Sydney: More Australian players are likely to follow Brett Lee, Damien Martyn and Shane Warne who are en route to play in the Indian Premier League as security tensions ease.
Tim May, the president of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA), said the unions were now in possession of far more substantial information regarding security.
“This is a significant step forward. The more information you provide the players with, the greater the likelihood that they will attend the event,” May told BBC Sport.
“We have a significant amount of information we did not have previously, which will assist players making far more informed decisions about whether to go or not,” he said.
“We haven’t reached utopia yet, but the new information has given us greater confidence. Last week we were operating in an information vacuum,’ May added.
The threat against players had come from the “313 Brigade” offshoot of Al-Qaeda, but independent security consultant Reg Dickason has now deemed it to be not credible, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Dickason is presently working alongside the England team in Bangladesh. Ian Smith, the legal director of the English union, said the situation had improved markedly, though he was critical of IPL chief Lalit Modi.
“The situation is a hell of a lot better than it was a week ago. I am cautiously optimistic that we can reach a point before the start of the tournament where Reg can say it is safe enough to travel,” he said.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Aussie players head for India to play in IPL
Gilly confident of DC winning IPL III
Defending champion Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist expressed confidence that his team would continue its winning ways.
He believes that his team can lift the third edition of the Indian Premier League as well.
The team could not win the inaugural IPL due to some mistakes but it rectified them to win the second edition the high-profile tournament held in South Africa, he said at a promotional event.
Ahead of the start of IPL III, Gilchrist and other players of the team were in Hyderabad on a brief visit.
The team is, however, not playing in its home ground as its home matches have been shifted from Hyderabad due to the ongoing Telangana agitation.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
IPL 2009: Best Of Sachin Tendulkar
Watch Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar demolish the opposition with his batting in IPL 2009.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Indian Premier League 3 Fixtures (IPL 2010 Schedules)
| Sr | Day / Dt | IST | GMT | Team vs Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar-2010 | |||||
| 1 | Fri-12 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders | HCA - Hyderabad |
| 2 | Sat-13 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai/Nagpur |
| 3 | Sat-13 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils | PCA - Mohali |
| 4 | Sun-14 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers | MAC - Chennai |
| 5 | Sun-14 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Eden - Kolkata |
| 6 | Mon-15 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils | SMS - Jaipur |
| 7 | Tue-16 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab | MCS - Bangalore |
| 8 | Tue-16 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Eden - Kolkata |
| 9 | Wed-17 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | FSK - Delhi |
| 10 | Thu-18 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals | MCS - Bangalore |
| 11 | Fri-19 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab | Visakhapatnam |
| 12 | Sat-20 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad |
| 13 | Sat-20 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Mumbai/Nagpur |
| 14 | Sun-21 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | MAC - Chennai |
| 15 | Sun-21 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers | FSK - Delhi |
| 16 | Mon-22 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai/Nagpur |
| 17 | Tue-23 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings | MCS - Bangalore |
| 18 | Wed-24 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | PCA - Mohali |
| 19 | Thu-25 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | Eden - Kolkata |
| 20 | Fri-26 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | MAC - Chennai |
| 21 | Fri-26 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers | Ahmedabad |
| 22 | Sat-27 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils | MCS - Bangalore |
| 23 | Sat-27 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | PCA - Mohali |
| 24 | Sun-28 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad |
| 25 | Sun-28 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians | Visakhapatnam |
| 26 | Mon-29 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | FSK - Delhi |
| 27 | Tue-30 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai/Nagpur |
| 28 | Wed-31 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | MAC - Chennai |
| 29 | Wed-31 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals | FSK - Delhi |
| Apr-2010 | |||||
| 30 | Thu-01 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers | Eden - Kolkata |
| 31 | Fri-02 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | PCA - Mohali |
| 32 | Sat-03 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | MAC - Chennai |
| 33 | Sat-03 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers | Mumbai/Nagpur |
| 34 | Sun-04 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | FSK - Delhi |
| 35 | Sun-04 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Eden - Kolkata |
| 36 | Mon-05 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals | HCA - Hyderabad |
| 37 | Tue-06 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai/Nagpur |
| 38 | Wed-07 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | Ahmedabad |
| 39 | Thu-08 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers | MCS - Bangalore |
| 40 | Thu-08 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils | MAC - Chennai |
| 41 | Fri-09 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | PCA - Mohali |
| 42 | Sat-10 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders | MCS - Bangalore |
| 43 | Sat-10 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings | HCA - Hyderabad |
| 44 | Sun-11 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | SMS - Jaipur |
| 45 | Sun-11 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | FSK - Delhi |
| 46 | Mon-12 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | HCA - Hyderabad |
| 47 | Tue-13 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | MAC - Chennai |
| 48 | Wed-14 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai/Nagpur |
| 49 | Thu-15 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | SMS - Jaipur |
| 50 | Thu-15 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers | Dharmasala |
| 51 | Fri-16 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings | FSK - Delhi |
| 52 | Sat-17 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians | MCS - Bangalore |
| 53 | Sat-17 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Eden - Kolkata |
| 54 | Sun-18 | 16:00 | 10:30 | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils | HCA - Hyderabad |
| 55 | Sun-18 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings | Dharmasala |
| 56 | Mon-19 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Eden - Kolkata |
| 57 | Wed-21 | 20:00 | 14:30 | 1nd Semi-Final - Team 1 vs Team 2 | TBC |
| 58 | Thu-22 | 20:00 | 14:30 | 2nd Semi-Final - Team 3 vs Team 4 | TBC |
| 59 | Sat-24 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Play-off for 3rd Place - Team A vs Team B | TBC |
| 60 | Sun-25 | 20:00 | 14:30 | Final of IPL 2010 - Team 1 vs Team 2 | TBC |
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Top 10 Film Stars supporting IPL
The IPL has a huge fan base including top stars from the Indian film industry – particularly Bollywood. Shahrukh Khan is the owner of the Kolkatta Knight Riders and Shilpa Shetty is the ambassador of Rajasthan Royals. Let us take a look at the top ten film star fans of IPL.
10. Emraan Hashmi
Aaaah!! ..Lucky boy! Emraan loves to do this, don’t he? I don’t know which team he supports, maybe, the Charming Cheerleaders from Chandni Chowk ?
9. Anil Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan
Two guys supporting Mumbai Indians, or rather, came to promote a particular super-duper flop movie? Well, was it called Tashan?
8. Kareena Kapoor
An addition to the disastrous Tashan team, the bebo seems more like a passionate supporter ?
7.Vivek Oberoi
Thats Kolkatta Knightriders hard core fan Vivek Oberoi punching the air with his clenched fist. Wow! what a sight ! Well, what is that thing sitting next to him? Karan Johar? you kidding me ? I though he loves male wrestling than cricket!
6. Katrina Kaif
The sweet, sexy, sensuous, sultry, lovely, cute, gorgeous, wait a second, let me forget the adjectives, our very own Katrina Kaif loves Bangalore and I am happy to be in the city she loves 
5. Vijay
Tamil film industry’s sparkling hero, Vijay, has been spotted enjoying the time of his life with Sivamani cheering for Chennai.
4. Preity Zinta
The beautiful and pretty Preity, the owner of Punjab Kings, is seen praying for her team. Now thats, a passionate fan! Or a desperate business woman ?
3. Akshay Kumar
Mr. Kumar was spotted doing acrobatic stunts in the inaugural ceremony of last season’s IPL, and here he is supporting the Delhi Daredevils. Sure, he is a dare devil!
2. Shahrukh Khan
King Khan danced and brought many of his pals to support Kolkatta, the Knightriders did perform well to make him happy. But, it was not enough. Maybe he would try with that bat 
1. Shilpa Shetty
The Top supporter award goes to … the gorgeous and vivacious and hot and … forget it, Shilpa Shetty. Well, she was seen with the guys in the Kolkatta bench last season, and now, look at her. Its a bold move, Rajasthan Royals, the champions! And thats a Number 10 jersey. You are gorgeous Shilpa! The Perfect Ten.
There were many other stars who showed their active support for the IPL, but, these are the chosen ones, take it or leave it. But, let me know of what you think about the top supporters.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Schedule: ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup 20 - T2020
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