Rajkot (above) will be home to one of the new IPL franchises
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Pune and Rajkot will become the home of the two new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises after New Rising consortium and Intex won the ownership rights.
The India-Pakistan series is likely to be held in Sri Lanka or Bangladesh
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The Pakistan government has given the national team permission to face India in a bilateral series.
Dalmiya has returned as BCCI president after more than a decade
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Jagmohan Dalmiya has replaced Naryanaswami Srinivasan as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
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“Kolkata and Mumbai are the strong contenders”
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajiv Shukla has revealed that the “BCCI [Board of Control for Cricket in India] has not yet decided which city will host Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th Test”.
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The CLT20 governing council are considering moving the matches to alternative venues
The Indian city of Hyderabad is in danger of losing the privilege of hosting the six qualifying and six main matches of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) in September due to protests erupting over the state of Andhra Pradesh being split into two, with the new area being named Telangana.
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Modi feels Shukla should be held responsible for failing to keep the IPL clean
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi believes Rajiv Shukla’s resignation will not exonerate him of the terrible state in which he left the tournament.
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Shukla’s failure to keep the IPL clean has stained the tournament’s name
First it was Lalit Modi and now Rajiv Shukla has joined the list as the second Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner to resign after failing to detect illegal activities taking place throughout the tournament.
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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.
Maxwell has already established himself as a highly useful all-rounder
Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble believes Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will become the country’s next international superstar and will also be the face of the team if he continues doing what he has done so far in his relatively young international career.
Pietersen is currently one of the highest paid players in the IPL
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) will gradually start to attract more England players in the future.