Kings XI Punjab co-owner and Bollywood star Priety Zinta said she was disappointed to lose all-rounder Irfan Pathan but glad to buy former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist in the first session of auction for the fourth leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Saturday. Kings XI Punjab went all out to buy their former player [...]
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Sad to lose Pathan, happy to have Gilchrist: Priety
January 8th, 2011 |
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Cricketers auction for IPL 4 begins in Bangalore
January 8th, 2011 |
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Seated eight to a table at the over 7,000 sq ft pillar-less Mysore Hall of ITC Royal Gardenia Hotel here, business leaders and film stars Saturday began picking up cricketers for the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) fourth season. The IPL-4 beginning April 8 will see 10 teams and 74 matches in the shortest version of [...]
Deccan Chargers elect to bat against Delhi Daredevils
April 18th, 2010 |
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Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils in their must-win IPL clash at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi on Sunday.
Deccan have made two changes to their side. Chaminda Vaas, after his brilliiant outburst in the initial phase of the tournament and being dropped later on, [...]
Sachin, Harbhajan power Mumbai Indians win over Deccan Chargers
March 29th, 2010 |
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Mumbai Indians stayed on top of Indian Premier League (IPL) with a 41-run win over defending champions Deccan Chargers at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai here Sunday.
Sachin Tendulkar struck a crafty 55 while Harbhajan Singh scored a fiery 49 off 18 balls as Mumbai Indians reached 172 for seven in 20 overs.
Fast bowlers [...]
Mumbai Indians win by 41 runs
March 28th, 2010 |
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Harbhajan Singh cracked a stunning 18-ball unbeaten 49 and then grabbed three wickets as Mumbai Indians crushed Deccan Chargers by 41 runs in an Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Sunday.
Harbhajan turned the game around for MI with a stunning innings laced with eight fours and two sixes as he single handedly took them [...]
IPL Scoreboard: Deccan Chargers vs. Super Kings
March 15th, 2010 |
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Chennai, March 15Â The following is the scoreboard of an Indian Premier League match between Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings here Sunday:
Deccan Chargers:
Adam Gilchrist b Ashwin 38 (17b, 3 x 6, 4 x 4)
VVS Laxman (run out – Raina/Dhoni) 12 (11b, 2 x 4)
Herschelle Gibbs (run out – Morkel) 45 (36b, 1 x 6, [...]
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Deccan Chargers by 11 runs
March 13th, 2010 |
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Skipper Adam Gilchrist’s breezy 35-ball 54 went in vain as defending champions Deccan Chargers suffered a 11-run defeat at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of the third edition of Indian Premier League IN Mumbai on Friday.
After Angelo Mathews (65n.o.) and Owais Shah (58n.o.) struck unbeaten half-centuries to rescue Knight Riders [...]
Clarke’s ultimate dream is Australian captaincy
November 21st, 2009 |
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Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has said that the captaincy of the Test and ODI teams is his ultimate dream.
Since the retirement of Adam Gilchrist, Clarke has taken over the mantle as Ricky Ponting’’s vice-captain.
He was the captain of the side in the final two ODI’s of Australia’’s 2008 tour of the West Indies, both of [...]
Haddin first-choice wicketkeeper for Windies Test series
November 7th, 2009 |
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Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has said that he had received a call from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, which confirmed that he was the first-choice wicketkeeper despite Tim Paine and Graham Manou performing well during his absence.
“This is when Tim Paine broke down after a couple of games in India. I told Digger I [...]
Too much of cricket is creating spectators fatigue: Gilchrist
October 29th, 2009 |
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Excessive cricket is not only a concern for players’ burnout but is also creating spectators’ fatigue, warned former Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist
He said the cricket administrators need to strike a right balance to keep the players as well as fans involved with the game.
“The schedule has been very very compact and hectic, especially [...]
Dhoni should bat higher up the order: Gilchrist
October 27th, 2009 |
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Former Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist is in favour of Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni batting higher up the order, enabling him play as many overs as possible.
“He’s (Dhoni) such a danger to play against. I would like to see him bat up the order especially in the abbreviated version of the game. You [...]
“Flintoff’’s retirement can be a boost for English playersâ€, says Gilchrist
July 16th, 2009 |
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Former Australian cricket star Adam Gilchrist fears that England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’’s looming retirement will motivate the England squad in the four remaining Ashes Tests.
“I don”t think the Aussies will be affected but it (Flintoff’’s retirement) can be a boost for the English players. I know from my time that a when a great [...]