Twenty20 Cricket

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Twenty20 cricket was introduced by the United Kingdom in 2003. Since each team bats for a maximum of 20 overs, the game is called Twenty20. The match is completed in about three hours, each team playing for about 75 minutes. Each bowler may bowl a maximum of 4 overs per innings. This form of cricket [...]

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Indian Premier League

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

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 [...]

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‘Kings XI Punjab’, Cricket Team Mohali, Punjab

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

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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Preity Zinta, co-owner, Kings XI Punjab, IPL Twenty20

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Preity Zinta, a Bollywood star since 1998, acquired ownership rights of the Mohali-based Twenty20 cricket team of the Indian Premier League for $76 million. She acquired the franchise with Ness Wadia of Bombay Dyeing, Mohit Burman of Dabur and Karan Paul of Apeejay Surendera Group. Preity is a Rajput from Himachal Pradesh. She was born [...]

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Indo-US civilian nuclear deal

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

The much touted Indo-US civilian nuclear deal has been in limbo for the longest time. The main reason for the divided support in the Indian Parliament is due to the secrecy surrounding the Hyde-Act. People like us who saw the proceedings of this agreement debated in the US congress were not impressed at all. The [...]

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