ipl 2011

making sense of the IPL

May 15, 2011

Yesterday, I was sitting with a group of 50-something people discussing the IPL as Royal Challengers Bangalore took on the Kolkata Knight Riders. The conversation took place during the rain interruption with the topic mainly being about match fixing, the general notion being that fixing was prevalent and seemingly obvious matches had turned on its [...]

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something about these auctions

January 8, 2011

It has been a very busy day for me, covering the auction as it happened. I know even cricinfo did it, but heck, I wanted to, and it was more real-time. Hah! Here is what actually happened during the day. Teams were stupid. They were emotional, they were playing poker and the smarter owners benefited. [...]

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Kochi, Rajasthan Break Rules, may be banned from IPL 4, action against Kings XI as well

October 9, 2010

As I am typing this, the BCCI is getting frantic. It seems that some misdeeds by the team owners and management has irked the Cricket Board to the level that it is considering banning Kochi and Rajasthan Royals for IPL 4. Very less information is coming through at the moment, but watch this space. The [...]

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The “whistle podu” takes over the world

September 27, 2010

© Chennai Super Kings Yesterday, in front of a full house at the New Wanderers in Johannesburg, Mahendra Singh Dhoni lifted the Airtel Champions League T20 2010 and the team pocketed a miserly sum of $2.5 million US. It was not about the money, of course. There were a lot of speculators mouthing that Indian [...]

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Player Retention for IPL 2011

September 7, 2010

This is a continuation of the All about IPL 2011 Series here on Paddle Sweep. This post will talk about player retention, salary cap and catchment areas. In short, most of what you need to know about players in IPL 2011. We have already discussed the format of IPL 2011, so lets head straight to [...]

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All about IPL 2011

September 6, 2010

The Indian Premier League in the year 2011 would be completely different from the three preceding editions in a lot of ways. The new format has been discussed in the previous post, though it was a tad confusing. But you don’t have to worry about all that. Presenting… How IPL 2011 works, a Paddle Sweep [...]

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74 matches instead of 94 for IPL 2011

September 5, 2010

The people behind the IPL have finally figured out that 94 matches in one season is another way of saying overkill. It took them some time, but they have finally come to their senses. The new number is 74. The following section would address all faqs on the subject. How was there going to be [...]

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