Archive for May 8th, 2008
Riya Sen is Brand Ambassador of IPL
Wow! I have heard about ambassadors for the team. Now, this is a totally new phenomenon. Riya Sen the bollywood actress from Bengal is the brand ambassador for the IPL website IPLT20.com. The reason for selecting her as the ambassador was simple. She was there for a couple of matches and she understands the game. [...]
Comparision between EPL and IPL : Not really
Author in this article starts with a catchy title : “What the premier league can learn from Indian Premier League”. I jumped right in only to find some past match reviews and a conclusion that all the razzmatazz of the bollywood stars and the cheerleaders is subsiding and its cricket that is taking the centre [...]
Sajid Mahmood too declines IPL offer
English cricketer Sajid Mahmood has also declined IPL offer. Sajid is not centrally contracted by the Enlish board. He is the second person to reject an IPL offer after Ravi Bopara. The reason for rejecting the offer is to cement his place in the national side. Now, that’s two in row, which makes me think [...]
Charu Sharma was fired because of Misbah?
That is what the Pakistani newspaper “The Jang” reported. This sounds really ridiculous for two reasons.
Misbah-ul-Haq is a few matches wonder and have not yet established as a match winner to carry any credibility and to influence any decisions in the team.
If at all anyone can influence the team decisions it will be Rahul Dravid. [...]
Gambhir regains his orange cap
Gautam Gambhir called as Gauti, has regained the orange cap from Sehwag who got it from Rohit Sharma in the same match. This race is amazing to follow. This is the story of some very consistent players and real match-winners who has departed to different sides and were united in cause. Imagine these 3 guys [...]
2 surprises in a day
That is Super Kings and Knight Riders winning their respective matches. I have almost written both the teams off and they managed to bounce back. The only thing which needs to be checked is if that bounce back is sustainable. That leaves the tournament wide open. There are no clear favorites. Though I have made [...]