Eden Gardens to host Knight Riders vs Kings XI IPL 2011 match tonight

Out of six matches played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab, both teams have won three matches each against each other. Punjab and Kolkata both have won only one match at home ground against each other.

In the IPL 2011 tournament, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab have given impressive performances so far. Knight Riders is the only team in the IPL 2011 apart from new teams such as Pune and Kochi, has not made the IPL semi-finals so far. Continoue Reading…..

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Delhi Daredevils and Kochi Tuskers Kerala desperate to win

Both Delhi and Kochi are playing their eighth match in the on-going IPL 2011. Virender Sehwag-led Delhi has won two matches and lost five matches, whereas Mahela Jayawardena-led Kochi team has won three matches and lost four matches in the IPL 2011. Continoue Reading….

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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors IPL 2011 35th match tonight

PUNE WARRIORS to play against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 35th match of the Indian Premier League 2011 at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore tonight.Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors won the first two matches of its IPL Continue Reading..

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Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Today

Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians are ready to face their first encounter of IPL 4 at 4 pm IST at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. This match of course, will be the clash of two legends, Tendulkar and Shane Warne. Tendulkar might have come out as the better man in many a battle, but Warne can up his sleeves to trouble Tendulkar.

For this match demand for tickets is bigger than the one-day international matches last year.
Currently Mumbai Indians are at the top of the IPL standings with 10 points  ,other wins here on will add to their tally to make it good enough to make the knockout stage. Whereas, Rajasthan Royals stand fifth in the IPL points table and have won three games out of the seven.

Rajasthan Royals have been quite unpredictable in the IPL 2011 and they can beat Mumbai Indians. They have arsenal, Shane Watson, Shane Warne, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid who can fire anytime against the opposition. Watson played outstandingly against Bangladesh in the recent ODI series.

Mumbai Indians has the God of  Cricket Tendulkar,and potential match-winners like Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Polard, Andrew Symonds, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu . T20 is not just about potential and its about being best in the day.

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Viru's Delhi Daredevils vs Gauti's Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2011 match tonight

TWO STAR cricketers of Delhi, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir will face-off against each other in a friendly rivalry in the 33rd match of the Indian Premier League 2011 at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi on Thursday, April 28.
Gautam Gambhir, who has played for Delhi Daredevils in the last three editions of the Indian Premier League Continue Reading..

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Wankhede may lose IPL play-offs ‎over security issues

Mumbai Cricket Association may lose the two play-off matches of the IPL 4. These matches may be shifted to Bangalore.

BCCI working committee discussed how police behaviour and security arrangements were inconveniencing the franchises and officials during IPL 4, refering to N Srinivasan and Ratnakar Shetty being prevented from entering the office inside the stadium. Mumbai police refused to recognise the accreditation given by the IPL authorities and want officials to carry police accreditations with them.

Instead Mumbai police  replied, they cannot compromise security over ego issues. “Even the police commissioner is not allowed to enter without accreditation. Why are BCCI officials making an issue? Egos should be kept aside,” deputy police commissioner (Operations) Rajkumar Vhatkar said. “We are just saying that the authorities should also have police-provided cards. There is no issue between the police and BCCI.”

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Kochi Tuskers Kerala Vs Deccan Chargers in Kochi tonight

IN Indian Premier League 2011 today, at Kochi's Nehru Stadium, Kochi Tuskers Kerala will take on Deccan Chargers. Both Kochi and Deccan are playing their seventh game in the on-going IPL 2011.Continue Reading..

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Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings IPL 2011 match on April 27

YUVRAJ SINGH-LED Pune Warriors has a great chance to take revenge from MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings of its defeat. Two days back Chennai Super Kings defeated Pune Warriors by 25 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Warriors' defeat to Super Kings is its third out of five contested in the IPL 4.Continue Reading..

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Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match tonight

IN THE 30th match of the Indian Premier League on Tuesday April 26, Delhi Daredevils will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. In their last six encounters, Delhi Daredevils have won five matches and lost just one game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.Continue Reading..

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Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings vs Yuvraj-led Pune Warriors IPL 2011 match tonight

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors will go head to head in the Indian Premier League 2011 tonight.Chennai Super Kings started IPL 2011 journey with a victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. In the next match Kings XI Punjab defeated CSK by six wickets. Cheenai team won next IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs. Kochi Tuskers Kerala won against Chennai by seven wickets in the CSK's fourth match in the IPL 2011.Continue Reading..

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Chennai Super King vs Pune Warriors today in IPL

Chennai Super Kings today will take on Pune Warriors new team in the Indian Premier League.It will be the first match between both the teams.

Defending champion Chennai Super Kings would look to get back to winning track by taking on IPL 2011  debutants Pune Warriors in today’s IPL match. MS Dhoni led Chennai is second last in the points table after three defeats in five matches. Chennai has won against Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, and lost to Kochi Tuskers, Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab.Chennai have another nine matches to go along with today’s tie against Pune.Last year , they went on to win the title, after they were facing elimination close to the end of league.

Chennai's batting is strong withDhoni, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina and Aniruddha in the team, worries are in the bowling department.Suraj Randiv, R Ashwin are yet to perform big.

Yuvraj Singh led Pune Warriors has work harder for points as they also lost last two of their matches. Pune Warriors rely heavily on Yuvraj and Jesse Ryder, with Robin Uthappa still due to perform. Their Bowling is also on weak side. Wayne Parnell had been economical but have not got many wickets.
Teams are:

Pune Warriors: Yuvraj Singh (capt.), Robin Uthappa (wk), Murali Kartik, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deeraj Jadhav, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ganesh Gaikwad, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Harshad Khadiwale, Kamran Khan, Mithun Manhas, Mohnish Mishra, Rahul Sharma, Sachin Rana, Shrikant Wagh, Shrikant Mundhe, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Graeme Smith, Jesse Ryder, Wayne Parnell, Alphonso Thomas. Tim Paine, Callum Ferguson, Mitchell Marsh, Jerome Taylor.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Michael Hussey, Albie Morkel, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, G Bailey, Tim Southee, F du Plessis, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Joginder Sharma, Yo Mahesh, A Mukund, Wriddhiman Saha, Scott Styris, Sudeep Tyagi, K Vasudevadas, G Vignesh.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore wins toss, Kolkata Knight Riders batting first

Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Challengers captain Daniel Vettori has won the toss and asked Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir to bat first.Continue Reading..

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Sri Lankan cricketers can stay in IPL says Lankan board

Sri Lankan cricketers including Kochi Tuskers Kerala captain Mahela Jayawardene and Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara, can stay on in the IPL 2011 for some time more. This decision has been taken by the Sri Lankan cricket board.Continue Reading..

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IPL 2010 finalists Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings to bat

Both Mumbai Indian and Chennai Super Kings have played four matches so far in the ongoing IPL 2011. Mumbai Indians has won three matches and defending champion Chennai has won two matches in the tournament.

TWO FINALISTS of the Indian Premier League 2010, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, once again are going to meet tonight in the 25th match of the IPL 2011 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. On the night of "Good Friday" Mumbai Indians has a good chance to take revenge from Super Kings relating to the IPL 2010 final. Continoue Reading….

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Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2011 today

HISTORICAL EDEN Gardens in Kolkata is going to host the 24th match of the  Indian Premier League 2011 between host Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore this evening. Both KKR and RCB are playing their sixth match in the ongoing tournament.
Shah Rukh Khan owned and Gautam Gambhir led Kolkata Knight Riders is on top of the points tableContinue Reading..

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Lasith Malinga asked to return from IPL

Sri Lankan speed star Lasith Malinga is playing IPL 2011 even when he is not fit to play for his national team in the upcoming Test series against England starting on May 26 in Cardiff. Malinga has a knee injury and he can't bowl long spells, so opted out of the upcoming Test series,but can bowl the required four overs in an IPL match.

Sri Lanka Cricket  umbrage at the pacer and has decided to summon him immediately back to Sri Lanka for a rehabilitation. "It looks a bit awkward when someone says he is injured and continues to play cricket," Sri Lanka's new chairman of selectors Duleep Mendis, a former Lanka captain too, was quoted as saying. "That is the reason why we have decided to write to Malinga and ask him to return home and undergo a rehabilitation programme. Malinga has specifically mentioned in a letter that he is not available for Test matches right now because he has a nagging knee problem."

On the other hand now Sri Lankan Cricket Board has allowed their cricketers to play in the IPL till May 18. Indications are that Lasith will keep playing for Mumbai Indians.

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Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals KXIP Vs RR tonight in IPL

IN THE only match on Thursday, April 21, in the Indian Premier League, former Australian legends, Adam Gilchrist-led Kings XI Punjab and Shane Warne-led Rajasthan Royals will play each other at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Continue Reading..

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Pune Warriors batting first vs Mumbai Indians

Pune Warriors captain Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bat first against Mumbai Indians in the 21st match of the Indian Premier League 2011. The batting track is likely to support batsmen.Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar has made two change in the playing XI. Mumbai Indians lost their match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala played at the same venue.Continue Reading..

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Knight Riders vs Kochi Tuskers IPL 2011 match tonight at Eden Gardens

IN Indian Premier League 2011 tonight Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The Kolkata Knight Riders team who has never reached the semi final of the Indian Premier League so far, is at the top of the points table in IPL 2011.Continue Reading..

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Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors to play for third victory in IPL 2011

Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors, will meet at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in the 21th match of the IPL 2011. The Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indian and Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors will play their fourth match in the tournament.Continue Reading..

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Sangakkara wins toss, elects to bat first against Delhi Daredevils

Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss against Delhi Daredevils and decided to bat first in the 19th match of the IPL 2011. Both the teams have made minor changes in their squads today.Continue Reading..

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Royal Challengers to take on Rajasthan Royals tonight at Bangalore

ROYAL CHALLENGERS Bangalore to face up Rajasthan Royals in front of its home crowds at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore tonight in the 20th match of the Indian Premier League 2011. Both Bangalore and Rajasthan are playing their fifth match in the IPL 4. Continue Reading..

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Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers IPL match in Delhi today

Indian Premier League 2011 on April 19, Delhi Daredevils will take on Deccan Chargers at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi. Both Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils have won one match each in the ongoing IPL 2011. Continue Reading..

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DDA flats draw results 2011 to be announced today

One of the most awaited DDA flats draw will be held today in Noida amidst tight security at the C-DAC office in sector 62. The results will be available on DDA's website and will be published in newspapers on April 19.

DDA FLATS applicants will have to wait with bated breath as the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will be holding its draw of lots for its housing scheme in Noida today. The draw will be taking place at the Noida based office of the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC). When asked why such an event will be held at the C-DAC office, the DDA clarified its stand by stating that since the office is located in Noida, the company also excels in handling activities of such importance.  Continoue Reading…..

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IPL 2011: Chennai Super Kings vs Kochi Tuskers match tonight

Indian Premier League 2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala will clash with Chennai Super Kings on Monday, April 18th 2011 at Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Chennai and Kochi both are playing their fourth match in the ongoing IPL 4.Continue Reading..

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Delhi Dare Devils open their innings in IPL 4

Much to the delight of their fans Delhi Dare Devils playing under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag played very well and defeated the Pune Warriors. Despite Yuvraj's heroics, DD managed to score their first victory.Continue Reading..

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Preview: Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers IPL 2011 match

Today in Indian Premier League 2011 Deccan Chargers will take on Kings XI Punjab.Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist and Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara, have swapped the teams they are playing for.Kings XI Punjab has won four matches and Deccan Chargers two matches. Continue Reading..

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IPL 2011: Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore match preview

CHENNAI SUPER Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will meet in the Indian Premier League 2011 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai today evening. The fourteenth match of IPL 2011 between CSK and RCB will be the third and fourth game for both teams in this tournament.Continue Reading..

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Kolkata Knight Riders wins toss, asks Rajasthan Royals to bat first

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and decided to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in the 12th match of the IPL 2011.Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne has made two changes in the playing XI from the last match against Delhi Daredevils. All-rounder Shane Watson continue reading..

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IPL 2011: Kolkata Knight Riders ready to stop Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 12^th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium to maintain its winning march. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have played six matches with each other in the IPL 2011. Royals has won four matches and the Riders has won two. Continue Reading..

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IPL 2011: Mumbai Indians vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala match preview

IPL 2010 runner-up team Mumbai Indians to play against new team Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the 13th match of the IPL 2011 this evening.Mumbai Indians will play its first game at the home ground since 2008.Continue Reading..

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IPL 2011: Deccan Chargers to play against Royal Challengers in Hyderabad tonight

IN THE 11th match of the Indian Premier League 2011 on Thursday, March 14, host Deccan Chargers will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad in search of their first victory in the ongoing season of the tournament.
Deccan Chargers being lead by former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara in the IPL 4, has lost both of its opening matches. In its first match, Chargers lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets at the home ground, and in the second match against Kolkata Knight Riders, the team lost by nine runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore team under the leadership of Daniel Vettori, won its first match against IPL 2011 debutant team Kochi Tuskers Kerala by six wickets. In the next match against Mumbai Indians in Bangalore the host team lost by nine wickets.
Both Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore have a number of match winners in their teams. Chargers' captain Kumar Sangakkara has cricketers such as Dale Steyn, Shikhar Dhawan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Ishant Sharma, and Amit Mishra in its stable. The Bangalore team has a combination of experienced as well as young players such as Daniel Vettori, Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, and Dirk Nannes.
Beside these players, there are many quality cricketers in both the teams, who can perform both with the bat and the bowl. However, the important thing is that all the players have to take responsibilities on their shoulders.
Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore have played eight IPL matches against each other and both the teams have won four matches each.
In IPL history, both teams have finished the tournament with one step up or down. In the IPL 2008, Bangalore and Chargers finished seventh and eighth. In IPL's second season Deccan Chargers was the winner and Royal Challengers was the runners-up. In the IPL 2010, RCB and DC were in the third and fourth place.
In tonight's match it will be interesting to see whether Deccan Chargers can break the jinx of always losing at home ground or not. Chargers have played eight IPL matches at the home ground, and hasn't won a single match.

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Pune Warriors vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala IPL 2011 match on April 13

TWO DEBUTANTS in the Indian Premier League 2011, Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, will face off in the tenth match of the IPL 4 at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday, April 13.
Pune Warriors (PW) is led by man-of-the-tournament in the Cricket World Cup 2011, Yuvraj Singh, and Kochi Tuskers Kerala's (KTK) command is in the hands of Mahela Jayawardene, under whose captaincy Sri Lanka reached the final of 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Pune Warriors started its IPL 4 campaign with a glorious victory against Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets on Sunday April 10, whereas Kochi Tuskers Kerala started its IPL 2011 campaign with a disappointing defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets at its home ground.
Both Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise owners picked some big names in their squads in the IPL auction in January this year. Warriors have Graeme Smith, Jesse Ryder, Yuvraj Singh, Callum Ferguson, Tim Paine, Nathan McCullum, and Jerome Taylor.

In the KTK squad, Mahela Jayawardene, Brendon McCullum, John Hastings, Brad Hodge, Muttiah Muralitharan, Michael Klinger, and Sreesanth are some big names.
Both team are looking very balanced, and it is difficult to predict which one is better. However, at the end of the day individual and team performances will decide who will be the better team.

But, it seems likely that the tenth match of the IPL 4 between Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala will entertain both ground audiences and TV viewers.

CSK vs KXIP IPL 2011 Match Preview

TWO TEAMS lead by wicketkeeper batsmen will meet in the ninth match of the Indian Premier League 2011 today at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Two weeks back at the same venue a high-intensity 2011 Cricket World Cup match was played between India and Pakistan.
In today's first match on April 13 in the IPL 4, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). Defending champion CSK is being led by the charismatic and highly successful captain MS Dhoni. KXIP is being lead by Adam Gilchrist, under whose captaincy Deccan Chargers won IPL 2 in 2009 in South Africa.
In the inaugural match of the IPL 2011, Chennai Super Kings won against Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs, whereas KXIP lost against IPL debutant Pune Warriors by seven wickets in its first IPL match in 2011.
Kings XI Punjab, co-owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, has lost its first two games in all previous editions of the IPL. An another interesting fact in the IPL between these two teams is that Chennai Super Kings has won all its away games against Kings XI Punjab.
Here are the squads of CSK and KXIP in the IPL 2011:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): MS Dhoni (capt), Srikkanth Anirudha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath, George Bailey, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Michael Hussey, Shadab Jakati, Joginder Sharma, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Yo Mahesh, Albie Morkel, Abhinav Mukund, Suresh Raina, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Sudeep Tyagi, Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Ganapathi Vignesh, Murali Vijay.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP): Adam Gilchrist (capt), Love Ablish, Amit Yadav, Bhargav Bhatt, Bipul Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Siddharth Chitnis, Paras Dogra, Ryan Harris, David Hussey, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Praveen Kumar, Ryan McLaren, Vikramjeet Malik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, David Miller, Abhishek Nayar, Nathan Rimmington, Nitin Saini, Shalabh Srivastava, Sunny Singh, Paul Valthaty.

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DD vs RR IPL 2011 match, Live Score

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THIS AFTERNOON at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the seventh match of the Indian Premier League 2011, Delhi Daredevils (DD) captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and decided to bat first against Rajasthan Royals (RR).

Delhi captain Sehwag has made one change in the playing XI from the last match, Shahbaz Nadeem came in the playing XI in place of Umesh Yadav. Rajasthan captain Shane Warne has made two changes. Shaun Tait and Ajinkiya Rahane came in for injured Jacob Oram and Stuart Binny.

Both the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) are playing their second match in the IPL 2011. After a heart breaking defeat at the hands of Mumbai,  Delhi Daredevils team landed in Jaipur with the hopes of debut win, whereas Rajasthan Royals came back after an away victory over Deccan Chargers in their bag.

In the Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals have met seven times so far. Delhi team has won four matches and Rajasthan team has won three matches, including first semi final match in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008.

Here are the playing XI of Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in the seventh match of the IPL 2011:

Rajasthan Royals (RR): Amit Paunikar, Abhishek Raut, Rahul Dravid, Ross Taylor, Ajinkya Rahane, Johan Botha, Ashok Menaria, Shane Warne (capt), Amit Singh,  Shaun Tait, Siddharth Trivedi.

Delhi Daredevils (DD): Virender Sehwag (capt), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Unmukt Chand, Naman Ojha (wk), Venugopal Rao, Irfan Pathan, RE van der Merwe, Morne Morkel, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ashok Dinda.

The live action of the second match of IPL 2011, between DD vs RR started at 4: 00 PM and all details regarding the match will be available  Here.

DD to take on RR in IPL 2011 match in Jaipur today

IN THE seventh match of the Indian Premier League 2011 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday April 12, host Rajasthan Royals will play against Delhi Daredevils. Today's match will be the second match for both the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the IPL 2011.
In the opening match, Rajasthan Royals defeated Deccan Chargers by eight wickets with seven balls remaining. Delhi Daredevils started their campaign of IPL 4 with a humiliating defeat against Mumbai Indians by eight wickets. The entire team was all out for 95 runs just in 17.4 overs.
In the absence of Rajasthan Royals retained player Shane Watson, who is playing ODI series against Bangladesh, Ross Taylor will take the command to destruct DD's bowling attack. In the last match, Johan Botha played a brilliant knock against Chargers and scored 67 runs. Siddharth Trivedi and the captain himself can put pressure on opposition's batting in the IPL 4.
In the first match Delhi Daredevils' batsmen had no clue about Lasith Malinga yorkers. In the IPL 2011, DD batting line-up is mainly depending on captain Virender Sehwag and David Warner. All rounder Irfan Pathan and pacer Morne Morkel can also play key role for their team.
The seventh match of the IPL 4, between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the IPL 2011, will start from 4:00 PM, and live telecast of this match can be watched on SET Max.

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Has the strategy of a completely new team gone wrong for the old franchises?

KOLKATA KNIGHT Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers – a common thing amongst all of them is that they went for a complete revamp of their teams for the fourth season of the IPL.

Even though the teams were given the option to retain 4 players these franchises felt the need to have a completely new playing XI. Barring their captain Virender Sehwag the Delhi Daredevils have a completely new team. KKR, Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers are also starting afresh.

But has this strategy backfired? All four of them lost their opening games. KKR still managed to give the Chennai Super Kings some fight but the other games were completely one sided. Could this complete revamp strategy be a reason for that?

For starters, these teams did not retain certain key players and then lost them to the other franchises during the auction thereby weakening their teams. Not retaining Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, and Rohit Sharma may prove costly for them as the tournament goes on.

According to Navjot Sidhu or Sherry as he is fondly called by the IPL hosts, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have done the smart thing by retaining key players thereby keeping the nucleus of the team intact. The initial results have also been in their favour, with Chennai beating KKR and Mumbai bowling out the Delhi Daredevils for a modest total of 95.

As per experts, for any new side, players take some time to get used to each other. The captain also needs some time to understand each of his players, their strengths and weaknesses and build his strategies accordingly. Three years of playing together and then not even a week to adjust to the new situation does have an impact on the performance of the teams.

However, its still early days in the tournament. Let's hope that the players of these franchises adjust quickly to the new scenario and live up to the faith that their owners have shown in them.

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DC vs KKR IPL 2011 match, Live Score

In search of its first victory Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Deccan Chargers (DC) are meeting at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata this evening in the seventh match of the ongoing IPL 2011. Both KKR and DC lost their opening match in the IPL 4.
Deccan Chargers, who won the IPL 2009 and finished fourth in 2010, lost its opening match against Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets, whereas Kolkata Knight Riders, who has the record of the longest losing streak in the IPL, lost by two runs against CSK.
In the DLF IPL matches, Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers have played six matches so far with each other and the record is favouring KKR by 4-2.
In tonight's match Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara said that Eden Gardens wicket will help spin bowlers, in the first few overs spin may just be a great option. Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir said they need to improve their fielding and catching. In the last they missed some very important catches and missed many runs.  
Here are the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Deccan Chargers (DC) squads for the IPL 2011:
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Gautam Gambhir (capt), Sarabjit Ladda, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rajat Bhatia, Manvinder Bisla, Shreevats Goswami, Brad Haddin (wk), Iqbal Abdulla, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee, Eoin Morgan, Yusuf Pathan, James Pattinson, Pradeep Sangwan, Shami Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Laxmi Shukla, Ryan ten Doeschate, Manoj Tiwary, Jaidev Unadkat.
Deccan Chargers (DC): Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Ashish Reddy, Anand Rajan, Ankit Sharma, Akash Bhandari, Bharat Chipli, Daniel Christian, Kedar Devdhar, Shikhar Dhawan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Manpreet Gony, Harmeet Singh, Ishank Jaggi, Michael Lumb, Chris Lynn, Ishan Malhotra, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Kevin Pietersen, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Jaydev Shah, Ishant Sharma, Sunny Sohal, Dale Steyn, Rusty Theron, Cameron White, Arjun Yadav.
Sixth match of the IPL 2011 between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers can be seen live on the SET Max channel from 8:00 PM.

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Proteas shows early form in IPL 2011

Deccan chargers leading bowler Dale Steyn is in form , took 2/18 in limited four overs game vs Rajasthan Royals. Johan Botha, played for Rajasthan Royals  performed well  in the opening match of Indian Premier League.Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne made the inspired decision to use Johan Botha. Johan Botha hit unbeaten  score 67 off just 47 balls to set up comfortable win over Deccan Chargers.

Ryan McLaren who plays from Kings XI Punjab from 9/4 against Sahara Pune Warriors. He batted through out the innings and remained unbeaten on 51 off 43 balls with 6 boundaries and a six. Alfonso Thomas also had an opening spell of 2/8 in 2 overs for the Warriors, whereas Wayne Parnell also did well by 1/20 in four overs.AB de Villiers, another protea hit 5 sixes in an unbeaten innings of 54 off 40 balls for  Bangalore Royal Challengers  to fetch victory against Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Jacques Kallis also took two wickets  for Kolkata Knight Riders ,along with an innings of 54 off 42 balls.In the same match Albie Morkel hit a six and a four in the last over.

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IPL 2011: KKR vs DC match in Kolkata

IN THE sixth match of the IPL 2011, Gautam Gambhir-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play against Kumar Sangakkara's team Deccan Chargers (DC) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata this evening. Both KKR and DC are playing their second match in the IPL 4 for their first victory.
In the inaugural match of the IPL 2011, Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders lost against Chennai Super Kings by two runs, and on Saturday, Deccan Chargers was defeated by Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in a one-sided encounter at Hyderabad.
KKR captain Gautam Gambhir should come for batting at either at the opening spot or at first down, and Yusuf Pathan should play at the number three position. Jacques Kallis is playing his best cricket.

In the bowling department Laxmipathy Balaji and Iqbal Abdulla are KKR's best available options. Kolkata Knight Riders will have to improve their fielding and catching.
In the Deccan Chargers, captain Kumar Sangakkara and JP Dumini can destroy any bowling attack, and Shikhar Dhawan is also a very promising batsman. In the bowling department Dale Steyn will be a handful. Amit Mishra and Ishant Sharma are also very useful bowlers for the Chargers. In the last match against RR, Pragyan Ojha was quite expensive.
Sixth match of the IPL 2011 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Deccan Chargers (DC) will start at 8:00 PM, and will telecasted live on the SET Max channel.

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IPL 2011: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala match tonight

THE NEWEST Indian Premier League team, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, will start its IPL 4 journey with a match against the completely revamped Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kochi's home turf, Nehru Stadium Kochi, on Saturday night, April 9.
In the inaugural edition of IPL, Vijay Mallaya's Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) finished at seventh spot, whereas in the next two years, Bangalore team reached up to the semi finals. From the last editions of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore has retained only its young gun Virat Kohli.
In the IPL 2011, RCB bosses selected Daniel Vettori as captain. Many match winners are in the team of Vettori including, AB de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Dirk Nannes, Saurabh Tiwary, Charl Langeveldt, Johan van der Wath. Former Indian bowling legend Anil Kumble is mentor of this team.
Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene is leading the brand new Kochi Tuskers Kerala in IPL 4. The Kochi Tuskers batting department will depend mainly on captain himself, VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum, Parthiv Patel, and John Hastings.
Young all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who was suspended last year by the IPL, is also playing for the Tuskers. One of the all-time greats spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, local boy Sreesanth, and RP Singh are the main bowlers of IPL debutant team Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the IPL 2011.  
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, third match of the IPL 2011, will start from 8:00 PM tonight and the match will be telecast live on SET Max.

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Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2011 match in Hyderabad

IN THE second match of the Indian Premier League 2011, Rajasthan Royals will play against Deccan Chargers at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad, on Saturday evening. Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Deccan Chargers (DC) are the winners of IPL season first and second respectively.
This year former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara is leading the completely new-look Chargers. Earlier, he was the captain of Kings XI Punjab, which is now being led by former Deccan Chargers captain Adam Glichrist. Rajasthan Royals management has retained its coach cum captain Shane Warne for the top job.
After their inaugural crown of IPL in 2008, Rajasthan Royals have not performed well in the last two editions. During the IPL auction this year RR management brought in some useful international cricketers such as Rahul Dravid, Shaun Tait, Ross Taylor, Jacob Oram, and Johan Botha, and retained Shane Warne and all-rounder Shane Watson.
Deccan Chargers, who won the IPL 2009 and finished fourth in 2010, has some big players such as Sangakkara, Kevin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, Cameron White, JP Duminy. Meanwhile, Kevin Pietersen and Cameron White are not with the team due to injury and international commitments respectively.

In last year's IPL, two Chargers spinners Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra, were the two highest wicket-takers.
The second match of the IPL 4, between Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, will start from 4:00 PM, and viewers can watch live telecast of this match on SET Max.

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Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals today at 4pm IST Time

Inaugural Indian Premier League T20 Champions, Rajasthan Royals, will kick start their IPL 2011 campaign against Deccan Chargers in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad today at 4Pm IST.Both sides have met with each other on six occasions in the past three seasons, Rajasthan  Royals winning five of six encounters.

Deccan Chargers led Kumar Sangakkara, who was the caption of Sri Lanka, is in good form and would hope players like JP Duminy and Michael Lumb help the side start its campaign on a winning note. Two of their star players Kevin Pietersen and Cameron White already ruled out of the tournament.But they have strong bowling line up including Ishant Sharma, Manpreet Gony, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha  with Dale Steyn leading up in their attack.

Whereas with Rajasthan Royals Ross Taylor and Rahul Dravid are the only established batsman, as Paul Collingwood will miss the tournament due to an injury, Shane Watson is expected to join after Aussie’s Bangladesh tour.However Jacob Oram comes in as replacement. Shaun Tait , Johan Botha, Oram will handle the bowling department along the skipper Warne and young Siddharth Trivedi .

Let us see who wins their First Battle in IPL 2011 this time around.

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Mumbai Indians emerges as the top contender to win IPL4

AS THE owner and chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Mukesh Ambani knows what goes into making a successful enterprise. And testing his antics this time around is his venture of four years – The Mumbai Indians cricket team.

What makes this franchise special is that this time around the team boasts of the finest players of the world, fighting it out under one banner. While the ever popular god of cricket Sachin Tendulkar plays the captain of the team, the likes of Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Rohit Sharma, Abu Nechim, Aditya Tare, Ali Murtaza, Ambati Rayudu, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pawan Suyal, R Satish, SK Yadav, Sarul Kanwar, T Suman, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aiden Blizzard, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, Dilhara Fernando, James Franklin, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga and Moises Henriques are set to bring forth their game under the their formidable captain’s leadership. The team is being referred to as the ‘dream team’ as the likes of these players are set to attack all the right senses in the IPL 4 season that starts today.
Hopes are running high on Sachin Tendulkar following a tremendous win at the World Cup. Now the only trophy that remains to beckon his shelves is that of the IPL and the team promises to put into force every muscle to get that title as well.

Mukesh Ambani is hopeful seeing his team in good form and spirits. As his wife Nita Ambani takes to the reins of the workings of the team, he is certain that his team is assured of a successful run this season too.

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Chennai Super Kings tastes blood in inaugural match against KKR

IT COULD not have been a better start for the Indian Premier League with the world cup winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni scaling new heights for his team Chennai Super Kings. The last ball delivery by Tim Southee enabled the IPL season 3 winner's Chennai Super Kings to taste blood.

In the inaugural match between defending champion Chennai Super Kings and the newly formed Kolkata Knight Rider led by Gautam Gambhir, all the cricketing drama was witnessed. From one point where it was considered that Chennai Super Kings are going to face a definite loss from the hands of KKR, MS Dhoni kept the ray of hope alive when he brilliantly stumped Yusuf Pathan followed by Jacques Kallis.

KKR who once looked on top till first three quarters of second inning ended up on the losing side after the last 5 overs. 154 runs in 20 overs was not that a tough call for KKR, as players like Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis and their very own captain, Gautam Gambhir who is known for some big hitting and making target set for them a small one.

Match lived up to the hype created by media and fans on social networking website as it ended on the nail biting last bowl of the match, a perfect way to inaugurate the tournament. The action has just begun and we hope to see harder hitting and nail biting matches in the fourth edition of IPL.

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Nita Ambani: The tour de force behind Mumbai Indians

NITA AMBANI has forever been regarded as the wife of Mukesh Ambani – the chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and the owner of the Indian Premier League franchise of Mumbai Indians. Having been behind the scenes for the first two years, Nita has now surfaced to support her team in full gusto and enthusiasm as they step into the fourth season of IPL.

After experiencing a horrifying second IPL season in South Africa - six losses in their last eight matches – she was determined to move out of the back to run the actual running of her team personally. The dejection of defeat transformed her from an owner’s wife to a cricket devote and, eventually, the chief executive officer of her team.

Nita Ambani is now determined to play a more inclusive role in the workings of the team to ensure that the team does not fall apart here on. And as history remains testament to her efforts, Team Mumbai Indians has managed to reach the top slot within a short span of just one year.

In actuality, her evolution into a cricket aficionado and her hands-on engagement with the team is just two years old, but the amount of hard work and effort that she has put in to restructure the team into a proficient one has earned her much accolades.

Last year, she was part of the core committee of Mumbai Indians along with four other members and was enthusiastic in taking important decisions relating to the matches in rigorous session of meetings.

Not only has she involved herself in the management of the team, she has also made sure she understands the nuances that go in the actual game. Today, she has become sound enough to evaluate the makeup of a pitch, the various gradations of the ‘doosra’ or even a cricketer’s ability to pace an innings.

She calls Wankhede stadium her workplace for the next 50 days of the IPL 4 and her frequent meetings with the team manager and Nikhil Meswani have become part and parcel of her daily discourse. Her dedication is visible for everyone to see as Mumbai Indians pad up aim for the top spot again.

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IPL 2011 CSK vs KKR match, Live Score Card

IPL 2011 IS kicking off today at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai between host and defending champion Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Indian captain MS Dhoni is leading Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the stylish Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir is leading Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Out of the 15-member Indian Cricket World Cup 2011 winning squad, five members are playing tonight in the IPL 2011. MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan and R. Ashwin will be seen in action in Chennai tonight.
Chennai Super Kings have won four IPL matches in the six meetings between the two teams. Kolkata Knight Riders have won one match while the other game was washed out.
Defending champion CSK is the only IPL team that had reached the semi final of the IPL on all the three editions. CSK also played the finals of the IPL two times. In the IPL 3 in 2010, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) finished at fifth position.
Chennai Super Kings has retained four players, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, and Albie Morkel from the previous editions of IPL. Meanwhile, Kolkata Knight Riders is a totally new team in oan ld bottle in the IPL 2011. They have brought in some famous cricketers such as Jacques Kallis, Eoin Morgan, Brett Lee, Shakib al Hasan, and Brad Haddin.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 4 match will be telecast live on Set Max from 6:00 PM onwards on Friday April 8.
Here are the squads of CSK and KKR for the first match of the DLF IPL 2011:
CSK: MS Dhoni (captain), Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Michael Hussey, Wriddhiman Saha, Scott Styris, Southee, Sudeep Tyagi, Francois du Plessis, Joginder Sharma, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suraj Randiv, George Bailey, Vasudeva Das, Anirudha Srikanth, Abhinav Mukund, Yo Mahesh, Shadab Jakati, Ganapathy Vignesh
KKR: Gautam Gambhir (Captain), Jacques Kallis, Eoin Morgan, Brett Lee, Shakib al Hasan, Ryan Ten Doeschate, James Pattinson, Brad Haddin, Yusuf Pathan, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Manoj Tiwary, Jaydev Unadkat, Iqbal Abdullah, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Shami Ahmed, Shreevats Goswami, Pradeep Sangwan, Sarabjit Ladda, Manvinder Bisla, Rajat Bhatia.

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IPL 4 gets bigger and better

AFTER THE clash of Cricket World Cup between the world’s best teams in cricket, for being the champion, the DLF IPL T-20 season 4 is here with some more cricket bonanza for cricket fans.

T-20 is the most nerve-wracking and exciting format of cricket. Fans wait for it eagerly and when it comes to IPL, it becomes another extravaganza for the public. It has a very interesting format, where different players from major teams in cricket, play each other for the title. The most attractive fact in this format is the way in which the players unite with each other to play as a team.

The last three seasons of IPL T-20 have been very successful. Previous tournaments have showcased many new talents. In 2008, Rajasthan Royals created history by taking everyone with surprise and also by winning the title.

Deccan Chargers Hyderabad, for whom the 2008 IPL was a nightmare, did wonders in its second season in 2009, and comfortably clinched the title. For Chennai Super Kings, all the three seasons of IPL have been a fairytale as they have performed consistently well, and this has helped them in claiming the title in 2010. Now, IPL is back again with its season 4 in the search for its new bearer of the title.

As it is said, the things once implemented can only get better with time, so is the case with IPL. It will mark new grounds in 2011 - with two new teams. One new franchise to debut this year is the Pune Warriors India, which is supposed to be the most expensive in the IPL history. The other one is the Kochi Tuskers Kerala, bought for a price of Rs. 1,533.32 crore.

The first game kicks off on April 8, where Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will fight it out to win over each other. It will be a clash of 51 days, final of which has been scheduled for May 28.

The teams are ready with their captains to play a knock of their lives. It is considered as a format where there is a lot of involvement of the audience. From this tournament we get to know about the hidden talent of the cricketing world.

One of the attractions of these matches are the cheerleaders dancing on Indian beats. So, time to get ready to witness great bowling, hard-hitting batting and sizzling cheerleaders - all of whom will be entertaining us for the next 51 days.

All the 10 teams are ready to fight it out to become the IPL-4 winner. For the audience, it is time to get ready for an action-packed and a better and bigger version of DLF IPL.

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CSK vs KKR IPL 4 inaugural match tonight

IN THE first game of the IPL 2011, two Indian stars Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni will lead their teams from the front. It was the heroic performances of Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 that contributed to India clinching the World Cup.
In the IPL season 4, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders have a totally new team. Gautam Gambhir, who is the costliest cricketer of the IPL, Jacques Kallis, who is the leading run getter in the IPL 3, and Yusuf Pathan, who was the member of IPL 1 winner Rajasthan Royals, are the key players for their teams.
MS Dhoni, who is considered the best captain of in world cricket, will mainly depend on southpaw Suresh Raina and local star Murali Vijay in the batting department. In the bowling department, two tall spinners, Sri Lankan Suraj Randiv and local boy R. Ashwin are all set to give full support to their captain.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have never reach the semi final of DLF IPL, whereas Chennai Super Kings (CSK) reached the semi final on all the three previous ocassions times, and was a two-time finalist and winner of IPL 2010.
The first match of the IPL season 4 between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will start from 8:00 PM tonight. Match will be telecast live on Set Max from 6:00 PM onwards.

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IPL 4 to kickstart today, hopes high on new entrants

AFTER WINNING the world cup and making the country go crazy its time for IPL to send the excitement in air and we are just few hours away to see the epic encounters of the league. It will be a tough call for the fans to cheer for the players who once played for the country but are now disseminated across participating teams.

Such questions were also asked before the commencement of the IPL in 2008, but we all got our answers as we saw that regionalism was very much on the fans sides than any particular player, it was obvious that they will cheering for their team than any particular player. But throughout the last three seasons of IPL; fans have their own favorite players list in their favorite franchise teams; like Muttiah Muralitharan, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin from CSK or Gautam Gambhir, V Sehwag from Delhi Daredevils.

Now as we know that players have been shuffled between the various teams like Gautam Gambhir who was born in Delhi and was former team member of Delhi Daredevils is no longer the part the team this season, this time he is the Captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. Now the question is will the fans that was cheering for him last three seasons of IPL as he was a part of Delhi Daredevils; be cheering for him knowing that he is no longer a part of their favourite teams.

Same with Mutthiah Muralitharan, as he was playing for Chennai Super Kings for last three seasons and said to be very integral part of CSK team planning. He will be playing for Kochi Tuskers this season. How the fans of CSK, who once loved him are going to react when he will be playing against their very own team remains to be seen.

Lots of answers will come and lot of drama are just few hours away as we are going to witness another epic cricket tournament in India after World cup 2011.

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Kings XI Punjab all set for IPL 2011 with new faces

Kings XI Punjab ready to kick-start their teams campaign under new captain Adam Gilchrist against Pune Warriors for the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League 2011.  Punjab team is currently being trained under expertise of Michael Bevan, and is all set to play great cricket IPL season 4.

Skipper Adam Gilchrist said, Kings XI Punjab has a new look but we will endeavor to play as one united team. Team Players has great talent and with new renewed energy and teamwork we are determined to aim for a successful season.With young and energetic boys being part of the squad we are looking to make an impression. Our team has the right mix of experience, youth and talent & the exhibited potential to go the distance this year, he added.

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MS Dhoni got insured for Rs. 34 cr for IPL 2011

Indian Premier League is starting today and action will continue till May 28. Ten teams would contest for the IPL 2011 and there will be total of 74 matches. First time IPL league will feature 10 teams with the inclusion of Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
For that Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian skipper also Chennai Super Kings caption insured by the Oriental Insurance Company, and  has provided highest ever personal accident cover of Rs. 34 crore.

This cover includes travel risk, medical emergencies and loss of baggage. For IPL 3, he was given an insurance cover of  10 crore Rs. Whereas winner of the IPL 2009, Deccan Chargers  have been provided overall cover of about Rs. 98 crore.
Oriental Insurance Company has also provided insurance cover to five other IPL teams -- Chennai Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.Oriental Insurance also provided an insurance cover of more than Rs. 1,000 crore to the Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Twenty 20 cricketing extravaganza gets underway today at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai where Chennai Super Kings takes on Kolkata Knight Riders.

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SRK to perform at IPL opening ceremony in Chennai

DURING THE IPL 4 opening ceremony in Chennai on Friday, superstar Shah Rukh Khan will enthrall spectators with a dazzling performance. The organisers of the event, Wizcraft Entertainment, is said to hold a short but an eventful show full of dance and songs.

Others who will be joining Shah Rukh Khan include popular pop singer Sona Mahapatra, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala and Akriti Kakar. The status of the last three singers has not been confirmed as of yet.

Reliable sources at the venue stated that it was not a tough call to rope in SRK as he already owns an IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders, and has to be present when Kolkata take on IPL 3 winners Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on April 8.

Upon her take to perform at the IPL 4, Mahapatra said that it was quite a late decision to have a colourful opening ceremony, and she was asked to be a part of the show about two weeks back. She also stated that although she normally travels with her band, doing a gig at an event like this was totally unexpected.

Mahapatra made her mark in the industry with the song Dumadum mast kalandar and is also being considered as an apt song for the occasion. However, with the time running short, the excitement level is at its all time high with India winning its second world cup.

 

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Pune Warriors struggling before start of IPL 4

Pune Warriors, newly formed franchise in the Indian Premier League have been dealt with yet another blow ahead of the start of the IPL 4 season , beginning tomorrow. Indian veteran fast bowler Ashish Nehra will miss the starting matches of tournament due to injury fractured finger carried forward from the cricket world cup 2011 match against Pakistan.

Pune Warriors earlier forced to replace Angelo Matthews, after the all-rounder pulled a muscle in his leg during the World Cup, which ruled him out of action for eight weeks.

And now Pune Warriors have confirmed that Ashish Nehra will definitely miss their opening two matches, against Kings XI Punjab and the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. He also missed the Cricket world cup final victory match against Sri Lanka.

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Kochi Tuskers Promo Video Released for IPL 2011

With just few hours left for its maiden Indian Premier League appearance, Kochi Tuskers Kerala launched the team logo and promotional video on Wednesday. Kochi Tuskers IPL promotional video along with logo and Jersey released yesterday.

The promo video, is directed by the Bollywood director Priyadarshan, is to showcase the state's scenic backwaters and martial arts.

Have a look of it -

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Delhi Daredevils IPL Matches are in huge demand

For fourth edition of the Indian Premier League Delhi Daredevils (home) Delhi match tickets are in huge demand after the victory in the world cup 2011. IPL tickets for weekdays matches are marginally cheaper than the ones for weekend games.

IPL tickets are available in various ranges from Rs 300 onwards on weekdays and Rs 500 on the weekends. Tickets can be bought online from Kyazoonga and book my show like sites. They are also available at selected ING Vysya branches and  in more than 70 selected Easybill outlets in the NCR region and in seven outlets of Fast Trax.

Delhi Daredevils will play their opening match against Mumbai Indians on April 10 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi.

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Rajasthan Royals new Jersey unveiled for IPL 4

Rajasthan Royals launched their teams new jersey in the presence of  Shane Warne and Rahul Dravid for the Indian Premier League 2011 starting on April 8. Floriana Group and HDFC Life are the team sponsors for the Royals.

Shilpa Shetty Kundra, co-owner of Rajasthan Royals, with Warne and Dravid unveiled the jersey and presented it to Floriana Group chairman Sanjay Jain and Marketing and Direct Sales head HDFC life Sanjay Tripathi. Royals official kit partner PUMA designed this year's jersey. Rajasthan Royals to play their first match on April 9 in Hyderabad and the first home game in Jaipur on April 12 against Delhi Daredevils.

Shane Warne said "We are looking stronger and better than ever before. We have the right blend of power, grit, youth, and experience, and we are ready to take the competition head-on. We have promising youngsters in India under-19 Ashok Meenaria and few others and i hope they play true to their potential".

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London Attractions – Olympics 2012

London Tourist Attractions and 2012 Olympics

City of London has various attractions to offer the tourists.  Around 3.5 million tourists visit London every year.  Tower Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral are some of the top attractions in London.  London Eye – the 135 meter high observation giant wheel is also one of the biggest attractions of London.  It is the biggest giant wheel in the world situated on South Bank and on a clear day, it offers 25 miles of splendid view.  However, the newest tourist attraction in London is going to be the London Olympics 2012.

London is hosting international sports for past several years.  In 1948, London had hosted Olympic Games.  Amongst the most popular international games, London is hosting tennis tournaments every year at Wimbledon, a very spectacular village.  Game lovers enjoyed a lot of thrilling championship games like the game played between the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus.  London has given great players like, Wyne Rooney and football legend David Beckham.

London has a bright past record of managing big events, but talking about Olympics 2012, it is a big responsibility as the whole world is watching London.  That is why, this event means a lot to London.  Not only citizens of London but also the entire world population is expecting a lot. London Olympics Managing committee has a great responsibility of planning the event, building the structure, organizing all infrastructure development and completing the project in time.  They have worked hard to overcome the recession and you can see new face of London soon.  Huge amount of temporary jobs have been now available and the structure they are constructing can be reused or move to another desired place.  It all means that in the future there is an opportunity for more jobs and more scope for such events in London.

This event will boost London’s economy to the great extent.  This event will attract game lovers to London from all over the world.  Money spent on shopping, transportation, accommodation, and on restaurant by visitors is the other side of coin.  London city’s water sources are being rejuvenated for the event, and a huge parkland is being developed.  City of London is visitor’s paradise offering a lot to the visitors.  This Olympics event will surely provide a wonderful atmosphere to get London’s multicultural people together by maintaining a friendly rivalry.  Everyone will be easily united by a single language.  English is the native language of London and the prime language spoken in various countries.

Media and social sites will play a very important role in promotion of London Olympics.  Every one would like to tweet on twitter about games, while you can enjoy videos on You Tube.  Every one wants to know more about this event so you can get updated information on the official olympics website http://www.london-2012.co.uk.

8 million tickets are estimated for Olympic Games and 5 million tickets for the Paralympics. Tickets and entry passes would be available from year 2011, but game lovers have started to keeping track of latest updates on ticketing schedule.  In March 2011, tickets for London Olympics 2012 will be available for sale.  Therefore, there will be a huge fun and entertainment during London Olympic 2012. Olympics 2012 is surely going to be a major tourist attraction in London.

Daniel Vettori to challenge from Royal Challengers side in IPL

New Zealand player and skipper Daniel Vettori will lead the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League 2011.

Vijay Mallya said, Vettori is a experienced and respected leader and we hope to  succeed in IPL  2011.Vettori is a respected professional not only within his team but amongst his international peers as well.

Vettori led New Zealand team to the ICC World Cup 2011 semifinals where before lost to Sri Lanka.Earlier Indian Test captain Anil Kumble led the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second and third season of the IPL. Kumble, who is president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), is the chief mentor of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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DLF IPL 4 Schedule: Excitement begins on April 8

THE IPL 2011 schedule for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, which will start on April 8, 2011, has been announced. The tournament will run from April 8 to May 28, 2011.
With two new teams Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, the number of participating teams in the IPL has increased to ten. The IPL 2011 will be telecast by SET MAX TV channel live in India and other Asian countries.
The ten IPL teams are divided into two groups and each team will play 14 games each. A total of 74 games will be played in IPL 4.
Group A : 1) Deccan Chargers 2) Delhi Daredevils 3) Kings XI Punjab 4) Mumbai Indians 5) Pune Warriors India.
Group B : 1) Kolkata Knight Riders 2) Kochi Tuskers Kerala 3) Royal Challengers Bangalore 4) Rajasthan Royals 5) Chennai Super Kings.
The first edition of the IPL was won by the Rajastan Royals led by Shane Warne. The second edition was won by the Deccan Chargers led by Adam Girlcrist and the 3rd edition was won by the MS Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings.

Date	Time	Teams
April 8	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 9	4 PM IST	Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
April 9	8 PM IST	Kochi v Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 10	4 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
April 10	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab
April 11	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
April 12	4 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
April 12	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
April 13	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
April 13	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors vs Kochi
April 14	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 15	4 PM IST	Rajasthan v Kolkata Knight Riders
April 15	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Kochi
April 16	4 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 16	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
April 17	4 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils
April 17	8 PM IST	Rajasthan v Kolkata Knight Riders
April 18	8 PM IST	Kochi v Chennai Super Kings
April 19	4 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
April 19	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
April 20	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors
April 20	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Kochi
April 21	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
April 22	4 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 22	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
April 23	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
April 24	4 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
April 24	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Kochi
April 25	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors
April 26	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 27	4 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings
April 27	8 PM IST	Kochi v Deccan Chargers
April 28	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
April 29	4 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
April 29	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune
April 30	4 PM IST	Kochi v Delhi Daredevils
April 30	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
May 1	4 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors
May 1	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
May 2	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
May 2	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Kochi
May 3	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
May 4	4 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
May 4	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians
May 5	4 PM IST	Kochi v Kolkata Knight Riders
May 5	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
May 6	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
May 7	4 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
May 7	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
May 8	4 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kochi
May 8	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors
May 9	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
May 10	4 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors
May 10	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
May 11	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
May 12	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
May 13	8 PM IST	Kochi v Kings XI Punjab
May 14	4 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
May 14	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
May 15	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
May 15	8 PM IST	Kochi v Rajasthan Royals
May 16	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers
May 17	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
May 18	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Kochi
May 19	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders
May 20	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
May 21	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
May 21	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors
May 22	4 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
May 22	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
May 24	8 PM IST	Qualifier 1 First v Second
May 25	8 PM IST	Eliminator Third v Fourth
May 27	8 PM IST	Qualifier 2
May 28	8 PM IST	Final