IPL 7: IPL Wraps Up In UAE Tonight, Stars Head Home For India Leg

After a fortnight of high- octane cricket action, the seventh edition of Indian premier League (IPL) shifts to India for the second leg. The Indian edition kicks off on Friday in Ranchi, where local boy M S Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with 2012 winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). 

With just one IPL game remaining in UAE- birthday boy Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians take on Sunrisers Hyderabad later tonight- most of the teams have already packed off to India, but not before indulging in some fun under the Dubai sun. 

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How Bookies Are Using WhatsApp, BBM During IPL-7 To Evade Arrest

Following last year’s IPL spot-fixing saga, where the fixing and betting nexus was busted and many bookies were arrested, punters have now come up with new ideas and have started using technology to shield themselves.

 

And one particularly clever method, that is very popular with the bookies, is to use SIM cards registered in their own names.

 

Sources in Crime Branch say that punters are booked under the sections of forgery and cheating of the IPC, relevant sections of Prevention of Gambling Act and Information Technology Act.

 

 

 

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BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: How The World Changed While Sachin Tendulkar Batted!

November 15th 1989, a date that will go down in record books as one of the greatest moments in world's sporting history. A date that every Indian will be proud of, a date every cricket lover will cherish for the rest of their lives.

 

The game saw a 16-year old stepping into Karachi's National Stadium to face India's fiercest rivals Pakistan. That was almost 24 years ago.

 

Since then not only has the game changed but also the World, we tell you how!

 

 

 

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In PICS: FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour Enters Final Leg, Set To Touch 27 Cities In Six Weeks

With barely 50 days to go before FIFA World Cup gets rolling in Sao Paulo, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour entered its final leg recently. The tour, that has already covered 89 countries in 221 days, is making its way to Brazil- hosts of the upcoming mega event- from the US.  The final leg kickstarted from Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, and will culminate in Sao Paulo after traversing 27 cities in six weeks. 

 

The tour arrived in the US last week, and was greeted with swarming fans eager to get clicked with the prestigious trophy. Starting on the country’s east coast, in Washington DC, a very special activity was held at the United States' State Department with youth from Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Special Olympics alongside VIP guests USA Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, Olympic and FIFA

 

 

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HUGE SETBACK TO BCCI: SC Rejects Board's Proposal Of Probe Panel

The Supreme Court of India wants retired Justice Mukul Mudgal to head a Special Investigation Team to probe the IPL spot-fixing scandal. The Apex court is not satisfied with the candidates recommended by the BCCI for the probe committee.

 

 

Petitioner Aditya Verma of the unrecognised Cricket Association of Bihar expressed his objections to the three member committee suggested by BCCI consisting of Former CBI director Rs. Raghvan, former cricketer Ravi Shastri and former Judge Justice J.N. Patel. 

 

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BCCI To Propose Three Man Committee To SC To Investigate IPL Spot Fixing Scandal

Trying its best to earn back its lost credibility, the BCCI suggested the Supreme Court a three-member committee comprising of prominent names to investigate the IPL spot-fixing scandal, as per the directives releases by the honorable court.

 

As per media reports, the Working Committee of the Board has decided to suggest names of former cricketer Ravi Shastri, former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice J N Patel and ex-CBI Director R K Raghavan for the same purpose. 

 

Going by the sources, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s name was also considered in the meeting at one point in time.

 

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Rahane Powers Rajasthan To A Win Over Hyderabad Binny Remains Unbeaten On 48 IN ipl7

In the fourth match of the seventh season of the Indian Premier League being played currently, the Rajasthan Royals defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets, in a closely fought encounter.

 

Sunrisers batted first and posted a score of 133 for the loss of six wickets in their innings.

 

In reply, Rajasthan Royals lead by Ajinkya Rahane’s half century (59 runs) and Stuart Binny’s unbeaten 48 achieved the target with three balls still remaining.

 

In the final over of the innings, Rajasthan required 8 runs to win. James Faulkner stroked two successive boundaries to score a well deserved victory.

 

Rahane crossed fifty in the 15th over of the second innings which was bowled by Dareyl Steyn.

 

 

 

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IPL 2014: Yuvraj Singh's Criticism Unfair, Important To Back Players Like Him, Says Virat Kohli

 

Star batsman Virat Kohli Thursday termed "unfair" the criticism directed to his India  team-mate Yuvraj Singh for his performance in the recent World Twenty20 loss for India against Sri Lanka in Bangladesh.      

 

"Yuvraj got criticism recently, it's unfair. He has won us two World Cups (2007 T20 and 2011 50-over), he's a proven match-winner and it's important to back a player like him," Kohli, captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, said after his side's eight-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in an IPL match  here.      

Yuvraj hit an unbeaten 52 and shared 84 runs for the unconquered third wicket with Kohli (49 not out) to help RCB chased down the target of 146 with 20 balls to spare.      

 

Kohli praised his bowlers for restricting the Daredevils to 145 for four. 

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IPL 2014: 'Classy' Kallis Helps KKR Score A Comprehensive Victory Over MI

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 41 runs in the inaugural IPL match being played in Abu Dhabi.

 

Chasing a total of 164 runs, Mumbai Indians team was all out for 122. 

 

Jacques Kallis was the leading run scorer from KKR's side. He scored 72 runs on 46 deliveries ( 5 4s and 3 6s). He was well assisted on the other side by Manish Pandey- 64 runs on 53 balls (6 4s and 2 6s).

 

Malinga did not disappoint his fans and took four crucial wickets for the KKR side. At the end of the KKR innings, Malinga's figures read- 4-0-23-4.

 

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Judgement Day: Supreme Court Allows Sundar Raman To Continue As IPL 7 Chief Operating Officer

The Supreme court on Wednesday allowed Sundar Raman, who is an alleged India Cements employee to continue as IPL 7 Chief Operating Officer.

 

According to Harish Salve, the lead counsel for Aditya Verma, the petitioner in the case, Sundar Raman, the IPL ceo, is an India cements employee.

 

 

The Supreme Court took up the plea of BCCI seeking transcripts of audio tapes containing statements of Srinivasan and Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, recorded by the Mudgal committee which probed allegations of IPL betting and spot fixing.


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IPL 7: Sehwag To Gayle, Dhoni To Yuvraj, Presenting The Seven Most Dangerous Batsmen Likely To Set IPL 7 On Fire

With just about two days to go before the seventh edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) gets going, the attention, well and truly, is on the men who are in a habit of decimating bowling attacks. 

 

 

With shorter boundaries and a friendly format tailor made to suit their core skill sets, IPL has always witnessed the blossoming of big-hitting talent. From Gayle to Yuvi, Mahi to Viru, we get you a lowdown on seven sizzling stroke players set to light up IPL 7!

 

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Photos Of Virat Kohli That Can Disturb Anushka Sharma

It is but common as well as natural to dislike the not-so-pleasing past of your beau. More often than not, Anushka Sharma too might have been exposed to many past pictures of Virat. Kohli, in the past, has been linked to many models as well as actresses - both from Bollywood and Tollywood - and has even been said to have partied hard in the company of cute chicks post IPL matches. Here we're going through a few of them -- perhaps for the last time.
Guess we wouldn't be seeing any such pictures in the days to come, for obvious reasons (ahem ahem). No dance pe chance and no Badmaash Company for the cricketer -- jab tak hai jaan.


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IPL Fixing Scandal: Supreme Court Refuses To Give Srinivasan And Dhoni’S Transcripts To BCCI

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hand over transcripts of the statements given by former Board president N Srinivasan, Indian skipper M S Dhoni and Indian Premier League (IPL) Chief Operating Officer Sunder Raman to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), two days after cricket’s governing body in country had filed a petition in the apex court for the same.

 

The tapes carry recorded statements that the trio gave to SC-appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee to probe IPL betting and fixing scandal that erupted during the previous edition of the cash- rich league.

 

The two-judge bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice J.S. Khehar told the BCCI lawyers that they will examine if handing over the transcripts is required when the IPL scam case comes up for hearing again on April 16.

 

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PCB Issues Show Cause Unit To Shahid Afridi For Speaking To Media After World T20 Debacle

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a show cause notice to flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi for speaking to the media after returning from Dhaka recently after taking part in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

 

The notice was issued after some members of the national team relayed their reservations to the Board over the comments made by the outspoken Afridi, according to sources in the board. 

 

Afridi told the media at the airport that Pakistan team had not shown an aggressive mindset in the match against the West Indies which led to their ouster from the tournament before the semi-finals.

 

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World T20 final: Cricket fan in Sri Lanka suffers cardiac arrest after losing R 18,000 bet on India

 

A sri Lankan Cricket fan unable to cope with India's loss to Sri Lanka suffered a massive cardiac arrest in Sri Lanka's Gampaha town.

 

Police said that a Sri Lankan fruit seller had suffered a heart attack and died after he lost a USD 300 bet that India would win the cricket T20 WC tournament.

 

According to the cops, SP Kumara wrongly predicted that Sri Lanka would repeat their disappointing performance, which they had displayed at three previous international tournaments and lose to India. He placed a 40,000-Sri Lankan rupee (Rs18,000 approx) bet to see his home country lose to India.

 

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The Undertaker Loses His First Ever Wrestlemania Bout To Brock Lesner, Wrestling Universe Shocked

WWE superstar Brock Lesnar ended the hitherto undefeated streak of wrestling legend The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX on Sunday, sending the Mercedes-BenzSuperdome in New Orleans and the entire wrestling community in state of shock and disbelief.

 

The loss means Undertaker’s streak halted at 21 straight victories, leaving him with an overall WrestleMania record of 21-1.

 

Lesnar's megastar status notwithstanding, his victory on Sunday may very well go down as one of the biggest upsets in WrestleMania history.

 

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NOT AN APRIL FOOLS PRANK MS Dhonis Wife Sakshi Dhoni Might Actually Be Pregnant

There is good news for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s fans. The captain cool is all set to become a dad! Well yes! Amid the ongoing fiasco over the IPL spot-fixing and SC's recent verdict on ouster of BCCI chief N Srinivasan, it seems Dhoni has a big reason to feel thrilled.

According to media reports, Ms Dhoni and wife Sakshi are all set to welcome a new member in their family in July this year. Reportedly, the couple is expecting their first child in July.

Dhoni took his fans and the cricket fraternity by surprise when he married old friend Sakshi on July 4, 2010 and now it seems this was another surprise that was on the way.


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Baby Bloom For Mr. And Mrs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Wife Sakshi Announces Pregnancy!

The first lady of Indian cricket team is expecting her first child with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Mahi and Sakshi, wedded for close to four years, broke the news through a media release in wee hours of Monday. 

 

“It gives us enormous joy to inform you that Mr. and Mrs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni are expecting their first child. The couple is obviously elated, but would request restraint and privacy,” the release read.

 

While Dhoni, who is currently leading India in World T20 in Bangladesh, could not be reached for his comments, a source close to the Indian skipper confirmed the news. “Yes, Dhonis are expecting. The news couldn’t have come at a better time for him in light of his name being dragged in various controversies,” the source said, referring to Dhoni’s alleged complicity in IPL fixing scandal. 

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