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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
This was decided at a meeting Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh had with Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Commission, and Gajendra Haldea, Commission advisor. "It was decided to consider the development of new airports, cityside...
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CricInfo
| 12 months ago
Tens of thousands of people turned out on the streets of Kolkata on Tuesday to receive the Kolkata Knight Riders team, returning home as IPL winners...After a short function there, the team headed for Eden Gardens, which had been thrown open to the...
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DAWN
| 12 months ago
COM 7 mins ago IPL 5 ended on Sunday with Kolkata Knight Riders winning the title. -Photo by AFP At the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Wasim Akram, then a strapping 25-year-old, ran in around the wicket towards Allan Lamb. Wearing his green team jersey,...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
More than 50,000 people lined up both sides of the road as the players, led by Gautam Gambhir, waved on them on an open bus-top during the 5-km journey. The players were also seen clicking photographs of the frenzied scenes in front of them. Earlier...
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CricInfo
| 12 months ago
Stephen Fleming has ruled himself out of replacing John Wright as New Zealand's coach, declaring he is not ready to return to the grind of constant touring. Fleming has not dismissed the possibility of pursuing the head coach position in the future...
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BBC South Asia
| 12 months ago
Calcutta celebrates Indian Premier League win Kolkata Knight Riders beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets. Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Eden Gardens stadium in the city of Calcutta to celebrate the victory...
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India Abroad
| 12 months ago
W hen Kolkata Knight Riders [ Images ] (KKR) beat two-time defending champion Chennai Super Kings [ Images ] to win their first ever title in the Indian Premier League [ Images ] (IPL) on Sunday night, the Knights not only shed their underachievers'...
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The Hindu
| 12 months ago
Some traditions continued even in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League that concluded in Chennai on Sunday. Things that did not change: Like for example, the Orange Cap holder not being able to emboss his team's name on the IPL trophy. This...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
Was it a motivational video that Shah Rukh Khan showed to the Kolkata Knight Riders hours before the Indian Premier League final that helped charge up the team and see them to victory?...The video featured pet talks and messages of support by family...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
His talent was never in doubt for his family and cricketing friends. But when Manvinder Sultan Singh Bisla exploded for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the crucial final of Indian Premier League (IPL) final Sunday night against Chennai Super Kings,...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
Crowing with delight at Kolkata Knight Riders finishing champions in the Indian Premier League (IPL), batsman Manoj Tiwary said on Monday they would start favourites at the Champions League Twenty20 tournament starting in October. Of course we are...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
A victory procession will start from south Kolkata's Hazra area and will end at the Eden Gardens where the felicitation ceremony will take place. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Mamata Banerjee on Monday congratulated the team...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
At least 46 people have been killed and 55 injured in road accidents in three states, once again highlighting the lack of safety measures on India's highways. In Maharashtra, at least 27 people were killed and over 20 injured when a speeding truck...
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The Hindustan Times
| 12 months ago
The scandal-prone Indian Premier League (IPL) remains cricket's most divisive tournament, but some thrilling action in front of packed houses has put immediate doubts over its future to rest. When the gawdy Twenty20 event's fifth edition started in...
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The Hindu
| 12 months ago
AP Sourav Ganguly (right) with Kolkata Knight Riders' co-owner Shah Rukh Khan after an IPL match in Kolkata on May 5, 2012. Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today hailed the maiden victory of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, saying the team was...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
First time IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders will be given a gala reception on Tuesday at the Eden Gardens where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will receive them at a grand ceremony. The players, who arrive from Chennai this evening, will...
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International Herald Tribune
| 12 months ago
Cricket Indian Premier League Saves Best Cricket for Title Game Published: May 28, 2012 Manvinder Singh Bisla entered the Indian Premier League final as probably the least heralded of the 22 players who took part...Few expected him to take part in...
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News 24
| 12 months ago
South African household names emerged from the 2012 Indian Premier League in the money and in some cases also with laurels to place in their cabinets. Veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis was the big winner in team terms, playing an influential role...
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The Hindu
| 12 months ago
The charm of viewing a cricket match in the stadium is unique in many respects. For some, it is an entry into a sacred space that, at once, synergises the mellow memories of yesteryear with contemporary glitz. For others, it is about sharing high-...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
Kolkata Knight Riders Co-owner Shah Rukh Khan today expressed his joy over his franchise winning their maiden IPL T20 league title by performing two somersaults. 'This is a great moment', the charismatic actor averred after the match and introducing...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
After leading Kolkata Knight Riders to its maiden IPL title win, skipper Gautam Gambhir said the victory sends out a message that cricket is a team game and it is not confined to individual performances. Gambhir's strong reaction came when he was...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said while his team's strategy to target Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir worked, little known Manvinder Bisla's outstanding knock came as a surprise and snatched the game away from the defending...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
Winner' Shah Rukh apologizes for Mumbai brawl Chennai, May 27 : Emotional after a fairy tale victory of the Knight Riders (KKR) in Chennai, the team's owner Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday night apologized to his fans and supporters for the brawl in...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
From 24X7 television channels to social media, the only topic of discussion seems to be on the probable chances of CSK winning their third title or KKR upsetting their dream by winning their maiden trophy on Sunday night. Despite all these...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
Man of the Match Bisla, who added a valuable 136-run stand with Jacques Kallis (69), said he was nervous after his opening partner and skipper Gautam Ghambhir (2) departed in the very first over. The Haryana boy said it was Kallis, who helped him to...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
While it was a moment of reckoning for Shah Rukh Khan as his team Kolkata Knight Riders won the fifth edition of IPL on Sunday night beating Chennai Super Kings in a nail-biting match, good wishes poured in the virtual world of Twitter.
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
Pathan was part of the Rajasthan Royals squad which won the inaugural IPL in 2008. The 29-year-old attributed Knight Riders' success in IPL-V to Gautam Gambhir's captaincy and compared it with the leadership skills of Shane Warne, his captain at...
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The Hindu
| 12 months ago
The Hindu Needing nine runs in the last over, Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a sensational win over Chennai Super Kings to register its maiden triumph in the IPL on Sunday...Pichumani Bisla, Kallis star in thrilling final victory in the last over...
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France24
| 12 months ago
Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Manoj Tiwary (3rd L) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning run during the IPL Twenty20 cricket final match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
L Zeenews Sports Bureau As the Kolkata Knight Riders team saw their glorious maiden victory, captain Gautam Gambhir shed his gambhir mantle and spoke about the historic win for KKR. Gambhir said, Only one word comes to mind, mission accomplished...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
Ashraf, who was seated beside IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla, watched the final against Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders here. Ashraf is expected to have a one-on-one meeting with board president N. Srinivasan Monday to decide on the participation of...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
A host of bigwigs from the world of cricket, Bollywood stars and also cricket officials from Pakistan made it a starry night at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium where Super Kings were chasing a hat-trick of IPL titles. While Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
And hopefully the other team will also do the same and we will have a great match," he told reporters here. Praising KKR`s captain Gautam Gambhir, he said, "Gambhir was one of the finest leaders we all have seen." Calling Chennai fans a "sporting...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Live Score » I Live commentary » I While the Chennai Super Kings will hunt for their third straight IPL title, Kolkata will make sure to make the maximum of this rare opportunity of reaching the final. CSK are playing with the same squad while KKR...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Vodafone has admitted goof up in an IPL promotional message in sending out an SMS to its subscribers that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be in the final, much before it qualified...Watch KKR vs CSK battle it out this Sunday...` The SMS was sent hours...
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Indian Express
| 12 months ago
It then ran up the season's highest total of 222-5 on Saturday to bat league topper Delhi Daredevils out of the contest in the second "qualifier.'' Opener Murali Vijay hit 113 from 58 balls to help Chennai win by a huge margin of 86 runs under lights...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 12 months ago
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday said he was not surprised over the SMS goof-up that predicted that the Chennai Super Kings would be in the IPL final before the qualifier, and called for a correction in the...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Home team, Chennai is a sort of veteran as far as the IPL finals are concernedthey have four appearances in the five editions of the tournament. On the other hand Kolkata, after enduring ordinary performances in the last four seasons, have put up a...
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NewKerala
| 12 months ago
Answering questions at the pre match press conference before the two teams went in for their workouts at the M A Chidambaram stadium, the Team India captain said "it's a high pressure scenario, it is the final...Dhoni said his team's planning had...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
K Zeenews Sports Bureau MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk awaits a cracker of a contest when Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings lock horns for the title in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League on Sunday. Zeenews.com's sports team...
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Khaleej Times
| 12 months ago
Kolkata Knight riders can spoil Dhonis party Adur Pradeep (Reverse Appeal) / 27 May 2012 Gautam Gambhirs KKR would be quite happy that they have not been tagged as favourites With two back-to-back victories over top teams Mumbai Indians and Delhi...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Chennai Super Kings peaked at the right time and pushed their case for a third IPL title further. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders reached the final of the T20 extravaganza for the first time in the league's five-year history. Here's a chance...
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Telegraph India
| 12 months ago
Brendon McCullum, who has again been wearing the Kolkata Knight Riders's colours after a year with Kochi (which is history now), spoke to The Telegraph at the Taj Coromandel on Saturday evening. The following are excerpts Q Just what are your...
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Hindustan times
| 12 months ago
The captain must know how to deploy whatever skills his players have at their disposal. He must enable them to widen their own range, to have the confidence to experiment. In short, the captain must get the best out of his team by helping them to...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings would back themselves to claim a hat-trick of Indian Premier League titles when they take on an equally confident Kolkata Knight Riders in what promises to be a thrilling showdown here on Sunday. Chennai...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
Chennai Super Kings`s 86-run victory is their second biggest by runs margin in the IPL, behind the 92-run victory against Bangalore at Port Elizabeth on April 20, 2009...Varun Aaron (4-0-63-2) has set an unwanted record in the history of the IPL with...
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Zee News
| 12 months ago
It's The Chennai Super Kings versus Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL 5 title Zeenews Sports Bureau New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils will not be in a mood to mess around as both Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the Delhi based outfit...
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DAWN
| 1 year ago
Murali Vijay hit 113 from 58 balls to guide two-time defending champion Chennai Super Kings into the Indian Premier League final with a thumping 86-win over Delhi Daredevils on Friday. Opener Vijay smashed four sixes and 14 fours to guide Chennai...
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Zee News
| 1 year ago
Five reasons for Chennai's win over Delhi in the second qualifier Zeenews Sports Bureau Chennai: At the start of the tournament, Chennai Super Kings looked out of colour while on the other hand Delhi Daredevils were in top form. As the tournament...
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Time of India
| 1 year ago
Delhi Daredevils virtually handed the final berth to Chennai on a platter at the Chepauk on Friday. Scorecard Watch IPL Highlights There appeared to be no logic to any of the decisions taken by the Delhi team management in the crucial second...
