The second edition of Indian Premier League has been insured for USD 286 million, more than double the amount – USD 125 million – spent last season, owing to terror threats. Besides, the whopping sum for overall insurance for the tournament, India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has attracted the highest...
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Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings: Kevin Pietersen Vs Dhoni
Dhoni and Kevin Pietersen the two maverick leaders of Team Chennai and Royal Challengers will clash in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League at Port Elizabeth on Monday. Having lost the tournament-opener to Mumbai Indians by 19 runs, Chennai, last year’s runners up, will be hoping to get on the points table...
Dhoni wins toss for Chennai, chose to field
The much awaited Indian Premium League season II has just begun in Cape Town with the first match being played between the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Lalit Modi spinned the coin, Dhoni won the toss, and has decided to bowl first. “It will be exciting, getting new players which adds balance to...
Dhoni Vs Sachin in IPL 2, match 1
They are easily the biggest icons of Indian cricket. If one has been the inspirational leader, the other has been the supreme performer, and the two have taken Team India from strength to strength over the past couple of years. And Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be the first to acknowledge that his success as...
Case against Dhoni and Harbhajan
A criminal case was filed in a court on Thursday accusing Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh with ‘hurting’ fans by staying away from the Padma awards function. Dhoni and Bhajji were to be honoured with the Padma Shree by President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi on Tuesday. Senior advocate...
Sachin proud of Dhoni’s leadership
Sachin Tendulkar has praised the leadership skills of MS Dhoni, who has overseen a successful six months for India after taking over as captain in all three formats. “I’m extremely happy and delighted at the way he (Dhoni) has conducted himself,” Tendulkar said. “He is a balanced guy, is always on his toes all...
Victorious Dhoni led Indian team returns home
Dhoni led India’s victorious cricketers returned home in batches in different cities on Thursday after their historic Test series triumph in New Zealand. While charismatic skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, man-of-the-series Gautam Gambhir, opener Virender Sehwag, pacer Ishant Sharma and spinner Amit Mishra landed at the capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, Sachin Tendulkar and four...
Dhoni is a ‘Successful Captain’ without loss
Cricket viewers will have mixed opinions on whether Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took too long to declare Indian innings in the Wellington Test, which anyway led India to a series win by 1-0 after 41-years. But the draw in Wellington Test also means that India have not lost a single Test under Dhoni....
BCCI bonanza for Team India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India today announced a bonus of Rs 15 lakh for each player after the India team’s historic Test and one-day series victory in New Zealand. India clinched the three-match Test series 1-0 after the final Test ended in a draw in Wellington today. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team...
Tit-Bits: India Vs New Zealand, Day 4, Final Test, Wellington
Tit-bits after the fourth day’s play of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand on Monday. Rahul Dravid, with Tim McIntosh’s catch, has established a world record for most catches (182) as a fielder, overtaking Mark Waugh’s tally of 181 catches. With Jesse Ryder’s catch, his tally is now 183. India...
