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For many Indian youngsters, IPL has been a ticket to stardom. AT takes a look at some whose fortunes changed thanks to IPL glory. THE ROCKSTAR Team Rajasthan’s then captain Shane Warne called Ravindra Jadeja a ‘rockstar’ after he played … Continue reading →

Just when Punjab were required to give off their best in order to remain in contention for a place in the playoffs, they succumbed to Delhi’s mighty pace battery on a bouncy HPCA stadium track on Saturday to crash out … Continue reading →

Finally, four years after his international retirement, Adam Gilchrist has called time on his IPL career. “I have played my last IPL match,” he said after Punjab failed to make the playoffs. “I will sit with the franchise and discuss … Continue reading →

Over the last 24 hours, Parvinder Awana has become a vocal promoter of Himachal tourism. Dal Lake, Dhauladhar mountain range, McLeodganj — he reels off suggestions to a clutch of friends and relatives from his Harolla village near Noida, who … Continue reading →

At 40-plus, most players either retire or are on the verge of retirement. But the way Adam Gilchrist batted against the Super Kings after a month-long injury break gave the impression that the Aussie legend has found a second wind. … Continue reading →

It required the brilliance of Adam Gilchrist to probably put an end to Chennai’s aspirations of completing a hat-trick of IPL titles this year. The next 48 hours are going to be agonizing for the defending champions after they lost … Continue reading →

New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) Acting swiftly, the BCCI today began the probe into the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked IPL with one of the suspended domestic players deposing before the Inquiry Commission even as the Sports Minister called for … Continue reading →

Even as Dharamsala gets ready to host the Indian Premier League matches on May 17 and 19 when Kings XI Punjab will take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils, respectively, it is excited for the India-England ODI … Continue reading →

At the turn of the millennium, with the baggy greens’ flag fluttering high atop the summit of world cricket, there was no breaking into the side if you were a fast bowler – back then, Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie and … Continue reading →

In the inaugural season of the IPL, an award was instituted for the most outstanding under-19 player, which ultimately went to Shreevats Goswami. Not that the RCB wicketkeeper-batsman had much in the way of competition – a half-century sealed it … Continue reading →