In the flush of its success, the Indian Premier League (IPL) was hailed as the face of the new, thrusting, ambitious India and its swelling status. "It is a global representation of India," claimed the former IPL "commissioner" Lalit Modi, "and what the modern-day India stands for and its successes." Promoting the IPL was promoting India and what some would like to see as the Indian economic "miracle". The virtues of the IPL were presented as the virtues of neoliberal India: the embodiment of the free market and the creative capacities of an unleashed private sector.

THE late-night parties, fashion shows and cheerleaders that marked the Indian Premier League as the enfant terrible of the stodgy cricketing world are to go the same way as its suspended former chief.

Vadodara: The Indian Premier League’s (IPL) interim chief Chirayu Amin on Tuesday said efforts are on to clean up the scandal-hit sports event and promised a “bigger, better and transparent” IPL next year. “The job has just started and I am getting involved in it,” Amin said in his first press conference after being appointed the IPL boss in Monday’s Governing Council meeting.

Mumbai: It's time to shed the yellow and get into the blues. Two days after leading his Chennai Super Kings to the IPL title win in an exhausting battle that lasted for 45 days, MS Dhoni is ready to fly again. This time it's long haul to the Caribbean where India will fight it out to regain the trophy they won in 2007. Last year, it was nothing short of a disaster in the World T20 played in England. A lot of questions were raised then on the aftereffects of the IPL.

MUMBAI: M.S. Dhoni's ability to remain level-headed, at the height of success or depths of failure, stands out. “T20 is good enough to spot talent but at the end of the day it is very different when you play 50-overs or the day game. You have to be careful not to be carried away (by T20 performances). It is a very good platform where youngsters are put under pressure and you can see how they react

CHENNAI:Members of the victorious Chennai Super Kings team landed at the Kamaraj Domestic Terminal here on Monday to a cluster of fans awaiting their arrival.

HYDERABAD: For left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha of Deccan Chargers, it was a dream run in the third edition of the Indian Premier League when he emerged as the leading wicket-taker with 21 victims from 16 games. The top four wicket-takers list includes Amit Misra, Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble, all of who picked up 17 wickets apiece.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is among scores of Mumbaikars mourning the loss of Mumbai Indians in the IPL final to Chennai Super Kings but said the better team won the popular T20 tournament.

Mumbai Indians made a few mistakes on the field and a few mistakes tactically in their batting lineup, as Chennai Super Kings did most things well to defeat the Mumbai Indians by 23 runs to become IPL 3 champions.

THE Chennai Super Kings are the champions of the 2010 Indian Premier League after a 22-run win over Mumbai Indians in Mumbai. Chennai, featuringAustralians Matthew Hayden and Doug Bollinger,successfullydefended a first-innings total of 5-168 to restrict Mumbai to just 9-146 and claim the title.