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Preview: Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders

April 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Chennai Vs Kolkata IPL T20 cricket match in Chennai

  Get ready for IPL 4. 2011 IPL T20 Cricket tournament. Opening ceremony will be held at 6 PM and match will start at 8 PM in Chennai. Best performer in IPL history will take on the worst performer in IPL history. Chennai always reached semi-finals in IPL while Kolkata never make it to semi-finals in the 3 editions of IPL. But, Kolkata made massive changes and bought wonderful players. These group B teams have the potential to reach knock-out round irrespecive of the result in this match.   Nostalgic moment: Who can forget the sensational performance of Kolkata in the first game of IPL 1 against Royal Challngers? Can Kolkata able to repeat hisotry?  Surprise: Chennai boy L. Balaji will play against Chennai. He played for Chennai in IPL 1, 2 & 3.     Match timing: 8 PM on April 8 (Don't miss opening ceremony before the match)  Stadium: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai   Analysis of Chennai & Kolkata squads:  Note: Doug Bollinger and Brett Lee are not available for Chennai and Kolkata respectively.  Chennai Super Kings:  Cool captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni may not give Kolkata a chance to create sensation in the opening game of IPL 4. Dhoni may use his best bowler R. Ashwin to control Kolkata (Gambhir) in the initial overs. Absence of Doug Bollinger is a problem. I am interested to see how Dhoni will control maverick hitters like Yusuf Pathan and Eoin Morgan. Chennai will try to expose Kolkata's weakness in the bowling.  Crucial players: M.S. Dhoni, Suresh Raina and R. Ashwin.  Kolkata Knight Riders:  Owner Shahrukh Khan is expecting better performance from his team in IPL 4. It … [Read more...]

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Chennai Super Kings

March 18, 2010 by 8 Comments
Chennai Super Kings IPL squad

  Chennai Superkings is the most consistent team in IPL T20 Tournament history under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Chennai is hot favourite along with Mumbai in IPL 2011.   IPL Chennai Franchisee Profile:   Team Name: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)  IPL entry: 2008  Franchisee owner: India Cements Srinivasan bought Chennai IPL franchisee for 359 crore ($91 million).  Official website: http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/   Stadium: M.A. Chidambaram stadium.  The Anthem: "Namma Chennai Super-- kings".  Sponsors: India Cements, Aircel, Reebok, Gulf Oil & TI Cycles.  Brand value: 400 crore.    Chennai IPL T20 Cricket team profile:   Coach: Stephen Fleming  Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni   Highlight: Most consistent team in Indian Premier League.   Chennai Super Kings T20 Squad for IPL 4:   S.NoCricketer NameCountryPrice     Batsmen:      1.Murali Vijay India (Tamil Nadu) Retained 2.Suresh Raina India (UP) Retained 3.Michael Hussey Australia 1.9 crore 4.S. Badrinath India (Tamil Nadu) 3.84 crore 5.Wriddhinam Saha India (Bengal) 46 Lakh 6.George Bailey Australia 22.7 Lakh 7. … [Read more...]

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How to buy tickets for IPL Matches?

April 9, 2008 by 1 Comment

 Ticket sales for Indian premier League (IPL) matches were started from yesterday onwards. Response to ticket sales is very poor in Kolkata. At present, TicketPro is selling tickets for matches that will be held in Bangalore, Jaipur, Kolkata and Mohali. Tickets for Chennai matches will be available from April 11th onwards. Click here to know more information about tickets. There is no information about ticket sales for matches that will be held in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi. Where to buy tickets for IPL matches? 1. Online at http://www.ticketpro.in/ 2. At Reliance World shops. 3. At Planet M showrooms. 4. At Baskin Robbins outlets. If you need updated information on ticket sales of other matches, register your name and email address at Ticketpro Cricket Club. BCCI is not giving any updated information through its official website. That is their way of functioning.  … [Read more...]

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2008 IPL Team analysis: Punjab Kings

February 28, 2008 by Leave a Comment

 Mohali boasts of best stadium and one of the fastest pitches in India. This franchise failed to buy its local hero, Harbhajan Singh, which will spoil its fortunes in crucial matches. Brett Lee and Irfan Pathan are crucial to the fortunes of Mohali team. Preity Zinta bagged most eye balls on the eve of Indian Premier League auction with her innocent look and good costumes. Will Mohali IPL team succeed like its owner? It needs to rope in big hitters among young recruits to increase its odds to win inagural Indian Premier League ywenty20 tournament. Mohali IPL cricket Team review:   Rating: 3.5/5Franchise: Preity Zinta and Nes Wadia  Coach: Tom Moody (Australia).  Money spent on players: 18.4 crore.       Strong points:   1. Strong middle order batting. 2. Yuvraj Singh- World class twenty20 batsman. 3. Simon Katich is a good strategist in the Australian domestic league. 4. Brett Lee-World best fast bowler. 5. Irfan Pathan- Reliable all-rounder. 6. Good coach. Weak points: 1. Who will open the innings? 2. Sreesanth is not a reliable option.  Mohali IPL cricket team: 1. Yuvraj Singh – Captain and Icon.  2. Kumara Sangakkara- Sri Lanka- 2.8 crore.   3. Mahela Jayawardene- Sri Lanka- 1.9 crore.  4. Ramnaresh Sarwan- West Indies- 0.9 crore. 5. Simon Katich- Australia- 0.8 crore. 6. Irfan Pathan- India- 3.7 crore- Most crucial player. 7. Brett Lee- Australia- 3.6 crore- wise investment.8. Piyush Chawla- India- 1.6 crore. 9. Romesh Powar- India- 0.65 crore.     Verdict: Mohali IPL team may reach semi-finals and this team may surprise favourites as most … [Read more...]

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IPO Team analysis: Chennai Super kings

February 22, 2008 by Leave a Comment

 India team franchise assembled strong lineup for the inaugural Indian Premier League 20-20 tournament. They aggressively bought Indian twenty20 team captain Dhoni for Rs 6 crore by defeating Mumbai and Bengaluru franchises. It strategically bought good all-rounders and good twenty20 players like Joginder Sharma and Suresh Raina. Experienced players are this team’s assets and may become weakness. Chennai IPL Team review: Team motto: Chennai Super Kings: Fearless Entertainers who will play to win.  Rating: 4/5.  Money spent on players: 23.2 crore.  Franchise: Srinivasan of India Cements.  Coach: Kepler Wessels (South Africa). Strong points: 1. M.S. Dhoni- most valuable 20-20 player in the world and the captain of the first twenty20 cricket world cup winning Indian team.  2. World best spinner, Muralidharan.  3. Most dangerous all-rounders- Jacob Oram and Albie Morkel. Weak points: 1. Who will partner Hayden? Fleming is not right choice.  2. Aged players like Ntini, Hayden, Hussey and Fleming. Chennai super kings team: 1. MS Dhoni- India- 6 crore.  2. Matthew Hayden- Australia- 1.5 crore.  3. Stephen Fleming- New Zealand- 1.4 crore.  4. Suresh Raina- India- 2.6 crore.  5. Michael Hussey- Australia- 1 crore.  6. Jacob Oram- New Zealand- 2.7 crore.  7. Albie Morkel- South Africa- 2.7 crroe.  8. Parthiv Patel- india- Wicket Keeper- 1.3 crore.  9. Makhaya Ntini- South Africa- 0.8 crore.  10. Joginder Singh- India- 0.9 crore.  11. Muttiah Muralitharan- Sri Lanka- 2.4 crore. If the experienced players can play to their full potential, Chennai super kings may outshine Hyderabad team. … [Read more...]

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Indian Premier League cricket first round auction results

February 20, 2008 by Leave a Comment

 Chennai’s India Cements team wins the most sought after player Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the first round of IPL auction while Adam Gilchrist is captured by Deccan Chronicle of Hyderabad. High profile teams like Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi teams failed to win a single bid in the first round of Indian Premier League cricket auction. IPL auction is going on at Hilton towers in Mumbai. IPL First round auction results: 1. M.S.Dhoni – Chennai team– 6 crore.2. Muralidharan – Chennai team–2.4 crore- Strategic investment. 3. Shane Warne – Jaipur team– 1.8 crore. 4. Mahela Jayawardene – Mohali team- 1.9 crore. 5. Adam Gilchrist – Hyderabad team- 2.8 crore. 6. Shoaib Akthar – Kolkata team– 1.7 crore. Icons in the IPL: 1. Sachin Tendulkar – Mumbai. 2. Rahul Dravid – Bengaluru. 3. Sourav Ganguly – Kolkata. 4. Virender Sehwag – Delhi. 5. Yuvraj Singh – Mohali. Icon players will get 15% more money than the biggest bidder in their team. So these players will definitely get lesser amount than Indian One day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Hyderabad team strategically didn’t give Laxman an iconic status due to his less marketing value. Humorous note: Breaking news in one channel - Preity Zinta bought Mahela Jayawardene in the auction.  … [Read more...]

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