BCCI announces Amnesty for ICL players

(29-4-2009 ICL Updates ) - Players who have so far sided with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) can now hope to represent the country in international events following the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) decision on Wednesday to announce an ‘amnesty’ for them.

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After a special meeting of the board’s working committee, the BCCI decided to grant the ICL players time till May 31 to severe all their ties with the unauthorized league, and grab an opportunity to play in the domestic circuit from June 1.

“The BCCI has taken a decision to grant amnesty to players who have been associated the ICL. They have been given time till May 31 during which they need to sever all ties with the ICL and come back to the BCCI and inform the board,” BCCI President Shashank Manohar told media persons after the meeting.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore

Board officials said the players who choose to return to the ‘official’ scheme of things would be considered for international assignments after serving the ICC proposed ‘cooling off period’ of a year.

“We have taken a further decision on those players and the support staff of the ICL that they will not be able to play international cricket or given international assignments for a period of one year from the date they sever their allegiance with the ICL,” Manohar added.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore

He said that many of the ICL players have met the board officials and repented their decision to have join the ICL.

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IPL 2009 Points table - Teams standings latest

Latest updated daily IPL Points table This post provides latest tournament standings in IPL 2009, The table was last updated on 27th April 2009 after match between Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings, Team with name in RED currently leads in the tournament.

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Run Rate	Points
Mumbai Indians	14	5	8	0.30	11
Royal Challengers Bangalore	14	8	6	-0.19	16
Chennai Super Kings	14	8	5	+0.95	17
Rajasthan Royals	14	6	7	-0.35	13
Delhi Daredevils	14	10	4	+0.31	20
Kings XI Punjab	14	7	7	-0.48	14
Kolkata Knight Riders	14	3	10	-0.79	7
Hyderabad Deccan Chargers	14	7	7	+0.20	14

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Mumbai Indians Updates - MI XI IPL 2009 Updates

Mumbai Indians is captained by cricketing legend Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar and in IPL 2009 it is one of the serious contendors for the title since the team is performing well in second season of the indian Premier League at South Africa.

Here are the results of matches played by mumbai indians till date in chronological order. Matches lost by Mumbai Indians are shown in red color and matches with no result is in yellow color, Green color shows matches won

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29-Apr-09
Durban

Mumbai indians vs. Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab: 119/8
Mumbai Indians: 116/7

RESULT - KXIP won by 3 runs
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27-Apr-09
Port Elizabeth

Mumbai Indians vs. Kolkata knight Riders

Mumbai Indians: 187/6
Kolkata Knight Riders: 95/9

RESULT - Mumbai Indians won by 92 runs
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25-Apr-09
Durban

MUMBAI INDIANs vs. Deccan Chargers

Mumbai Indians: 156/7
Deccan Chargers: 168/9

RESULT - Deccan chargers won by 12 runs
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21-Apr-09
Durban

Mumbai Indians vs. Rajasthan Royals

Match abandoned due to rain.
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18-Apr-09
Cape Town

Mumbai Indians: 165/7
CSK: 146/7

Mumbai Indians won by 19 runs.
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Delhi Daredevils Updates - DD XI IPL 2009 Updates

Delhi Daredevils is captained by cricketing legend Virender Sehwag and in IPL 2009 it is one of the serious contendors for the title since the team is performing well in second season of the indian Premier League at South Africa.

Here are the results of matches played by Delhi Daredevils till date in chronological order. Matches lost by Delhi Daredevils are shown in red color and matches with no result is in yellow color, Green color shows matches won.

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30-Apr-09
Pretoria

Delhi daredevils vs. Deccan Chargers

DC: 148/9
DD: 150/4

DD won by 6 Wickets
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28-Apr-09
Pretoria

Delhi Daredevils vs. Rajasthan Royals

DD: 143/7
RR: 147/5

Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets
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26-Apr-09
Port Elizabeth

Delhi Daredevils vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore

RCB: 149/7
DD: 153/4

Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets
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23-Apr-09
Durban

Delhi daredevils vs. Chennai Super kings

CSK: 180/9
DD: 189/5

DD won by 9 runs
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19-Apr-09
Cape Town

Delhi Daredevils vs. Kings XI Punjab

KXIP: 104/7
DD: 58/0

DD won by 10 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)

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Chennai Super Kings Updates - CSK XI IPL 2009 updates

Chennai Super Kings is captained by cricketing legend Chennai Super Kings and in IPL 2009 it is one of the serious contendors for the title since the team is performing well in second season of the indian Premier League at South Africa.

Here are the results of matches played by mumbai indians till date in chronological order. Matches lost by Chennai Super Kings are shown in red color and matches with no result is in yellow color, Green color shows matches won

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27-Apr-09
Durban

CSK vs. Deccan Chargers

CSK: 165/6
DC: 169/4

Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets
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25-Apr-09
Cape Town

CSK vs. KKR

Match abandoned due to rain.
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23-Apr-09
Durban

CSK vs. DD

CSK: 180/9
DD: 189/5

DD won by 9 runs
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20-Apr-09
Port Elizabeth

CSK vs. RCB

CSK: 179/5
RCB: 87/10

CSK won by 92 runs
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18-Apr-09
Cape Town

Chennai Super Kings vs. Mumbai Indians

MI: 165/7
CSK: 146/7

MI won by 19 runs.
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Deccan Chargers Updates - DC XI IPL 2009 Updates

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30-Apr-09
Pretoria

DC vs. DD

Deccan Chargers: 148/9
Delhi Daredevils : 150/4

DD won by 6 Wickets
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27-Apr-09
Durban

Deccan Chargers vs. CSK

CSK: 165/6
DC: 169/4

Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets
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25-Apr-09
Durban

Deccan Chargers vs. Mumbai Indians

MI: 156/7
DC: 168/9

Deccan chargers won by 12 runs
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22-Apr-09
Cape Town

Deccan Chargers vs. RCB

DC: 184/6
RCB: 160/8

DC won by 24 runs
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19-Apr-09
Cape Town

Deccan Chargers vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR: 101/10
DC: 104/2

DC won by 8 wickets
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Royal Challengers Bangalore - RCB updates - IPL 2009

Royal Challengers Bangalore is captained by cricketing legend Kevin Peitersen / Anil Kumble and in IPL 2009 it is one of the serious contendors for the title since the team is performing well in second season of the Indian Premier League at South Africa.

Here are the results of matches played by Royal Challengers Bangalore till date in chronological order. Matches lost by Royal Challengers Bangalore are shown in red color and matches with no result is in yellow color, Green color shows matches won.

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18-Apr-09
Cape Town

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Rajasthan Royals

RCB: 133/8
RR: 58/10

RCB won by 75 runs.

Man of the match: R Dravid (RCB)
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20-Apr-09
Port Elizabeth

Chennai Super Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore

CSK: 179/5
RCB: 87/10

CSK won by 92 runs.

Man of the match: M Muralitharan (CSK)
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22-Apr-09
Cape Town

Delhi Daredevils vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore

DC: 184/6
RCB: 160/8

Deccan Chargers won by 24 runs.

Man of the match: AC Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers)
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24-Apr-09
Durban

RCB vs. Kings XI Punjab

RCB: 168/9
KXIP: 173/3

KXIP won by 7 wickets.

Man of the match: RS Bopara (KXIP)
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26-Apr-09
Port Elizabeth

RCB vs. Delhi Daredevils

RCB: 149/7
DD: 153/4

Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets.

Man of the match: TM Dilshan (Delhi Daredevils)
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29-Apr-09
Durban

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore

KKR: 139/6
RCB: 143/5

RCB won by 5 wickets.

Man of the match: MV Boucher (RCB)
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Rajasthan Royals Updates - RR XI IPL 2009

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5-May-09
Durban

Match Begins 16:00 IST | 12:30 SA | 10:30 GMT

Rajasthan Royals vs. Kings XI Punjab

RR: 211/4
KXIP: 133/8

Rajasthan Royals won by 78 runs.

Man of the match: G Smith (RR)

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2-May-09
Port Elizabeth

RR vs. Deccan Chargers

DC: 141/5
RR: 142/7

Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets.

Man of the match: Y Pathan (RR)
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30-Apr-09
Pretoria

RR vs. CSK

RR: 126/10
CSK: 164/5

CSK won by 38 runs.

Man of the match: SK Raina (CSK)
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28-Apr-09
Pretoria

RR vs. DD

DD: 143/7
RR: 147/5

Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets.

Man of the match: YK Pathan (RR)
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26-Apr-09
Cape Town

RR vs. KXIP

KXIP: 139/6
RR: 112/7

Kings XI Punjab won by 27 runs.

Man of the match: KC Sangakkara (KXIP)
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23-Apr-09
Cape Town

RR vs. KKR

RR: 150/6
KKR: 150/8

Rajasthan Royals won the match(Super Over method).

Man of the match: YK Pathan (RR)
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21-Apr-09
Durban

RR vs. Mumbai Indians

Match abandoned due to rain.
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18-Apr-09
Cape Town

RR vs. RCB

RCB: 133/8
RR: 58/10

RCB won by 75 runs.

Man of the match: R Dravid (RCB)
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Kolkata Knight Riders KKR XI IPL 2009 Updates

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3-May-09
Port Elizabeth

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Kings XI Punjab

KKR: 153/3
KXIP: 154/4

Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets.

Man of the match: M Jayawardene (KXIP)
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1-May-09
East London

Mumbai Indians vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

MI: 148/6
KKR: 139/6

MI won by 9 runs.

Man of the match: JP Duminy (MI)
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29-Apr-09
Durban

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore

KKR: 139/6
RCB: 143/5

RCB won by 5 wickets.

Man of the match: MV Boucher (RCB)
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27-Apr-09
Port Elizabeth

Mumbi Indians vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

MI: 187/6
KKR: 95/9

Mumbai Indians won by 92 runs.

Man of the match: SR Tendulkar (MI)
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25-Apr-09
Cape Town

Chennai Super Kings vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

Match abandoned due to rain.
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23-Apr-09
Cape Town

Rajasthan Royals vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

RR: 150/6
KKR: 150/8

Rajasthan Royals won the match(Super Over method).

Man of the match: YK Pathan (RR)
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21-Apr-09
Durban

KXIP vs. KKR

KXIP: 158/6
KKR: 79/1

KKR won by 11 runs(D/L method).

Man of the match: CH Gayle (KKR)
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19-Apr-09
Cape Town

Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Deccan Chargers

KKR: 101/10
DC: 104/2

DC won by 8 wickets.

Man of the match: RP Singh (DC)

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Kings XI Punjab IPL 2009 daily updates

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1-May-09
Durban

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Kings XI Punjab  

RCB: 145/9
KXIP: 137/7

RCB won by 8 runs.

Man of the match: Y Singh (KXIP)
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29-Apr-09
Durban

Kings XI Punjab vs. Mumbai Indians

KXIP: 119/8
MI: 116/7

KXIP won by 3 runs.

Man of the match: KC Sangakkara (KXIP)
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26-Apr-09
Cape Town

Kings XI Punjab vs. Rajasthan Royals

KXIP: 139/6
RR: 112/7

Kings XI Punjab won by 27 runs.

Man of the match: KC Sangakkara (KXIP)
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24-Apr-09
Durban

RCB vs. KXIP

RCB: 168/9
KXIP: 173/3

KXIP won by 7 wickets.

Man of the match: RS Bopara (KXIP)
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21-Apr-09
Durban

Kings XI Punjab vs. Kolkata Knight Riders

KXIP: 158/6
KKR: 79/1

KKR won by 11 runs(D/L method).

Man of the match: CH Gayle (KKR)
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19-Apr-09
Cape Town

KXIP vs. Delhi Daredevils

KXIP: 104/7
DD: 58/0

DD won by 10 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Man of the match: DL Vettori (DD)
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IPL season 2 tickets up for sale

THE DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) announced the sale of online tickets for the upcoming series which starts on April 18 in Cape Town.

Tickets can be obtained at www.computicket.com – the official online destination.

Tickets in East London, Port Elizabeth, Kimberley and Bloemfontein range between R10 and R75, while fans in Kimberley can catch the IPL double-header for tickets ranging between a mere R30 to R60.

Tickets in Durban, for all double-headers are attractively priced from R25 for students to R150 for the grandstand seats, while single match-day tickets will cost fans between R20 and R100.

Lalit Modi, chairperson and commissioner of the IPL said: “We promised our fans in the Rainbow Nation a non- stop cricket carnival and I think the attractive ticket pricing should be a huge impetus for fans to come and see some of the best cricketing talent in the world display their prowess on the field.”

The entire schedule is available here– the official online destination for the Indian Premier League.

Shane warne fit enough to lead rajasthan royals team

Shane warne , Captain of rajasthan royals IPL franchisee who won the 1st season of IPL - Indian Premier league , is now fully fit to lead the Rajasthan Royal team once again for upcoming IPL 2009 in southafrica.

Earlier , when IPL 2009 organising commitee had to shift the tournament to south africa , shane warne called it a shame. Shane warne said that IPL in Southafrica wont be the same as it was in india.

IPL 2009 - SRK and gavaskar tussle starts

A new controversy has been created when SRK replied to Gavaskar's criticism about KKR team coach John Buchnan that why 4 captains for KKR team for IPL 2009 ?

SRK - Shahrukh Khan told to Sunil Gavaskar that , It is his team , let him do what he wants to do with his team. He also said that Sunil Gavaskar has not played 20 twenty cricket . If has so much to say about the twenty 20 game then he should buy any franchisee of IPL twenty 20 cricket tournament .

IPL 2009 News- KKR to have multiple captains

As declared in Press conference by Coach John Buchnan , Team KKR - Kolkata Knight Riders will have 4 captains who will lead the kkr team on the basis of rotation policy.

Hearing this , Fans of Sourav Gangually protested against Coach John Buchanan . SRK the Owner of KKR team said that Sourav is our main man. While Coach John buchanan on protest from fans said that Sourav dada was already knowing about this change.

Mumbai Indians Team Profile - IPL 2009

Owner: Reliance Industries Ltd
Franchise fee: $111.9 million
Most expensive player: Sachin Tendulkar - $1,121,250

Team Mumbai exemplifies the essence of its home city. The land of a myriad dreams is a melting pot and Mumbai Indians does its best to showcase the same. This franchise is the most expensive in the league and has a fantastic side headed by none other than the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar who is also its Icon Player.

Harbhajan Singh, Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando alongside young talent from Mumbai Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Pinal Shah and Yogesh Takawale make up the Mumbai squad balancing youth and experience. Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited owns the team and one can surely look forward to some scintillating performances from the Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians Team/Squad :

Sachin Tendulkar (C)
Abhishek Nayar
Ajinkya Rahane
Chetnya Nanda
Dhawal Kulkarni
Dilhara Fernando
Dwayne Bravo
Graham Napier
Harbhajan Singh
Jaydev Shah
Jean-Paul Duminy
Jude Singh
Kyle Mills
Lasith Malinga
Luke Ronchi
Mohammad Ashraful
Pinal Shah
Raheel Shaikh
Rohan Raje
Ryan McLaren
Sanath Jayasuriya
Saurabh Tiwary
Shikhar Dhawan
Yogesh Takawale
Zaheer Khan
Shaun Pollock(Mentor) (Coach)

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Bangalore Royal Challengers Team Profile - IPL 2009

Business tycoon Dr. Vijay Mallya owns the Bangalore Royal Challengers, named after one of Mallya's top brands. The team from the Garden City will be led by one of its favourite sons Rahul Dravid who is also its Icon Player. A formidable line-up, the squad has great talent with the likes of Indian Test cricket captain Anil Kumble along with Praveen Kumar and Zaheer Khan, West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul, South Africa's Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Dale Steyn, Aussies Nathan Bracken and Cameron White. Youth will be represented by the U-19 Cricket World Cup winning captain Virat Kohli, Shreevats Goswami and Arun Kumar among others.

Charu Sharma is designated as the CEO of the team while former Kiwi captain Martin Crowe has also been roped in to be part of the team management. Former India fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has been sought to coach the team. Red and golden yellow are the team colours. The Royal Challengers will be expected to shine in the IPL with their talent, determination and buoyancy.

Recently in auction for season 2 IPL players bangalore Royal challengers purchased Kevin Peiterson who became the most expensive player of the tournament.

Royal Challengers Team/ Squad :

Kevin Pietersen (C)
Abhmanyu Mithun
Anil Kumble
Balachandra Akhil
Bharat Chipli
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Cameron White
Dale Steyn
Devraj Patil
Dillon du Preez
Gaurav Dhiman
Ishank Jaggi
Jacques Kallis
Jagadeesh Arun Kumar
Jesse Ryder
Jitendra Patil
Karan Sharma
Kedar Jadhav
Kotarangada Appanna
Manish Pandey
Mark Boucher
Muralidharen Gautam
Nathan Bracken
Pankaj Singh
Praveen Kumar
R. Suteesh
Rahul Dravid
Rajesh Bishnoi
Raju Bhatkal
Robin Uthappa
Roelof van der Merwe
Rohit Sabharwal
Ross Taylor
Saurabh Bandekar
Sreesanth Aravind
Srivastava Goswami
Sunil Joshi
Tinu Yohannan
Udit Patel
Vinay Kumar
Virat Kohli
Wasim Jaffer
Ray Jennings (SA) (Coach)

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Delhi daredeviles team Profile - IPL 2009

The Delhi Daredevils will be led by Icon Player Virender Sehwag - the Nawab of Najafgarh who recently scored the fastest triple hundred in Test cricket. The team boasts of solid batsmen like AB de Villiers, Gautam Gambhir and Shoaib Malik, and bowlers led by the likes of Glenn McGrath, Daniel Vettori and Mohammad Asif.

The team is owned by the GMR Group and its home ground is the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium at Delhi. Greg Shipperd will don the mantle of the coach while Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is the brand ambassador of the Daredevils. Watch out for this team as they proclaim that they are going to play their cricket with unabashed enthusiasm and well on the front foot.



Delhi Daredevils team/Squad :

Virender Sehwag (C)
Aavishkar Salvi
AB de Villiers
Amit Mishra
Andrew McDonald
Ashish Nehra
Daniel Vettori
David Warner
Dinesh Karthik
Dirk Nannes
Farveez Maharoof
Gautam Gambhir
Glenn McGrath
Manoj Tiwary
Mithun Manhas
Owais Shah
Paul Collingwood
Pradeep Sangwan
Rajat Bhatia
Tejashwi Yadav
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Umesh Yadav
Yo Mahesh
Yogesh Nagar
Greg Shipperd (AUS) (Coach)

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Kolkata Knight Riders Team Profile - IPL 2009

The Eden Gardens will be home to the Kolkata Knight Riders. The star-studded squad comprises of some of the biggest names in world cricket. Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting, Chris Gayle of the West Indies, Brendan McCullum of New Zealand and rising Indian star Ishant Sharma are on this envious roster. Sourav Ganguly, the Prince of Kolkata, has been accorded Icon Player status and will lead the side.

Owned by the Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan, the franchise has left no stone unturned while spending on the team's promotion. The mission and vision statements of the team clearly signify the power and confidence this side will exude. After all, they are the King's men!

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad :

Sourav Ganguly (C)
Aakash Chopra
Ajantha Mendis
Ajit Agarkar
Angelo Mathews
Anureet Singh
Arindam Ghosh
Ashoke Dinda
Brad Hodge
Brendan McCullum
Cheteshwar Pujara
Chris Gayle
David Hussey
Ishant Sharma
Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Mark Cameron
Mashrafe Mortaza
Moises Henriques
Murali Kartik
Ricky Ponting
Sanjay Bangar
Shoaib Sheikh
Sourav Sarkar
Sunny Singh
Wriddhiman Saha
Yashpal Singh
John Buchanan (AUS) (Coach)

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Rajasthan Royals team Profile - IPL 2009

The Pink City of Jaipur is represented by the Rajasthan Royals. At first glance, this team will appear as the underdog. But beware, it is the only team to have a player who will also coach the team. And it is none other than the spin wizard from Down Under - Shane Warne. Warne is also the only non-Indian cricketer to lead a side in the IPL.

The team may not have an Icon Player but it manages a roll call of some of the finest talent in cricket. India's Mohammad Kaif and Munaf Patel will rub shoulders with the likes of Graeme Smith, Justin Langer and Younus Khan. Owned by the Emerging Media Group, the Royals will also field many of India's young guns. The team logo has a lion citing the power of the Royals and the war horn which denotes a war cry. The team will reflect Rajput values of courage and valour.

Rajasthan Royals Team Squad -

Shane Warne (C)
Abhishek Raut
Ahad Malek
Amit Singh
Anup Revandkar
Ashraf Makda
Atul Sharma
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Dinesh Salunke
Gajendra Singh
Graeme Smith
Kamran Akmal
Lee Carseldine
Mahesh Rawat
Mohammad Arif
Mohammad Kaif
Morne Morkel
Munaf Patel
Naman Ojha
Niraj Patel
Paras Dogra
Paul Valthaty
Pratmesh Salunke
Pushkarraj Chavan
Raiphi Gomez
Ravindra Jadeja
Robert Quiney
Shane Harwood
Shane Watson
Shaun Tait
Siddharth Chitnis
Siddharth Trivedi
Srideep Mangela
Swapnil Asnodkar
Tyron Henderson
Yusuf Pathan
Shane Warne (AUS) (Coach)

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Deccan Chargers - Team profile - IPL 2009

The Deccan Chargers of Hyderabad is owned by media house Deccan Chronicle. Local favourite VVS Laxman gave up the chance to be Icon Player to help his team have more to bid with. The gesture did pay off and the Chargers added the likes of Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Scott Styris, Herschelle Gibbs and Shahid Afridi to its roster. RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa were also the pick of the bowlers. Exciting young prospects like Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, Arjun Yadav and Sarveesh Kumar are also part of the squad.

The Deccan Chargers mascot represents a charging bull signifying strength, power and aggression while the red and gold bands on the flag stand for dominance and victory.

Deccan Chargers Squad :

Adam Gilchrist (C)
Abhinav Kumar
Andrew Symonds
Arjun Yadav
Chamara Silva
Chaminda Vaas
Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna
Dwaraka Ravi Teja
Dwayne Smith
Fidel Edwards
Halhadar Das
Harmeet Singh
Herschelle Gibbs
Jas Karandeep Singh
Manvinder Bisla
Nuwan Zoysa
Paidikalva Vijaykumar
Pragyan Ojha
Rohit Sharma
Rudra Pratap Singh
Ryan Harris
Sarvesh Kumar
Scott Styris
Shoaib Ahmed
Tirumalsetti Suman
Venugopal Rao
VVS Laxman
Darren Lehman (AUS) (Coach)

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Team Profile - Kings XI Punjab IPL 2009

Lion-hearted, spirited, passionate, hospitable, entertaining and brave - these are the words that the Kings XI Punjab team use to describe themselves. The team has made its mission clear "To be the most successful and entertaining franchise in the league". With Bollywood's Preity Zinta, and renowned industrialists Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman and Karan Paul behind this venture, the franchise has managed to come up with an impressive list of cricketers.

Batting stalwarts Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara and Ramnaresh Sarwan will be expected to deliver alongside smiling assassin Brett Lee, break-dancing S. Sreesanth and Irfan Pathan who will spearhead the bowling attack. Tom Moody is designated as the coach, while local favourite Yuvaj Singh is the captain of the starry squad.

It may also be noted that Yuvraj Singh is the most expensive player for kings XI punjab as the owners had to shed US$1,063,750 for getting the player holding the world record of 6 consuctive sixes in an over .

KINGS XI Squad :

Yuvraj Singh (C)
Ajitesh Argal
Amanpreet Singh
Brett Lee
Burt Cockley
Irfan Pathan
James Hopes
Jerome Taylor
Karan Goel
Kumar Sangakkara
Luke Pomersbach
Mahela Jayawardene
Piyush Chawla
Ramesh Powar
Ranadeb Bose
Ravi Bopara
Ravikant shukla
Ryan Ninan
S. Sreesanth
Shaun Marsh
Simon Katich
Sunny Sohal
Tanmay Srivastava
Taruwar Kohli
Uday Kaul
Vikramjeet Malik
VRV Singh
Wilkin Mota
Yash Gandhi
Tom Moody (AUS) (Coach)

However the playing 11 for kings XI punjab can change according to match conditions.

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IPL 2009 Inaugral 2 matches sold out already

APRIL 3/09 - The tickets for the IPL season 2 match at Cape Town on April 18 between the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, and Rajasthan Royals versus Royal Challengers Bangalore, have been sold out within hours of going on sale online, the IPL said in a media release today.

ALSO READ :
-IPL Season 2 matches Final ScheduleNEW!!

The IPL had announced the sale of online tickets for the second season in South Africa with the tickets for the first two matches priced between R 50 for students to R 200/150 for the grand stands, inclusive of the opening ceremony. Kingsmead in Durban hosts 16 games, the most for a single venue, and the tickets are priced between R 25 for students to R 150 for the grand stands.
The organisers have focused on making the tickets affordable, in order to attract youngsters to the event. The tournament had to be moved out of India due to the general elections in the country.

The prices are relatively cheaper in the smaller venues like East London, Port Elizabeth, Kimberley and Bloemfontein, ranging between R 10 and R 75.

ALSO READ :
-IPL Season 2 matches Final Schedule NEW!!

Lalit Modi (IPL commissioner) was extremely happy with the way ticket sales had progressed for the inaugural weekend. "A sellout crowd at the Sahara Park Newlands would be a dream - start for the 2009 season and I would like to thank the fans for all their support," he said. "I hope fans all around the Rainbow Nation and from India continue to display their solidarity and acceptance of the Indian Premier League in this manner. I look forward to an exciting season of cricket and entertainment in the days to come." he concluded.

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Michael Hussey would not play in IPL's second edition

Michael Hussey will become the latest Australian to withdraw from this year's IPL in an effort to reinvigorate himself ahead of the Ashes. Hussey is one of only two Australians, along with Brad Haddin, to have played in all 12 Tests and 10 one-day internationals since last year's tour of India, and was due to join the Chennai Super Kings after the limited-overs series against Pakistan next month.

ALSO READ :
-IPL season 2 match scheduleNEW!!

Hussey is mired in the deepest trough of his international career - he reached 50 once in the six Tests against South Africa - and is desperate to rediscover peak form in time for the Ashes. In addition to the IPL, he is also believed to be considering standing down from Australia's six matches against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates as he seeks to rejuvenate both body and mind. He will play the one-day series in South Africa, which begins in Durban on Friday.

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Chennai Super Kings reveals it's squad for IPL season 2

The team squad for former runner up of IPL " CHENNAI SUPER KINGS " is as follows however playing 11 can vary accordingly in different matches.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain)

BATSMEN :
Matthew Hayden
Suresh Raina
Michael Hussey
Anirudha Srikkanth
Subramaniam Badrinath
George Bailey
Arun Karthik
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Abhinav Mukund
Murali Vijay

ALSO READ :
-IPL 2009 Final Matches Schedule NEW!!

ALL-ROUNDERS / WICKET-KEEPERS :
Andrew Flintoff
Jacob Oram
Albie Morkel
Parthiv Patel
Shadab Jakati
Viraj Kadbe
Suresh Kumar
Napolean Einstein

BOWLERS :
Muralitharan
Joginder Sharma
Makhaya Ntini
Thilan Thushara
Ravichandran Aswhin
Manpreet Gony
Laxmipathy Balaji
Palani Amarnath
Sudeep Tyagi

ALSO READ :
-IPL 2009 Final Matches Schedule NEW!!

STAFF :
Stephen Fleming - Coach
Gregory King - Trainer

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IPL 2009 Season 2 Schedule - South Africa

The revised final time-table for the IPL 2009 which is going to be held in South Africa is out. You can find all the IPL 2009 match details with venues, dates and timings. The timings given in this time-table are all according to IST (Indian Standard Time). Beginning on 18th April, 2009 with the first match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.. So, save this ipl 2009 time-table, match fixtures and match schedules for Indian Premier league 2009.

Saturday, 18th April, 2009

Match 1
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Cape Town
Timing -4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 2
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Sunday, 19th April, 2009

Match 3
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 4
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST
Monday, 20th April, 2009

Match 5
Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Tuesday, 21st April, 2009

Match 6
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 7
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST


Match 8
Wednesday, 22nd April, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 9
Thursday, 23rd April, 2009
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST
Match 10
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 11
Friday, 24th April, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 12
Saturday, 25th April, 2009
Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST
Match 13
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 14
Sunday, 26th April, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST
Match 15
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 16
Monday, 27th April, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 17
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST
Match 18
Tuesday, 28th April, 2009
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 19
Wednesday, 29th April, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 20
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 21
Thursday, 30th April, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 22
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 23
Friday, 1st May, 2009
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: East London
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 24
Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 25
Saturday, 2nd May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 26
Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 27
Sunday, 3rd May, 2009
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 28
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 29
Monday, 4th May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: East London
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 30
Tuesday, 5th May, 2009
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 31
Wednesday, 6th May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 32
Thursday, 7th May, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 33
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 34
Friday, 8th May, 2009
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: East London
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST
Match 35
Saturday, 9th May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Kimberley
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 36
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Kimberley
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST
Match 37
Sunday, 10th May, 2009
Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 38
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 39
Monday, 11th May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Kimberley
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 40
Tuesday, 12th May, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 41
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 42
Wednesday, 13th May, 2009
Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 43
Thursday, 14th May, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 44
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 45
Friday, 15th May, 2009
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Bloemfontein
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 46
Saturday, 16th May, 2009
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 47
Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 48
Sunday, 17th May, 2009
Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 49

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Bloemfontein
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 50

Monday, 18th May, 2009
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST
Match 51
Tuesday, 19th May, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 52
Wednesday, 19th May, 2009
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 53
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 54
Thursday, 21st May, 2009
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST
Match 55
Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

2009 IPL Semi-Finals Schedule

Friday, 22nd May, 2009
1st Semi-Final
TBC vs TBC
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Saturday, 22nd May, 2009

2nd Semi-Final
TBC vs TBC
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

2009 IPL Final

Sunday, 24th May, 2009
Winner of 1st SF vs Winner of 2nd SF
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

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IPL and elections timings clash IPL 2009 to be hosted in South Africa

The 2009 Indian premier league season will happen outside India. South Africa and England are the 2 likely venues where the matches can be held. South africa holds the upper hand though.

IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi however said that the matches would be held on the scheduled dates. Neither would the timings change and the Indian audience will be able to watch the matches as scheduled according to the IST (Indian standard time).

BCCI President Shashank Manohar, addressing the press after the meeting said: "We have been forced to move the IPL out of India. My apologies to the people of India, who have loved the event. But the attitude of the government has forced us to take this step."

BCCI will come out with the venue details in the next 2-3 days. Shashank Manohar said, that many countries are interested in hosting the lucrative Twenty20 event.

The timings for the indian audience to watch the IPL matches will be 4 Pm and 8Pm IST

However i predict it would be south africa if IPL commisioner Lalit Modi considers costs as big issue.

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Online Tickets Booking for IPL 2009, season 2 IPL

The much awaited 2nd season of DLF Indian premier league (IPL) is supposed to be starting on 10th April in Mumbai. If things go as per plan and there are no security concerns, the schedule for ipl will not be changed.

There are not good enough online sources to book tickets for the 2nd season of indian premier league. Lot of questions will be running through the minds of anticipating fans. Questions like where can i buy ipl tickets? How can i buy tickets for Ipl? what is the cost and price for ipl tickets? Are the ipl tickets available online?

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Well, Don't you all need to worry about booking the tickets for IPL season 2. I will post and update all the possible means of buying and booking of online tickets for ipl, as well booking and buying of ipl season 2 tickets via phone.

As of now, there is only one website i know who would be selling the tickets. and that is www.iplt20.com.

Please keep visiting this website for the latest updates and happenings on Indian premier league 2nd season. You can also see the live scores on this website for free.