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IPL 2014 auction Player Profile: Alex Hales

Player Name: Alex Hales Country: England Base Price:  20 Million INR Bought by: Price: Age: 26 Playing Style: Right Handed Batsman, Right Arm Medium Pace Bowler IPL represented in the past: Rookie Player’s record in T20 format: Batting Matches: 95 Innings: 94 Runs Scored: 2562 Average: 29.11 Highest Score: 99 Strike Rate: 140.70 50/100: 19/0 4/6: 285/82 […]

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IPL 2014 auction Player Profile: Irfan Pathan

Player Name: Irfan Pathan Country: India Base Price:  10 Million INR Age: 30 Playing Style: Left Handed Batsman, Left Arm Medium Pace Bowler IPL represented in the past: Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab Player’s record in T20 format: Batting Matches: 135 Innings: 105 Runs Scored: 1496 Average: 22.66 Highest Score: 60 Strike Rate: 123.02 50/100: 1/0 4/6: 109/54 […]

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Vincent found guilty for not registering bookie’s approach

The former New Zealand batsman, Lou Vincent has confessed to the tribunal investigating corruption in the BangladeshPremier League that he was approched by a bokkie during 2013 BPL season. He said that although he was offered by a bookie but he did not respond to him. Thus one of the member of the tribunal said that he had been subjected not to […]

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David Warner penalized for commenting over Villiers

Australian opener David Warner has been found guilty for throwing inappropriate comments about South Africa player AB de Villiers during the third and final test started on Saturday in Cape Town. He has been penalized fifteen percent of his match fees. According to the Article 2.1.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Palyers and Player Support Personnel, that is […]

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Top 5 moments of Sourav Ganguly’s career

When it comes to Sourav Ganguly, it is difficult for anyone to remain neutral. You either love him to death or hate him. Indeed, the entire cricketing fraternity is composed of people with strongly opinionated views for or against India‘s mercurial captain. Controversial, dynamic, in your face and combative, Sourav Ganguly changed the face of […]

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Top 10 IPL innings | Part 2

The following are the top 10 Indian Premier League innings: 7) Rohit Sharma: 109* (60) – MI vs KKR, 12 May 2012 A clean, classy, almost a perfect (if there ever was one!) Twenty20 hundred are the words which can be used to describe this innings of ever talented Rohit Sharma. Supporters of Rohit Sharma (yes there […]

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5 reasons why DD splashed the cash for Dinesh Karthik

In the second part of the series Indian Premier League Midases, where we at Sportzwiki dissect the 5 reasons why DD splashed the cash for Dinesh Karthik. DK was brought by the Delhi Daredevils for a whooping sum of INR 12.5 Crores. Wicketkeeper – The role of a wicketkeeper changed after the advent of Adam Gilchrist. In […]

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10 reasons by Gavaskar, why Team India loses overseas matches

Former Indian skipper and opener Sunil Gavaskar got annoyed and outraged with team India’s recent overseas performances. The cricket stalwart had been recognized for his calm characteristics on the field and off the field too. But team India’s back to back losses in foreign soils made his heart blood-lifting. He got enormously disappointed and thwarted and […]