ICC gives clean chit to IPL 3, not certain about previous two editions

Outgoing ICC Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) chief Paul Condon, on Thursday, gave a clean chit to the third edition of the Indian Premier League and said a probe is on to find out if match-fixing played any part in Pakistan’s tour of Australia earlier this year.

BCCI slaps another showcause notice on Lalit Modi

Beleaguered Lalit Modi’s worries compounded on Thursday, with the BCCI issuing a fresh showcause notice to him for activities “detrimental to Indian Cricket, English Cricket and World cricket at large”.

Raina is way ahead of his age in cricket: Fleming

Stephen Fleming, coach of the Chennai Super Kings,the franchisee which Suresh Raina represents in the Indian Premier League, has attributed Raina’s impressive show in the IPL and the ongoing World Twenty20 to his determination and effort to combat his weakness against the short ball, which was exposed in England last year.

BCCI endorses charges against Lalit Modi

Lalit Modi found himself staring down the barrel on Sunday with all the members of the BCCI working committee endorsing charges of rigging of bids and other financial irregularities that have been levelled against the suspended IPL commissioner.

Lalit Modi deserves a fair trial: IS Bindra

Punjab Cricket Association chief and principal advisor to the International Cricket Council (ICC), I S Bindra, has come out in support of the suspended IPL chairman, Lalit Modi, saying that it was the marketing genius of Modi that was responsible for putting Indian cricket on the global map and that the beleaguered IPL commissioner (suspended) is entitled to a fair trial.

Warne denies match-fixing charges, says guilty should be banned for life

Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne has rubbished reports of his or any other Australian cricketer’s involvement in the alleged match-fixing in the IPL and said anybody found guilty should be banned for life.

Modi and IPL were trying to become bigger then cricket itself: Nasser Hussain

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain, who has never been a fan of the Indian Premier League, has once again lashed out at the T20 league, saying that the recent controversy that has engulfed the cricketing world has once again proved that no tournament is bigger than the game itself and that’s exactly what the Indian Premier League and Lalit Modi were trying to do.

Modi’s fall from grace won’t be mourned in England: British media

The British media was flooded with reports on suspended IPL chairman, Lalit Modi, on Tuesday, with most experts acknowledging that Lalit Modi realised Twenty20’s potential in a huge and growing Indian market, but said his downfall will not be mourned in London.

IPL will be even more successful without Modi: Ratnakar Shetty

Chief Administrative Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Ratnakar Shetty, who is also a member of IPL’s Governing council, believes that the astounding success of the Indian Premier League was not because of Lalit Modi and that the T20 league will flourish in a bigger way without the former IPL supremo.

IPL 4 will be bigger and better: Chirayu Amin

The new chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chirayu Amin, said on Tuesday that it’s unfair to draw comparisons between him and former IPL chief, Lalit Modi, while adding that he may not be “flamboyant” like his predecessor but he would evolve his own style of working. He also promised the cricket loving people of India that the cricket will not be affected by all the controversies surrounding the tournament and that IPL season four will go ahead as scheduled.

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