Archive for March, 2010
2010 IPL Diary: parking chaos and week-in-review
This post is coming a bit late but I guess better that than never. I guess it was the same story with regards to the Mumbai Indians versus Delhi Daredevils match – my first ‘official’ visit to the press box at the Feroz Shah Kotla. I intended to reach early and I did – at 6.30 pm. But that was just the beginning as for the next ninety [...]
No u-turn on Formula One exit: Bridgestone
Tyre suppliers to Formula One, Bridgestone lulled rumors that had been gathering strength that they would not be leaving the pinnacle of motorsport in the lurch after their contract expires this season. They stated their intentions to go ahead with their exit plans and in a week when part criticism for the poor show in Bahrain has been laid at [...]
2010 IPL: Feroz Shah Kotla on the mend
The last time Tillakaratne Dilshan batted at the Feroz Shah Kotla was in December last year. He faced Zaheer Khan first up and got banged on his helmet. Now batting in the IPL for Delhi Daredevils, yet still facing Mumbai Indians’ Zaheer, he wouldn’t have given ‘that’ ill-prepared pitch another thought. For his team was attempting to chase [...]
2010 IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals
Praveen Kumar notched up the first hat-trick of the IPL 2010 to star in Bangalore Royal Challengers’ ten-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in match 10 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The 23-year-old Praveen Kumar (3/18) and skipper Anil Kumble (3/9) destroyed Rajasthan who were bundled out for the season’s lowest total yet, 92 in 19.5 overs. [...]
2010 IPL: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Daredevils
Sachin Tendulkar (32-ball 62, 11x4) led Mumbai Indians to a huge 98-run win over Delhi Daredevils in Match 9 of the IPL 2010 at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. Delhi Daredevils also suffered another huge setback when their skipper Gautam Gambhir pulled a hamstring and did not bat. Tendulkar cracked 11 dazzling fours to give the Mumbai Indians [...]
2010 IPL: Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed a superb 33-ball 66 (6x4, 3x6) to guide the Chennai Super Kings to a 55- run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in match eight of the IPL 2010 at Eden Gardens. Dhoni and his unbeaten 109 runs partnership in 10.5 overs with S Badrinath (43, 33 balls, 3x4) helped lift the Chennai Super Kings to a respectable [...]
2010 IPL: Royal Challengers beat Kings XI Punjab
Jacques Kallis (89; 55 balls, 8x4, 5x6) fired Bangalore Royal Challengers to a thumping eight-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in match 7 of the IPL 2010 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Chasing a stiff 204 runs for victory, the Royal Challengers romped home in 18.5 overs. Openers Manvinder Bisla and Ravi Bopara put on a 129-run opening stand [...]
Jose Mourinho returns to Chelsea
When David Beckham broke his foot, one is sure many people across the world felt for him. He is after all one of the most revered football personalities even at this age and to make the World Cup squad one last time would have been the ideal way of bidding farewell. I wanted to write my first football post on that, for he was the player who made [...]
Calls to improve Formula One show after BahrainGP
If this would have been an ideal F1 world, we would have been discussing the pecking order in detail after the Bahrain GP. After all, this was the topic that had us consumed all winter - ever since the new cars were unveiled and testing began. We ought to be discussing how Ferrari look unmatchable and that Red Bull might be the only one who could [...]
2010 IPL: Delhi Daredevils beat Rajasthan Royals
Virender Sehwag (34-ball 75; 8x4, 5x6) powered Delhi Daredevils to a six-wicket victory over the Rajasthan Royals in Match 6 of the IPL 2010 on Monday. Gautam Gambhir’s decision to bowl first was justified as Rajasthan Royals nosedived to 50 for four by the ninth over. Openers Swapnil Asnodkar and South African captain Graeme Smith had [...]
