Big B named brand ambassador of Champions League T20

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been chosen as the brand ambassador of the upcoming Airtel Champions League Twenty20 to be held in South Africa by ESPN STAR Sports channel.

Sachin the most-googled player in IPL, Deccan tops the team list

Sachin Tendulkar emerged the most searched Indian cricketer by fans in Google, followed by Sourav Ganguly, among the players in the third edition of Indian Premier League.

Knight Riders take on Royals in a do-or-die encounter

Both the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals are virtually out of the tournament, with their fortunes depending less on their own performance on more on other teams… but before they look at other teams to help their cause, they have to win their remaining matches and that’s exactly what both teams will be looking for when they go head to head at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

KKR is my team and I will never leave it: Shah Rukh Khan

Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner, Shah Rukh Khan, rubbished all rumours that he was contemplating selling the IPL franchisee after their poor performance in the third season of the Indian Premier League, saying that the thought of leaving KKR has never even crossed his mind.

Chennai Super Kings demolish Knight Riders

R Ashwin, Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay joined hands to crucify the Knight Riders and put an end to their campaign in this edition of the Indian Premier League, making the Kolkata Knight Riders the only team in the IPL to never reach the semi-finals in the first three editions of the T20 league.

Dhoni lavishes praise on Raina, Ganguly dejected

Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said after his team’s nine-wicket win against Kolkata that he is happy to be back in the semi-final race, while lavishing praise on Suresh Raina for playing a match-winning knock.

Kolkata, Chennai lock horns in a must-win game

Sourav Ganguly’s Kolkata Knight Riders will take on MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in a must-win encounter for both teams at the Chepauk Stadium on Tuesday. Both Kolkata and Chennai are on 10 points, with only the net run-rate separating then. Both have three games remaining and both teams need to win all three to have a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals which means that a loss for either of the two in this match will virtually be the end of the road for them in this edition of the Indian Premier League.

Whatmore backs Ganguly’s outburst after loss

Kolkata Knight Riders coach, Dav Whatmore, has endorsed the views of his captain, Sourav Ganguly, who had lashed out at the team for the poor performance against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, which saw them losing the game by seven wickets with more than 2 overs to spare.

We were absolutely rubbish: Sourav Ganguly

Fuming at Kolkata Knight Riders’ performance in the loss against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly said that his side was “absolutely rubbish” against RCB and the way they played against Bangalore, KKR doesn’t deserve to reach the semis of the Indian Premier League.

Uthappa, Dravid demolish Knight Riders

Watching Robin Uthappa crush the Kolkata bowlers to pieces, only one thing kept cropping up in my mind – why the hell is this man not in India’s T20 World Cup team?! This was not the first time that Robin had bailed Bangalore out of trouble and took them home, and with the kind of form he is in, it certainly wouldn’t be the last!

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