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  • IPL 3 hopes for season 1 magic
    March 11 2010

    Forced to shift tent to South Africa due to security fears last year, the Indian Premier League returns to the country promising a heady mix of cricket and entertainment with last season laggards Kolkata Knight Riders taking on defending champions Deccan Chargers in the tournament opener on Thursday.

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  • IPL won't run beyond 7 weeks: Modi
    March 09 2010

    Two new franchises are set to be added next season but despite the increased number of matches, the Indian Premier League will not run beyond seven weeks as extending it would "hurt other forms of cricket", says IPL chairman Lalit Modi.

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  • Hit wicket: IPL goes for Modified auction
    March 08 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    The overweening ambition of Mr Lalit Modi to further ratchet up the astronomical valuations of the Indian Premier League resulted in a hasty retreat on Sunday, without the sealed tenders even being opened. Mr Modi announced cancellation of the auction for two new franchises and relaxed key conditions for fresh bidding on March 21, as dark games of subterfuge surfaced.

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  • IPL calls off auction, relaxes terms
    March 07 2010

    Bowing to criticism of the one billion dollar net worth criterion for the bidders, the Indian Premier League on Sunday cancelled the existing tender for two new franchises and decided to re-issue a new one on March 9 with relaxed pre-conditions.

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  • Reddy for action on cell
    March 07 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    The IPL and its licensing partner Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) on Saturday tied up with July Systems, promoted by Rajesh T.S. Reddy of Andhra Pradesh, to launch IPL mobile Internet service.

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  • IPL raises the bar for bidders
    March 07 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    The second big bang of the IPL dhamaka will take place at 11.40 am on Sunday, when the league’s bosses will open the bids from two more aspiring franchises. The running really is between Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Pune, though the offer is for 12 franchises.

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