India’s premium manufacturer of 2-wheeled motorised vehicles – Hero Honda on Wednesday reportedly bought Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab for a whopping $260 million.
At a time when the BCCI is desperately trying to save Ferozeshah Kotla from an International Cricket Council (ICC) ban over last month’s ODI fiasco due to an ‘unfit’ pitch, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has sounded a warning to all venues across the country – please prepare ‘fit’ pitches for the Twenty20 event or face the music.
Most of his compatriots have developed cold feet about playing in the Indian Premier League in the wake of Shiv Sena’s threat but retired opener Matthew Hayden said he is very much looking forward to be part of the third edition of the Twenty20 extravaganza.
Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) after another operation on his troublesome knee that isexpected to sideline him for about six months.
Eoin Morgan and Jonathan Trott are expected to head the next group of England players chasing the potential riches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2010.
KARACHI: 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 yet to approach the sports ministry for the government's clearance, a must for the cricketers to be a part of the cash-awash Twenty20 event.
