2 http://www.criclounge.com Visit Criclounge.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket features. (c)Criclounge.com en-gb http://www.criclounge.com/images/banner-name.jpg http://www.criclounge.com Kolkata Knight Riders played some brilliant cricket throughout the IPL. They won 7 games on the trot and were placed at position one for just a match. But, they have lost back to back matches now. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4097/Race-for-Play-Off-heats-up-as-Knight-Riders-take-on-Mumbai-Indians.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4097/Race-for-Play-Off-heats-up-as-Knight-Riders-take-on-Mumbai-Indians.html Wed, 16 May 2012 02:20:19 +0530 Mumbai Indians' Ambati Rayudu and Royal Challengers Bangalore's Harshal Patel have been fined for breaching the Code of Conduct after an ugly spat occurred between the two just after an Indian Premier League match. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4096/Ambati-Rayudu-Harshal-Patel-fined-for-ugly-spat.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4096/Ambati-Rayudu-Harshal-Patel-fined-for-ugly-spat.html Tue, 15 May 2012 19:43:22 +0530 Australian coach Mickey Arthur warned pacer Mitchell Johnson Tuesday he will have a fight on his hands to regain his place in the team with the emergence of young quick Pat Cummins. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4095/Johnson-may-have-to-wait-with-Cummins-in-frame.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4095/Johnson-may-have-to-wait-with-Cummins-in-frame.html Tue, 15 May 2012 19:38:07 +0530 The IPL's governing council on Tuesday decided to suspend five players named in the TV sting for 15 days. The governing council also asked Ravi Sawani, the head of the BCCI's new anti-corruption unit, to conduct an inquiry and submit a report within 15 days. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4094/Spot-fixing-in-IPL-5-players-suspended-for-15-days.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4094/Spot-fixing-in-IPL-5-players-suspended-for-15-days.html Tue, 15 May 2012 19:30:36 +0530 With a win over table topper, Chennai Super Kings will be riding high on confidence and now have another must win game in Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4093/Can-the-Defending-Champions-remain-alive-.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4093/Can-the-Defending-Champions-remain-alive-.html Mon, 14 May 2012 01:41:35 +0530 Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will feel that they are very close to the play-offs spot. Both teams have played 13 games each and will have to win every game to make sure they qualify. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4092/Gayle-challenge-awaits-Mumbai-Indians.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4092/Gayle-challenge-awaits-Mumbai-Indians.html Sun, 13 May 2012 23:59:42 +0530 The ice seems to be breaking between the neighbours, more precisely between India and Pakistan cricket. The frosty relations between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), just like the feud between the two governments, had led to a cricketing deadlock for close to four years. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4091/Pakistan-team-to-feature-in-CL-T20-BCCI.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4091/Pakistan-team-to-feature-in-CL-T20-BCCI.html Sun, 13 May 2012 22:57:14 +0530 Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad is hoping to achieve a first by beating Mumbai Indians when they clash in an Indian Premier League match on Monday. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4090/We-will-beat-Mumbai-for-the-first-time-in-Bangalore-Prasad.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4090/We-will-beat-Mumbai-for-the-first-time-in-Bangalore-Prasad.html Sun, 13 May 2012 22:49:41 +0530 Keeping his cards close to the chest, Mumbai Indians coach Shaun Pollock on Sunday said his team certainly has a plan for RCB's batting line-up but hopes Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers do not fire against them in Monday's encounter. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4089/We-have-plan-for-Gayle-Pollock.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4089/We-have-plan-for-Gayle-Pollock.html Sun, 13 May 2012 22:43:10 +0530 Rajasthan Royals take on Pune Warriors Indians in a must win encounter at Jaipur. This will be an important game for the host as a loss here would mean that they would bid goodbye to their play-off chances. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4088/Rajasthan-Royals-take-on-Pune-in-a-must-win-game.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4088/Rajasthan-Royals-take-on-Pune-in-a-must-win-game.html Sat, 12 May 2012 23:49:30 +0530 The IPL V has that stage in the tournament that every game is important. For Mumbai Indians (MI) though they cannot afford a slip up. They are still fighting for a spot in the play-offs and the game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be extremely important. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4087/Mumbai-continue-their-quest-for-Play-offs-against-KKR.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4087/Mumbai-continue-their-quest-for-Play-offs-against-KKR.html Sat, 12 May 2012 00:43:58 +0530 A do or die battle awaits the Defending Champions when they take on an in-form Delhi Daredevils side at Chepauk. Securing a close win against Rajasthan Royals, Chennai have a tally of 13 points in as many games and now need to win the remaining 3 games to qualify for the play off. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4086/Defending-Champions-face-Daredevils-in-a-must-win-game.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4086/Defending-Champions-face-Daredevils-in-a-must-win-game.html Sat, 12 May 2012 00:37:01 +0530 Enigmatic fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been welcomed back to the international fold with inclusion in the one-day and Australia A squads to tour England this winter. The news was not so good for dumped Test batsmen Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja, who were left out of a super-sized Australia A touring party that has been picked with next year's Ashes in mind. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4085/Australia-announce-squads-for-upcoming-tours-of-England-and-Ireland-.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4085/Australia-announce-squads-for-upcoming-tours-of-England-and-Ireland-.html Fri, 11 May 2012 23:22:58 +0530 In his enigmatic way, Mitchell Johnson has revealed he might have retired had he not injured his toe in Johannesburg last year. Instead, he is back in the one-day international squad and, according to selectors, in contention to eventually make a comeback in all three forms. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4084/Johnson-toe-injury-a-career-saver.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4084/Johnson-toe-injury-a-career-saver.html Fri, 11 May 2012 23:15:47 +0530 Chennai Super Kings might have kept alive their IPL campaign with a narrow four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, but skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni isnt too impressed with the performance of his batsmen and asked them to lift their game ahead of the remaining matches. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4083/We-need-to-improve-our-batting-Dhoni.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4083/We-need-to-improve-our-batting-Dhoni.html Fri, 11 May 2012 03:07:56 +0530 Bottom-placed Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara has predicted that Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders will win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). http://www.criclounge.com/news/4082/Sangakkara-predicts-Knight-Riders-to-win-IPL-5.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4082/Sangakkara-predicts-Knight-Riders-to-win-IPL-5.html Fri, 11 May 2012 03:03:03 +0530 Season 5 of the Indian Premier League may just be the last one we will see of Sourav Ganguly as a player and captain, as the former India skipper now wants to only be the mentor of the Pune Warriors team in the next season. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4081/IPL-V-will-be-the-last-season-for-Ganguly-as-a-player-Subrata-Roy.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4081/IPL-V-will-be-the-last-season-for-Ganguly-as-a-player-Subrata-Roy.html Fri, 11 May 2012 02:59:22 +0530 With Sachin Tendulkar in the opposition camp in their match against Mumbai Indians on Saturday, Bayliss hoped that the Indian players inputs would come in handy. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4079/Bayliss-seeks-tips-from-Gambhir-and-Pathan-on-Tendulkar.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4079/Bayliss-seeks-tips-from-Gambhir-and-Pathan-on-Tendulkar.html Fri, 11 May 2012 02:54:32 +0530 Deccan Chargers are out of the play-offs race and they would be playing for pride when they take on Delhi in Hyderabad. They would want to notch up as many wins as possible to end the season on a high. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4078/Tough-challenge-awaits-Chargers-when-they-face-Daredevils.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4078/Tough-challenge-awaits-Chargers-when-they-face-Daredevils.html Thu, 10 May 2012 14:41:03 +0530 It is going to be an interesting contest when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede for the first time in this season. http://www.criclounge.com/news/4077/Upbeat-Mumbai-take-on-Bangalore-at-Wankhede.html http://www.criclounge.com/news/4077/Upbeat-Mumbai-take-on-Bangalore-at-Wankhede.html Wed, 9 May 2012 16:49:34 +0530