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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kevin Pietersen’
Cricketers auction for IPL 4 begins in Bangalore
January 8th, 2011 |
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IPL-4 auction: Gambhir, Pietersen among first lot sold
January 8th, 2011 |
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Following are the first nine players auctioned for the Indian Premier League (IPL) season four here Saturday. Gautam Gambhir (India): Kolkata Knight Riders, $2.4 million Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka): Royal Challengers Bangalore $6,50,000 Zaheer Khan (India): Royal Challenger Bangalore, $900,000 Ross Taylor (New Zealand): Rajasthan Royal, $1 million Yusuf Pathan (India): Kolkata Knight Riders, $2.1 [...]
Gambhir sold to Knight Riders for record $2.4 mn
January 8th, 2011 |
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India’s opening batsman Gautam Gambhir was the first player to be sold in the players’ auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) season four, fetching a record $2.4 million by Kolkata Knight Riders. Gambhir, who was part of the Delhi Daredevils for the last three years, had a base price of $200,000. The bidding for him [...]
Ponting slams policy of showing replays on big screen
December 28th, 2010 |
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting criticised the policy of showing replays on the big screen before a decision is made, and admitted that the Hot-Spot heat-camera vision had prompted his anger towards umpires Aleem Dar and Tony Hill on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test. “I guess one flaw we’ve got in the system [...]
Ponting apologises for showing dissent towards umpires
December 28th, 2010 |
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting Tuesday apologised for arguing with on-field umpires after England batsman Kevin Pietersen was given not out following a video referral on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test. Ponting was fined 40 percent of his match fees, $5400 approximately, by match referee Ranjan Madugalle Monday for showing dissent towards the [...]
Pietersen branded ‘smarta***’ by Johnson
December 18th, 2010 |
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England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who irritated pacer Mitchell Johnson by sarcastically asking for his phone number on Thursday and again yesterday, was branded a ‘smarta***’ by the Australian speedster, as sledging took centrestage at the Ashes. “I think he was being a bit of a smarta***. I don’t think he was being friendly,†The Sun [...]
Warnie looks after me in Melbourne, just as Sachin and Ganguly do in India: Pietersen
December 9th, 2010 |
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England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that he is looked after by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne in Melbourne, in the same way as Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar does in Mumbai or former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly does in Kolkata. Pietersen’s comments come after he was fined 239 dollars for being busted speeding in [...]
Adelaide glory wipes out painful memories of previous Oz tour: Pietersen
December 8th, 2010 |
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Hailing England’s 1-0 lead in the Ashes series, middle order batsman Kevin Pietersen said that the Adelaide triumph has wiped out the painful memories of their 2006 tour of Australia. England secured victory in the second Test on Tuesday morning, eventually winning by an innings and 71 runs at the Adelaide Oval. The win was [...]
Pietersen didn’t cross ‘twitter line’ by criticizing Adelaide curator: Strauss
December 3rd, 2010 |
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England captain Andrew Strauss has said that star batsman Kevin Pietersen has not crossed the line by criticizing Adelaide Oval curator Damian Hough on Twitter. Pietersen was rebuked earlier for slamming the English selectors who dumped him from their limited-overs sides earlier this year. Asked if Pietersen had crossed a line with his latest outburst, [...]
Johnson promises chin music for Strauss in Gabba Test
November 23rd, 2010 |
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Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has promised to subject England cricket captain Andrew Strauss to some chin music during the first Test that is to be played at the Gabba here from November 25. Johnson said he will target skipper Strauss in the Ashes opener, as has been the Australian tradition. “England really look [...]
Captain Ponting under biggest amount of pressure, says Pietersen ahead of Ashes
November 22nd, 2010 |
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In the first definitive sledge launched against Australia by a cautious England side since its arrival three weeks ago, middle order batsman Kevin Pietersen has taken aim at captain Ricky Ponting”s aggressive approach. Ponting has made a point of targeting Pietersen and rival skipper Andrew Strauss at every chance since August, but Pietersen has hit [...]
Ashes: Pietersen ready to face Doherty test
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Key England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he is ready to face the challenge likely to be posed by Australian and Tasmanian left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty in the 2010 Ashes series starting at the Gabba here from November 25. “I don”t have technical glitches, I”ve sorted them. I”m always looking to score against every [...]
Pietersen’s inability to handle left-arm spin, not giant ego his Achilles heel
November 19th, 2010 |
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England batsman Kevin Pietersen’s inability to handle left-arm spin bowling with confidence has strengthened Xavier Doherty’s chances of playing in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. Australia A’s left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe troubled Pietersen in a tour match at the Bellerive Oval, reminding the talented batsman of his one real weakness. Critics say that Pietersen’s [...]
Challengers beat Royals, book IPL semi-final berth
April 15th, 2010 |
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Last year’s finalists Royal Challengers Bangalore sailed into the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a convincing five-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Wednesday.
Kevin Pietersen made a breezy 29-ball 62 runs as Royal Challengers, set a target of 131, made 132 for five in 15.4 overs.
With the [...]
Pietersen scores his first IPL half-century
April 3rd, 2010 |
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Kevin Pietersen’s knock (66 off 44 balls) against Kings XI Punjab was his first half-century in Indian Premier League (IPL).
Pietersen, who was playing his first match for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) this season, was adjdged the Man of the Match after RCB beat Kings Xi Punjab by six wickets Friday night.
Other statistical highlights of the [...]
Pietersen powers Royal Challengers to a victory over Kings XI
April 3rd, 2010 |
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Blistering unbeaten half-century from Kevin Pietersen helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Kings XI Punjab by six wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at floodlit Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Friday.
Man of the Match Pietersen remained unbeaten on 66 and Virat Kohli made a breezy 42 as Royal Challengers Bangalore made 184 for [...]
EPL footballers fourth highest paid sportsmen in world
March 29th, 2010 |
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A new survey has revealed that English Premier League (EPL) footballers are the fourth highest paid sportsmen in the world.
According to a study by sportingintelligence.com, the Premier League stars rake in almost 30,000 pounds a week, with Chelsea players taking home the most, almost 70,000 pounds a week.
Chelsea skipper John Terry is the [...]
Kevin Pietersen, Jessica Taylor â€expecting their first childâ€
November 25th, 2009 |
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England cricketer Kevin Pietersen and his wife Jessica Taylor are expecting their first child.
Former Liberty X singer Taylor, 29, is due to give birth early next summer.
And a friend of the batsman has revealed Pietersen, 29, is “thrilled” at the prospect.
“They can”t wait to be parents,” the Mirror quoted another friend of Pietersen’’s as saying.
Strauss says England are in S.Africa to make runs, not friends
November 20th, 2009 |
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In an indirect rejoinder to South African cricket team coach Mickey Arthur, England captain Andrew Strauss has said that his team is in South Africa to make runs and win matches, and not to make friends.
Strauss was responding to Arthur’’s comment that the England players were a touch too friendly with his boys and to [...]