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Pune: When Delhi Daredevils took on Kolkata Knight Riders in the Qualifier in Pune, the difference in the teams' mindset was evident. Delhi stuck to their pace-heavy plan, while Kolkata picked three frontline spinners. And that did make a difference. Kolkata's batsmen scored heavily off the Delhi pacers to set things up nicely for their bowlers. In the end, they won by 18 runs to enter the final

The Rajasthan Police today served summons on superstar Shah Rukh Khan to appear in a Jaipur court on a complaint that he was seen smoking in public. SRK was seen on camera smoking during an IPL match at Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh stadium in April this year. Just last week, the popular Bollywood actor was issued a five-year ban from entering Mumbai's Wankhede stadium after an alleged scuffle and

Batsmen of today are unable to play quality seam and spin. It's the delivery that moves late that asks questions of them. They have no answers. Most seaming tracks or pitches with vicious turn have bounce and this makes the good length move closer to the batsmen. This shift in good length and late movement foxes most players of today. Why? The game has changed in many ways. Batsmen now use heavier

On a day when the IPL sank further into a morass of scandals, Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken revealed that his ministry had asked the finance ministry to probe allegations of the cricket league franchises using black money to regain or lure players from other teams. Maken told the Lok Sabha on Monday that on May 18, sports secretary P?K?Deb wrote to his counterpart in the revenue department of

New Delhi, May 21: India and Pune Warriors player Rahul Sharma today said he will stop playing cricket if his blood test returns positive for drugs after the leg-spinner was detained from a rave party in Mumbai. Sharma along with Pune Warriors team-mate Wayne Parnell were among the 94 people detained by the police after a raid at Hotel Oakwoods in Juhu, Mumbai. "I know I am innocent, if the

Mumbai, May 21: Two Indian Premier League (IPL) players were questioned after Mumbai Police busted a rave party here and detained about 100 people, officials said Monday. Youngsters who were detained by the police during a raid at a rave party, being taken away in a van after a check-up at a hospital in Mumbai on Sunday evening. PTI Rahul Sharma of India and Wayne Parnell of South Africa, who play

New Delhi, May 21: In a fresh twist to the alleged molestation of an American national at an IPL party on Friday, an Indian member of IPL's Team Bangalore allegedly helped accused cricketer Luke Pomersbach, first when the Australian tried to enter the victim's room a second time and again by warning her to drop the case. The victim, Zohal Hamid, told TOI that a "skinny Indian guy" had tried to get

A 163–run partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Smith for the first wicket has ensured Mumbai Indians cruise to a ten-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League match at Jaipur. The Mumbai duo bettered the previous best of 159 by Chennai Super Kings' Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay in IPL 4. Chasing a challenging total of 163, Mumbai were given a solid start by openers

Mumbai: The hundred people, who were detained by the Mumbai police last night during a raid at a rave party, have been let off this morning. Those detained included a large number of celebrity children and people connected to the film industry. Many of them were foreigners. The raid was conducted at the famous Oak Woods Hotel in Juhu, where the rave party was being held. Two IPL players - Rahul

New Delhi, May 20: Former India cricketer Kirti Azad today began a fast, demanding that the Indian Premier League, which has been a hit by a series a controversies, be scrapped. Azad, who is also a BJP leader, began the hunger strike outside the Feroz Shah Kotla ground here. "All those who are watching, I have a question. Shouldn't there be transparency? There is too much of politics in sports. I