence, after three years in international wilderness, symbolises that of his team