April 2009

BCCI Relents; ICL Players can Play Official Cricket

Published on: 30th April, 2009

According to cricket news reports, the BCCI has relented in the case of those banned from playing any kind of official cricket by virtue of their association with the ‘rebel’ cricket league, the ICL (Indian Cricket League). The BCCI has granted ‘amnesty’ to the players till 31 May 2009, by when they will have to sever all ties with the ICL whereupon they will be permitted to play domestic cricket.

Cricket: Delhi strip Deccan of perfect IPL record - New Straits Times

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Cricket: Delhi strip Deccan of perfect IPL record New Straits Times,

Delhi end Deccan's unbeaten start in IPL - eTaiwan News

Published on: 30th April, 2009

TVNZ Delhi end Deccan's unbeaten start in IPL eTaiwan News,

Cricket: County Championship: Teenaged South African all-rounder Wayne Parnell lifts Kent but Essex retain edge

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Kent 205 & 54-1; Essex 370 The South Africa teenage prodigy Wayne Parnell has already proven to be an astute signing for Kent.

Cricket: County Championship: Boeta Dippenaar leads Leicestershire stand to frustrate Middlesex

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Middlesex 493-7dec v Leicestershire 258 & 177-2 Boeta Dippenaar was something of an embarrassment as Leicestershire’s overseas player last season. He fared so badly that he was dropped from the side and missed three championship matches before returning at the end. He scored just 383 runs at 23.93 as he struggled to adapt to the English conditions.

Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Source: Cricket Photogallery from Cricketnext.com

Harry Pearson: England’s best sportsmen are destined for self-destruction

Published on: 30th April, 2009

English sport has developed a disturbing trend, with its greatest athletes consistently falling victim to injury The other day I had quite an exciting moment.

‘Fake’ Indian Premier League blogger helps keep commercialised competition real, writes Lawrence Booth

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Shane Warne are all well and good, but for genuine star quality in the Indian Premier League look no further than Bhooka Naan, Phoren Baba and Lordie. They all exist, but only as pawns in an online mystery currently being perpetuated by the so-called Fake IPL Blogger, whose regular updates supposedly from the inner sanctum of the Kolkata Knight Riders dressing room have set tongues wagging on both sides of the Indian Ocean. The blogs, posted at fakeiplplayer.blogspot.com , have included such in-depth accounts of team meetings, many of them centering on alleged tensions between the central characters of the IPL’s most glamorous franchise, that many web users do not want to believe the whole thing is a hoax

Cricket: County Championship: Adam Voges leads Nottinghamshire to a healthy lead over Lancashire after two days

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Lancashire 189; Nottinghamshire 263-6 There are those who would insist that the phrase “Australian new man” remains a contradiction in terms.

Cricket: England out of ideas as Paul Collingwood is reinstated as Twenty20 captain

Published on: 30th April, 2009

Durham all-rounder returns from barren spell in the IPL to answer desperate call as England prepare to name 15-man T20 squad It would be misguided to suggest that Paul Collingwood has impressed no one during his inactive debut in the Indian Premier League. Collingwood failed to play a single match for Delhi Daredevils before returning home yesterday, but at least England’s faith will remain undiminished when he is confirmed as their captain at Lord’s today for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup. Whilst Collingwood, in common with his Delhi team-mate Owais Shah, has remained idle in South Africa, overshadowed by the relatively unsung Sri Lankan Tillekeratne Dilshan, England’s selectors have persuaded him to take up the Twenty20 captaincy for a second time, taking refuge in his never-say-die qualities not because of any sense of anticipation, but because they have concluded that there is no better alternative

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