Mumbai Indians win over Rajastan Royals in the Indian Premier League T20 match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Here are the highlights from the cricket match.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Match 2 Highlights: Mumbai Indians Vs Rajastan Royals
Match 2 Report: Mumbai Indians Edges Out Rajasthan Royals By 4 Runs
Mumbai Indians celebrate their win over Rajastan Royals in the IPL T20 match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.MUMBAI: Lasith Malinga's determination to keep going at the batsmen and Sathish's fielding brilliance swung the fortunes in Mumbai Indians' favour, resulting in a thrilling four-run win over Rajasthan Royals in the second game of DLF-IPL III at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday.
The Lankan paceman snared one batsmen with a slow bouncer and ran out the next on his follow-through with a diving throw before the visitor's challenge ended at 208 for seven.
Record-breaking knock
Sathish had earlier run out century-maker Yusuf Pathan (100, 9x4, 8x6) in his follow-through, anticipating striker Paras Dogra's drive and flicking the ball by instinct at the stumps at the non-striker end.
A stunned Yusuf, who had smashed the fastest century in the IPL, walked back with Royals at 173 for five.
The Royals power-hitter punished every bowler, except Zaheer Khan, by messing up the line and length with intimidating hot-making and some late cuts before Sathish got him.
Good stand
Earlier, Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu displayed absolute contempt for reputation, building on the momentum gained by the veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar over the first four overs after Mumbai Indians had opted to bat.
Ruthless
The youngsters were ruthless in execution of strokes. Tiwary's reach and power helped him get to the pitch of the ball and clear the field with huge hits.
He stepped out against Warne for the first of three sixes, walked out against Yusuf and gave medium-pacer Uniyal the same treatment for a 30-ball 50.
Rayudu's hitting was more deliberate as he picked up the length early to force the ball in the direction he wanted.
One straight six off Jhunjhunwala stood out for ease of execution. His half-century, which came in 30 balls, had six fours and two sixes.
Jayasuriya and Tendulkar had got cracking straightaway to put the Royals on the defensive.
Three boundaries — slashes to cover and a crisp drive to the ropes— in Mascarenhas' first over saw the Sri Lankan in full flow. The Indians' captain got into the mood with flicks off the pads to the square leg fence.
Fighting back
Royals fought back into the game with Uniyal deceiving Jayasuriya with a slower one, Mascarenhas claiming Tendulkar and Aditya Tare before the stroke-makers could do more damage. Then Tiwary and Rayudu took over to delight the home crowd.
The scores:
Mumbai Indians:
S. Jayasuriya lbw b Uniyal 23 (14b, 3x4, 1x6),
S Tendulkar lbw b Mascarenhas 17 (11b, 3x4),
A. Tare c Warne b Mascarenhas 23 (13b, 3x4, 1x6),
S. Tiwary c Ojha b Tait 53 (33b, 4x4, 2x6),
A. Rayudu c Dogra b Uniyal 55 (33b, 6x4, 2x6),
R. Sathish (run out) 6 (5b, 1x4),
Harbhajan (retd. hurt) 8 (6b),
R. McLaren (not out) 11 (5b, 2x4),
Zaheer (not out) 0 (1b),
Extras (lb-3, w-13) 16,
Total (for six wkts. in 20 overs): 212.
Fall of wickets:
1-38, 2-69, 3-70, 4-180, 5-191, 6-192.
Rajasthan Royals bowling:
Mascarenhas 4-0-34-2,
Tait 4-0-46-1,
Kamran 1-0-10-0,
Uniyal 4-0-41-2,
Warne 3-0-29-0,
Jhunjhunwala 2-0-27-0,
Yusuf 2-0-22-0.
Rajasthan Royals:
G. Smith c b Sathish 26 (22b, 4x4),
S. Asnodkar (run out) 0 (0b),
N. Ojha c Zaheer b Murtaza 12 (12b, 2x4),
A. Jhunjhunwala b Malinga 14 (11b, 1x4, 1x6),
Yusuf (run out) 100 (37b, 9x4, 8x6),
P. Dogra (run out) 41 (29b, 2x4, 2x6),
D. Mascarenhas (not out) 9 (7b),
A. Uniyal b Malinga 0 (1b),
S. Warne (not out) 1 (1b),
Extras (w-5) 5,
Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 208.
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-38, 3-40, 4-66, 5-173, 6-201, 7-201.
Mumbai Indians bowling:
Zaheer 4-0-27-0,
McLaren 4-0-43-0,
Malinga 4-0-22-2,
Murtaza 4-0-46-1,
Sathish 3-0-51-1,
Jayasuriya 1-0-19-0 .
The Lankan paceman snared one batsmen with a slow bouncer and ran out the next on his follow-through with a diving throw before the visitor's challenge ended at 208 for seven.
Record-breaking knock
Sathish had earlier run out century-maker Yusuf Pathan (100, 9x4, 8x6) in his follow-through, anticipating striker Paras Dogra's drive and flicking the ball by instinct at the stumps at the non-striker end.
A stunned Yusuf, who had smashed the fastest century in the IPL, walked back with Royals at 173 for five.
The Royals power-hitter punished every bowler, except Zaheer Khan, by messing up the line and length with intimidating hot-making and some late cuts before Sathish got him.
Good stand
Earlier, Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu displayed absolute contempt for reputation, building on the momentum gained by the veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar over the first four overs after Mumbai Indians had opted to bat.
Ruthless
The youngsters were ruthless in execution of strokes. Tiwary's reach and power helped him get to the pitch of the ball and clear the field with huge hits.
He stepped out against Warne for the first of three sixes, walked out against Yusuf and gave medium-pacer Uniyal the same treatment for a 30-ball 50.
Rayudu's hitting was more deliberate as he picked up the length early to force the ball in the direction he wanted.
One straight six off Jhunjhunwala stood out for ease of execution. His half-century, which came in 30 balls, had six fours and two sixes.
Jayasuriya and Tendulkar had got cracking straightaway to put the Royals on the defensive.
Three boundaries — slashes to cover and a crisp drive to the ropes— in Mascarenhas' first over saw the Sri Lankan in full flow. The Indians' captain got into the mood with flicks off the pads to the square leg fence.
Fighting back
Royals fought back into the game with Uniyal deceiving Jayasuriya with a slower one, Mascarenhas claiming Tendulkar and Aditya Tare before the stroke-makers could do more damage. Then Tiwary and Rayudu took over to delight the home crowd.
The scores:
Mumbai Indians:
S. Jayasuriya lbw b Uniyal 23 (14b, 3x4, 1x6),
S Tendulkar lbw b Mascarenhas 17 (11b, 3x4),
A. Tare c Warne b Mascarenhas 23 (13b, 3x4, 1x6),
S. Tiwary c Ojha b Tait 53 (33b, 4x4, 2x6),
A. Rayudu c Dogra b Uniyal 55 (33b, 6x4, 2x6),
R. Sathish (run out) 6 (5b, 1x4),
Harbhajan (retd. hurt) 8 (6b),
R. McLaren (not out) 11 (5b, 2x4),
Zaheer (not out) 0 (1b),
Extras (lb-3, w-13) 16,
Total (for six wkts. in 20 overs): 212.
Fall of wickets:
1-38, 2-69, 3-70, 4-180, 5-191, 6-192.
Rajasthan Royals bowling:
Mascarenhas 4-0-34-2,
Tait 4-0-46-1,
Kamran 1-0-10-0,
Uniyal 4-0-41-2,
Warne 3-0-29-0,
Jhunjhunwala 2-0-27-0,
Yusuf 2-0-22-0.
Rajasthan Royals:
G. Smith c b Sathish 26 (22b, 4x4),
S. Asnodkar (run out) 0 (0b),
N. Ojha c Zaheer b Murtaza 12 (12b, 2x4),
A. Jhunjhunwala b Malinga 14 (11b, 1x4, 1x6),
Yusuf (run out) 100 (37b, 9x4, 8x6),
P. Dogra (run out) 41 (29b, 2x4, 2x6),
D. Mascarenhas (not out) 9 (7b),
A. Uniyal b Malinga 0 (1b),
S. Warne (not out) 1 (1b),
Extras (w-5) 5,
Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 208.
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-38, 3-40, 4-66, 5-173, 6-201, 7-201.
Mumbai Indians bowling:
Zaheer 4-0-27-0,
McLaren 4-0-43-0,
Malinga 4-0-22-2,
Murtaza 4-0-46-1,
Sathish 3-0-51-1,
Jayasuriya 1-0-19-0 .
Match 1 Report: Kolkata Knight Riders Win Against Deccan Chargers by 11 Runs
KKR batsman Owais Shah plays a shot against Deccan Chargers in the opening match of the third edition of IPL in Navi Mumbai on Friday.Deccan Chargers stumbled at the first hurdle, stunned by Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game of the DLF-Indian Premier League 2010. The 2009 champion lost the way despite a superb 54 from captain Adam Gilchrist, scoring 150 for seven in the face of a spirited show from the Knight Riders bowlers.
Chargers lost by 11 runs chasing the 162-run target set by Sourav Ganguly's side. Ganguly used six bowlers, all of them chipped in with wickets at the D.Y. Patil stadium. Charl Langeveldt got two for 26 and the others managed a wicket each as KKR held its nerve when defending.
Taking into account the dropped catches under pressure and lapses in the field, the turnaround was remarkable against a side boasting of big-hitting batsmen.
V.V.S. Laxman, opening for Chargers, tried to tune into the T20 wavelength with a swatted six over long-on, then let captain Gilchrist show how bowlers can be tamed. The Aussie got cracking with two sixes, number one off Langeveldt over mid-wicket and bettered the effort next time with a straight six, stepping out against L.R. Shukla.
Gilchrist's mastery
Two dropped catches did not diminish Gilchrist's mastery, spotting the length early for clean hits, sending the ball soaring in a 35-ball 54 (3x4, 3x6). Hodge got him eventually, caught by Manoj Tiwary on the fence. Rohit Sharma (13 off 12 balls) took on the scoring duties, a late cut to third man and an on-drive. He fell for the bait from Mathews, chopping a short delivery towards short mid-on for Hodge to run across and do the rest. Knight Riders recovered from early upsets to post 161 for four. Mathews flexed his arms for an unbeaten 65 (46b, 5x4, 4x6) and saved his team from embarrassment.
The Sri Lankan, taking charge at number six, put on 130 runs in a fifth-wicket stand with England's Owais Shah 58 not out (46b, 3x4, 3x6). Shah used the pace of the wicket to stroke the ball, Mathews re-arranged his footwork to smash anything within range.
Vaas strikes
Vaas removed Tiwary with his first ball, the opener stunned when an attempted flick ended in Rohit Sharma's hands at square-leg. Skipper Sourav Ganguly was deceived by late swing, edging to Anirudh in the slips three balls later.
Cheteshwar Pujara broke the shackles with a crisp cover drive, but hit an uppish drive off R.P. Singh. Jaskaran Singh Bhuttar overcame stage fright in his first over with the valuable wicket of Brad Hodge off the next, inducing the Aussie to slash into Gibbs's hands at point, and then came up with a leg-cutter to leave the cautious Mathews in a tangle.
Deccan Chargers pressed slow bowlers Pragyan Ojha and Andrew Symonds into the attack from the seventh over.
Strategic break
Gilchrist took the first strategic break after eight overs with Knight Riders scrambling to 50 off 50 balls. Shah and Mathews attacked the slow bowlers, bold hitting taking the team past the 100-run mark off 94 balls.
Deccan Chargers took the second break after 16 overs and Vaas was brought back for his final burst. Shah and Mathews lashed sixes in a 100-run stand off 75 balls.
Knight Riders opted for Mathews, Hodge, Langeveldt and Shah among overseas players, resting Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis.
Deccan Chargers fielded all foreigners available in Symonds, Vaas, Gibbs, apart from captain Gilchrist.
Left-handed batsman Anirudh Singh made his IPL debut for Deccan Chargers, while Knight Riders opted for experienced hands.
The scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
M. Tiwary c R. Sharma b C. Vaas 0,
B. Hodge c Gibbs b Jaskaran 13,
S. Ganguly c Anirudh b Vaas 0,
C. Pujara c Ojha b R.P. Singh 10,
O. Shah (not out) 58,
A. Mathews (not out) 65,
Extras (lb-8, nb-1, w-6): 15;
Total (for four wkts. in 20 overs): 161.
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-0, 3-31, 4-31.
Deccan Chargers bowling:
Vaas 3-1-22-2,
R.P. Singh 4-0-35-1,
Jaskaran 4-0-35-1,
Ojha 4-0-19-0,
Symonds 4-0-26-0,
Suman 1-0-16-0.
Deccan Chargers:
A. Gilchrist c Tiwary b Hodge 54,
V.V.S. Laxman c & b Kartik 22,
H. Gibbs c Mathews b Langeveldt 19,
A. Symonds c Ganguly b Ishant 5,
Rohit c Hodge b Mathews 13,
Anirudh c & b Shukla 14,
T. Suman (not out) 7,
C. Vaas b Langeveldt 0,
Jaskaran (not out) 4,
Extras (b-4, lb-1, nb-2, w-5): 12;
Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 150.
Fall of wickets: 1-61, 2-99, 3-102, 4-116, 5-128, 6-141, 7-142.
Knight Riders bowling:
Langeveldt 4-0-26-2,
Ishant 4-0-31-1,
Shukla 3-0-30-1,
Kartik 3-0-17-1,
Mathews 4-0-27-1,
Hodge 2-0-14-1.
Chargers lost by 11 runs chasing the 162-run target set by Sourav Ganguly's side. Ganguly used six bowlers, all of them chipped in with wickets at the D.Y. Patil stadium. Charl Langeveldt got two for 26 and the others managed a wicket each as KKR held its nerve when defending.
Taking into account the dropped catches under pressure and lapses in the field, the turnaround was remarkable against a side boasting of big-hitting batsmen.
V.V.S. Laxman, opening for Chargers, tried to tune into the T20 wavelength with a swatted six over long-on, then let captain Gilchrist show how bowlers can be tamed. The Aussie got cracking with two sixes, number one off Langeveldt over mid-wicket and bettered the effort next time with a straight six, stepping out against L.R. Shukla.
Gilchrist's mastery
Two dropped catches did not diminish Gilchrist's mastery, spotting the length early for clean hits, sending the ball soaring in a 35-ball 54 (3x4, 3x6). Hodge got him eventually, caught by Manoj Tiwary on the fence. Rohit Sharma (13 off 12 balls) took on the scoring duties, a late cut to third man and an on-drive. He fell for the bait from Mathews, chopping a short delivery towards short mid-on for Hodge to run across and do the rest. Knight Riders recovered from early upsets to post 161 for four. Mathews flexed his arms for an unbeaten 65 (46b, 5x4, 4x6) and saved his team from embarrassment.
The Sri Lankan, taking charge at number six, put on 130 runs in a fifth-wicket stand with England's Owais Shah 58 not out (46b, 3x4, 3x6). Shah used the pace of the wicket to stroke the ball, Mathews re-arranged his footwork to smash anything within range.
Vaas strikes
Vaas removed Tiwary with his first ball, the opener stunned when an attempted flick ended in Rohit Sharma's hands at square-leg. Skipper Sourav Ganguly was deceived by late swing, edging to Anirudh in the slips three balls later.
Cheteshwar Pujara broke the shackles with a crisp cover drive, but hit an uppish drive off R.P. Singh. Jaskaran Singh Bhuttar overcame stage fright in his first over with the valuable wicket of Brad Hodge off the next, inducing the Aussie to slash into Gibbs's hands at point, and then came up with a leg-cutter to leave the cautious Mathews in a tangle.
Deccan Chargers pressed slow bowlers Pragyan Ojha and Andrew Symonds into the attack from the seventh over.
Strategic break
Gilchrist took the first strategic break after eight overs with Knight Riders scrambling to 50 off 50 balls. Shah and Mathews attacked the slow bowlers, bold hitting taking the team past the 100-run mark off 94 balls.
Deccan Chargers took the second break after 16 overs and Vaas was brought back for his final burst. Shah and Mathews lashed sixes in a 100-run stand off 75 balls.
Knight Riders opted for Mathews, Hodge, Langeveldt and Shah among overseas players, resting Sri Lanka spinner Ajantha Mendis.
Deccan Chargers fielded all foreigners available in Symonds, Vaas, Gibbs, apart from captain Gilchrist.
Left-handed batsman Anirudh Singh made his IPL debut for Deccan Chargers, while Knight Riders opted for experienced hands.
The scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders:
M. Tiwary c R. Sharma b C. Vaas 0,
B. Hodge c Gibbs b Jaskaran 13,
S. Ganguly c Anirudh b Vaas 0,
C. Pujara c Ojha b R.P. Singh 10,
O. Shah (not out) 58,
A. Mathews (not out) 65,
Extras (lb-8, nb-1, w-6): 15;
Total (for four wkts. in 20 overs): 161.
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-0, 3-31, 4-31.
Deccan Chargers bowling:
Vaas 3-1-22-2,
R.P. Singh 4-0-35-1,
Jaskaran 4-0-35-1,
Ojha 4-0-19-0,
Symonds 4-0-26-0,
Suman 1-0-16-0.
Deccan Chargers:
A. Gilchrist c Tiwary b Hodge 54,
V.V.S. Laxman c & b Kartik 22,
H. Gibbs c Mathews b Langeveldt 19,
A. Symonds c Ganguly b Ishant 5,
Rohit c Hodge b Mathews 13,
Anirudh c & b Shukla 14,
T. Suman (not out) 7,
C. Vaas b Langeveldt 0,
Jaskaran (not out) 4,
Extras (b-4, lb-1, nb-2, w-5): 12;
Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 150.
Fall of wickets: 1-61, 2-99, 3-102, 4-116, 5-128, 6-141, 7-142.
Knight Riders bowling:
Langeveldt 4-0-26-2,
Ishant 4-0-31-1,
Shukla 3-0-30-1,
Kartik 3-0-17-1,
Mathews 4-0-27-1,
Hodge 2-0-14-1.
Watch the final over of the Kolkata Knight Riders' innings:
Ravindra Kantrolu, Once Accused of Being a Serial Killer, Spotted Painting Faces at IPL
Beer man makes a killing at IPL: Ravindra Kantrolu, once accused of being a serial killer, was spotted painting faces and selling water outside D Y Patil stadium yesterday.
Ravindra Kantrolu paints Tricolours on the face of a spectator at D Y Patil stadium yesterday.
Ravindra Kantrolu paints Tricolours on the face of a spectator at D Y Patil stadium yesterday.
What would you expect to see on the day of the first IPL match, outside the stadium? A frenzied, energised crowd, lots of chatter, and a general sense of excitement.
But a MiD DAY photojournalist came across Ravindra Kantrolu alias Raheem the same man Mumbai police had detained for serial killings in the city, nearly three years ago. He was painting the faces of fans with poster colours.
Kantrolu narrated his story about how the police used to beat him up regularly and wanted him to confess that he was the serial killer.
"They used to torture me, and tried to pressurise me into admitting to crimes I was not guilty of. They even asked me to prove my credentials, but I was homeless, and hence I had no documents," said Kantrolu.
Kantrolu can't thank his friends enough for helping him while he was in jail, and says that they repeatedly tried to convince the police that he was innocent, but to no avail.
He added: "The police now want me to leave the city as my acquittal has brought them a bad name. They don't want anyone to see me, and hence want me to leave Mumbai. But I am going to stay here and work hard, and make a living."
Ravindra Kantrolu paints Tricolours on the face of a spectator at D Y Patil stadium yesterday. Kantrolu now earns nearly Rs 500 a day doing odd jobs, and on good days, up to Rs 1,000.
For now, he is charging Rs 10 to paint one side of the face, and he says that the Tricolour is still a huge favourite among cricket fans. He also sells water bottles around the stadium.
Kantrolu plans to continue to hang around all IPL match venues this season. So you might just happen to bump into him if you happen to watch any of the future IPL matches in Mumbai.
Previously...
Kantrolu was charged of killing three people and leaving beer cans near their bodies between 2006-07. Although the prosecution had sought a death penalty for him, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment.
In June 2008, the high court acquitted him of any involvement in the murders, due to lack of evidence.
Sorce: Mid-Day
But a MiD DAY photojournalist came across Ravindra Kantrolu alias Raheem the same man Mumbai police had detained for serial killings in the city, nearly three years ago. He was painting the faces of fans with poster colours.
Kantrolu narrated his story about how the police used to beat him up regularly and wanted him to confess that he was the serial killer.
"They used to torture me, and tried to pressurise me into admitting to crimes I was not guilty of. They even asked me to prove my credentials, but I was homeless, and hence I had no documents," said Kantrolu.
Kantrolu can't thank his friends enough for helping him while he was in jail, and says that they repeatedly tried to convince the police that he was innocent, but to no avail.
He added: "The police now want me to leave the city as my acquittal has brought them a bad name. They don't want anyone to see me, and hence want me to leave Mumbai. But I am going to stay here and work hard, and make a living."
Ravindra Kantrolu paints Tricolours on the face of a spectator at D Y Patil stadium yesterday. Kantrolu now earns nearly Rs 500 a day doing odd jobs, and on good days, up to Rs 1,000.
For now, he is charging Rs 10 to paint one side of the face, and he says that the Tricolour is still a huge favourite among cricket fans. He also sells water bottles around the stadium.
Kantrolu plans to continue to hang around all IPL match venues this season. So you might just happen to bump into him if you happen to watch any of the future IPL matches in Mumbai.
Previously...
Kantrolu was charged of killing three people and leaving beer cans near their bodies between 2006-07. Although the prosecution had sought a death penalty for him, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment.
In June 2008, the high court acquitted him of any involvement in the murders, due to lack of evidence.
Sorce: Mid-Day
Friday, March 12, 2010
IPL 2010 Inauguration/Opening Ceremony (With Pictures)
The Opening Ceremony of DLF, Indian Premier League T20 tournament, was held at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. The inaguration of the 3rd edition of T20 Championships was a grand affair with celebrities from various walks of life participating in the event.
The inaguration ceremony started with the introduction of the captions of the 8 teams participating in the tounament by Ravi Shastri. All the captions were there to support the Spirit of Cricket initiative and the Green cause. They signed the globe to support the environment cause.
One of the celebrities who performed on the occasion was Deepika Padukone
The inaguration ceremony started with the introduction of the captions of the 8 teams participating in the tounament by Ravi Shastri. All the captions were there to support the Spirit of Cricket initiative and the Green cause. They signed the globe to support the environment cause.
One of the celebrities who performed on the occasion was Deepika Padukone
Here are some photographs from the Inauguration Ceremony
Deepika Padukone Performing at the Function
Deepika Padukone Performing at the Function
Here are some photos of DY Patil Stadium at Navi Mumbai, where the Opening Function of DLF IPL 2010 twenty20 Competition took place.
Deepika Padukone Performing at the Function
Deepika Padukone Performing at the Function
Here are some photos of DY Patil Stadium at Navi Mumbai, where the Opening Function of DLF IPL 2010 twenty20 Competition took place.
IPL 2010 Launch Dinner Party (View Pictures)
Stars at DLF IPL Red Carpet: Photographs 
Photo: Sachin Tendulkar with wife Anjali
Shahrukh Khan with Modi
Symonds with Modi
Shilpa Shetty Kundra With Husband Raj Kundra
Shilpa Shetty with Modi
Shamitha Shetty
Hrithik Roshan's Wife Suzzane with SRK's wife Gauri Khan and Sanjay Kapoor
Ravi Shastri
SRK with Modi
Tendulkar, Modi and Mukesh Ambani
Brain Lara
Cricketers Ravi Shastri, Agarkar, Zaheer khan, Gavaskar
Shane Warne
Robin Singh
Photo: Sachin Tendulkar with wife Anjali
Shahrukh Khan with Modi
Symonds with Modi
Shilpa Shetty Kundra With Husband Raj Kundra
Shilpa Shetty with Modi
Shamitha Shetty
Hrithik Roshan's Wife Suzzane with SRK's wife Gauri Khan and Sanjay Kapoor
Ravi Shastri
SRK with Modi
Tendulkar, Modi and Mukesh Ambani
Brain Lara
Cricketers Ravi Shastri, Agarkar, Zaheer khan, Gavaskar
Shane Warne
Robin Singh
Youtube to Broadcast DLF IPL 2010 Live on The Internet.
There is great news for all cricket fans who cannot catch IPL Matches at home on TV. YouTube will be presenting IPL 3 cricket series Live Streaming which means the viewers can now watch all 60 matches of IPL 2010 live on youtube. Youtube will have a dedicated Indian Premier League Channel this year. The third season of DLF IPL Twenty20 cricket competition is scheduled to be held in India from 12 March 2010 over a period of 45 days. Click here to Visit the youtube site for Live Cricket
IPL Live
Google is managing to telecast live cricket match (except in India where there is a 5minute delay and for the U.S viewers who will be sleeping at that time- 2 hours delay) via webcast all over the world. In cricket, IPL version is most famous among the cricket fans and now Google’s is presenting it live through Youtube only for sake of sport’s fan
To provide support to IPL 3 season and eight main advertisers, Google is administering a healthy version of mixture to both of them. It too involves some other advertisers like Great Britain, Southeast Asia and Australia. Google by the Youtube telecast the live cricket match of IPL season 3 to offer live updates to near about two billion fans worldwide.
Today on 12th March first the inauguration ceremonies will take place and after that the Deccan Chargers will play the first match of this IPL cricket series against Kolkata Knight Riders. We have already let you know about the IPL 2010 schedule. So don’t miss the chance to watch the full IPL series of cricket matches on Youtube. If you want to see how the Youtube will broadcast the IPL season 3 live then click here to watch.
IPL Live
Google is managing to telecast live cricket match (except in India where there is a 5minute delay and for the U.S viewers who will be sleeping at that time- 2 hours delay) via webcast all over the world. In cricket, IPL version is most famous among the cricket fans and now Google’s is presenting it live through Youtube only for sake of sport’s fan
To provide support to IPL 3 season and eight main advertisers, Google is administering a healthy version of mixture to both of them. It too involves some other advertisers like Great Britain, Southeast Asia and Australia. Google by the Youtube telecast the live cricket match of IPL season 3 to offer live updates to near about two billion fans worldwide.
Today on 12th March first the inauguration ceremonies will take place and after that the Deccan Chargers will play the first match of this IPL cricket series against Kolkata Knight Riders. We have already let you know about the IPL 2010 schedule. So don’t miss the chance to watch the full IPL series of cricket matches on Youtube. If you want to see how the Youtube will broadcast the IPL season 3 live then click here to watch.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
IPL 2010 Live Telecast Timings on TV and Internet Broadcast
In India, Sony Max channel will be telecasting live the DLF IPL 2010 matches. India's Sony Entertainment Television network and Singapore-based World Sport Group secured the global broadcasting rights of the Indian Premier League. The inaguration/Opening ceremony of IPL 2010, on 12 th March will be telecast live at 6 PM IST on Sony Max TV
Matches will be played in cricket stadiums across India from March 12, 2010 to April 25, 2010. The match telecast timings in India would be either 4.00 PM or 8.00 PM IST.
Final fixtures and schedules of IPL 2010 can be seen below.
Telecast Time Table of the IPL Matches on Sony Max Television
Day 1 – Date: March 12, 2010, Friday
Match - Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Telecast Time - 8 pm IST
Day 2 – Date: March 13, Saturday
Match - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Telecast Time: 4 pm IST
Match - Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Telecast Time - 8 pm IST
Day 3 – Date: March 14, Sunday
March - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Time - 4 pm IST
Match - Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
Chennai, March 14, 8 pm IST
Day 4 – Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Ahmedabad, March 15, 8 pm IST
Day 5 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab
Bengaluru, March 16, 4 pm IST
Day 5 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata, March 16, 8 pm IST
Day 6 – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Delhi, March 17, 8 pm IST
Day 7 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
Bengaluru, March 18, 8 pm IST
Day 8 – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Delhi, March 19, 4pm IST
Day 8 – Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Vizag, March 19, 8 pm IST
Day 9 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Ahmedabad, March 20, 4 pm IST
Day 9 – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai, March 20, 8 pm IST
Day 10 – Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Vizag, March 21, 4 pm IST
Day 10 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Chennai, March 21, 8 pm IST
Day 11 – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai, March 22, 8 pm IST
Day 12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings
Bengaluru, March 23, 8 pm IST
Day 13 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Mohali, March 24, 8 pm IST
Day 14 – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai, March 25, 8 pm IST
Day 15 – Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
Ahmedabad, March 26, 8 pm IST
Day 16 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mohali, March 27, 4 pm IST
Day 16 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils
Bengaluru, March 27, 8 pm IST
Day 17 – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
Ahmedabad, March 28, 4 pm IST
Day 17 – Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Hyderabad, March 28, 8 pm IST
Day 18 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi, March 29, 8 pm IST
Day 19 – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai, March 30, 8 pm IST
Day 20 – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai, March 31, 4 pm IST
Day 20 – Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Delhi, March 31, 8 pm IST
Day 21 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Kolkata, April 1, 8 pm IST
Day 22 – Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mohali, April 2, 8 pm IST
Day 23 – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Chennai, April 3, 4 pm IST
Day 23 – Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Mumbai, April 3, 8 pm IST
Day 24 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata, April 4, 4 pm IST
Day 24 – Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi, April 4, 8 pm IST
Day 25 – Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Hyderabad, April 5, 8 pm IST
Day 26 – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Chennai, April 6, 8 pm IST
Day 27 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 7, 4 pm IST
Day 27 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata, April 7, 8 pm IST
Day 28 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers
Bengaluru, April 8, 8 pm IST
Day 29 – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Mohali, April 9, 8 pm IST
Day 30 – Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Hyderabad, April 10, 4 pm IST
Day 30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Bengaluru, April 10, 8 pm IST
Day 31 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Delhi, April 11, 4 pm IST
Day 31 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 11, 8 pm IST
*To be confirmed subject to inspection
Day 32 – Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Hyderabad, April 12, 8 pm IST
Day 33 – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils
Mumbai, April 13, 4 pm IST
Day 33 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai, April 13, 8 pm IST
Day 34 – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 14, 8 pm IST
*To be confirmed subject to inspection
Day 35 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Chennai, April 15, 8 pm IST
Day 36 – Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Dharamsala, April 16, 8 pm IST
Day 37 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
Bengaluru, April 17, 4 pm IST
Day 37 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata, April 17, 8 pm IST
Day 38 – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Dharamsala, April 18, 4 pm IST
Day 38 – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Delhi, April 18, 8 pm IST
Day 39 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Kolkata, April 19, 8 pm IST
IPL Semi-Finals Telecast Schedule
Day 40 – SemiFinal 1
Bengaluru, April 21, 8 pm IST
Day 41 – SemiFinal 2
Bengaluru, April 22, 8 pm IST
Day 42 – 3rd Place
Mumbai, April 24, 8 pm IST
IPL 2010 Finals Telecast Schedule
Day 43 – FINAL
Mumbai, April 25, 8 pm IST
Live Internet Broadcast of IPL 2010
You Tube will Broadcast Live on Internet all the DLF IPL 2010 matches.
Click Here, to catch all the information on IPL 2010 Live Streaming on YouTube.
Matches will be played in cricket stadiums across India from March 12, 2010 to April 25, 2010. The match telecast timings in India would be either 4.00 PM or 8.00 PM IST.
Final fixtures and schedules of IPL 2010 can be seen below.
Telecast Time Table of the IPL Matches on Sony Max Television
Day 1 – Date: March 12, 2010, Friday
Match - Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Telecast Time - 8 pm IST
Day 2 – Date: March 13, Saturday
Match - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Telecast Time: 4 pm IST
Match - Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Telecast Time - 8 pm IST
Day 3 – Date: March 14, Sunday
March - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Time - 4 pm IST
Match - Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
Chennai, March 14, 8 pm IST
Day 4 – Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Ahmedabad, March 15, 8 pm IST
Day 5 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab
Bengaluru, March 16, 4 pm IST
Day 5 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata, March 16, 8 pm IST
Day 6 – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Delhi, March 17, 8 pm IST
Day 7 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
Bengaluru, March 18, 8 pm IST
Day 8 – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Delhi, March 19, 4pm IST
Day 8 – Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Vizag, March 19, 8 pm IST
Day 9 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Ahmedabad, March 20, 4 pm IST
Day 9 – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai, March 20, 8 pm IST
Day 10 – Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Vizag, March 21, 4 pm IST
Day 10 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Chennai, March 21, 8 pm IST
Day 11 – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai, March 22, 8 pm IST
Day 12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings
Bengaluru, March 23, 8 pm IST
Day 13 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Mohali, March 24, 8 pm IST
Day 14 – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai, March 25, 8 pm IST
Day 15 – Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
Ahmedabad, March 26, 8 pm IST
Day 16 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mohali, March 27, 4 pm IST
Day 16 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils
Bengaluru, March 27, 8 pm IST
Day 17 – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
Ahmedabad, March 28, 4 pm IST
Day 17 – Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Hyderabad, March 28, 8 pm IST
Day 18 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi, March 29, 8 pm IST
Day 19 – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai, March 30, 8 pm IST
Day 20 – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai, March 31, 4 pm IST
Day 20 – Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Delhi, March 31, 8 pm IST
Day 21 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Kolkata, April 1, 8 pm IST
Day 22 – Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mohali, April 2, 8 pm IST
Day 23 – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Chennai, April 3, 4 pm IST
Day 23 – Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Mumbai, April 3, 8 pm IST
Day 24 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata, April 4, 4 pm IST
Day 24 – Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi, April 4, 8 pm IST
Day 25 – Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Hyderabad, April 5, 8 pm IST
Day 26 – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Chennai, April 6, 8 pm IST
Day 27 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 7, 4 pm IST
Day 27 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata, April 7, 8 pm IST
Day 28 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers
Bengaluru, April 8, 8 pm IST
Day 29 – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Mohali, April 9, 8 pm IST
Day 30 – Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Hyderabad, April 10, 4 pm IST
Day 30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Bengaluru, April 10, 8 pm IST
Day 31 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Delhi, April 11, 4 pm IST
Day 31 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 11, 8 pm IST
*To be confirmed subject to inspection
Day 32 – Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Hyderabad, April 12, 8 pm IST
Day 33 – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils
Mumbai, April 13, 4 pm IST
Day 33 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai, April 13, 8 pm IST
Day 34 – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 14, 8 pm IST
*To be confirmed subject to inspection
Day 35 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Chennai, April 15, 8 pm IST
Day 36 – Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Dharamsala, April 16, 8 pm IST
Day 37 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
Bengaluru, April 17, 4 pm IST
Day 37 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata, April 17, 8 pm IST
Day 38 – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Dharamsala, April 18, 4 pm IST
Day 38 – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Delhi, April 18, 8 pm IST
Day 39 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Kolkata, April 19, 8 pm IST
IPL Semi-Finals Telecast Schedule
Day 40 – SemiFinal 1
Bengaluru, April 21, 8 pm IST
Day 41 – SemiFinal 2
Bengaluru, April 22, 8 pm IST
Day 42 – 3rd Place
Mumbai, April 24, 8 pm IST
IPL 2010 Finals Telecast Schedule
Day 43 – FINAL
Mumbai, April 25, 8 pm IST
Live Internet Broadcast of IPL 2010
You Tube will Broadcast Live on Internet all the DLF IPL 2010 matches.
Click Here, to catch all the information on IPL 2010 Live Streaming on YouTube.
DLF IPL 2010 Time Table of Matches and Their Schedule
DLF IPL Matches will start from March 12, 2010 and end on April 25, 2010. In IPL 2010, there will be a total of 60 matches and you can view full IPL Timetable 2010 below. Here, get the 2010 Indian Premier League matches Schedule timings with date, IPL Cricket Teams, and location details.
Matches will be played in cricket stadiums across India and the match telecast timings would be either 4.00pm or 8.00pm IST.
Calendar of Scheduled Matches for DLF Indian Premier League
Day 1 – Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Location: Mumbai
Date: March 12, 2010
Time: 8 pm IST
Day 2 – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai, March 13, 4 pm IST
Day 2 – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Mohali, March 13, 8 pm IST
Day 3 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kolkata, March 14, 4 pm IST
Day 3 – Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
Chennai, March 14, 8 pm IST
Day 4 – Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Ahmedabad, March 15, 8 pm IST
Day 5 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab
Bengaluru, March 16, 4 pm IST
Day 5 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata, March 16, 8 pm IST
Day 6 – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Delhi, March 17, 8 pm IST
Day 7 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
Bengaluru, March 18, 8 pm IST
Day 8 – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Delhi, March 19, 4pm IST
Day 8 – Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Vizag, March 19, 8 pm IST
Day 9 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Ahmedabad, March 20, 4 pm IST
Day 9 – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai, March 20, 8 pm IST
Day 10 – Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Vizag, March 21, 4 pm IST
Day 10 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Chennai, March 21, 8 pm IST
Day 11 – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai, March 22, 8 pm IST
Day 12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings
Bengaluru, March 23, 8 pm IST
Day 13 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Mohali, March 24, 8 pm IST
Day 14 – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai, March 25, 8 pm IST
Day 15 – Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
Ahmedabad, March 26, 8 pm IST
Day 16 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mohali, March 27, 4 pm IST
Day 16 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils
Bengaluru, March 27, 8 pm IST
Day 17 – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
Ahmedabad, March 28, 4 pm IST
Day 17 – Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Hyderabad, March 28, 8 pm IST
Day 18 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi, March 29, 8 pm IST
Day 19 – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai, March 30, 8 pm IST
Day 20 – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai, March 31, 4 pm IST
Day 20 – Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Delhi, March 31, 8 pm IST
Day 21 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Kolkata, April 1, 8 pm IST
Day 22 – Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mohali, April 2, 8 pm IST
Day 23 – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Chennai, April 3, 4 pm IST
Day 23 – Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Mumbai, April 3, 8 pm IST
Day 24 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata, April 4, 4 pm IST
Day 24 – Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi, April 4, 8 pm IST
Day 25 – Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Hyderabad, April 5, 8 pm IST
Day 26 – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Chennai, April 6, 8 pm IST
Day 27 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 7, 4 pm IST
Day 27 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata, April 7, 8 pm IST
Day 28 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers
Bengaluru, April 8, 8 pm IST
Day 29 – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Mohali, April 9, 8 pm IST
Day 30 – Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Hyderabad, April 10, 4 pm IST
Day 30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Bengaluru, April 10, 8 pm IST
Day 31 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Delhi, April 11, 4 pm IST
Day 31 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 11, 8 pm IST
*To be confirmed subject to inspection
Day 32 – Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Hyderabad, April 12, 8 pm IST
Day 33 – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils
Mumbai, April 13, 4 pm IST
Day 33 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai, April 13, 8 pm IST
Day 34 – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 14, 8 pm IST
*To be confirmed subject to inspection
Day 35 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Chennai, April 15, 8 pm IST
Day 36 – Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Dharamsala, April 16, 8 pm IST
Day 37 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
Bengaluru, April 17, 4 pm IST
Day 37 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata, April 17, 8 pm IST
Day 38 – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Dharamsala, April 18, 4 pm IST
Day 38 – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Delhi, April 18, 8 pm IST
Day 39 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Kolkata, April 19, 8 pm IST
IPL Semi-Finals
Day 40 – SemiFinal 1
Bengaluru, April 21, 8 pm IST
Day 41 – SemiFinal 2
Bengaluru, April 22, 8 pm IST
Day 42 – 3rd Place
Mumbai, April 24, 8 pm IST
IPL 2010 Finals
Day 43 – FINAL
Mumbai, April 25, 8 pm IST
Matches will be played in cricket stadiums across India and the match telecast timings would be either 4.00pm or 8.00pm IST.
Calendar of Scheduled Matches for DLF Indian Premier League
Day 1 – Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Location: Mumbai
Date: March 12, 2010
Time: 8 pm IST
Day 2 – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai, March 13, 4 pm IST
Day 2 – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Mohali, March 13, 8 pm IST
Day 3 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kolkata, March 14, 4 pm IST
Day 3 – Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
Chennai, March 14, 8 pm IST
Day 4 – Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Ahmedabad, March 15, 8 pm IST
Day 5 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab
Bengaluru, March 16, 4 pm IST
Day 5 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata, March 16, 8 pm IST
Day 6 – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Delhi, March 17, 8 pm IST
Day 7 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
Bengaluru, March 18, 8 pm IST
Day 8 – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Delhi, March 19, 4pm IST
Day 8 – Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Vizag, March 19, 8 pm IST
Day 9 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Ahmedabad, March 20, 4 pm IST
Day 9 – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai, March 20, 8 pm IST
Day 10 – Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Vizag, March 21, 4 pm IST
Day 10 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Chennai, March 21, 8 pm IST
Day 11 – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai, March 22, 8 pm IST
Day 12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings
Bengaluru, March 23, 8 pm IST
Day 13 – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Mohali, March 24, 8 pm IST
Day 14 – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai, March 25, 8 pm IST
Day 15 – Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
Ahmedabad, March 26, 8 pm IST
Day 16 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Mohali, March 27, 4 pm IST
Day 16 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils
Bengaluru, March 27, 8 pm IST
Day 17 – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
Ahmedabad, March 28, 4 pm IST
Day 17 – Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Hyderabad, March 28, 8 pm IST
Day 18 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi, March 29, 8 pm IST
Day 19 – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai, March 30, 8 pm IST
Day 20 – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai, March 31, 4 pm IST
Day 20 – Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Delhi, March 31, 8 pm IST
Day 21 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Kolkata, April 1, 8 pm IST
Day 22 – Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mohali, April 2, 8 pm IST
Day 23 – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Chennai, April 3, 4 pm IST
Day 23 – Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Mumbai, April 3, 8 pm IST
Day 24 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata, April 4, 4 pm IST
Day 24 – Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi, April 4, 8 pm IST
Day 25 – Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Hyderabad, April 5, 8 pm IST
Day 26 – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Chennai, April 6, 8 pm IST
Day 27 – Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 7, 4 pm IST
Day 27 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata, April 7, 8 pm IST
Day 28 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers
Bengaluru, April 8, 8 pm IST
Day 29 – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Mohali, April 9, 8 pm IST
Day 30 – Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Hyderabad, April 10, 4 pm IST
Day 30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Bengaluru, April 10, 8 pm IST
Day 31 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Delhi, April 11, 4 pm IST
Day 31 – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 11, 8 pm IST
*To be confirmed subject to inspection
Day 32 – Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Hyderabad, April 12, 8 pm IST
Day 33 – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils
Mumbai, April 13, 4 pm IST
Day 33 – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai, April 13, 8 pm IST
Day 34 – Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Jaipur* / Ahmedabad, April 14, 8 pm IST
*To be confirmed subject to inspection
Day 35 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Chennai, April 15, 8 pm IST
Day 36 – Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Dharamsala, April 16, 8 pm IST
Day 37 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
Bengaluru, April 17, 4 pm IST
Day 37 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata, April 17, 8 pm IST
Day 38 – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Dharamsala, April 18, 4 pm IST
Day 38 – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Delhi, April 18, 8 pm IST
Day 39 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Kolkata, April 19, 8 pm IST
IPL Semi-Finals
Day 40 – SemiFinal 1
Bengaluru, April 21, 8 pm IST
Day 41 – SemiFinal 2
Bengaluru, April 22, 8 pm IST
Day 42 – 3rd Place
Mumbai, April 24, 8 pm IST
IPL 2010 Finals
Day 43 – FINAL
Mumbai, April 25, 8 pm IST
IPL 2010 - List of Teams and Players Participating
The 3rd season of Indian Premier League starts on 12th March and ends on 25th April, 2010. The first match will be held between defending champions Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, 12th March 2010. Four new venues- Nagpur, Vishakapatnam, Ahmedabad and Dharamsala have been added apart from the 8 home venues of the teams.
All 8 franchises announced teams for the 3rd edition of the DLF Indian Premier League with some new faces included in the teams . Some of the important inclusions this year are Kieron Pollard, Shane Bond and Wayne Parnell while none of the Pakistani players were selected this year.
List of teams taking part in DLF IPL 2010 are as follows:
Deccan Chargers (DC)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Delhi Daredevils (DD)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
List of Team Members in Each Team
Mumbai Indians Team, Squad for IPL 3, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar (C)
Sanath Jayasuriya
Kieron Pollard
Abhishek Nayar
Jean Paul Duminy (WK)
Lasith Malinga
Graham Napier
Ryan McLaren
Dilhara Fernando
Dwayne Bravo
Luke Ronchi
Zaheer Khan
Harbhajan Singh
Jude Singh
Jaydev Shah
Rahil Shaikh
Yogesh Takawale (WK)
Pinal Shah (WK)
Ajinkya Rahane
Chetanya Nanda
Rohan Raje
Saurabh Tiwary
Harshal Patel
Dhawal Kulkarni
Shikhar Dhawan
R Sathish
Delhi Daredevils Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Gautam Gambhir (C)
Virender Sehwag
AB de Villiers
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Paul Collingwood
David Warner
Yo Mahesh
Dinesh Karthik (WK)
Amit Mishra
Moises Henriques
Daniel Vettori
Wayne Parnell
Dirk Nannes
Farveez Maharoof
Mithun Manhas
Rajat Bhatia
Aavishkar Salvi
Ashish Nehra
Andrew McDonald
Pradeep Sangwan
Umesh Yadav
Yogesh Nagar
Tejaswi Yadav
Manan Sharma
Deccan Chargers Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Adam Gilchirst (C/WK)
Andrew Symonds
Herschelle Gibbs
Scott Styris
VVS Laxman
Rohit Sharma
Venugopal Rao
Dwyane Smith
T Suman
Arjun Yadav
Kalyankrishna
Paidikalva Vijay Kumar
Abhinav Kumar
Manvinder Bisla (WK)
Jaskaran Deep Singh
Harmeet Singh
Azhar Bilakhia
Kemar Roach
Dwaraka Ravi Teja
Pragyan Ojha
Ryan Harris
Fidel Edwards
Chaminda Vaas
RP Singh
Harmeet Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
S Ganguly (C)
B McCullum (WK)
David Hussey
B Hodge
Chris Gayle
Owais Shah
A Mendis
M Mortaza
A Mathews
Harpreet Singh
S Bangar
Shoaib Sheikh
S Gaekwad
G Chabbra
Sunny Singh
S Rana
A Chowdhury
S Sanyal
Amit Das
Bhavik Thakkar
Kl Waingankar
S Bond
Charl Langeveldt
M Tiwary
V Indulkar
Ameya Shrikhande
Arindam Ghosh
S Sarkar
Murtuza Hussain
Gnaneshwar Rao
Sheldon Jackson
Mohnish Parmar
I Choudhary
Laxmi R Shukla
Debabrata Das
W Saha
A Dinda
Aditya Dole
Rajesh Verma
Anureet Singh
Iqbal Abdulla
M Kartik
Ishant Sharma
A Agarkar
C Pujara
Chennai Super Kings Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
M S Dhoni (C/WK)
Matthew Hayden
Michael Hussey
Suresh Raina
S Badrinath
M Vijay
Justin Kemp
Jacob Oram
Albie Morkel
M Muralidaran
Sudeep Tyagi
Viraj Kadbe
Shadab Jakati
R Ashwin
Abhinav Mukund
Anirudha Srikanth
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Palani Amarnath
K B Arun Karthik
N Einstein
Suresh Kumar
Manpreet Gony
Joginder Sharma
Makhaya Ntini
Thilan Thushara
George Bailey
Parthiv Patel (WK)
L Balaji
Thisara Perera.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Kevin Pietersen (C), Anil Kumble (C), Rahul Dravid, Jesse Ryder, Virat Kohli, Ross Taylor, Cameron White, Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa, Wasim Jaffer, Eoin Morgan, Mark Boucher (WK), Roelof van der Merwe, Dillon Du Preez, Dale Steyn, Ashok Menaria, Sunil Joshi, K P Appanna, J Arun Kumar, Devraj Patil (WK), B Akhil, Bharat Chipli, Tinu Yohanan, Saurav Bendekar, Gaurav Dhiman, Jitendra Patil, Udit Patel, ohit Sabharwal (WK), Ishank Jaggi, Rajesh Bishnoi, Raju Bhatkal, Gautam.C.M, Kedar Jadhav, Mithun.A, Karan Sharma, Aravind S, Bhuvanesh Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Pankaj Singh, Suteesh R, Srivats Goswami (WK).
Kings XI Punjab Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Kumar Sangakkara(C/WK), M Jayawardene, Ravi Bopara, Jerome Taylor, Yuvraj Singh, James Hopes, Shaun Marsh, Simon Katich, Mohammad Kaif, Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth, Piyush Chawla, Karan Goel, Uday Kaul (WK), Wilkin Mota, Ajitesh Argal, Tanmay Srivastava, Sunny Sohal, Ryan Ninan, Yash Gandhi, Yusuf Abdulla, V R V Singh, Ramesh Powar.
Rajasthan Royals Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Shane Warne (C), Graeme Smith, Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Damien Martyn, Adam Voges, Swapnil Asnodkar, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Morne Morkel, Shaun Tait, Munaf Patel, Paras Dogra, Amit Singh, Raphi Vincent Gomez, Kamran Khan, Ashraf Makda, Paul Valthaty, Srideep Mangela, Mohd Arif, Gajendra Singh, Atul Sharma, Pratmesh Salunkhe, Pushkarraj Chavan, Johan Botha, Sidharth Chitnis, Naman Ojha (WK), Sidharth Trivedi, Niraj Patel, Mahesh Rawat (WK), Anup Revandkar, Dinesh Salunkhe
All 8 franchises announced teams for the 3rd edition of the DLF Indian Premier League with some new faces included in the teams . Some of the important inclusions this year are Kieron Pollard, Shane Bond and Wayne Parnell while none of the Pakistani players were selected this year.
List of teams taking part in DLF IPL 2010 are as follows:
Deccan Chargers (DC)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Delhi Daredevils (DD)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
List of Team Members in Each Team
Mumbai Indians Team, Squad for IPL 3, 2010
Sachin Tendulkar (C)
Sanath Jayasuriya
Kieron Pollard
Abhishek Nayar
Jean Paul Duminy (WK)
Lasith Malinga
Graham Napier
Ryan McLaren
Dilhara Fernando
Dwayne Bravo
Luke Ronchi
Zaheer Khan
Harbhajan Singh
Jude Singh
Jaydev Shah
Rahil Shaikh
Yogesh Takawale (WK)
Pinal Shah (WK)
Ajinkya Rahane
Chetanya Nanda
Rohan Raje
Saurabh Tiwary
Harshal Patel
Dhawal Kulkarni
Shikhar Dhawan
R Sathish
Delhi Daredevils Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Gautam Gambhir (C)
Virender Sehwag
AB de Villiers
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Paul Collingwood
David Warner
Yo Mahesh
Dinesh Karthik (WK)
Amit Mishra
Moises Henriques
Daniel Vettori
Wayne Parnell
Dirk Nannes
Farveez Maharoof
Mithun Manhas
Rajat Bhatia
Aavishkar Salvi
Ashish Nehra
Andrew McDonald
Pradeep Sangwan
Umesh Yadav
Yogesh Nagar
Tejaswi Yadav
Manan Sharma
Deccan Chargers Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Adam Gilchirst (C/WK)
Andrew Symonds
Herschelle Gibbs
Scott Styris
VVS Laxman
Rohit Sharma
Venugopal Rao
Dwyane Smith
T Suman
Arjun Yadav
Kalyankrishna
Paidikalva Vijay Kumar
Abhinav Kumar
Manvinder Bisla (WK)
Jaskaran Deep Singh
Harmeet Singh
Azhar Bilakhia
Kemar Roach
Dwaraka Ravi Teja
Pragyan Ojha
Ryan Harris
Fidel Edwards
Chaminda Vaas
RP Singh
Harmeet Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
S Ganguly (C)
B McCullum (WK)
David Hussey
B Hodge
Chris Gayle
Owais Shah
A Mendis
M Mortaza
A Mathews
Harpreet Singh
S Bangar
Shoaib Sheikh
S Gaekwad
G Chabbra
Sunny Singh
S Rana
A Chowdhury
S Sanyal
Amit Das
Bhavik Thakkar
Kl Waingankar
S Bond
Charl Langeveldt
M Tiwary
V Indulkar
Ameya Shrikhande
Arindam Ghosh
S Sarkar
Murtuza Hussain
Gnaneshwar Rao
Sheldon Jackson
Mohnish Parmar
I Choudhary
Laxmi R Shukla
Debabrata Das
W Saha
A Dinda
Aditya Dole
Rajesh Verma
Anureet Singh
Iqbal Abdulla
M Kartik
Ishant Sharma
A Agarkar
C Pujara
Chennai Super Kings Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
M S Dhoni (C/WK)
Matthew Hayden
Michael Hussey
Suresh Raina
S Badrinath
M Vijay
Justin Kemp
Jacob Oram
Albie Morkel
M Muralidaran
Sudeep Tyagi
Viraj Kadbe
Shadab Jakati
R Ashwin
Abhinav Mukund
Anirudha Srikanth
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Palani Amarnath
K B Arun Karthik
N Einstein
Suresh Kumar
Manpreet Gony
Joginder Sharma
Makhaya Ntini
Thilan Thushara
George Bailey
Parthiv Patel (WK)
L Balaji
Thisara Perera.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Kevin Pietersen (C), Anil Kumble (C), Rahul Dravid, Jesse Ryder, Virat Kohli, Ross Taylor, Cameron White, Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa, Wasim Jaffer, Eoin Morgan, Mark Boucher (WK), Roelof van der Merwe, Dillon Du Preez, Dale Steyn, Ashok Menaria, Sunil Joshi, K P Appanna, J Arun Kumar, Devraj Patil (WK), B Akhil, Bharat Chipli, Tinu Yohanan, Saurav Bendekar, Gaurav Dhiman, Jitendra Patil, Udit Patel, ohit Sabharwal (WK), Ishank Jaggi, Rajesh Bishnoi, Raju Bhatkal, Gautam.C.M, Kedar Jadhav, Mithun.A, Karan Sharma, Aravind S, Bhuvanesh Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Pankaj Singh, Suteesh R, Srivats Goswami (WK).
Kings XI Punjab Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Kumar Sangakkara(C/WK), M Jayawardene, Ravi Bopara, Jerome Taylor, Yuvraj Singh, James Hopes, Shaun Marsh, Simon Katich, Mohammad Kaif, Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth, Piyush Chawla, Karan Goel, Uday Kaul (WK), Wilkin Mota, Ajitesh Argal, Tanmay Srivastava, Sunny Sohal, Ryan Ninan, Yash Gandhi, Yusuf Abdulla, V R V Singh, Ramesh Powar.
Rajasthan Royals Team, Squad for IPL 3,2010
Shane Warne (C), Graeme Smith, Shane Watson, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Damien Martyn, Adam Voges, Swapnil Asnodkar, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Morne Morkel, Shaun Tait, Munaf Patel, Paras Dogra, Amit Singh, Raphi Vincent Gomez, Kamran Khan, Ashraf Makda, Paul Valthaty, Srideep Mangela, Mohd Arif, Gajendra Singh, Atul Sharma, Pratmesh Salunkhe, Pushkarraj Chavan, Johan Botha, Sidharth Chitnis, Naman Ojha (WK), Sidharth Trivedi, Niraj Patel, Mahesh Rawat (WK), Anup Revandkar, Dinesh Salunkhe
IPL Takes Off on Friday With Deccan Chargers Taking on Kolkata Knight Riders at Navi Mumbai
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is back in India after shifting to South Africa last year because it could not get the expected security as it clashed with the general elections. The third edition of the Twenty20 razzmataz will spring to life Friday night when the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game in Navi Mumbai.
The tournament has been involved in fresh controversies. First, there were no takers for the Pakistani players at the January mini auction and the IPL authorities and the franchisees came in for severe criticism for not coming up with a satisfactory explanation for ignoring the Twenty20 World champions.
Second, the IPL's restrictive clause on the usage of television footage by the news channels led to their umbrella organisation, the National Broadcasters Association (NBA), threatening to boycott it. The two warring parties are still negotiating and hoping to arrive at a settlement before the first ball is bowled Friday.
The international news agencies also continue to have problems with the IPL.
Then, reigning champions Deccan Chargers had a problem with their home games as they had been shifted out of Hyderabad in view of the Telangana agitation. Eventually, they agreed to move their games out of the state.
The Chargers and the Royal Challengers, who finished at the bottom of the eight-team table in the inaugural edition, bounced back stongly by making the final last year, underscoring the unpredictability of the outcome in the shortest version of the game.
South Africa saw an even contest between the ball and the bat. But India is a study in contrast. The tracks will predictably be batsman-friendly, more so as the pitches would be baked under the summer sun.
Coming to the batsmen's aid are new bats, especially designed for the Twenty20 cricket, for power hitting. Matthew Hayden has come up with the Mongoose bat with a long handle and shorter blade but a bigger sweet spot than the conventional cricket bat. The bowlers are in for a rough ride with the hard-hitting Australian 'quite liking' the new bat.
Apart from Hayden, the spotlight would be on a dozen other Australians who have been the star attractions in the last two editions. This time, however, they had to ruminate a lot on safety issues, especially after the Pune blasts, before taking the flight to India.
But quashing all doubts over security, Rajasthan Royals' lastest buy Damien Martyn wrote on his blog: 'Our home base has been a fortress. From outside the hotel to inside the grounds, there are policemen everywhere, even to the extent that on each of our floors, there are guards and scanners.'
Deccan Chargers' captain Adam Gilchrist feels the relationships forged last year will be the key to success this time around.
'We've got a great bond that is a legacy of last year's victory. It's certainly something that will be an asset for us,' Gilchrist was quoted as saying.
The third edition will also see some younger players in action. West Indian speedster Kemar Roach and Mitchell Marsh, the younger brother of Shaun and son of former Australian opener Geoff, have been key inclusions in Deccan Chargers.
'We are very excited about the new players. I am looking forward to playing positive and entertaining cricket again. We've made up for the loss of Fidel Edwards with the inclusion of Kemar -- he was very impressive during West Indies' series in Australia. Then there is young Mitchell, an exciting talent, a hard-hitting batsman and a good bowler,' Gilchrist added.
A new feature in this year's IPL would be the strategy breaks. The two-and-a-half minute strategy break can be called between the sixth and eighth overs by the bowling captain.
Mumbai Indians' bowling captain Zaheer Khan feels the new rule will be of help to the bowlers.
'The game is heavily tilted towards the batsmen and this break helps to change the momentum because sometimes the batting team is going after the bowlers and the break helps. Twenty20 cricket is so dynamic and the teams are rushing between the overs. A two-and-half minute break will help to regroup,' Zaheer said.
The tournament has been involved in fresh controversies. First, there were no takers for the Pakistani players at the January mini auction and the IPL authorities and the franchisees came in for severe criticism for not coming up with a satisfactory explanation for ignoring the Twenty20 World champions.
Second, the IPL's restrictive clause on the usage of television footage by the news channels led to their umbrella organisation, the National Broadcasters Association (NBA), threatening to boycott it. The two warring parties are still negotiating and hoping to arrive at a settlement before the first ball is bowled Friday.
The international news agencies also continue to have problems with the IPL.
Then, reigning champions Deccan Chargers had a problem with their home games as they had been shifted out of Hyderabad in view of the Telangana agitation. Eventually, they agreed to move their games out of the state.
The Chargers and the Royal Challengers, who finished at the bottom of the eight-team table in the inaugural edition, bounced back stongly by making the final last year, underscoring the unpredictability of the outcome in the shortest version of the game.
South Africa saw an even contest between the ball and the bat. But India is a study in contrast. The tracks will predictably be batsman-friendly, more so as the pitches would be baked under the summer sun.
Coming to the batsmen's aid are new bats, especially designed for the Twenty20 cricket, for power hitting. Matthew Hayden has come up with the Mongoose bat with a long handle and shorter blade but a bigger sweet spot than the conventional cricket bat. The bowlers are in for a rough ride with the hard-hitting Australian 'quite liking' the new bat.
Apart from Hayden, the spotlight would be on a dozen other Australians who have been the star attractions in the last two editions. This time, however, they had to ruminate a lot on safety issues, especially after the Pune blasts, before taking the flight to India.
But quashing all doubts over security, Rajasthan Royals' lastest buy Damien Martyn wrote on his blog: 'Our home base has been a fortress. From outside the hotel to inside the grounds, there are policemen everywhere, even to the extent that on each of our floors, there are guards and scanners.'
Deccan Chargers' captain Adam Gilchrist feels the relationships forged last year will be the key to success this time around.
'We've got a great bond that is a legacy of last year's victory. It's certainly something that will be an asset for us,' Gilchrist was quoted as saying.
The third edition will also see some younger players in action. West Indian speedster Kemar Roach and Mitchell Marsh, the younger brother of Shaun and son of former Australian opener Geoff, have been key inclusions in Deccan Chargers.
'We are very excited about the new players. I am looking forward to playing positive and entertaining cricket again. We've made up for the loss of Fidel Edwards with the inclusion of Kemar -- he was very impressive during West Indies' series in Australia. Then there is young Mitchell, an exciting talent, a hard-hitting batsman and a good bowler,' Gilchrist added.
A new feature in this year's IPL would be the strategy breaks. The two-and-a-half minute strategy break can be called between the sixth and eighth overs by the bowling captain.
Mumbai Indians' bowling captain Zaheer Khan feels the new rule will be of help to the bowlers.
'The game is heavily tilted towards the batsmen and this break helps to change the momentum because sometimes the batting team is going after the bowlers and the break helps. Twenty20 cricket is so dynamic and the teams are rushing between the overs. A two-and-half minute break will help to regroup,' Zaheer said.
Preity Zinta to Spread AIDS Awareness Via IPL
Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, who was Thursday appointed as the goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS in India, will create awareness against AIDS along with the members of her Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab.
'All our players will sport red ribbons during their matches. In our first match against Delhi Daredevils, we will take an HIV positive person to the toss to convey our message against stigma and discrimination,' Preity said here.
'Me and my team will produce a short commercial to spread awareness against the disease. I will be there, our captain Kumar Sangakkara and other players will also be there,' she added.
Besides, Kings XI Punjab will donate 25 percent of the profit they will earn from selling their merchandise to UNAIDS, which will decide its usage for the betterment of HIV positive people.
On being appointed goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS, Preity said: 'I have done many roles. This one is different. I am very happy.'
'All human beings, wherever we are, have the basic right to be happy and healthy. I see this as a great opportunity to bring the realities faced by people living with HIV to the forefront and to call for attention to the injustices faced by them,' she said.
Preity will work to create awareness on HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, with an emphasis on women, children and oppressed classes, the UN body said.
'Goodwill ambassadors are celebrities with a demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of people living with HIV. Highly talented in their own right, they all share an ability to bring issues to global attention, to galvanize support from the public and leading decision makers, and to raise urgently needed support and attention for vital UN programmes,' Charles Gilks, country coordinator, UNAIDS, said.
'I am very pleased to appoint Preity Zinta as UNAIDS' special representative,' Gilks added.
India is home to at least 2.3 million HIV positive people.
'All our players will sport red ribbons during their matches. In our first match against Delhi Daredevils, we will take an HIV positive person to the toss to convey our message against stigma and discrimination,' Preity said here.
'Me and my team will produce a short commercial to spread awareness against the disease. I will be there, our captain Kumar Sangakkara and other players will also be there,' she added.
Besides, Kings XI Punjab will donate 25 percent of the profit they will earn from selling their merchandise to UNAIDS, which will decide its usage for the betterment of HIV positive people.
On being appointed goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS, Preity said: 'I have done many roles. This one is different. I am very happy.'
'All human beings, wherever we are, have the basic right to be happy and healthy. I see this as a great opportunity to bring the realities faced by people living with HIV to the forefront and to call for attention to the injustices faced by them,' she said.
Preity will work to create awareness on HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, with an emphasis on women, children and oppressed classes, the UN body said.
'Goodwill ambassadors are celebrities with a demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of people living with HIV. Highly talented in their own right, they all share an ability to bring issues to global attention, to galvanize support from the public and leading decision makers, and to raise urgently needed support and attention for vital UN programmes,' Charles Gilks, country coordinator, UNAIDS, said.
'I am very pleased to appoint Preity Zinta as UNAIDS' special representative,' Gilks added.
India is home to at least 2.3 million HIV positive people.
Kings XI Punjab Has the "Strong Will" and "Enough Fire" to Win the Third Edition of IPL, Says Preity Zinta
New Delhi: Preity Zinta, co-owner of the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab, on Thursday said her team has "strong will" and "enough fire" to win the third edition of the T20 tournament that begins on Friday.
"We have a very talented side and we have strong will to go and win the tournament," Preity said.
"Last time we had seven injured players which no one could help. I believe an IPL team is judged by the strength of strong domestic players and not the international players. We have three-four new domestic players and I hope they will strengthen the base," she added. Preity was here to participate in a health event organised by UNAIDS.
Yuvraj Singh led Preity's team in the first two editions of the IPL but this time Sri Lankan all-rounder Kumar Sangakkara is set to lead Kings XI Punjab.
Asked about the change in captaincy, she said: "Many IPL teams are re-shuffling in batting, bowling and other departments. Sangakkara is a talented man (to lead the team)."
"But Yuvraj is our most valuable player. In our team, I want to say, there is no place for 'I'. It's 'we'. We as a team will win or lose."Commenting on important bowler Brett Lee's injury, Preity said: "He is recovering."
She, however, said that they are keeping their fingers crossed and "praying" for a great show in the tournament.
"We have a very talented side and we have strong will to go and win the tournament," Preity said.
"Last time we had seven injured players which no one could help. I believe an IPL team is judged by the strength of strong domestic players and not the international players. We have three-four new domestic players and I hope they will strengthen the base," she added. Preity was here to participate in a health event organised by UNAIDS.
Yuvraj Singh led Preity's team in the first two editions of the IPL but this time Sri Lankan all-rounder Kumar Sangakkara is set to lead Kings XI Punjab.
Asked about the change in captaincy, she said: "Many IPL teams are re-shuffling in batting, bowling and other departments. Sangakkara is a talented man (to lead the team)."
"But Yuvraj is our most valuable player. In our team, I want to say, there is no place for 'I'. It's 'we'. We as a team will win or lose."Commenting on important bowler Brett Lee's injury, Preity said: "He is recovering."
She, however, said that they are keeping their fingers crossed and "praying" for a great show in the tournament.
Interview of Zaheer Khan Where He Talks About DLF IPL 3
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians' Zaheer Khan is set to return to action against Rajasthan Royals in the DLF-IPL III league match at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday. The left-arm seamer bowled only six overs in the second innings against South Africa at Kolkata because of a muscle tear.
On Wednesday (March 10th), speaking to the media he said, “We will try to focus on our strengths and play accordingly. All the teams are balanced and it's a tough tournament. But Mumbai Indians will pay attention to its own goals.''
Excerpts Form the Interview
Did you have to get the all clear signal from the NCA and the BCCI to play in IPL III?
I had a few sessions with the NCA physios in Mumbai. It was not a serious injury. It was important that I did not aggravate it.
It was probably a Grade I muscle tear of the quadricep. I knew it was not serious, it was just frustrating because I could not bowl much in the second innings of the Kolkata Test against South Africa.
So it was not a scare after having gone through the ankle and shoulder injuries in the last three years?
I have dealt with bigger injuries. I was not worried about this. All I had to do was put in the required work to be fit again.
You have played in two IPLs. What is the difference bowling in a 50-over and 20-over game?
If you see the last auction, a lot of teams were going for genuine fast bowlers because I guess everyone feels the importance of fast bowlers bowling upfront in Twenty20. A good bowler can increase the chances of early breakthroughs which restricts opponents from getting off to a good start. With the first six overs Power Play it is important to get early wickets.
Your comments on the two-and-a-half minute new Strategic Time Out for the fielding team in between the 6th and 8th overs
It's good that the captain has the option. It's interesting and we will see how it goes for the teams. We have to get used to the breaks in between.
If you look at the last IPL, there was a chance of getting a wicket after every STO break. Several teams lost a wicket or two after the break taken immediately after the 10th over. It worked well in favour of the fielding side and changed the momentum of the game.
Now it's in the hands of the captain as to when he wants to take that break. Twenty20brings in different dynamics, actually rushing through the overs in particular.
You have a new opening partner in Lasith Malinga?
I played with him in the last IPL. I had to opt out of the competition half way through because of an injury. It was good bowling in tandem with him.
The first six overs are very crucial. It's good to have someone like him and improve the chances of getting an early breakthrough.
Mumbai Indians targeted Kieron Pollard at the auction.
He's really developed and everyone is recognising him. He is a hard hitter of the ball and a genuine talent. I am looking forward to meeting him in person and playing with him.
Is the IPL III going to see focussed performance from all players in order to catch the attention of the franchises who will have to select a fresh team for IPL IV?
I guess every IPL is important because one wants his team to do well and end up on the winning side. As a cricketer I am just looking at it as an important tournament.
I want me and my team to do well. As cricketers we just look to perform and make use of all the opportunities.
Will you risk playing the initial 14 league matches?
I love playing cricket; injuries are part and parcel of the game. I enjoy all formats of the game. Well, I am thinking of playing 16 (semifinal and final).
On Wednesday (March 10th), speaking to the media he said, “We will try to focus on our strengths and play accordingly. All the teams are balanced and it's a tough tournament. But Mumbai Indians will pay attention to its own goals.''
Excerpts Form the Interview
Did you have to get the all clear signal from the NCA and the BCCI to play in IPL III?
I had a few sessions with the NCA physios in Mumbai. It was not a serious injury. It was important that I did not aggravate it.
It was probably a Grade I muscle tear of the quadricep. I knew it was not serious, it was just frustrating because I could not bowl much in the second innings of the Kolkata Test against South Africa.
So it was not a scare after having gone through the ankle and shoulder injuries in the last three years?
I have dealt with bigger injuries. I was not worried about this. All I had to do was put in the required work to be fit again.
You have played in two IPLs. What is the difference bowling in a 50-over and 20-over game?
If you see the last auction, a lot of teams were going for genuine fast bowlers because I guess everyone feels the importance of fast bowlers bowling upfront in Twenty20. A good bowler can increase the chances of early breakthroughs which restricts opponents from getting off to a good start. With the first six overs Power Play it is important to get early wickets.
Your comments on the two-and-a-half minute new Strategic Time Out for the fielding team in between the 6th and 8th overs
It's good that the captain has the option. It's interesting and we will see how it goes for the teams. We have to get used to the breaks in between.
If you look at the last IPL, there was a chance of getting a wicket after every STO break. Several teams lost a wicket or two after the break taken immediately after the 10th over. It worked well in favour of the fielding side and changed the momentum of the game.
Now it's in the hands of the captain as to when he wants to take that break. Twenty20brings in different dynamics, actually rushing through the overs in particular.
You have a new opening partner in Lasith Malinga?
I played with him in the last IPL. I had to opt out of the competition half way through because of an injury. It was good bowling in tandem with him.
The first six overs are very crucial. It's good to have someone like him and improve the chances of getting an early breakthrough.
Mumbai Indians targeted Kieron Pollard at the auction.
He's really developed and everyone is recognising him. He is a hard hitter of the ball and a genuine talent. I am looking forward to meeting him in person and playing with him.
Is the IPL III going to see focussed performance from all players in order to catch the attention of the franchises who will have to select a fresh team for IPL IV?
I guess every IPL is important because one wants his team to do well and end up on the winning side. As a cricketer I am just looking at it as an important tournament.
I want me and my team to do well. As cricketers we just look to perform and make use of all the opportunities.
Will you risk playing the initial 14 league matches?
I love playing cricket; injuries are part and parcel of the game. I enjoy all formats of the game. Well, I am thinking of playing 16 (semifinal and final).
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
First IPL Theatre Ticket Signed By Sachin Tendulkar Fetches Rs 11 Lakhs
Sachin Tendulkar created history of another sorts on Wednesday, when he unveiled the first ticket of the theatrical screenings of the Indian Premier League matches.
It would be the first time ever that cricket matches would be shown in theatres across India, during the third season of the IPL, which will kick off in Mumbai on Friday, March 12.
The first ticket, autographed by the master batsman, was auctioned for charity. The bid started at a base price of Rs 5 lakh and ended up being sold for more than double the amount for a whopping amount of Rs 11 lakh, which was donated to charity trust Apnalaya.
Tendulkar also announced that he would be donating his bat, which he used for international matches during this season, for charity. The bat would be kept on display at all the cinema theatres around the country telecasting the IPL matches after which, it will be auctioned and the proceeds would once again go to Apnalaya.
"I have been supporting this charity for a long time now. I am trying to help the charity in whatever possible manner by raising money and creating a platform for the underprivileged kids to express their talent. I am sure if everyone decides to do this our country will head in a different direction," Tendulkar said in Mumbai.
The Mumbai Indians captain also indicated that his team is now preparing hard to come up with a good showing in the IPL after their failures in the last two seasons.
"I am now preparing for IPL with the Mumbai Indians. The preparations have become quite intense and I am looking forward to playing in the third season of the IPL," he said.
It would be the first time ever that cricket matches would be shown in theatres across India, during the third season of the IPL, which will kick off in Mumbai on Friday, March 12.
The first ticket, autographed by the master batsman, was auctioned for charity. The bid started at a base price of Rs 5 lakh and ended up being sold for more than double the amount for a whopping amount of Rs 11 lakh, which was donated to charity trust Apnalaya.
Tendulkar also announced that he would be donating his bat, which he used for international matches during this season, for charity. The bat would be kept on display at all the cinema theatres around the country telecasting the IPL matches after which, it will be auctioned and the proceeds would once again go to Apnalaya.
"I have been supporting this charity for a long time now. I am trying to help the charity in whatever possible manner by raising money and creating a platform for the underprivileged kids to express their talent. I am sure if everyone decides to do this our country will head in a different direction," Tendulkar said in Mumbai.
The Mumbai Indians captain also indicated that his team is now preparing hard to come up with a good showing in the IPL after their failures in the last two seasons.
"I am now preparing for IPL with the Mumbai Indians. The preparations have become quite intense and I am looking forward to playing in the third season of the IPL," he said.
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