Chennai Super Kings team opposing the expansion of the Indian Premier League (IPL)? It seems so if one were to go by sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India and IPL.On Monday, the IPL said seven out of eight franchisees are in favour of an expansion. It did not name the dissenting franchisee but an IPL official said that the resistance was from Chennai. One out of eight is a miniscule...
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plans to play for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL next March. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reutershas admitted that his initial goal of making his comeback from knee surgery in England's one-day series in Bangladesh next year may be "unrealistic". But Flintoff, who flew in from Dubai today for an Old Trafford press conference ahead of a meeting next week with his surgeon, remains confident that he...
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is a warning for the Kolkata Knight Riders’ bats. Before they turn out for the crucial match against the Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, they should beware of the toe-crushers M.S. Dhoni's bowlers are expected to hurl at them.The India skipper has given standing instructions to his bowlers to send down yorkers to stop the KKR batsmen. Stung by the Delhi Daredevils’ late charge in the final five overs...
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Mumbai Indians opener Sanath Jayasuriya flicks the ball off his hips during the opening match of the 2009 Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament against the Chennai Super Kings in Cape Town on Saturday.The former Sri Lanka captain scored a 20-ball 26 that contained five boundaries....
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Left-handers Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina have the ability to be brilliant fielders, but Aussie captain Ricky Ponting is currently the world's best by a distance, Australian team's fielding coach Mike Young declares. Young is in a good position to judge the three players as he has watched them all for long periods while they played for different teams. As the assistant coach of the Deccan Chargers,...
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Twenty20 is known to be a batsmen-dominated game. But the first round of matches in the second edition of the Indian Premier saw the bowlers call the shots. Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh set the tone in the opening match itself as Mumbai Indians restricted last year's runner-up Chennai Super Kings.Later in the evening, Anil Kumble showed the worth of his tribe in the shortest format of the game,...
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A number of changes are supposed to be effected from the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League. From IPL 4 there would be four fielding substitutes in place of the 12th man. Pink balls would be used in the practice matches. The Icon Player status would be done away with.The third edition of the IPL would be supervised by the ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit. It has been also ascertained...
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Rajasthan Royals pose with the DLF IPL 2008 Trophy at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.They beat Chennai Super Kings in the final by three wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish.The IPL has eight teams featuring some of the world's best cricketers. Each team will have a pool of 16 players, a balanced blend of international and domestic players.Shaun Marsh became the first batsman to aggregate 600 runs...
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cricket community has reacted strongly over the decision taken by the IPL executive board to extend the lucrative T20 tournament from 2011.Shaun Pollock, who is the coach of the Mumbai Indians, has said that the extension will dwindle IPL’s real interests and affect players’ performance.Chennai Super Kings’ South African recruit Albie Morkel also expressed his concerns on the expansion plan. He said...
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RateFlintoff announced last night he was rejecting an incremental contract offered by the ECB.Flintoff intends to play in a number of countries for various teams but of most value to him is the 1.55 million dollar contract with IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.He has clearance to play with them next year (the final year of his contract) through a two-year No-Objection Certificate issued by the ECB...
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