Deccan Chargers, who finished last during the inaugural season in 2008, went on to lift the title the following season, under the captaincy of Adam Gilchrist.

The ex-India pacer played under both Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni during his IPL career. But, his 'favourite captain' is someone else.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday set aside an arbitration award that directed the BCCI to pay over Rs 4,800 crore to Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd over the alleged illegal termination of the latter's IPL franchise team, Deccan Chargers Hyderabad

IPL Finals: Mumbai Indians (MI) will be aiming to win their fifth Indian Premier League title, when they face Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final in Dubai.

The Deccan Chargers, who were owned by the Deccan Chronicle newspaper group, were removed from the IPL in 2012 by the BCCI for financial breaches.

Rohit Sharma had won the 2009 IPL title with the now-defunct Deccan Chargers.

Yusuf Pathan (27 no off 12 balls) and skipper Kane Williamson (32 no off 30 balls) kept their calm surpassing the 164-run target in 19.5 overs on a tricky surface.

The two-day camp will help children develop their talents in hockey. They will also be given certificates of participation and tickets to the Hero Hockey World League Final, to be held in Delhi from January 10.

Korea and India both have four points but the former go into the quarter-finals with a better goal difference.

Drag-flicker Gurjinder Singh scored the winner for India in the penultimate minute of the match after Mandeep Singh (30th) and Akashdeep Singh (57th) sounded the nets to level the scores.

India take on Netherlands in the opening match of the Junior World Cup hockey. The tournament is from December 6-15 in New Delhi.

The teams were received by a group of women dressed in the popular art forms of Kathakali and Mohiniyatam, accompanied by the chenda (traditional Kerala drums).

Virat Kohli has conceded that the IPL spot-fixing controversy tarnished Indian cricket's image but their subsequent triumph in Champions Trophy was a strong reply to the world. Also says Sachin's possible retirement may bring tears to his eyes.

Yuvraj Singh hit 7 sixes and 8 fours in his 89-ball 123 to help set up India A's 77-run win over West Indies A in the first unofficial ODI in Bangalore.

Yuvraj Singh slammed his 18th century in List A cricket while Yusuf Pathan hit a fiery 70 not out to help India A register a 77-run win in the first unofficial one-day in Bangalore.

Fernandes was referring to the umpire's decision to award a penalty corner to Korea following a tackle on a rival attacker by India's Rupinderpal Singh that led to the title-deciding goal.

The Sardar Singh-led Indian side will be in no mood to wait till November and would be desperate to secure their direct ticket to Hague with a win over South Korea on Sunday.

India's drag flickers Rupinderpal Singh and VR Raghunath scored hat-tricks as India crushed Bangladesh 9-1 in their final group B match. India, who face Malaysia in semis on Friday, must win the Asia Cup to qualify for the World Cup next year in The Hague. Catch all the highlights from the match.