THE 2015 INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE (IPL) contributed Rs.11.5 billion ($182 million) to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Friday.
BCCI SECRETARY Anurag Thakur and Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla met with representatives of six IPL franchisees here on Wednesday to update them on the recommendations proposed by the board's working committee for the next two years of the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.
THE SECRETARY OF BCCI, Anurag Thakur, said that 3-4 companies, including the eventual winner vivo, were interested in being associated as the title sponsor for the Indian Premier League (IPL).
SOUTH AFRICAN BATSMAN Hashim Amla became the fastest cricketer to reach 6,000 runs in ODI cricket during the fifth and final match between India and South Africa at Mumbai on Sunday.
PRASANNA KRISHNAN, Business Head of sports entertainment channel Sony Six on Sunday said that the channel will continue to connect the IPL with fans, despite all the controversies surrounding the league.
SOUTH AFRICAN SKIPPER A.B. de Villiers believes India missed star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in the later part of the series, as the 29-year-old was ruled out of the One-Day International (ODI) series due to left side strain he sustained in the first match in Kanpur.
IT TOOK INDIA'S BATTING order mainstay Virat Kohli 13 innings to score another One-Day International (ODI) century but the Test captain says he was pushing himself to the limit after the ton instead of basking in it's glory so that India could have 30-40 more runs on the board.
DURING THE FOURTH ODI between India and South Africa at Chennai on Thursday, a TV poll popped a question -- whose innings was better, Virat Kohli or AB de Villiers? The answer surprised quite a few people.
ON A HOT DAY in Chennai, two of the greatest modern-day batsmen in the world -- Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers -- put up a fine display of skill, temperament and class. Unfortunately, one of them had to end up on the losing side.
THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA (BCCI) on Wednesday announced its association with vivo, the premium global smartphone manufacturer, for title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Vivo fulfilled their obligation of presenting the bank guarantee to the BCCI and confirmed the title sponsorship rights.
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