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IPL 2009 Review: The best and the worst of the competition

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:06:33 +0000

Andrew Hughes sums up all that was good and bad from a great second season of IPL action.

IPL Winner Betting: Back Dhoni's Super Kings to keep their cool

Tue, 19 May 2009 15:24:40 +0000

As we reach the business end of the IPL, Scott Ferguson looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the likely semi-finalists and predicts that the Chennai Superkings will have their name engraved on the trophy come Sunday night.

Twenty20 Betting: Talented, indisciplined and explosive...we give you Andrew Symonds

Sat, 09 May 2009 15:24:47 +0000

Having been given more chances and reprieves than Andrew Flintoff, Graeme Hick and Phil Tufnell put together, Andrew Symonds is back in the Australian selectors' plans with the Twenty20 World Cup and even the Ashes in mind. But why is that, asks Paul Moon.

Seven essentials for successful IPL betting

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:45:51 +0000

Ed Hawkins has a handful of angles to help you strike a winning bet on the IPL.

IPL Betting: Don't need no diamonds

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:44:25 +0000

Brains not brawn. Strategy not style. Discipline not decadence. They were the key ingredients that made the Rajasthan Royals the surprise winners in the inaugural IPL last year, writes Ed Hawkins.

IPL Betting: Let's hope Flintoff is really playing in it for the right reasons

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:04:51 +0000

As Andrew Flintoff confirms he will be going to South Africa to play in the money-spinning IPL, Ralph Ellis hopes that it is indeed to improve his fitness ahead of the Ashes rather than for a big payday.

IPL Betting: Different venue, same mouth-watering prospect

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:09:28 +0000

With the news that the IPL will be staged in South Africa this year, Andrew Hughes has a think about the repercussions in terms of interest at the grounds and the different teams' prospects of winning.

IPL Auction: Shrewd business makes for intriguing contest

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:40:51 +0000

From the high-profile auction to the moment the winning runs are hit, the IPL is a glamorous celebrity event and masterpiece of marketing which has captured the imagination of the cricket world. Andrew Hughes reports on this year's bidding wars...

IPL Auction: KP and Flintoff the only Englishmen guaranteed to be bought

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:43:52 +0000

February 6th is a big day in world cricket as a second IPL auction will take place to try to find homes for the players who weren't involved first time round. But Andrew Hughes thinks that from the English contingent, only two players are guaranteed to be purchased...

Watto Story! Betfair's best of IPL 2008

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:48:39 +0000

From Rajasthan rags to Royal riches, Andrew Hughes gives out the gongs in the inaugural IPL Awards...

IPL Betting: Everything you wanted to know about the semi-finalists (but were afraid to ask)

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:10:03 +0000

The Hawkeye view - The semi-finals of the IPl are here and the Royals, Daredevils, Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab are the sides still left in it. But who should your money be on?

IPL king Warne should forget about a return to Test cricket

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:11:35 +0000

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo praises the achievements of cricket's "king of spin" Shane Warne but warns the great man about the downfalls of a comeback to Test cricket

IPL Betting: Just accept Twenty20 cricket for what it is

Mon, 26 May 2008 11:50:28 +0000

Frank Gregan pens the first of his columns which look at the hot topics in cricket. He kicks off with a look at the IPL and why he's cheering on the Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL Betting: Who's in, out, in-form, flopped and which fans are going to have something to shout about?

Mon, 05 May 2008 12:09:30 +0000

Andrew Hughes tells us which players have left the IPL due to international commitments, which have come in and which teams are real contenders to win the inaugural version of the contest

IPL Betting: It pays to back the team batting second

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:39:13 +0000

After 14 matches, four centuries and just short of 10,000 runs, Ed Hawkins think it's time to start finding some patterns in the IPL matches to help us with our betting