Will Chetan Chauhan score a century ?April 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cricketer-turned-politician and BJP candidate from East Delhi Chetan Chauhan is doing what he loves best - play cricket - with people of the constituency during his poll campaigns, but taking care to give the right assurances during his speeches. While others leaders are promising the world to their electorate, Chauhan is just being himself.
Will Chetan Chauhan score a century ?April 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cricketer-turned-politician and BJP candidate from East Delhi Chetan Chauhan is doing what he loves best - play cricket - with people of the constituency during his poll campaigns, but taking care to give the right assurances during his speeches. While others leaders are promising the world to their electorate, Chauhan is just being himself.
Emirates to be title sponsor of Kings XI PunjabApril 11th, 2009 MOHALI - Dubai-based international airline Emirates will be the title sponsor of Kings XI Punjab for the second season of the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL) to held in South Africa, an official release said here Saturday. 'International airline Emirates will be the team's title sponsor for the next edition of the IPL.
Injured Sreesanth to miss IPL season twoMarch 19th, 2009 MOHALI - Fast bowler S. Sreesanth will miss the Indian Premier League's (IPL) season two in April-May due to a stress fracture in his lower back, his IPL team Kings XI Punjab announced Wednesday.
SDCA officials can vote in Rajasthan Cricket Association polls: courtFebruary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday allowed officials in the Sriganganagar District Cricket Association (SDCA) in Rajasthan to vote in the elections to the executive committee of the Rajasthan Cricket Association. While allowing the Sriganganagar cricketing body's president Mehmood Abidi, secretary Vinod Saharan and other members of its executive committee to vote in the RCA's executive body poll, a bench of Chief Justice K.G.
Brett Lee to make a comeback in IPLFebruary 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian paceman Brett Lee, who was ruled out of the South Africa tour with a broken foot, is likely to make his international comeback with the Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. Lee is making a steady recovery after surgery, and Cricket Australia will not rush his return to the national team.
Kings XI Punjab launches inter-state tournamentJanuary 26th, 2009 MOHALI - To promote cricket in the catchment areas, Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab introduced an inter-state Twenty20 cricket tournament here Tuesday. Five teams -- two from Punjab and one each from Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh -- will participate in the six-day Kings XI Punjab Cup tournament starting Wednesday at the Sector-16 Stadium.
Preity Zinta wants to help budding cricketersJanuary 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Preity Zinta, who owns Kings XI Punjab of the Indian Premier League (IPL), now wants to give a chance to budding cricketers at the grassroot level. Her team will hold a cricket seminar and a T-20 tournament in Chandigarh and Mohali where teams from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir will participate.
Punjab Cricket Association extends helping hand to former playersJanuary 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Wednesday announced financial help for former state players who are not covered under the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) gratis scheme for former cricketers. PCA's honorary secretary M.P.
High court dismisses case against Punjab cricket bodyJanuary 7th, 2009 MOHALI - The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a public interest suit against the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), seeking the recovery of entertainment tax collected from the sale of tickets worth over Rs.30 million, PCA officials Thursday said. The ruling was given by the bench of Chief Justice T.
Punjab Police to charge PCA for cricket securityJanuary 5th, 2009 MOHALI - The Punjab Police is planning to slap a bill of nearly Rs.14 million (Rs.1.38 crore) on the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) towards providing security at the Mohali stadium during the last two Test matches and one One-day International. A letter mentioning details of the expenditure incurred by Mohali police while providing security cover for the cricket matches was sent by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jatinder Singh Aulakh to Director General of Punjab Police (DGP) N.P.S.
India draw with England in Mohali Test to win series 1-0December 22nd, 2008 MOHALI - India drew the second cricket Test against England here Tuesday and won the two-match RBS Cup 1-0. Chasing a victory target of 403, England were 64 for one in the second innings after India declared their second essay at 251 for seven at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium.
India 216/4 at lunch against EnglandDecember 22nd, 2008 MOHALI - India were 216 for four wickets at lunch in their second innings against England and have stretched their lead to 367 on the fifth and the last day of the second cricket Test at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Tuesday. Yuvraj Singh was batting on at 79 while Guatam Gambhir was on 80.
India give England 403-run win targetDecember 22nd, 2008 MOHALI - India declared their second innings at 251 for seven to give England a 403-run victory target on the fifth and the last day of the second cricket Test at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Tuesday. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni waited for his overnight batsmen Gautam Gambhir (97) and Yuvraj Singh (86) to get their centuries.
Second Test: Dense fog delays start of final day's playDecember 22nd, 2008 MOHALI - Play on the final day of the second cricket Test between India and England was delayed here by fog and bad light Tuesday. The fog was so thick that the pitch was hardly visible from the boundary ropes.