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South Africa is an excellent choice for IPL-2

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

The BCCI decision to move the IPL tournament to South Africa is prudent and in many ways path breaking. Cricket is like a religion in India. People are not only passionate about the game, they worship our cricket icons. Taking any chances with their security would have been irresponsible for the Board of Control for [...]

Filed under: Cricket | Tagged: 48 million people, April 18th 2009, BCCI, Benoni, bilateral relations, Bloemfontein, Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cape Town, Continent of Africa, Cricket, Durban, emerging economy, excellent choice for IPL-2, GDP, Government of India, Indian Cricket Tournament, Indian Premier League, IPL-2, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Potchesfstroom, Pretoria, second edition, South Africa, third-world standards | Leave a Comment »

The Pathans of India…

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Yusuf Khan (born on November 17, 1982) and Irfan Khan (born on October 27, 1984) are the two Pathan brothers who have fired the imagination of Indian Cricket in the 21st century. Born to Mehmood Khan and Shamim Bano, the brothers grew up in a mosque in Baroda. Mehmood Khan worked as the muezzin. The [...]

Filed under: Cricket | Tagged: 21st Century, Adelaide Oval, All-rounder, Australia, Baroda, Bowler, Bowling all-rounder, Chennai Super Kings, Cricket, Debut, fast-medium, Half-Brother, hard-hitting, Impoverished, Inaugural, Indian Cricket, Indian Premier League, Indian Squad, International, IPL, Irfan, Irfan Khan, Irfan Pathan, Islamic Scholars, Kapil Dev, Left-Arm, Man of the Match, Mehmood Khan, Mosque, Muezzin, Muslim, November 17th 1982, October 27th 1984, off-break, Pakistan, Pathan Brothers, Pathans, Rajasthan Royals, Right Handed Batsman, right-arm, Second Tes, Shamim Bano, Shane Warne, Skipper, South Africa, Swing Bowler, Test Debut, Twenty20, Wasim Akram, Welfare Checks, World Championship, Yusuf, Yusuf Khan, Yusuf Pathan | 15 Comments »

Kaun Hai Harish Thawani?

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Who is Harish Thawani? I had no idea till this morning. A few weeks back, while watching IPL’s (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket matches, I noticed the logo of Nimbus Sports and made a note on the post-it pad and forgot about it. This morning I found the post-it on my desk and remembered to [...]

Filed under: Corporate India, Indian Media | Tagged: Accounts Executive, Advertising & Sales Promotion, ASP, Blog, Bombay University, Chaitra Leo Burnett, Cricket, Development Manager, Doordarshan, Economics Graduate, Harish Thawani, Harvard, Indian Billionaire, Indian Premier League, IPL's, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Lintas Advertising, Muqabla, Nimbus, Nimbus Communications, Nimbus Sports, Nimbus Sports Productions, post-it, Stanford, The United States, Twenty20, World Cup Cricket | 1 Comment »

Subhash Chandra, Commissioner, ICL

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Subhash Chandra Goel, the Chairman of Essel Group, launched a private cricket league in April 2007. This new entity is called the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and would follow the Twenty20 format. The first tournament of the league started on November 30, 2007 and concluded on December 16, 2007. The tournament was played at Mayajaal [...]

Filed under: Cricket | Tagged: BCCI, Chairman, Chandigarh, Chennai, Commissioner, Cricket, December 16th 2007, Delhi, Doordarshan, Essel Group, Essel Packaging Limited, Essel Propack, Essel Propack Limited, Gurgaon, Haryana, Hissar, Hyderabad, ICL, Indian Cricket League, Lal Bahadur Stadium, Mayajaal Cricket Ground, Music Asia, November 30th 1950, November 30th 2007, October 2nd 1992, Packaging Exhibition, Panchkula, Private Cricket League, Propack AG, Satellite Television, Speciality Packaging, State-Controlled TV Network, Subhash Chandra, Subhash Chandra Goel, Swiss, Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Tournament, Twenty20, Vegetable Oil, Zee Cinema, Zee News, Zee TV | Leave a Comment »

Indian Cricket League (ICL)

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Indian Cricket League (ICL) is a private cricket league, promoted by Subhash Chandra of the Essel Group. The announcement of the launch was made by Chandra on April 3, 2007. Subhash Chandra is also the founder and chairman of Zee TV. In 2003, the telecast rights for the Cricket World Cup were denied to the [...]

Filed under: Cricket | Tagged: $1 million, 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, Abdul Razzaq, Andrew Hall, April 18th 2008, April 3rd 2007, Australia, BCCI, Brian Lara, Chairman, Corpus Fund, Cricket, Cricket World Cup, Cricketers, Dean Jones, Essel Group, Former Indian Skipper, Founder, ICC, ICL, Imran Farhat, Imran Khan, Indian Cricket League, Indian Premier League, International Cricket Council, International Cricketers, Jason Gillespie, Javed Miandad, July 24th 2007, Justine Kemp, Kapil Dev, Kiran More, League, Lucrative Deal, November 30th 2007, Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board, Pakistani Players, PCB, Prize Money, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Rebel, Rupees 100 Crores, South Africa, Subhash Chandra, Taufiq Umar, Telecast Rights, The Board of Control for Cricket in India, Tony Greig, Tournament, Twenty20, West Indian Captain, Zee Telefilms, Zee TV | 1 Comment »

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