Who do you think will win IPL 2009?
1.) Chennai Superkings
2.) Rajasthan Royals
3.) Punjab Kings
4.) Mumbai Indians
5.) Delhi Daredevils
6.) Kolkata Knight Riders
7.) Royal Challengers Bangalore
8.) Deccan Chargers Hyderabad
1.) Chennai Superkings
2.) Rajasthan Royals
3.) Punjab Kings
4.) Mumbai Indians
5.) Delhi Daredevils
6.) Kolkata Knight Riders
7.) Royal Challengers Bangalore
8.) Deccan Chargers Hyderabad
IPL 2009 Schedule
The second season of Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin from 18th April 2009, almost one week later than what was originally planned. Due to security concerns, the championship has been shifted abroad. The inaugural match of IPL 2009, earlier to be hosted by the winners of last year - Rajasthan Royals, at Jaipur, will now be held at Cape Town (South Africa). The first match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, on one hand, and between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, on the other. Like the last season of Indian Premier League, this time too, there will be two semi-finals, which will be played Pretoria and Johannesburg, on the 22nd and 23rd of May 2009. The final match will also be held at Johannesburg, on 24th May 2009. While all the day matches will start from 4 pm IST (12.30 pm local time), the night matches will begin at 8 pm IST (04.30 pm local time).The format of the IPL tournament of 2009 will remain unchanged from the 2008 season format. All the teams will first play against one another in a league, after which, the top four teams will contest in the two semi-finals. The two winners of semi-finals will enter the finals.Though the format of Indian Premier League remains the same as last year, certain changes in rules and conditions, regarding participation by English players, will be seen in the latest season, which are:
The number of international players allowed in any one squad - increased from 8 to 10 (the number allowed in any playing 11 remains at 4)
The players purchase cap - increased from 5 to 7 million. English players will be allowed to play in IPL 2009 for 21 days, in between their tour to West Indies and the subsequent return tour.
The second season of Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin from 18th April 2009, almost one week later than what was originally planned. Due to security concerns, the championship has been shifted abroad. The inaugural match of IPL 2009, earlier to be hosted by the winners of last year - Rajasthan Royals, at Jaipur, will now be held at Cape Town (South Africa). The first match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, on one hand, and between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, on the other. Like the last season of Indian Premier League, this time too, there will be two semi-finals, which will be played Pretoria and Johannesburg, on the 22nd and 23rd of May 2009. The final match will also be held at Johannesburg, on 24th May 2009. While all the day matches will start from 4 pm IST (12.30 pm local time), the night matches will begin at 8 pm IST (04.30 pm local time).The format of the IPL tournament of 2009 will remain unchanged from the 2008 season format. All the teams will first play against one another in a league, after which, the top four teams will contest in the two semi-finals. The two winners of semi-finals will enter the finals.Though the format of Indian Premier League remains the same as last year, certain changes in rules and conditions, regarding participation by English players, will be seen in the latest season, which are:
The number of international players allowed in any one squad - increased from 8 to 10 (the number allowed in any playing 11 remains at 4)
The players purchase cap - increased from 5 to 7 million. English players will be allowed to play in IPL 2009 for 21 days, in between their tour to West Indies and the subsequent return tour.
Chennai elected to field first the IPL first match 2009
The much-awaited Twenty20 carnival returns after exactly a hiatus of 12 months with the first tie between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Cape Town.MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first match of the Indian Premier League 2 at the Newlands Stadium.However, the start was delayed due to rain but it was not enough to dampen the spirits of millions cricket fans across the globe. The drizzle has left the ground moist and that will also make the ball seam consistently.The second edition of the tournament has also introduced new rules. There will be a break of 7 minutes after 10 overs to allow the teams to review and alter their strategies, if needed.Defying all odds, the India's T20 event made it its way to the vibrant cricket destination - South Africa. And the start could not have got bigger than this. An encounter between 'Jharkhand demolisher' MS Dhoni and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.Chennai Super Kings: Matthew Hayden, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Andrew Flintoff, Thilan Thushara, Jacob Oram, Joginder Sharma, MS Gony, R Ashwin.Mumbai Indians: Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar, Shikar Dhawan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dwayne Bravo, Abhishek Nayar, PR Shah, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, RR Raje.
The much-awaited Twenty20 carnival returns after exactly a hiatus of 12 months with the first tie between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in Cape Town.MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first match of the Indian Premier League 2 at the Newlands Stadium.However, the start was delayed due to rain but it was not enough to dampen the spirits of millions cricket fans across the globe. The drizzle has left the ground moist and that will also make the ball seam consistently.The second edition of the tournament has also introduced new rules. There will be a break of 7 minutes after 10 overs to allow the teams to review and alter their strategies, if needed.Defying all odds, the India's T20 event made it its way to the vibrant cricket destination - South Africa. And the start could not have got bigger than this. An encounter between 'Jharkhand demolisher' MS Dhoni and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.Chennai Super Kings: Matthew Hayden, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Andrew Flintoff, Thilan Thushara, Jacob Oram, Joginder Sharma, MS Gony, R Ashwin.Mumbai Indians: Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar, Shikar Dhawan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dwayne Bravo, Abhishek Nayar, PR Shah, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, RR Raje.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
IPL 2009 Twenty20: South Africa is the Ultimate Winner?
You know that IPL 2009 is going to take place in South Africa with the tournament getting underway on 18 April 2009. The tournament was shifted to South Africa just three weeks back amidst fear of government’s failure to provide adequate security to the tournament due to the country’s general election being taken place at the same time. No doubt, organizing the tournament in South Africa will help IPL to become a global brand, but in many ways, South Africa is the ultimate winner. How?
First of all, about 40,000 hotel rooms have been booked in the cities which will host IPL matches. Summer is not a rush season for the tourists, but due to IPL, hotel business will see a boom for the next one month. It has been reported that IPL will add $150-200 million to the local economy. Most importantly, it is a big chance for South Africa to promote their tourism. If South African government can act smartly, then South Africa’s tourism industry could receive a boom with this tournament. Moreover, a number of bollywood stars including some of the franchise owners like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty will also be heading towards South Africa in what South Africa could become a potential film venues for Bollywood movies in future too.
IPL 2009 Twenty20: South Africa is the Ultimate Winner?
You know that IPL 2009 is going to take place in South Africa with the tournament getting underway on 18 April 2009. The tournament was shifted to South Africa just three weeks back amidst fear of government’s failure to provide adequate security to the tournament due to the country’s general election being taken place at the same time. No doubt, organizing the tournament in South Africa will help IPL to become a global brand, but in many ways, South Africa is the ultimate winner. How?
First of all, about 40,000 hotel rooms have been booked in the cities which will host IPL matches. Summer is not a rush season for the tourists, but due to IPL, hotel business will see a boom for the next one month. It has been reported that IPL will add $150-200 million to the local economy. Most importantly, it is a big chance for South Africa to promote their tourism. If South African government can act smartly, then South Africa’s tourism industry could receive a boom with this tournament. Moreover, a number of bollywood stars including some of the franchise owners like Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty will also be heading towards South Africa in what South Africa could become a potential film venues for Bollywood movies in future too.
Is the Board of Cricket Control of India taking its revenge from the political dispension of the country, as it was not allowed to conduct the second season of the Indian Premier League in India? Well, the recent decision of the BCCI seems to point out the same. It has been decided by the BCCI that it would not air any commercial related to any political party during the times the matches would be on air. Polling is going to start from April 16 and would continue till May 13 and the political parties may have been desirous that in the run up to the elections upto the last week of April, they should have been given an opportunity to air their advertisements, but BCCI has put a dampener on it.
While the fans of the IPL would indeed be happy that they would not be bombarded with the ideological messages of the political kind, dampening their excited nerves for the IPL matches, the political class must be fuming in anger. This was one bastion Political Parties were aiming for to entice the voters. BCCI has decided that it would not air any commercials between the IPL matches that may have political connotations. Put in simple words, what it means is that there would be no electioneering through the platform of IPL, as the political parties may have been envisaging. Had the matches taken place in India, BCCI was in the mood to accede to the request of the political parties to allow them to air the commercials of the political kind, but it has now become an orphan.
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For BCCI it may not be much of a loss, but for the political parties it indeed would be a big loss. If the last IPL were to be taken into account, though there were no immediate elections, the campaign that government of India had run: ‘Jab Gaon Gaon Sawarta Hai’, it had been able to create a positive image about the government and the development work that it was doing. It was one of the most prominent commercials during the inaugural season of the IPL, and the ruling party had been able to spread its message in the most effective manner.The viewership of the IPL matches is a construct of opinion makers and the policy makers, as also the youth, which incidentally comprise more than 70% of the population of the country. IPL could have provided a veritable platform to address to this constituency and some amount of new votes could have been garnered. A normal political meeting would not ensure it at all. May be the politicians of the country are in for a long haul.
While the fans of the IPL would indeed be happy that they would not be bombarded with the ideological messages of the political kind, dampening their excited nerves for the IPL matches, the political class must be fuming in anger. This was one bastion Political Parties were aiming for to entice the voters. BCCI has decided that it would not air any commercials between the IPL matches that may have political connotations. Put in simple words, what it means is that there would be no electioneering through the platform of IPL, as the political parties may have been envisaging. Had the matches taken place in India, BCCI was in the mood to accede to the request of the political parties to allow them to air the commercials of the political kind, but it has now become an orphan.
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For BCCI it may not be much of a loss, but for the political parties it indeed would be a big loss. If the last IPL were to be taken into account, though there were no immediate elections, the campaign that government of India had run: ‘Jab Gaon Gaon Sawarta Hai’, it had been able to create a positive image about the government and the development work that it was doing. It was one of the most prominent commercials during the inaugural season of the IPL, and the ruling party had been able to spread its message in the most effective manner.The viewership of the IPL matches is a construct of opinion makers and the policy makers, as also the youth, which incidentally comprise more than 70% of the population of the country. IPL could have provided a veritable platform to address to this constituency and some amount of new votes could have been garnered. A normal political meeting would not ensure it at all. May be the politicians of the country are in for a long haul.
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