Posted by: muhammed ansari on: April 20, 2008
Friday 18th April
IPL gets off to a spectacular start, thanks to Dr. Vijay Malliya, who pulled all the strings together to make sure the spectators around the world where mesmoraised by the opening ceremony. The Opening ceremony was full of colour, lights and entertainment. The show was kicked off by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy who sang a few [...]
Posted by: muhammed ansari on: April 18, 2008
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Luck was flowing Kolkata’s way as despite lossing the toss Banglore was on the wrong side of the coin. Thanks to a massive 158 from Brandon McCullum which included 13 hugh sixes Kolkata managed a massive 222/3 in 20 overs. In the post innings interview McCullum said it was the electrifying [...]
Posted by: muhammed ansari on: April 18, 2008
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Match facts
Friday, April 18, 2008 Start time 20:00 local time (14:30 GMT)
The Big Picture
After months of hype, excitement, controversy and speculation the high-profile Indian Premier League kicks off in Bangalore with the Royal Challengers hosting the Kolkata Knight Riders. “Eight teams, without any players, only warriors” is the maxim for the inaugural [...]