Shahid Afridi: “During Deccan Chargers practice sessions, I watched him bat and his class impressed me. I knew one day Rohit would play for India – and he has proved himself as a classy batter”
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Legendary Pakistan six-hitter Shahid Afridi said he always knew that big-hitting opener Rohit Sharma would go on to play for India.
“Hopefully we can see plenty of sixes when it comes my turn to play for the Sixers”
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The Sydney Sixers have signed flamboyant West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith for this year’s edition of the Big Bash League (BBL).
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“I am looking forward to working with the team and am sure they will please the fans in season seven with their exceptional performance”
The Kings XI Punjab have hired former India all-rounder Sanjay Bangar as their assistant coach ahead of the 2014 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
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The Pune Warriors are the latest franchise to fall victim to the IPL
First it was the Kochi Kerela Tuskers, then the Deccan Chargers and now the Pune Warriors have officially been wiped off the Indian Premier League (IPL) map and franchise list after Sahara India, their main sponsor, withdrew their funding.
Akram has opted to spend more time with his family
The Kolkata Knight Riders will be without bowling coach Wasim Akram for this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since the former Pakistan left-arm seamer wants to spend more time with his family.
Lehmann is looking forward to teaming up with Gilchrist once again
The Kings XI Punjab have appointed former Australia batsman Darren Lehmann as their new head coach for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which gets underway on April 3.
Moody is a highly experienced coach
Former Australia all-rounder and Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody has been appointed as the head coach of the newly formed Hyderabad Sunrisers Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise.
The Sunrisers managed to re-sign nearly all of the players from the Deccan Chargers franchise
The new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise from Hyderabad has been named the Sunrisers by its owners, Sun TV Network.
Modi was unsurprised by the BCCI’s decision to give the new franchise to Sun TV
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi has lashed out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Narayanaswami Srinivasan for gifting the new Hyderabad franchise to his “pals”.
Sun TV will be looking to sign as many players from the original Chargers team as they can
The Sun TV network have officially become the new owners of the Hyderabad franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after bidding Rs 85.05 crores per year (around $15.9m) in a five-year deal.
