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May 17: Australian batsman David Hussey is likely to get a chance to play for Chennai Super Kings on May 22 and 24 in the Indian Premier League 2014 when New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum returns home for the birth of his child. Hussey was picked as a replacement for injured all-rounder Dwayne Bravo by Chennai Super Kings. "The talk started a while ago, actually, with Dwayne Bravo having a sore

Ahmedabad, May 16: Rajasthan Royals are within touching distance of securing a play-off spot with a comprehensive 62-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014. Ajinkya Rahane and Sanju Samson‘s fluent knocks took Rajasthan Royals to a massive 201 for six after being put into bat by Kevin Pietersen. Rajasthan started terribly by Ben Cutting dropping a sitter of Mayank

Cuttack, May 15: Morne Morkel, who was picked in the eleven for Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) crucial match against Kings XI Punjab, opened the bowling and gave them a strong start. He ended up picking 2 wickets for 20 runs and ended Kolkata's bowling woes at the top. In the match against Mumbai Indians yesterday he scalped CM Gautam early and bowled a tidy spell in the powerplay overs. He is

Mumbai, May 15: Kolkata Knight Riders beat the Mumbai Indians by six wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 game at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. On a slow surface, Kolkata restricted Mumbai to 142 and then Robin Uthappa led the way with 80 to help Kolkata sail home. With this victory, Mumbai are almost out of contention for a place in the playoffs. With this victory, Kolkata have

Bangalore, May 14: For Captain Virat Kohli, watching Yuvraj Singh torment the bowlers was a pleasing sight as he lashed out at detractors of his RCB teammate, saying that people should refrain from writing off cricketers who are class apart. The flamboyant southpaw struck form with two consecutive half-centuries in the last two IPL matches after being criticised for a prolonged lean patch. He was

Bangalore, May 14: Star batsman Yuvraj Singh smashed a magnificient 68 not out in a stunning six-hitting exhibition to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 16-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in an IPL match here today. The in-form Yuvraj, who had scored a brilliant 83 of just 38 balls against Rajasthan Royals in his side`s last game here, set the Chinnaswamy Stadium on fire as he hit nine

Mumbai, May 13: Top Mumbai Cricket Association officials, including president Sharad Pawar and vice-president Ravi Savant, have spoken to BCCI’s interim president, Sunil Gavaskar, with regard to the league’s governing council’s decision to shift the June 1 final from Mumbai to Bangalore. According to Nitin Dalal, MCA joint secretary, Gavaskar assured the officials that a reply would be given on

Mumbai, May 13: Lendl Simmons and Ambati Rayudu‘s sparkling 130-run partnership helped Mumbai Indians power to a seven-wicket victory in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. With this win, Mumbai go above the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2014 Points Table and moved into sixth place. It was easily Mumbai’s most

Bangalore, May 12: Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Watson today said having former India skipper Rahul Dravid as team mentor has helped him develop as a cricketer quickly. "To have Rahul as a mentor is unbelievable. My development is certainly continuing to evolve very quickly because of having him there. For me personally, I am extremely lucky to have him around," Watson told reporters here. "It

Mumbai, May 11: In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014 game played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai, the match had its fair share of spills and thrills, before Chennai won it by four wickets. It was MS Dhoni, who provided the finishing touches by smashing a sixoff Kieron Pollard in the last over of the game. The track that was holding up a little bit made sure that Chennai