IPL Cricket 2009

Sydney, Nov 21(ANI): Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden has said the Indian Premier League (IPL) has set a standard for Twenty20 tournaments, and it also has the ability to match major tournaments around the world. Click here to read the complete Article    

The PCB might have decided to give a go ahead to its players for participating in next year's Indian Premier League, but the board is yet to approach the Sports Ministry for the government's clearance, a must for the cricketers to be a part of the cash-rich Twenty20 event.  

Former Australian captain Greg Chappell feels given its increasing popularity, the Indian Premier League would soon become a world event and take...  

New Delhi, Nov. 17 The Government has rejected a proposal by Jaipur IPL Cricket (Mumbai) – the owners of the ‘Rajasthan Royals’ Indian Premier League cricket team – for inducting 100 per cent foreign equity capital worth over $5.82 million ...  

The Pakistan Cricket Board has granted NOCs to its players to take part in the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), senior Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq said. He is also in talks with Kolkata Knight Riders for a spot in the team for the next season.  

Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) Australian captain Ricky Ponting would miss the first eight to nine games of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be played March-April next year. Disclosing this, KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly told reporters here that the team management was eyeing some Pakistani players, provided [...]  

Lahore, Nov 18 : The lack of communication between the Indian and Pakistan governments could pose a major threat to Pakistani players' chances of making a comeback in the third edition of the IPL next year. While the Indian Premier League (IPL ...  

Karachi, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief operating officer Wasim Bari Tuesday rejected reports that the country’s leading players have already been cleared to play in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Bari said the concerned authorities are in the process of making a decision on IPL, adding that the matter [...]  

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Indian Premier League’s (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi said Wednesday that pink balls would be used in the practice games ahead of the the third season of the Twenty20 tournament that starts March 12. Modi, who is currently in Bangkok attending an IPL workshop, wrote on his Twitter: “IPL teams [...]  

Forced to sit out this year due to Pakistan Cricket Board's objection to their participation, the Pakistan cricketers are all set to return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) next season as the Board has decided to give them the go ahead for competing in the Twenty20 tournament. PCB chairman Ejaz Butt said the PCB would not object to its players taking part in the lucrative league and has conveyed this to IPL commissioner Lalit Modi during a...