Bangalore IPL franchisee owner Vijay Mallya acted tough by sacking Coach Venkatesh Prasad and CEO Charu Sharma for non performance. Brijesh Patel will replace Charu Sharma as CEO of Bangalore Royal Challengers. Sacking of Venkatesh Prasad is yet to be officially confirmed. If BCCI acts in same manner over non-performers, Indian Cricket team will reach top ranking in all formats of game. Corporates spend big money but they want you to show them results. This is not BCCI to tolerate non-performance. They missed the boat in the first round of auction by selecting test cricketers for IPL Twenty20 matches. How can you explain the non-purchase of Robin Uthappa by Bangalore IPL? Charu Sharma took things lightly and paid heavy price. Congrats to Vijay Mallya for trying to inject accountability into Indian Premier League. Initial euphoria is finally over. We will see these types of touch acts in Football leagues. This is a new experience for Indian Cricket lovers. We will see more serious performances in IPL in the coming days.Bangalore IPL lost 5 of the last 7 matches in IPL 2008. Their dismal performance against Punjab made Vijay Mallya to take these tough decisions. These are the first causalities in Indian Premier League. We will see some more sackings in the coming days. Indian coaches and supporting staff were shocked by these sackings as they are not accustomed to such treatments by BCCI despite their dismal performance. … [Read more...]
IPL news and analysis
Indian cricketers are gradually taking centre stage in the Indian premier League after the exit of might Australians. Wonderful batting from Rohit Sharma (Lone warrior in a poor Hyderabad team) failed to save Hyderabad Deccan Chargers against Mohali IPL. Shane Ware’s Rajasthan Royals crushed Kolkata IPL but Warne-Ganguly episode took centre stage. Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Gang should think that Cricket is greater than any cricketer. Forget about spirit of the game, Ganguly scored a wonderful and fighting half century but team collapsed in the team.Verdict: No team seems to be clear favourite to win IPL. Most successful strategy: 1. Rajasthan Royals bet on young players and their strategy paid rich dividends. Kudos for Shane Warne for selecting young Indian cricketers over his Hampshire teammate Mascarenhas. IPL needs captains and coaches like Shane Warne. He picked Asnodkar as opener against a tough opposition like Kolkata. I can’t understand: 1. Why Hyderabad is selecting Arjun Yadav and Venugopala Rao ahead of dynamic young player Ravi Teja. I am getting headache by thinking about Hyderabad team selection. Robin Singh is the worst coach and VVS Laxman is the worst captain in IPL. 2. Why Bangalore is leaving Misbah-Ul-Haq on the bench? Bangalore needs Robin Uthappa as icon but not Rahul Dravid. My suggestion: 1. IPL authorities need to change “4 foreign player rule” to raise the quality of matches. Teams should need 5-6 international players for high quality games. 2. ICC should include IPL in their calendar otherwise we will see 10-15 retirement announcements from International players especially from England and New Zealand. 3. There are very good players in … [Read more...]
Timings of IPL 20-20 Cricket matches
Sachin Tendulkar will not play the first match for Mumbai Indians IPL team. This is a major setback for the Mumbai young team. First match of the inaugural Indian Premier League will start on April 18. Bangalore Royal Challengers will play against Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. IPL Matches timings: All day matches: From 4 PM to 7 PM. All night matches: From 8 PM to 11 PM. Latest IPL Cricket news: 1. Hrithik Roshan is the brand ambassador for Mumbai Indians IPL team. 2. Aircel will sponsor Chennai super kings. 3. ITC Welcome group hotels is the hospitality sponsor for DLF IPL Indian Premier League tournament. 4. Sachin will not play in the initial matches for Mumbai Indians IPL team. 5. Jaipur IPL team signed Australian batsman Darren Lehmann. 6. IPL authorities patched up with media on the eve of Indian Premier League matches. Change of IPL Match date: 1. Bangalore Royal challengers match with Mumbai Indians was postponed to May 28 from May 10 due to Karnataka Assembly elections. … [Read more...]
ICL stars we miss in IPL cricket tournament
Indian premier League (IPL) cricket will provide non-stop entertainment for cricket and Bollywood lovers over 44 days in 8 Indian cities. Cricket stars from India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are in live action in this Day& Night 20-20 cricket that will be played among eight city franchisees. Still, we miss some superb cricket stars in action in IPL as they are playing for rival cricket league. Cricket stars missing in action in IPL:1. Chris Cairns: He always played superb innings against India. We miss this big hitting all-rounder. 2. Shane Bond: Best fast bowler in the world after Dale Steyn. 3. Justin Kemp: Lance Klusener of new generation. He plays like Dhoni. 4. Lance Klusener: Who will forget his exploits in 1999 England world cup. 5. Brian Lara: Favourite batsman of Sachin Tendulkar. 6. Ambati Rayudu: Indian cricket missed this Hyderabad cricketer who can play match winning innings. 7. Abdul Razaaq: Suitable all-rounder for 20-20 cricket tournament. 8. Injamam-Ul-Haq: Batting giant from Pakistan needs no explanation. 9. Chris Harris: Utility all-rounder like Jacob Oram. 10. Ian Harvey: Best player in the last edition of Indian Cricket League. 11. Craig McMillan: Big hitting useful all-rounder. 12. Nathan Astle: He scored fastest double century in International cricket. These players are not playing in IPL as they were banned by ICC due to their association with ICL. We missed stars like Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, and Michael Clarke etc due to different reasons. Indian … [Read more...]
DLF IPL prize money details announced
BCCI announced prize money details of the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL). Total prize money for this prestigious 20-20 tournament is Rs 20 crore. Lalit Modi, chairman of the Indian Premier League announced the details of prize money. Indian Premier League Prize money details: 1. Winning team – Rs 4.8 crore. 2. Runners-up – Rs 1.2 crore. 3. Losing semi-finalists – Rs 1.2 crore. 4. Fifth placed team – Rs 80 lakh. 5. Sixth placed team – Rs 70 lakh. 6. Seventh placed team – Rs 50 lakh. 7. Last placed team – Rs 40 lakh. First match of the IPL tournament will be held on April 18 and the final of the Indian Premier League will be on June 1st. There are total 59 matches over 44 days among the eight franchisees. IPL News: Andrew Flintoff is curious on IPL: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff announced that he is curiously following the IPL and may play in this tourney in future if he finds it an interesting one. It is a serious blow to county cricket if a star cricketer like Andrew Flintoff joins Indian Premier League. IPL News: Shahrukh is for Shoaib Akthar: Kolkata IPL franchise owner Shahrukh Khan is trying to remove ban on Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akthar who was banned by PCB for indiscipline. Indian Premier League franchisees are not promoting IPL tourney as aggressively as I expected from them. They are just behaving like business men but not as passionate sports lovers. If they are not passionate enough, IPL will become a big failure story. Please share your opinion on the lack of passion by IPL team owners. … [Read more...]
Nayantara will endorse Chennai IPL team
IPL franchises are taking quick steps by unveiling logos, names and buying young players. Sexy actress Nayantara will appear in the ads and hoardings of Chennai IPL team. Franchises are planning to make IPL tournament as a complete evening entertainment package for families. 1. Pepsi will be the official drink of the Indian Premier League for 5 years. Pepsi won this contract for $ 12.5 million. 2. Chennai Super kings: They appointed former South African captain, Kepler Wessels as coach. New players in Chennai Super Kings team: S. Badrinath, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, L. Balaji. 3. Neil Maxwell (Australia) is the CEO of Mohali IPL Team. 4. Deccan Chronicle franchise unveiled the logo, flag and the name for its Hyderabad IPL team. “Deccan Chargers” is the name and “Charging Bull” as its logo. 5. New logo was unveiled for Indian Premier League (IPL). DLF title and logo took prominence in the new logo. 6. Tamil actor, Vijayan and Actress, nayantara are new brand ambassadors for the Chennai IPL team along with former dashing opener, Krishnamachari Srikanth. They picked “roaring lion” as its logo. … [Read more...]
Second league of auction on March 11
Indian Premier League Cricket news: 1. Top New Zealand cricketers, Ross Taylor and Kyle Mills, will be auctioned in the next week’s IPL auction along with Under-19 cricketers. Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Stephen Fleming and Scott Styris were already auctioned in the first leg. Most of the New Zealand cricketers like Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Hamish Marshall, Nathan Astle, Daryl Tuffey, Craig McMillan, Andre Adams, Shane Bond, Adam Parore and Lou Vincent are playing in the rival tournament, Indian Cricket League. 2. Second leg of IPL auction will be held on March 11. Franchises will compete heavily to pick up Under-19 Cricket World Cup winning Indian youth players. 3. Former Indian coach, Greg Chappell was roped in by Jaipur franchise to spot and nurture talent. Jaipur IPL team is the weakest team in the Indian Premier League. 4. Nottinghamshire County gave clearance to Australian, David Hussey, to play in Indian Premier League. He will play for Kolkata franchise in the IPL 20-20 tournament. 5. Australia’ tour of Pakistan is under problems due to player’s preference for IPL. Indian Premier League will definitely influence International cricket. 6. BCCI will use revenues from IPL Cricket tournament to organise 2011 Cricket World Cup. 7. Hero Honda Motors extended contract with IPL tournament from 3 years to 5 years. 8. High voltage publicity for Indian Premier League will start within a week. 9. Media gave cold hand to IPL rival, Indian Cricket League (ICL) which will start by tomarrow. 10. Bad news for Dhoni and Yuvraj. Deepika Padukone is dating Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir publicly announced about their romance. … [Read more...]
Indian Premier League auction results: Fourth round
Pakistan sensation Shahid Afridi was bought by Hyderabad team while Mohali team bought Sreesanth. Jacques Kallis is the sought after player in the fourth round and was bought by Bengaluru team. Sensational West Indies opener Chris Gayle was bought by Kolkata team. Fourth round auction results: 1. Herschelle Gibbs – Hyderabad – 2.3 crore. 2. Jacques Kallis – Bengaluru team – 3.6 crore. 3. Shoaib Malik – Delhi – 2 crore. 4. Shahid Afridi – Hyderabad – 2.7 crore. 5. Stephan Fleming – Chennai – 1.9 crore. 6. Zaheer Khan – Bengaluru team – 1.8 crore. 7. S. Sreesanth – Mohali team – 2.5 crore. 8. Chris Gayle – Kolkata – 3.2 crore. 9. Md. Asif – Delhi – 2.6 crore. 10. Graeme Smith – Jaipur – 1.9 crore. 11. Younis Khan – Jaipur – 90 lakhs. Please share your opinion on this auction process. … [Read more...]
Indian Premier League cricket first round auction results
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...]
Indian Premier League news
Indian Premier League is a 20-20 format competition will be held from April onwards and will involve 59 matches over 44 days. It will be played among 8 times and prize money is around 3 million dollars. Each team comprises of 16 players and can include 4 International players. Ownership of 8 teams was won by who is who of corporate India with stunning bids for million dollars. Companies like DLF lost the bidding war due to astonishing bids by rivals. Winning bidders of Indian Premier League teams: 1. Mumbai: Mukhesh Ambani (111.9 million dollars). 2. Bengaluru: Vijay Mallya (111.6 million dollars). 3. Hyderabad: Deccan Chronicle (107 million dollars). 4. Chennai: India Cements (91 million dollars). 5. Delhi Team: GMR group (84 million dollars). 6. Jaipur: Emerging media (67 million dollars). 7. Kolkata: Shahrukh Khan (75.09 million dollars). 8. Mohali: Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia (76 million dollars). Current players cannot have right to own a stake in Indian Premier League. Broadcasting rights: Sony Entertainment Television for 10 years at 1.026 billion dollars. Can Indian Premier League attract viewers when there is no national pride at stake? Can Indian viewers learn this new culture and spend their evenings at stadiums? Please share your comment on IPL. … [Read more...]
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