Ganguly could be signed on by Kochi

Fomer Indian captain Sourav Ganguly may have been snubbed at the IPL auction but it has now emerged that the franchise of Kochi may be keen on signing on the player outside the auction. Earlier, none of the ten sides had bid for Ganguly in the IPL auction which meant that he missed out on getting selected.
However, according to the IPL rules, the team can only sign on a player from auction outside the auction if the remaining nine teams agree to the same. With the IPL governing council being approached for this, it does look like this could lead to an interesting argument.
Ganguly, Wasim Jaffer and VRV Singh were the only three Indian cricketers who did not make it to the teams during the IPL auction. Ganguly’s non-selection had met with a lot of surprise and questions were raised on the political ramifications of the same.
Ganguly had captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first and the third season of the tournament.

Robin Uthappa surprised by $2 million price tag in IPL

Out of the Indian team in both the formats of the game, Robin Uthappa has expressed his surprise at having got the $2 million plus deal for the IPL.
Uthappa was won over by IPL franchise Pune for $2.1 million, which fell at the number two position after Gautam Gambhir’s $2.4 million.
Uthappa said that he was happy to be still in demand and that he was worth so much money. Uthappa also added that while he was not expecting something as big, he was looking forward to something close.
He also said that he will miss playing for Bangalore, which is is home town and he plays for Karnataka in the Ranji trophy.
He added that given that he will be a part of the Pune side from their very first season, he will not have any issues adjusting to the tournament.
Uthappa had failed to get selected by the selectors in the 30-member probables squad for the World Cup but has said that he is confident that he will find a way into the side.

Deepak Chahar looks forward to stint with Rajasthan Royals

After taking eight wickets in his debut Ranji trophy innings, Deepak Chahar is a confident man and will play for Rajasthan Royals in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Chahar was signed up by the Royals post his brilliant performance in the Ranji trophy which helped the side win the tournament this year under the leadership of Hrishikesh Kanitkar. With Rajasthan having a limited purse to spend the money on, they were banking on local players to bail them out again, as they had done in the first season of the tournament.
Chahar spoke to the media and said that while he was happy to be picked by the Royals, he would love to play Test match cricket as well. He said that it was in Test matches that he could test himself for all the qualities required.
Speaking about the IPL itself, Chahar said that he was looking forward to playing in the fourth edition of the IPL and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Shaun Tait.

Deepak Chahar looks forward to stint with Rajasthan Royals

After taking eight wickets in his debut Ranji trophy innings, Deepak Chahar is a confident man and will play for Rajasthan Royals in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Chahar was signed up by the Royals post his brilliant performance in the Ranji trophy which helped the side win the tournament this year under the leadership of Hrishikesh Kanitkar. With Rajasthan having a limited purse to spend the money on, they were banking on local players to bail them out again, as they had done in the first season of the tournament.
Chahar spoke to the media and said that while he was happy to be picked by the Royals, he would love to play Test match cricket as well. He said that it was in Test matches that he could test himself for all the qualities required.
Speaking about the IPL itself, Chahar said that he was looking forward to playing in the fourth edition of the IPL and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Shaun Tait.

ICC T20 World Cup History

The ICC World Twenty20 or the ICC World T20 also called as T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket.The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament consists of 12 all-male teams and is contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers. The inaugural event, the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was staged in South Africa from 11–24 September 2007. The tournament was won by India, who become the first World T20 Champions after defeating Pakistan by 5 runs in the final at Johannesburg. And the second event, the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 took place in England from 5–21 June 2009. This tournament was won by the last time runners-up Pakistan who won the title after defeating Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's, London.

Sixteen teams to contest 2012 World T20 qualifiers

The ICC development committee has expanded the global qualification system for the World Twenty20, to give the Associate and Affiliate members of the governing body a chance to feature in the tournament

ICC expands qualification process for T20 World Cup

The International Cricket Council on Thursday announced that a new qualification tournament featuring 16 teams would take place in early 2012 to give more teams a chance to make it to the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka the same year.

Schedule for ICC T20 World Cup 2009 England with venue is:

England v Netherlands 5 June 09 17:30 Lord’s

New Zealand v Scotland 6 June 09 10:00 The Oval

Australia v West Indies 6 June 09 13:30 The Oval

India v Bangladesh 6 June 09 17:30 Trent Bridge

South Africa v Scotland 7 June 09 13;30 The Oval

England v Pakistan 7 June 09 17:30 The Oval

Bangladesh v Ireland 8 June 09 13:30 Trent Bridge

Australia v Sri Lanka 8 June 09 17:30 Trent Bridge

Pakistan v Netherlands 9 June 09 13:30 Lord’s

New Zealand v South Africa 9 June 09 17:30 Lord’s

Sri Lanka v West Indies 10 June 09 13:30 Trent Bridge

India v Ireland 10 June 09 17:30 Trent Bridge

D1 v A2 11 June 09 13:30 Trent Bridge

B2 v D2 11 June 09 17:30 Trent Bridge

B1 v C2 12 June 09 13:30 Lord’s

A1 v C1 12 June 09 17:30 Lord’s

C1 v D2 13 June 09 13:30 The Oval

D1 v B1 13 June 09 17:30 The Oval

A2 v C2 14 June 09 13:30 Lord’s

A1 v B2 14 June 09 17:30 Lord’s

B1 v A2 15 June 09 13:30 The Oval

B2 v C1 15 June 09 17:30 The Oval

D1 v C2 16 June 09 13:30 Trent Bridge

D2 v A1 16 June 09 17:30 Trent Bridge

1st Semi-Final 18 June 09 17:30 Trent Bridge

2nd Semi-Final 19 June 09 17:30 The Oval

Final 21 June 09 15:00 Lord’s

IPL 2008 Winners – Rajasthan Royals

2008 saw the start of one of the most cash rich cricket leagues in the world in the form of Indian Premier League. 8 teams (Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, Hyderabad Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings XI, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Rajasthan Royals) fought for a period of 8 weeks and 59 games, where eventually the Rajasthan Royals came on top in a close finish against the Super Kings.

Aussie Spin Wizard, Shane Warne, led the Royals (both as coach and captain) to what was an unexpected triumph in the tournament with a team that had very few recognized names. However, experts believed that it was his captaincy, which influenced the likes of Graeme Smith, Shane Watson, Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Swapnil Asnodkar, Munaf Patel and Sohail Tanvir, to give their best in the tournament.

Yusuf Pathan got the Man of the Match in both Semi Finals and Finals, whereas for his all-round performance, Shane Watson was selected the Man of the Tournament. Again, Sohail Tanvir got the Purple Cap for being the top wicket taker of the tournament.

IPL 2009 Winners – Deccan Chargers

The fairytale run continued in the second edition of the Indian Premier League, but with a different lead, as Hyderabad Deccan Chargers came on top after a disastrous first season.

With South Africa playing the host due to political reasons in India, it was expected that the level of gaming will be higher than ever. Even though it was expected that the turnaround and the atmosphere will not be as good as the subcontinent, but the African fans proved everyone wrong. And in the electronic environment, Deccan Chargers came from a bottom finish in the previous season and ended up winning the IPL.

Former Australian Wicket Keeper, Adam Gilchrist, did the same job as Warne and inspired his team to the next level. The likes of Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Fidel Edwards, Andrew Symonds, RP Singh and Dwayne Smith gave able support to his captain in winning the tournament. Gilly got the Player of the Tournament for his batting, keeping and captaincy, whereas RP Singh came out with the Purple Cap by being the leading wicket taker of the tournament.

Winners – IPL 2010 – Chennai Super Kings

The Chennai Super Kings named as the IPL 2010 champions with their 22-run win over the Mumbai Indians in a sizzling final at DY Patil Stadium. Suresh Raina, more than any other single player, — made the difference in the final game. Mumbai stayed hot on Chennai’s

Chinnaswamy Stadium Layout, Bangalore

Location: Bengaluru
Seating capacity: 40,000
Owner: Karnataka State Cricket Association
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Layout, Hyderabad
Location: Uppa, Hyderabad, India
Seating capacity: 55,000
Owner: Hyderabad Cricket Association
Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium Layout, Mohali
Location: Mohali
Seating capacity: 40,000
Owner: Punjab Cricket Association
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Layout
Location: Jaipur
Seating capacity: 30,000
DY Patil Stadium Layout, Navi Mumbai
Location: Navi Mumbai
Seating capacity: 55,000

IPL Auction 2011 Update: Gambhir, Uthappa, Sharma, Pathan sold for $2 million plus

At the end of the first session of the IPL auctions for the fourth edition of the tournament, there were some surprise buyouts and a couple of surprise misses.
Amongst those who were bought, the highest paid price was Gautam Gambhir who was bought for $2.4 million. Previously the highest price was for Kevin Pietersen, who [...]

IPL Teams 2010

ings XI Punjab Team – Kings XI Punjab Squad 2010
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Kings XI Punjab Team Members 2010
Kings XI Punjab IPL 2010 Squad
Batsmen
Adrian Barath
Shaun Marsh
Mahela Jayawardene
Simon Katich
Sunny Sohal
Tanmay Srivastava
Sahil Kukreja
Yash Gandhi
Mohammad Ka
All Rounders
Piyush Chawla
Yuvraj Singh
Irfan Pathan
Wilkin Mota
Ravinder Bopara
Ranadeb Bose
Bowlers
Vikram Raj Vir Singh
Amanpreet Singh
Yusuf Abdulla
Sreesanth
Brett Lee
Jerome Taylor
Vikramjeet Malik
Burt Cockley
Ajitesh Argal
Wicket Keepers
Uday Kaul
Kumar Sangakkara (Captain)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Team – Bangalore Royal Challengers Squad 2010
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Members 2010
Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2010 Squad
Batsmen
Kevin Pietersen
Eoin Morgan
Ross Taylor
Wasim Jaffer
Rahul Dravid
Manish Pandey
R Bishnoi
Robin Uthappa
Virat Kohli
All Rounders
Dillon du Preez
Jacques Kallis
Roelof van der Merwe
Cameron White
Praveen Kumar
Balachandra Akhil
Bowlers
Anil Kumble (Captain)
Dale Steyn
Pankaj Singh
Tinu Yohannan
Vinay Kumar
Wicket Keepers
Mark Boucher
Shreevats Goswami
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Rajasthan Royals Team – Rajasthan Royals Squad 2010
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Rajasthan Royals Team Members 2010
Rajasthan Royals IPL 2010 Squad
Batsmen
Graeme Smith
Adam Voges
Damien Martyn
England Michael Lumb
Swapnil Asnodkar
Niraj Patel
Raiphi Gomez
Abhishek Raut
Paras Dogra
Anup Revandkar
Paul Valthaty
All Rounders
Ravindra Jadeja
Yusuf Pathan
Shane Watson
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Bowlers
Shane Warne(Captain)
Shaun Tait
South Africa Morne Morkel
Munaf Patel
Siddharth Trivedi
Kamran Khan
Amit Singh
Srideep Mangela
Ashraf Makda
Wicket Keepers
Naman Ojha
Mahesh Rawat
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Deccan Chargers Team – Deccan Chargers Squad 2010
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Deccan Chargers Team Members 2010
Deccan Chargers IPL 2010 Squad
Batsmen
Tirumalasetti Suman
Abhinav Kumar
08 Herschelle Gibbs
V. V. S. Laxman
Yalaka Venugopal Rao
Azhar Bilakhia
Rohit Sharma (Vice Captain)
D.B.Ravi Teja
All Rounders
Ryan Harris
Dwayne Smith
Scott Styris
Andrew Symonds
Bowlers
R. P. Singh
Jaskarandeep Singh
Harmeet Singh
Fidel Edwards
Kemar Roach
Chaminda Vaas
Pragyan Ojha
Shoaib Maqsusi
Wicket Keepers
Halhadar Das
Adam Gilchrist (Captain)
M.S.Bisla
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Delhi Daredevils Team – Delhi Daredevils Squad 2010
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Delhi Daredevils Team Members 2010
Delhi Daredevils IPL 2010 Squad
Batsmen
Gautam Gambhir[Captain]
David Warner
Virender Sehwag
Tejashwi Yadav
All Rounders
Andrew McDonald
Paul Collingwood
Moises Henriques
Yogesh Nagar
Rajat Bhatia
Farveez Maharoof
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Varji Thayalan
Bowlers
Wayne Parnell
Daniel Vettori
Pradeep Sangwan
Aavishkar Salvi
Vijaykumar Yo
Mahesh
Dirk Nannes
Ashish Nehra
Amit Mishra
Umesh Yadav
Wicket Keepers
Mithun Manhas
AB de Villiers
Dinesh Karthik
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Kolkata Knight Riders Team – Kolkata Knight Riders Squad 2010
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Kolkata Knight Riders Team Members 2010
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2010 Squad
Batsmen
Brad Hodge
Aakash Chopra
Debabrata Das
Owais Shah
Manoj Tiwary
Rohan Gavaskar
Avik Chowdhury
Arindam Ghosh
All Rounders
Chris Gayle
David Hussey
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza
Ajit Agarkar
Sourav Ganguly(Captain)
Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Angelo Mathews
Iqbal Abdullah
Sachin Rana
Sanjay Bangar
Bowlers
Shane Bond
I shant Sharma
Ajantha Mendis
Ashok Dinda
Murali Kartik
Charl Langeveldt
Mohnish Parmar
Anureet Singh
Wicket Keepers
Brendon McCullum
Wriddhiman Saha
Debabrata Das
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Mumbai Indians Team – Mumbai Indians Squad 2010
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Mumbai Indians Team Members 2010
Mumbai Indians IPL 2010 Squad
Batsmen
Sachin Tendulkar
Shikhar Dhawan
Jean-Paul Duminy
Saurabh Tiwary
Ajinkya Rahane
All Rounders
Sanath Jayasuriya
Dwayne Bravo
Abhishek Nayar
Stuart Binny
Ryan McLaren
Graham Napier
Jude Singh
Syed Sahabuddin
Kieron Pollard
Bowlers
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Lasith Malinga
Dilhara Fernando
Rahil Sheikh
Dhawal Kulkarni
Rohan Raje
Chetanya Nand
Wicket Keepers
Chandan Madan
Luke Ronchi
Pinal Shah
Yogesh Takawale
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Chennai Super Kings Team – Chennai Super Kings Squad 2010
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Chennai Super Kings Team Members 2010
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2010 Squad
Batsmen
Murali Vijay
Suresh Raina
Abhinav Mukund
George Bailey
Matthew Hayden
Subramaniam Badrinath
Arun Karthik
Srikanth Anirudha
Sivaramakrishnan Vidyut
Michael Hussey
All Rounders
Andrew Flintoff
Ravichandran Ashwin
Jacob Oram
Shadab Jakati
Albie Morkel
Thilan Thushara
Napoleon Einstein
Thissara Perera
Justin Kem
Bowlers
Muttiah Muralitharan
Makhaya Ntini
Sudeep Tyagi