Players' custody extended: The Delhi court has extended the police custody of all the three accused players from Rajasthan for another 5 days. Seven other accused in the case have also been granted additional police custody for five days. The former Ranji cricket player Babu Yadav has also been sent to police custody. Sreesanth taken to Jaipur before hearing Sreesanth was on Tuesday taken to Jaipur as part of probe into spot-fixing allegations while Rajasthan chairman Ranjit Barthakur met senior police officials, a day after the franchise filed a complaint against the player and two others. So

Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav was on Tuesday arrested in connection with the Indian T20 League spot-fixing scandal even as police said it is likely to seek further custody of three arrested players and some bookies. Yadav, who was picked up from Delhi on Monday and questioned for his links with arrested player Ajit Chandila, has been placed under arrest, police sources said. It was Yadav who allegedly introduced Chandila to bookie Sunil Bhatia, who is already arrested, they said. Police sources also said they will seek custody of three arrested players -- Sreesanth, Chandila and Ankeet Cha

Three cricketers were refused bail Tuesday after they appeared in court in New Delhi on spot-fixing charges as senior judges rapped the Indian board's "lackadaisical" approach over the scandal. And in a sign of the growing fallout from the allegations, police in Mumbai announced the arrest of a Bollywood actor as part of the investigation which has caused outrage among fans in the cricket-mad nation. A court in New Delhi agreed a five-day custody extension for former Test paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two teammates from the Rajasthan who are accused of deliberately bowling badly in exch

Chennai have been, without doubt, the most consistent team since the inception of the Indian T20 League. They have made it to the last-4 stage on all 5 occasions before this year and have won the trophy twice, while finishing runners up twice. At the helm of this impressive side is former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming who has ensured the team stay together as a unit and has brought out the best in them. Ahead of their big-game against the Mumbai team, Fleming spoke to the tournament's official website iplt20.com and said that the team are focussed on adding this year's winner's cup to th

The world's numero uno fast bowler, Dale Steyn feels always looking up to spinners for wickets is not the right way to go about encouraging the crop of pacers in India. "If you're always going to look at the spinners to do the job for you, what's the point of even having a fast bowler," asked Steyn. Aware of India's "rich tradition" with spinners, Steyn gave an example from the recent India-Australia Test series to make his point. "I watched the recent Test series between India and Australia and at one stage Ishant (Sharma) bowled his first over of the match with the second new ball! There's n

Beleaguered Rajasthan today terminated the contract of the three players - S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila - arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the ongoing Indian T20 League besides filing an FIR against the tainted trio. "Based on the information provided by the authorities, the contracts of all three players have been suspended pending enquiry," Rajasthan franchise's chairman Ranjit Barthakur said in a statement. "We have already filed a complaint with the Delhi Police against all three players earlier today," he added. The Indian T20 League last week found itself engulfed in

New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori could return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury. Vettori has not played for the Black Caps for almost a year because of a hamstring injury and was left out of the squad for the two-Test series in England. But with Martin sidelined by the injury that prevented him bowling during England's second innings of the first Test, which ended with a 170-run win for the hosts at Lord's on Sunday, there is a vacancy for a spinner heading into the second Test starting in Leeds

The first qualifier promises to be a cracker thanks to two heavy-weight teams of the sixth edition battling each other in an epic clash on Tuesday. A resilient Mumbai defeated Chennai in both their home and away fixtures and would be looking forward to dominate them once again and complete a treble of victories on their arch-rivals. On the other hand, the two-time champions would be keen to avenge their humiliating defeats and romp in the finals for the fourth consecutive time. Chennai Rank in previous edition: Runners-up, lost to Kolkata in the finals by 5 wickets Journey so far: Chennai fini

Following Hyderabad's victory against Kolkata in the last league match of the Indian T20 League 2013 which helped them qualify for the play-offs, coach Tom Moody said they have only taken a step forward. While mentioning that Hyderabad have achieved their initial goal, the former Australian cricketer added that the team must gear up for the challenges ahead. "This is only one step. We had set the goal to qualify, we have achieved that. Now, we need to gather ourselves and plan and prepare appropriately. We got a few days to do that," Moody told reporters after Hyderabad got the better of Kolka

BCCI's anti-corruption unit chief Ravi Sawani today held a meeting with the top Delhi police officials, who are investigating into the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian T20 League. Sawani, who has been appointed by the BCCI as commissioner of inquiry to probe spot-fixing allegations, said the Cricket Board has assured the Delhi police of providing all possible assistance in their investigation. "I had a fruitful meeting with Delhi police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar and other top officials. The BCCI has assured Delhi police of all its co-operation," Sawani told reporters after the me