The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has announced the schedule for its inaugural Twenty20 tournament, which will kick off with Delhi Jets taking on Chandigarh Lions on November 30. The tournament will have a round-robin format, with six teams - Delhi Jets, Chandigarh Lions, Mumbai Champs, Kolkata Tigers, Chennai Superstars and Hyderabad Heroes - vying for a place in the semi-finals. The teams which fail to make the final will compete for the third and fourth spot as well as the fifth and sixth spot. The tournament will be played at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula, a town near Chandigarh. ICL Twenty20 League Fixtures Nov 30: Chandigarh Lions v Delhi Jets Dec 1: Chennai Superstars v Kolkata TigersDec 1: Mumbai Champs ...

Cricket has always been like a religion in India since we won 1983 World Cup. Dhoni and company who has recently won the Twenty20 World Cup Championship are riding high and at this stage you can't expect them to cool their heels for the Bollywood Actors. Bollywood personalities are always known for being late on the sets but our loving Twenty20 Champs are not used to it. Recently, at the shoot of a Royal Stag Liquor Ad Film, Saif Ali Khan who was a part of the Ad Film walked in almost four hours late. This is what happened, which upset our cricketers: Yuvraj Singh, M S Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uttapa reported on time (5.30 pm) to shoot ...

As we all are aware of the growing rivalry between the two film camps, Saawariya and Om shanti Om releasing on Nov 9. Both the film members are trying their best to promote their films. Undertaking fashion shows, reality shows and what not, god only knows. Saawariya team presented the Australian cricket team with Saawariya black leather jackets. So in the connection of the promotion of film Saawariya, here is something which I can’t stop laughing at and can’t just get it out of my head. Our vice-captain Yuvraj Singh was in a mood to flirt. And guess who he picked to flirt - none other than Sonam Kapoor. The Saawariya team - Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor ...

eBay India, India's leading online marketplace, announces a high profile charity auction of Indian cricketing hero Yuvraj Singh's Honda City. This charity auction is aimed at raising money for Bharmour Development Agency, an NGO working towards the development of agriculture and local tribals in Bharmour. Yuvraj is very emotionally attached to this car, he never wanted to sell it, as he had bought this car from his first earning when he started playing for India, his first kamai. But his mother made him understand the value of his car and that auctioning it will help out for a social cause.Yuvraj Singh will personally autograph the car and handover the keys to the winner in Chandigarh. ...

Indians especially seniors were never involved in sledging. Although Sourav Ganguly showed some aggression but with in a smile on his face and Waugh's subsequent irritation and complaints were the reaction of a man. Apart from talent and Dad's army(average of 30 years), sledging had always been the mantra of Aussie's success. In spite of getting some witty replies in the past they never changed themselves and always been in front to wind up the opposition by all possible means including swearing and personal remarks. But in this series(Aussie's in India, 2007) they are getting frustrated and annoyed on being at the receiving end of sledging. Sreesanth has managed to take the sledging spotlight away from its most skilled practitioners. Frustrated and annoyed, Aussies are ...

Castrol Awards for Cricketing Excellence - What is it all about? It is good to see that we don't have hell lot of Awards in Indian Cricket like Bollywood, considering the popularity of Cricket in India. But I think it is just a matter of time, very soon you will see lot of awards cropping up in Cricket as well. Not sure if the cricketers will have enough time to receive the awards or not Coming back to Castrol Awards - The Castrol Awards have been synonymous with Indian cricket since their inception in 1997-98. Apart from Special Awards, they mainly present three awards  which are : Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year Castrol Lifetime Achievement ...

Moment of Glory for men in blue hijacked by BCCI officials and Politicians. BCCI Officials and Politicians made it like a Political Rally, what was meant to be the felicitation ceremony for the Twenty20 World Cup champions. It was expected that Dhoni and his boys would take centrestage, but BCCI officials and Politicians placed themselves on the front row, completely overshadowing the proud winners of the trophy. If that was enough, RR Patil and Sharad Pawar started glorifying Maharastra in their speech, as if it was Maharastra team who won the world cup. RR Patil went a step ahead and said, "Sharad Pawar should be credited with the victory". Someone should ask him, "Did he select the team or he bowled out Pakistanis in the Final?" ...

Lately, India had lot of success in sports. Is it really the magic of "Chak De India"?  First it was Football, then Hockey and now Cricket. The magic started with the Indian football team creating history after lifting their first ever Nehru Cup title with a 1-0 win over a 10-man Syria in a tough final played in Delhi. Next in Hockey, when India retained Asia Cup beating South Korea 7-2 in a hard fought final in Chennai, and Now Cricket, India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.  The title song of the Bollywood hit movie "Chak De India" is now an integral part of Indian sport.

  India won the electrifying final by 5 runs. You can't ask for more from a GRAND Final. The match was full of ups and downs. It brought a hugely entertaining tournament to a fitting climax, which was always likely - after all, the teams tied their group game. Earlier today, India won the toss and decided to bat, and managed to post only 157 with the help of magnificent inning of Gautam Gambhir who scored 75 from 54 balls and Rohit Sharma who scored 30 runs from 16 balls. Pakistan started their chase positively with 21 runs from first over of Sreensanth, but RP Singh had something else in his mind and he keep on taking wickets before Irfan Pathan broke the ...

The Biggest match of Cricket History on the Biggest stage. Anyone can feel the magnitude and intensity of "India Vs Pakistan" in World Cup Final. This is a final not many would have imagined. The tournament has got the best possible climax. The sub-continental rivalry has the right combination of history, piquancy and edge to add up to a thriller. With the ignominious "first-round exits" from the World Cup of 50-over version in West Indies just six months ago, who would have thought that India and Pakistan can set up a dream final at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa. India defeated Australia by 15 runs in a thrilling floodlit semi-final, just couple of hours after Pakistan had overcome New Zealand by six wickets, to send ...