Monday, March 30, 2009

KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) brings in captaincy rotation

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders’ Director of Operations John Buchanan and its icon player Sourav Ganguly announced on Tuesday that the team would not have a “fixed captain” for the second edition of the event, due to be played in South Africa next month.

They said the captain fo each game would be picked from among a pool of four leaders including New Zealand wicket-keeeper batsman Brendon McCullum, West Indies skipper Chris Gayle and Sourav Ganguly. The think tank has not named the fourth player in the pool yet..

The interesting concept mirrors the concept of captaincy-rotation seen in soccer. Buchanan is known for his out-of -the-box thinking and has given the cricketing world another new concept to think about.

When Buchanan started the press briefing by saying he was keen to change the approach to captaincy and leadership in cricket, few had any clue about what was to follow. With four captains at the helm of affairs, he will have different views to draw from and different strategies will be adopted by the team when it encounters a difficult situation.

IPL Squads for the second edition

IPL Squads for the second edition

Bangalore Royal Challengers Squad:

International players: Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Dale Steyn, Roelof van der Merwe and Dillon du Preez (South Africa), Cameroon White and Nathan Bracken (Australia), Kevin Pietersen (England), Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder (New Zealand)

Indian players: Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Robin Uthappa, Praveen Kumar, Virat Kohli, Wasim Jaffer, Manish Pandey, Sreevats Goswami, Suteesh R, Pankaj Singh, Vinay Kumar, Bhuvanesh Kumar, Karan Sharma, Saurav Bandekar, Tinu Yohanan, Bharat Chipli, B Akhil, Devraj Patil, J Arun Kumar, KP Appana, Sunil Joshi, Gauvar Dhiman, Jitendra Patil, Udit Patel, Mithun A. Aravind, S. Kedar Jadhav, Gautam CM, Raju Bhatkal, Rajesh Bishnoi, Ishank Jaggi and Rohit Sabharwal

Chennai SuperKings Squad:

International players: Muttaih Muralitharan and Thilhan Thushara (Sri Lanka), George Bailey, Matthew Hayden and Michael Hussey (Australia), Albie Morkel and Makhaya Ntini (South Africa), Jacob Oram and Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) and Andrew Flintoff (England)

Indian players: MS Dhoni, Parthiv Patel, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, L. Balaji, M. Vijay, Joginder Sharma, Manpreet Singh Gony, R Ashwin, Sudeep Tyagi Abhinav Mukund, Viraj Kadbe, Shadab Jakati, Aniruddh Srikanth, Vidyut Sivaramakrishna, Palani Amarnath, KB Arun Karthik, N Einstein and Suresh Kumar

Delhi Daredevils:

International players: Owais Shah and Paul Collingwood (England), David Warner, Andrew McDonald, Dirk Nannes and Glen McGrath (Australia), AB de Villiers (South Africa), Farvez Mahroof and Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) and Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)

Indian players: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, Manoj Tiwary, Rajat Bhatia, Mithun Manhas, Avishkar Salvi, Ashish Nehra, Yo Mahesh, Pradeep Sangwan, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Yogesh Nagar and Tejashwi Yadav

Deccan Chargers:

International players: Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds and Ryan Harris (Australia), Dwayne Smith and Fidel Edwards (West Indies), Chamara Silva, Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka), Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) and Scott Styris (New Zealand)

Indian players: VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Venugopal Rao, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Tirumalatti Suman, Arjun Yadav, Doddapaneni Kalyankrishnan, Abhinav Kumar, Manvinder Bisla, Jaskaran Deep Singh, Harmeet Singh, Sarvesh Kumar, Halhadar Das, Syed Mohammed and Shoaib Ahmed

Mumbai Indians:

International players: Lasith Malinga, Sanath Jayasuriya and Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka), Ryan McLaren and JP Duminy (South Africa), Graham Napier (England), Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), Luke Ronchi (Australia), Md. Ashraful (Bangladesh) and Kyle Mills (New Zealand)

Indian players: Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Abhishek Nayar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jude Singh, Jaydev Shah, Raahil Shaikh, Yogesh Takewala, Pinal Shah, Rohan Raje, Chetanya Nande, Ajinkya Rahane and Sourabh Tiwary

Rajasthan Royals:

International players:
Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Rob Quiney, Lee Carseldine, Shane Harwood and Shaun Tait (Australia), Graeme Smith, Tyron Henderson and Morne Morkel (South Africa) and Dimitri Mascarenhas.

Indian players: Md. Kaif, Munaf Patel, Dinesh Salunke, Swapnil Asnodkar, Niraj Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahesh Rawat, Siddarth Trivedi, Anup Revandkar, Naman Ojha, Siddarth Chitinis, Paras Dogra, Amit Singh, Ahed Malik, Kamran Khan, Yusuf Pathan, Ashraf Makda, Raphi Vincent Gomez, Paul Valthaty, Srideep Mangela, Md. Arif, Gajendra Singh, Atul Sharma, Pratmesh Salunke, Pushkaraj Chavan

Kolkata Knight Riders:

International players:
Brad Hodge, Ricky Ponting, David Hussey, Mark Cameron and Moises Henriques (Australia), Angelo Mathews and Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka), Chris Gayle (West Indies), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) and Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)

Indian players: Sourav Ganguly, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Wridhiman Saha, Ajit Agarkar, Ishant Sharma, Ashoke Dinda, Debrata Das, Murali Karthik, Iqbal Abdulla, Akaash Chopra, Yaspal Singh, Cheteswar Pujara, Anureet Singh, Rajesh Verma, Sanjay Bangar, Monish Parmar, Aditya Dole, Amit Das, Gaurav Chabbra, S Niyaz, Sanjib Sanyal, Natraj Behar, Shatrujay Gaekwad, Rohan Prem, Gnansehwar Rao, Dhiran Salvi, Ameya Sri Khande, Anushtap Mazumdar, Vinit Indulkar, Sanju Samson, Prashanth Parameshwar, Arindam Ghosh, Bharuk Thakka, P Prashnath, Sourav Sarkar, Murtaza Hussain, Kshemal Waigankar, Sheldon Jackson, Sunny Singh, Sachin Rana, MT Sanauth, Ishwar Chaudhury and Avik Chaudhary

Kings XI Punjab:
International players: Brett Lee, James Hopes, Shaun Marsh, Luke Pomersbach, Simon Katich and Burt Cockely (Australia), Jerome Taylor (West Indies), Ravi Bopara (England) and Mahela Jayawardene and Kumara Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Indian players: Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth, Romesh Powar, VRV Singh, Karen Goel, Uday Kaul, Ryan Ninan, Wilkin Mota, Ajitesh Agral, Tanmay Srivastava, Sunny Sohal and Yash Gandhi.

Latest News : S Sreesanth of Kings XI Punjab has been ruled out of second edition of IPL due to stress fracture

2009 IPL Matches Schedule

2009 IPL Matches Schedule


Date Teams Venue Time
Saturday,
18-Apr-09 Mumbai IndiansChennai Super Kings Cape Town 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday,
18-Apr-09 Rajasthan RoyalsBangalore Royal Challengers Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday,
19-Apr-09 Delhi DaredevilsKings XI Punjab Cape Town 4 p.m. to 7p.m.
Sunday,
19-Apr-09 Deccan ChargersKolkata Knight Riders Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday,
20-Apr-09 Chennai Super KingsBangalore Royal Challengers Port Elizabeth 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tuesday,
21-Apr-09 Kings XI PunjabKolkata Knight Riders Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday,
21-Apr-09 Rajasthan RoyalsMumbai Indians Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Wednesday,
22-Apr-09 Bangalore Royal ChallengersDeccan Chargers Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11p.m.
Thursday,
23-Apr-09 Chennai Super KingsDelhi Daredevils Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday,
23-Apr-09 Kolkata Knight RidersRajasthan Royals Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday,
24-Apr-09 Bangalore Royal Challengers Kings XI Punjab Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday,
25-Apr-09 Mumbai IndiansDeccan Chargers Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday,
25-Apr-09 Chennai Super KingsKolkata Knight Riders Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday,
26-Apr-09 Bangalore Royal ChallengersDelhi Daredevils Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday,
26-Apr-09 Kings XI PunjabRajasthan Royals Cape Town 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday,
27-Apr-09 Deccan Chargers Chennai Super Kings Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday,
27-Apr-09 Kolkata Knight RidersMumbai Indians Port Elizabeth 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tuesday,
28-Apr-09 Delhi DaredevilsRajasthan Royals Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Wednesday,
29-Apr-09 Kolkata Knight RidersBangalore Royal Challengers Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesday,
29-Apr-09 Kings XI PunjabMumbai Indians Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Thursday,
30-Apr-09 Deccan ChargersDelhi Daredevils Pretoria 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday,
30-Apr-09 Rajasthan RoyalsChennai Super Kings Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday,
1-May-09 Mumbai IndiansKolkata Knight Riders East London 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday,
1-May-09 Kings XI PunjabBangalore Royal Challengers Durban 8 p.m.to 11 p.m.
Saturday,
2-May-09 Deccan ChargersRajasthan Royals Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday,
2-May-09 Delhi DaredevilsChennai Super Kings Johannesburg 8 p.m. to 11p.m.
Sunday,
3-May-09 Kolkata Knight RidersKings XI Punjab Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday,
3-May-09 Bangalore Royal ChallengersMumbai Indians Johannesburg 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday,
4-May-09 Chennai Super KingsDeccan Chargers East London 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tuesday,
5-May-09 Rajasthan Royals Kings XI Punjab Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday
5-May-09 Delhi DaredevilsKolkata Knight Riders Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Wednesday,
6-May-09 Deccan ChargersMumbai Indians Pretoria 8 p.m.to 11 p.m.
Thursday,
7-May-09 Bangalore Royal ChallengersRajasthan Royals Pretoria 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday,
7-May-09 Kings XI PunjabChennai Super Kings Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday,
8-May-09 Delhi DaredevilsMumbai Indians East London 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday,
9-May-09 Deccan ChargersKings XI Punjab Kimberley 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday,
9-May-09 Chennai Super KingsRajasthan Royals Kimberley 8 p.m. to 11p.m.
Sunday,
10-May-09 Mumbai IndiansBangalore Royal Challengers Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday,
10-May-09 Kolkata Knight RidersDelhi Daredevils Johannesburg 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday,
11-May-09 Rajasthan RoyalsDeccan Chargers Kimberley 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tuesday
12-May-09 Bangalore Royal ChallengersKolkata Knight Riders Pretoria 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday,
12-May-09 Mumbai IndiansKings XI Punjab Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Wednesday,
13-May-09 Delhi DaredevilsDeccan Chargers Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Thursday,
14-May-09 Bangalore Royal ChallengersChennai Super Kings Durban 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday,
14-May-09 Mumbai IndiansRajasthan Royals Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday,
15-May-09 Kings XI PunjabDelhi Daredevils Bloemfontein 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday,
16-May-09 Chennai Super KingsMumbai Indians Port Elizabeth 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday,
16-May-09 Kolkata Knight RidersDeccan Chargers Johannesburg 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday,
17-May-09 Kings XI PunjabDeccan Chargers Johannesburg 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday,
17-May-09 Rajasthan RoyalsDelhi Daredevils Bloemfontein 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday,
18-May-09 Kolkata Knight RidersChennai Super Kings Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tuesday,
19-May-09 Delhi DaredevilsBangalore Royal Challengers Johannesburg 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Wednesday,
20-May-09 Rajasthan RoyalsKolkata Knight Riders Durban 4 p.m.to 7 p.m.
Wednesday,
20-May-09 Chennai Super KingsKings XI Punjab Durban 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Thursday,
21-May-09 Mumbai IndiansDelhi Daredevils Pretoria 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday,
21-May-09 Deccan ChargersBangalore Royal Challengers Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday,
22-May-09 Semi Final 1 Pretoria 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday,
23-May-09 Semi Final 2 Johannesburg 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday,
24-May-09 FINAL Johannesburg 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

IPL Players Auction Results

Name Country Team Bid Reserve

Shaun Tait Australia Rajasthan $375,000 ($250,000)
J.P. Duminy South Africa Mumbai $950,000 ($300,000)
Andrew Flintoff England Chennai $1,550,000 ($950,000)
Kevin Pietersen England Bangalore $1,550,000 ($1,350,000)
Fidel Edwards West Indies Deccan $150,000 ($150,000)
Owais Shah England Delhi $275,000 ($150,000)
Paul Collingwood England Delhi $275,000 ($250,000)
Tyron Henderson South Africa Rajasthan $650,000 ($100,000)
Ravi Bopara England Chandigarh $450,000 ($150,000)
Thilan Thushara Sri Lanka Chennai $140,000 ($125,000)
Jesse Ryder New Zealand Bangalore $160,000 ($100,000)
Kyle Mills New Zealand Mumbai $150,000 ($150,000)
Dwayne Smith West Indies Hyderabad $100,000 ($100,000)
Mashrafe Bin Bangladesh Kolkata $600,000 ($50,000)
Mortaza
George Bailey Australia Chennai $50,000 ($50,000)
Mohammad Ashraful Bangladesh Mumbai $75,000 ($75,000)
Jerome Taylor West Indies Chandigarh $150,000 ($150,000)

2009 IPL Players Auction Results

Source : http://www.iplt20.com/2009-ipl-players-auction-results.html

DLF Indian Premier League - Player Auction Set A










Sr. NO Player Name Nationality Speciality Reserve Price US$ Winning Bid US$ Winning Franchise
1 Shaun Tait Australia/SA Bowler 250,000 375,000 Rajasthan Royals
2 Kevin Pieterson England Batsman 1,350,000 1,550,000 Royal Challengers
3 Andrew Flintoff England All rounder 950,000 1,550,000 Super Kings
4 J P Duminy South Africa Batsman 300,000 950,000 Mumbai Indians







DLF Indian Premier League - Player Auction Set B









Sr. NO Player Name Nationality Speciality Reserve Price US$ Winning Bid US$ Winning Franchise
1 Paul Collingwood England All rounder 250,000 275,000 Delhi Daredevils
2 Owais Shah England Batsman 150,000 275,000 Delhi Daredevils
3 Fidel Edwards West Indies Bowler 150,000 150,000 Deccan Chargers
4 C Kapugedera Sri Lanka Batsman 150,000 UNSOLD -
5 Stuart Clark Australia / NSW Bowler 250,000 UNSOLD -
6 Brad Haddin Australia / NSW Wicketkeeper 250,000 UNSOLD -







DLF Indian Premier League - Player Auction Set C









Sr. NO Player Name Nationality Speciality Reserve Price US$ Winning Bid US$ Winning Franchise
1 Thilan Thushara Sri Lanka All rounder 125,000 140,000 Super Kings
2 Phil Jaques Australia / NSW Batsman 100,000 UNSOLD -
3 Jesse Ryder New Zealand Batsman 100,000 160,000 Royal Challengers
4 Ravi Bopara England All Rounder 150,000 450,000 Kings XI Punjab
5 Luke Wright England All rounder 150,000 UNSOLD -
6 Kyle Mills New Zealand Bowler 150,000 150,000 Mumbai Indians
7 Tyron Henderson South Africa All rounder 100,000 650,000 Rajasthan Royals
8 Nuwan Kulasekera Sri Lanka Batsman 150,000 UNSOLD -
9 Ashwell Prince South Africa Batsman 150,000 UNSOLD -
10 Andre Nel South Africa Bowler 120,000 UNSOLD -







DLF Indian Premier League - Player Auction Set D









Sr. NO Player Name Nationality Speciality Reserve Price US$ Winning Bid US$ Winning Franchise
1 Samit Patel England All Rounder 100,000 UNSOLD -
2 Morne Van Wyk South Africa Wicketkeeper 100,000 UNSOLD -
3 Gulam Bodi South Africa Batsman 100,000 UNSOLD -
4 Dwayne Smith West Indies All rounder 100,000 100,000 Deccan Chargers
5 Jerome Taylor West Indies Bowler 150,000 150,000 Kings XI Punjab
6 Steven Smith NSW All rounder 75,000 UNSOLD -
7 M. Ashraful Bangladesh Batsman 75,000 75,000 Mumbai Indians
8 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh All rounder 75,000 UNSOLD -
9 Ashley Noffke Australia Bowler 100,000 UNSOLD -
10 Daren Powell West Indies Bowler 150,000 UNSOLD -







DLF Indian Premier League - Player Auction Set E









Sr. NO Player Name Nationality Speciality Reserve Price US$ Winning Bid US$ Winning Franchise
1 Bryce McGain Victoria Bowler 50,000 UNSOLD -
2 James Franklin New Zealand Bowler 50,000 UNSOLD -
3 K. Weeraratne Sri Lanka All Rounder 50,000 UNSOLD -
4 R. N. Sarwan West Indies Batsman 100,000 UNSOLD -
5 Jonathan Moss Victoria All Rounder 50,000 UNSOLD -
6 Dominic Thornely NSW All Rounder 50,000 UNSOLD -
7 Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh Batsman 50,000 UNSOLD -
8 Michael Klinger South Australia Batsman 75,000 UNSOLD -
9 P. Jayawardene Sri Lanka Wicketkeeper 50,000 UNSOLD -
10 Aiden Blizzard Victoria Batsman 75,000 UNSOLD -







DLF Indian Premier League - Player Auction Set F









Sr. NO Player Name Nationality Speciality Reserve Price US$ Winning Bid US$ Winning Franchise
1 Kemar Roach West Indies Bowler 50,000 UNSOLD -
2 Michael Dighton Tasmania Batsman 50,000 UNSOLD -
3 Aaron Bird NSW Bowler 45,000 UNSOLD -
4 Brett Geeves Tasmania Bowler 45,000 UNSOLD -
5 M. B. Mortaza Bangladesh Bowler 50,000 600,000 Knight Riders
6 Daniel Harris South Australia Batsman 50,000 UNSOLD -
7 George Bailey Tasmania Batsman 50,000 50,000 Super Kings
8 Michael Hill Victoria Batsman 50,000 UNSOLD -
9 Yusuf Abdulla South Africa Bowler 25,000 UNSOLD