Young leggie Piyush Chawla will play the Champions League for Sussex. This was annouced on Thursday by the Champions League organising committee. They also released the list of 110 players who will represent the 2 teams. In the IPL, Chawla played for Team Mohali which failed to qualify for the Champions League. As reported earlier, Dirk Nannes will play for Team Delhi. Of the nine players eligible to play for multiple teams, only Dirk Nannes was nominated by two preliminary squads. As a resul... Read Full Story

Champions League Twenty20 The 12 participating teams in the Champions League Twenty20 have named their preliminary squads for the tournament which kicks off in India in October. Almost half of the 234 players nominated have played international cricket with some teams potentially able to field a team full of internationals. “A congregation of the world’s best players, playing for the world’s best domestic teams, vying for the ultimate prize to be crowned Champions – we could not have as... Read Full Story

Australian Dirk Nannes will represent his ‘away’ team Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural Champions League Twenty20, a move that would cost the Indian Premier League side US $200,000. Of the nine cricketers eligible to play for multiple teams, only Nannes was nominated in the preliminary squads of both, Daredevils and Victorian Bushrangers. “Dirk Nannes, who was nominated by both the Delhi Daredevils and the Victorian Bushrangers, has informed Champions League Twenty20 that he... Read Full Story

Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has confirmed that Bollywood actor Salman Khan has shown interest to buy a new team for the fourth edition of the cash-rich league starting 2011. Modi said that Salman Khan met him on Wednesday to know about the feasibility of buying an IPL team. “Salman met me and asked me about the procedure of buying a new IPL team for the fourth edition in 2011,” said Modi in an interview. Reports said that the Bollywood actor may bid for Kochi Nag... Read Full Story

Busy rectifying mistakes that the Kolkata Knight Riders committed this year, Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said his team, which ended bottom of the table in the second edition of the Indian Premier League, is gearing up for a complete turnaround in the third edition next year. “Obviously we have looked at the mistakes that we committed and we are trying to rectify them. But I won’t say in public what those mistakes were,” Ganguly said. “We want to do better then last time.... Read Full Story

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is not interested in a full-time coaching stint with Kolkata Knight Riders, but is certainly keen to take up as a bowling consultant for the under-performing Indian Premier League (IPL) team. Sources close to Akram confirmed on Tuesday that the legendary fast bowler is certainly one of the candidates to take John Buchanan’s place in the Knight Riders’ set-up. “He (Akram) is one of the four people being considered for the job,” said t... Read Full Story

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram on Tuesday expressed his keenness to coach the Kolkata Knight Riders and said he was scheduled to meet the IPL franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday to discuss the assignment. The former tearaway said he has received a call from Shah Rukh’s secretary, inviting him for a “chat” to discuss a coaching assignment with the Knight Riders on August 30. “Sunday, I will be there for sure and I am keen. I am ready. Check me out,” said... Read Full Story

Kolkata Knight Riders management, searching a coach for their IPL franchise, now targets former Pakistan skipper and seamer Wasim Akram.  According to Times Now news channel, Akram confirmed that he has been approached by the Kolkata Knight Riders management for coach’s job. Akram also said that he got a call from KKR principal owner Shah Rukh Khan for the interview which he will give by the end of this week. Sources also revealed that the good rapport between Akram and KKR captain Sour... Read Full Story

The global television audience for the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) was markedly down on the heights achieved during the inaugural season, according to a report published in London. A Viewertrack report published by the independent global sports consultancy Futures Sport+Entertainment shows an average 20 percent fall in viewership across five major cricket-playing countries — India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Britain. Taken individually, the only exception was South Af... Read Full Story

The Knight Riders’ team management has begun a hunt for a suitable coach in right earnest. Having sacked former Australian coach John Buchanan, KR is looking for someone who can turn around the fortunes of the team in the third season of the Indian Premier League which will begin on March 12, 2010. The KR managers have been working overtime for the last one month and have finally shortlisted six coaches – three foreigners and three Indians – for a formal screening to be held... Read Full Story