Kaun Hai Harish Thawani?

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 [...]

Indian Cricket League (ICL)

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 [...]

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was established in 1929. It is the central governing body for cricket in India. Technically, it is a private club and is not required to make it’s finances public. BCCI generally uses government-owned stadiums across the country at a nominal annual rent. Central Government’s minister for agriculture, [...]

Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition created and promoted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and backed by International Cricket Council (ICC). IPL is the brainchild of Lalit Kumar Modi, who is also the chairman and commissioner of the league. Indian Premier League is modeled along the [...]

‘Kings XI Punjab’, Cricket Team Mohali, Punjab

Preity Zinta, co-owner, ‘Kings XI Punjab’, officially launched the Team Mohali on March 31, 2008 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Punjab. ‘Kings XI Punjab’ is the youngest cricket team of the Indian Premier League, tournament. The team is led by Yuvraj Singh and coached by Tom Moody, the former Australian all-rounder. ‘Kings [...]

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