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Lanka cricket crisis deepens

Sri Lanka cricket’s crisis over the timing of the England tour which clashes with the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) next year deepened on Saturday with the interim administration and several key players in the team refusing to budge an inch from their positions.
Via Sify

BCCI cautions junior players over IPL contracts

Following the tremendous success of the cash-rich Indian Premier League, the BCCI on Friday warned junior cricketers of falling prey to agents who could lure them to sign deals in return for berths in one of the eight IPL squads.
Via ExpressIndia

T20 Champions League teams

RAJASTHAN ROYALS: The Royals lost just three of their 14 games on the way to winning the inaugural Indian Premier League crown. Coach Shane Warne could end up leading them against his home state Victoria in the Champions League.
Star player: Yusuf Pathan - Contributed with both bat and ball in Rajasthan’s triumph, hitting four half-centuries [...]

Don’t fall for IPL lure, Watson urges Symonds

Indian Premier League (IPL) would be a tempting option for Andrew Symonds but teammate Shane Watson does not want the feisty all-rounder to tread that path and waste his talent. Watson reckons playing just two months a year and getting paid USD 1.5 million might tempt Symonds to abandon the baggy green for the IPL [...]

Wish List for IPL 2009 season

I am putting a wish list that I would like to see in the Indian Premier League 2009 season.
Dedicated slot
Indian Premier League to have a dedicated slot in ICC calendar so that the world’s best cricketers are available
Additional Franchises
There should be additional two more franchises which would take the total to 10. If all the [...]

Modi tells Symonds to keep playing for Australia

The Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has told Andrew Symonds, who is weighing up his options after being suspended by Australia for going fishing, that the competition is not a venue for a “bunch of retired cricketers”.
Via Yahoo Sport

Deccan Chargers ‘would welcome Symonds’

Chargers chief executive Tim Wright said they would love to have Symonds available for the entire 2009 series, which runs from April 10 to June 1. “The Deccan Chargers would - as would any IPL team - want Andrew Symonds in from the very first ball of the competition to the very last ball,” he [...]

Deccan Chargers ‘would welcome Symonds’

Chargers chief executive Tim Wright said they would love to have Symonds available for the entire 2009 series, which runs from April 10 to June 1. “The Deccan Chargers would - as would any IPL team - want Andrew Symonds in from the very first ball of the competition to the very last ball,” he [...]

Laxman hits back after Afridi outburst

Afridi on Monday attributed blame for the Chargers’ poor record on Laxman’s captaincy, saying the 33-year-old veteran had “lost the plot” during the tournament. Afridi’s outburst prompted an angry reaction from Laxman, who said: “Afridi has no team ethics. He should know it was a collective failure because he was part of the team.”
Via Press [...]

Laxman hits back after Afridi outburst

Afridi on Monday attributed blame for the Chargers’ poor record on Laxman’s captaincy, saying the 33-year-old veteran had “lost the plot” during the tournament. Afridi’s outburst prompted an angry reaction from Laxman, who said: “Afridi has no team ethics. He should know it was a collective failure because he was part of the team.”
Via Press [...]