Archive for December, 2008

Mohammad Asif won’t play domestic cricket before IPL hearing

Suspended Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif’s lawyer Shahid Karim has dismissed reports in the local media that the pacer could take part in domestic cricket before the Indian Premier League’s drugs tribunal meets in London on January 24.
Reports said that Asif and his lawyer had asked two local sports medicine specialists to review the procedure that [...]

Shane Watson says will use IPL to launch Ashes selection bid

Injured Australian cricketer Shane Watson has said that he will use his second stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2009 to boost his Ashes selection hopes.
The seemingly-jinxed Queenslander said he would be bowling in the nets before the lucrative IPL starts in mid-April and intended once again using the Twenty20 tournament as a [...]

Team India on a high in the year of IPL

After the conquest of Perth and the unveiling of the Indian Premier League (IPL), cricket also endured the painful aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks in an eventful 2008.
It was a year when Sachin Tendulkar added yet another feather to his cap, surpassing Brian Lara’s 11,953 Test runs to become the highest scorer in world [...]