| Fever pitch | | As the fans get ready for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, it’s once again becoming clear which team is likely to finish the nearly two-month long extravaganza on a high. | | Glamour, glitz galore at IPL opening | | KOLKATA — Clad in a tightly-fitting biker suit and branded glares, Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan kept around 50,000 spectators enthralled with a dance performance to his peppy hits at the glitzy and glamourous inaugural ceremony of the sixth edition of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) here on Tuesday. | | Two years on, Clarke still has the stomach for the fight | | SYDNEY - Australian cricketing prospects have rarely looked bleaker than when Michael Clarke took over the test captaincy after the last Ashes series but only an out-and-out optimist would declare the outlook that much brighter two years on. | | Perera stars in Lankan win | | Kusal Perera smashed a brisk 64 to set up Sri Lanka’s 17-run victory over Bangladesh in a one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Sunday. | | Pakistan drop Younis Khan from ODI squad | | Pakistan on Sunday omitted out-of-form Younis Khan from a 30-man initial squad for the eight-nation Champions Trophy after the middle order batsman flopped in recent one-day matches. | | Watson might bowl for Rajasthan Royals in IPL | | Rajasthan Royals batsman Brad Hodge on Sunday said he was not sure whether all-rounder Shane Watson would be bowling in the upcoming Indian Premier League and added it was up to the Aussie all-rounder to take a call. | | UAE thump Oman in ACC T20 | | DUBAI — UAE secured their second successive victory in the Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup ousting Oman by a thumping seven wickets in their second Group B match on Wednesday in Nepal. | | Lanka allows players to join IPL | | COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s cricket board said on Wednesday it would allow its players to take part in the IPL Twenty20 tournament in India next month after receiving assurances about their safety. | |
