Newsfile IPL 2012

Newsfile: May 26

Feb 25, 2013: Feel like it is our time again - du Plessis : Faf du Plessis, the Chennai Super Kings batsman, has said the side's leadership and experience of having won titles are the reasons they perform strongly in crunch games

IPL 2012

Practicality v idealism

Feb 25, 2013: By Sriram Jayanthi, India

Indian Premier League

IPL, a metaphor for changing India

Feb 25, 2013: Ajaz Ashraf, in Pakistan's Daily Times , talks about the recent controversies in the IPL

South African cricket

'Playing in every format is difficult' - Steyn

Feb 25, 2013: South Africa's fast bowler Dale Steyn has just played in his fifth straight IPL season

LV= County Championship, Friday May 25

Feb 25, 2013: 5.25pm: Jon Culley at Surrey v Warwickshire

Indian cricket

Is the BCCI above law?

Feb 25, 2013: The BCCI's decision to give Rs 70 crore ($13 million) to former national and domestic players, seemed to be a noble gesture, but it has turned it into a tool to settle scores with, writes Gulu Ezekiel in the Hindustan Times .

Indian Premier League

IPL gains from on and off-field spice

Feb 25, 2013: IPL will reach its climax on Sunday when Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the winners of Friday's eliminator between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils

Newsfile IPL 2012

Newsfile: May 25

Feb 25, 2013: Can go all the way - Badrinath : Chennai Super Kings batsman S Badrinath, who made 47 in the win over Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, said his team was confident of beating Delhi Daredevils in the second qualifier on Friday and making the final

Indian Premier League

The IPL is bad for capitalism, democracy and cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Ramachandra Guha, writing in the Hindu , says the Indian Premier League represents the negative side of liberalisation and power, such as the secrecy in the player auctions and the conflicts of interest involving team owners

English cricket

Broad capable of being England's leading wicket-taker

Feb 25, 2013: Stuart Broad made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2007

Multistats

Multistat: 588

Feb 25, 2013: Or why David Saker should be put in charge of the European economy

Watching MI fade, minus Morrison

Feb 25, 2013: Oh well, at least their theme song made it through

Captaincy

The unluckiest captains in world cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is two IPL matches away from leading Chennai Super Kings to their third straight IPL crown

Flintoff on whales, snakes and how to eat wallaby

Feb 25, 2013: Former England allrounder Andrew Flintoff, is set to feature in “Freddie Flintoff Goes Wild”, a new series that will be launched by Discovery Channel later this week

Chennai Super Kings

Home struggles for Super Kings' spinners

Feb 25, 2013: Chennai Super Kings seem to have a knack of picking up their game when they need it most

Indian Premier League

Will Gayle storm the silver screen?

Feb 25, 2013: Royal Challengers Bangalore star batsman Chris Gayle, the darling of Bangalore's cricket fans because of his big-hitting abilities, is now set to win many admirers in the Kannada film industry - known as Sandalwood

LV= County Championship, Thursday May 24

Feb 25, 2013: 7.30pm: Andrew McGlashan wraps up the day

Kenyan cricket

Catching his breath after African perils

Feb 25, 2013: Mike Hesson, who recently resigned from his post as Kenya’s head coach on security grounds, told Adrian Seconi from Otago Daily Times that though he and his family were targeted on a number of occasions, Kenya taught them a number of important

English cricket

What the 'Cobblers' want

Feb 25, 2013: Northamptonshire County Cricket Club have announced their intentions of becoming "one of the best non-Test grounds in the country", and in the Guardian , Mike Selvey writes that it shows a refreshing scaling down of ambition entwined with realism

Indian cricket

He shunned chemistry to be consumed by cricket

Feb 25, 2013: Former India batsman Sudhir Naik is known for his gritty determination that helped him become the highest run-getter for India on the 1974 tour of England