| Sehwag doubtful for opener | | KOLKATA — Already missing a few key players due to injuries, Delhi Daredevils may suffer another setback as explosive batsman Virender Sehwag is a doubtful starter for Wednesday’s IPL opener against Kolkata Knight Riders due to a back problem. | | Time to play fearless cricket: Gambhir | | KOLKATA — Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday said the defending champions tag would not put any pressure on his team, which would look to play fearless cricket when they take on Delhi Daredevils in the IPL opener on Wednesday. | | Fever pitch | | As the fans get ready for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, it’s once again becoming clear which team is likely to finish the nearly two-month long extravaganza on a high. | | Glamour, glitz galore at IPL opening | | KOLKATA — Clad in a tightly-fitting biker suit and branded glares, Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan kept around 50,000 spectators enthralled with a dance performance to his peppy hits at the glitzy and glamourous inaugural ceremony of the sixth edition of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) here on Tuesday. | | Two years on, Clarke still has the stomach for the fight | | SYDNEY - Australian cricketing prospects have rarely looked bleaker than when Michael Clarke took over the test captaincy after the last Ashes series but only an out-and-out optimist would declare the outlook that much brighter two years on. | | Perera stars in Lankan win | | Kusal Perera smashed a brisk 64 to set up Sri Lanka’s 17-run victory over Bangladesh in a one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Sunday. | | Pakistan drop Younis Khan from ODI squad | | Pakistan on Sunday omitted out-of-form Younis Khan from a 30-man initial squad for the eight-nation Champions Trophy after the middle order batsman flopped in recent one-day matches. | | Watson might bowl for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | | Rajasthan Royals batsman Brad Hodge on Sunday said he was not sure whether all-rounder Shane Watson would be bowling in the upcoming Indian Premier League and added it was up to the Aussie all-rounder to take a call. | |
