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Category: Indian Premier League
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Written by Luke Tagg
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 21:51 |
A full schedule of the games and times of the 2010 Indian Premier League. All times are South African time (UTC+2) and all games will be aired live on SuperSport 2, with selected games also on SuperSport HD.
The opening ceremony will air on SuperSport 1 and HD from 15h00 on Friday 12 March.
DateTeamTimeTypeVenue3/12/2010Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders16h30Match 1Dr DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai3/13/2010Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals11h30Match 2Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai...
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Category: Shorts
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Written by Luke Tagg
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:17 |
The question posed in the title of this article is one I have been struggling with for some time now, since roughly around the time Collingwood, Ian Bell and Graham Onions were saving the third Test on a hot day in Cape Town.
Back then I thought to myself, I thought: "Why, Colly? Why?" My plaintive question continued to hang in the air long after England went home, mingling with the ghosts of broken dreams past.
I thought I'd put it all behind me until I saw Colly on Twitter struggling to...
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Category: Shorts
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Written by Luke Tagg
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 17:11 |
The ICC released their list of match officials for the 2010 World Twenty20 today and revealed that controversial Aussie umpire Daryl Harper has been excluded, despite being a member of the Elite Panel of umpires.
They said his omission was due to "performance issues", but insisted it had nothing to do with the controversy he generated as the TMO on the recent tour to South Africa.
"It will be noted that Daryl Harper, also of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, has not been selected for...
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Category: Domestic Leagues
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Written by Luke Tagg
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 16:48 |
Warriors bowler Rusty Theron, who has been instrumental to their success in the last couple of seasons, is about to join the IPL for the Kings XI Punjab after revealing that they are interested in signing him.
According to The Herald, Theron confirmed that he had been contacted by the franchise but wouldn't reveal more details as there are "some processes that have to followed and cleared before I will be able to say anymore".
Which is PC-speak for "I have signed, it's a love-fest, the dream...
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Category: Domestic Leagues
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Written by Luke Tagg
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 15:56 |
On the eve of their Standard Bank Pro20 final against the Warriors on Friday, the Highveld Lions have been left reeling by the news that several of their top players are defecting to other franchises.
According to an inside source of mine with close ties to the Gauteng Cricket Board, opening bat Neil McKenzie and wicketkeeper/batsman Dane Vilas have both already signed for the Cape Cobras for next season, despite media reports stating that McKenzie is still in negotiations.
It doesn't end...
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Category: Features
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Written by Luke Tagg
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 14:09 |
I can't pretend to understand the machinations of the Pakistan Cricket Board on a good day, much less on a day in which two of their finest Test players have been handed life bans, two others one-year bans and everyone else massive fines.
It's by far the biggest purge I've ever witnessed in cricket and the furious posting across multiple platforms all over the world wide web indicates that most everyone feels the same.
It's a right shocker, make no mistake.
It's also the best news I've heard...
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Category: Shorts
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Written by Luke Tagg
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 21:33 |
Apologies for revisiting the ghosts of series past, but you may feel as I do: Jonathan Trott's time-wasting antics in the first two Tests of the recent series against South Africa were never properly addressed.
Or rather, they were - we just never heard anything official about it. His crease walkabouts disappeared in the final two Tests, shortly after an official complaint was lodged with the umpires by Graeme Smith in the second Test.
Clearly somebody took the time to read the laws of...
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Category: Indian Premier League
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Written by Luke Tagg
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 20:41 |
I've seen plenty of positive tweets from Rajasthan Royals players over the last couple of weeks, as international players have gradually made their way to India, and I'm getting a good vibe about it all.
The Jaipur-based side were the underdogs in IPL1 yet pulled off a miracle by winning it. They were royally beaten into 6th place last year in South Africa, probably because the conditions were so foreign to the younger Indian players.
This year they once again start as underdogs, but closer...
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