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Sourav Ganguly fined $20,000 for slow over rate

MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly has been fined $20,000 by the IPL for maintaining slow over rate during their 11-run triumph over defending champions Deccan Chargers at the DY Patil Stadium.
The Knight Riders were adjudged to be three overs behind the required rate during their last night’s IPL opener against Chargers and under [...]

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Heavy security in place as IPL commences tomorrow

Heavy security arrangements have been made in the vicinity of DY Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai where the opening ceremony of the IPL Season 3 will be hosted and first T-20 match would be played on Friday, police said.
Police appealed to spectators to arrive at the venue two hours in advance so that security [...]

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We don’t rely on spin: Srikkanth

India’s selection committee chairman, Kris Srikkanth, talks to HT ahead of the big series against South Africa next week.
It’s good to see Zaheer in form on what’s been a batting wicket?
It’s been really good. It’s very, very important for us that our best bowlers are in form and rhythm ahead of facing South Africa and [...]

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Pak players should have been picked up for IPL-3: SRK

As a perceived snub to Pakistani players by the Indian Premier League spark a spat between the neighbouring countries, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, an IPL franchisee himself, believes they should have been picked.
“I truly believe they (Pakistan players) should have been chosen,” Khan, co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), said.
Khan, however, said that since [...]

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No IPL ever, says Pak board

Pakistan will not allow any of its players to take part in future editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Speaking to Hindustan Times on Saturday, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt said: “We are never going to allow our players to participate in IPL again. What they (IPL) did is not only embarrassing, it [...]

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Inside story: All IPL teams agreed to shun Pak players

What was suspected after Tuesday’s auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is now confirmed – there was indeed a consensus among the team franchisees that none of them would bid for the Pakistani players.
Underlying this consensus were ambiguous signals from officialdom. Union sports minister MS Gill went on record on Wednesday insisting that neither [...]

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IPL team owners enraged after BCCI cuts ties with IMG

High-profile owners of team franchises in the Indian Premier League have reacted furiously to the Indian cricket board’s decision to snap ties with event management company IMG, reports said on Monday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday terminated its contract with the International Management Group, which helped it launch the lucrative [...]

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