Jan. 9: The most stunning aspect of the IPL-4 auctions was that it witnessed the end of a few cricketing careers. The re-auction of the unsold players was the last ray of hope for the likes of Sourav

Jan. 9: England players might have been on a high after winning the Ashes for the first time in Australia in 24 years. But their ‘high’ bid price at the IPL auction meant they lost out on the glitz an

Jan. 9: From its inception, the shortest form of the game was tipped to be the hunting ground of all-rounders. And the inaugural IPL auction only strengthened that belief.

But after three seasons and

Jan. 10: Cal Public School reigned supreme, defeating St Andrews High School by eight wickets to win the final of the cricket event at the Deccan Chronicle Inter-Schools Sports meet held at the Indus

Jan. 9: Having opted to overlook Rahul Dravid, Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya pr-ovided an insight into their strategy saying they were focussing on a ‘young team’. Dravid didn’t have

Daniel Christian was the hero of the second day of the IPL-4 auction in Bengaluru. He has played only three T20 internationals; few know who he is. But his low profile has not stopped Deccan Chargers from spending `4.14 crore on the Australian all-rounder, 18 times his modest reserve price of `23 lakhs.

New Delhi: All the 10 IPL teams will play a total of 14 games each in the preliminary stage of the fourth edition, twice against five outfits but only once against the four other Franchisees.

The

Jan. 9: With the marquee players and top picks having been roped in on the opening day, the excitement at the IPL-4 auctions was understandably lower on the second day; it was a more a time of consoli

Jan. 9: Money well spent. Those three words best describe the Deccan Chargers approach to the IPL auction that concluded on Sunday. Assembling a line-up that can annihilate the opposition at a decent

Jan. 9: If the first auction in 2008 was all about foreign flavour and beefing up the squads with an array of international stars, the 2011 event has been all about Indians. Of course, established per