It is going to be the clash of the kings, the clash of the royals of two different kingdoms as Kings XI Punjab look forward to defeat Rajasthan Royals in their home turf i.e. Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur. Both the sides will be missing quite a number of key players either due to injury or due to their national duties. While the Rajasthan Royals will miss the services of old hand Shane Watson due to national service, fast bowler Sreesanth will be missed owing to injury. Rahul Dravid will have to bank on the likes of Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Menaria, Kevon Cooper and Owais Shah for setting up a fighting total in the 20 overs. The bowling will depend largely on Johan Botha, Amit Singh and Siddharth Trivedi. Kings XI Punjab on the other hand will miss the services of England pacer...Read More

Thursday’s clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils at the Eden Gardens was delayed due to a nor’wester that had struck Kolkata in the evening and had a free run for a good 45 minutes time. The much anticipated match was reduced to 12 overs a side and started a good two and a half hours after the original scheduled time. Those who thought that the nor’wester was over were proved to be wrong as Irfan Pathan ran amok at the Eden Gardens scoring a quick fire 42 of just 20 deliveries, turning the match in Delhi’s favor. It was Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag who won the toss and opted to field fast. A fiery bowling line up of the Delhi Daredevils that boasted of names like Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav and Roelof van der Merwe...Read More

Why Ravichandran Ashwin is regarded as one of the deadliest IPL bowlers? His bowling statistic is the answer to the above mentioned question. His economy rate is only 6.03; the best in the league. His bowling average is 19.82 which are stunning, and he has a strike rate of 19. In the T20 format, a bowler with statistics like his makes a huge difference. With every IPL season passing by, the level of performance needs to be raised to clinch victories. Last year the team found it a bit difficult to make it to the knockout stage, but once they were there, Chennai Super Kings sealed the deal. The team and Ashwin had performed well in their home matches last season and would look to do the same this season too. It is the away matches which led them down last year, but they are determined not...Read More

In the 5th edition of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians will not be lead by Sachin Tendulkar. Two days before the commencement of this extravagant event, Sachin decided to step down from captaincy and would like Harbhajan to take his place. The Mumbai franchise held a press release where Tendulkar said that for him the Mumbai Indians team is like family, and after considering quite a few things he went forward and discussed the issue of handing over the captainship to Harbhajan, with Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. They as team owners showed respect and support to Sachin’s decision. Harbhajan Singh says that it is a huge honor for him to take Sachin’s place and lead the team with the support of Mukesh and Nita Ambani. He has led this team in the 4th edition of IPL when...Read More