2013 IPL Season 6 Schedule, Teams, Tickets

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2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 6

An here comes the 2013 IPL season 6 that probably all of us are waiting (?) for! Last 5 seasons have been exciting yet tiring, spectacular yet controversial, breathtaking at end yet boring in the middle. But the All Indian Cricketing circus is back with a bang. This time, you will see Sunrisers Hyderabad as a new team while Deccan Chargers is a thing of a past.

Here, let us quickly look at the schedule of the mega event and then the team & ticket information.

2013 IPL Season 6 Schedule:

Date and Time	Match
#	Apr 3 to Apr 10
Wed Apr 3	1st match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Thu Apr 4	2nd match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Fri Apr 5	3rd match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Pune Warriors
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Sat Apr 6	4th match - Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sat Apr 6	5th match - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Apr 7	6th match - Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sun Apr 7	7th match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Mon Apr 8	8th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue Apr 9	9th match - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Wed Apr 10	10th match - Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
#	Apr 11 to Apr 20
Thu Apr 11	11th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Apr 11	12th match - Pune Warriors v Rajasthan Royals
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Fri Apr 12	13th match - Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sat Apr 13	14th match - Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sat Apr 13	15th match - Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Apr 14	16th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Apr 14	17th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon Apr 15	18th match - Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Tue Apr 16	19th match - Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Tue Apr 16	20th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Wed Apr 17	21st match - Pune Warriors v Sunrisers Hyderabad
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Wed Apr 17	22nd match - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Thu Apr 18	23rd match - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri Apr 19	24th match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Sat Apr 20	25th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat Apr 20	26th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
#	Apr 21 to Apr 30
Sun Apr 21	27th match - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sun Apr 21	28th match - Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Mon Apr 22	29th match - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Tue Apr 23	30th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue Apr 23	31st match - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Wed Apr 24	32nd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Thu Apr 25	33rd match - Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Fri Apr 26	34th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat Apr 27	35th match - Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sat Apr 27	36th match - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Apr 28	37th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Apr 28	38th match - Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Mon Apr 29	39th match - Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon Apr 29	40th match - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue Apr 30	41st match - Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
#	May 1 to May 10
Wed May 1	42nd match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Wed May 1	43rd match - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Thu May 2	44th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Thu May 2	45th match - Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers Bangalore
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Fri May 3	46th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat May 4	47th match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Sat May 4	48th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun May 5	49th match - Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun May 5	50th match - Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon May 6	51st match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue May 7	52nd match - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue May 7	53rd match - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Wed May 8	54th match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Thu May 9	55th match - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Thu May 9	56th match - Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Fri May 10	57th match - Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
#	May 11 to May 20
Sat May 11	58th match - Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sat May 11	59th match - Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sun May 12	60th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	HEC International Cricket Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Sun May 12	61st match - Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon May 13	62nd match - Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Mon May 13	63rd match - Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue May 14	64th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Pune Warriors
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	HEC International Cricket Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Wed May 15	65th match - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Wed May 15	66th match - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Thu May 16	67th match - Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala
Fri May 17	68th match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Sat May 18	69th match - Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala
Sat May 18	70th match - Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sun May 19	71st match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun May 19	72nd match - Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
#	May 21 to May 26
#	Qualifier
Tue May 21	Qualifier 1 - TBC v TBC (1st v 2nd)
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
#	Eliminator
Wed May 22	Eliminator - TBC v TBC (3rd v 4th)
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
#	Qualifier
Fri May 24	Qualifier 2 - TBC v TBC (Winner Eliminator v Loser Qualifier 1)
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
#	Finals
Sun May 26	Final - TBC v TBC
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
	TBC: To Be Confirmed

Negative effects of IPL

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Poor form in Test Cricket- IPL to blame?

In one of the earlier posts related to Indian Premier League (IPL), we had enthusiastically talked about Positive effects of IPL. Before the start of IPL 2012, India had lost Test series to England 0-4 in England, to Australia 0-4 in Australia and India failed to qualify for the CB Series and Asia Cup finals. After that, the exciting IPL 2012 happened and all of a sudden, everyone forgot about the most depressing season of Test Cricket for India. And then, new season of Cricket started with tours of Sri Lanka, New Zealand followed by T20 World Cup. As if this schedule was not hectic for Indian team, players were sent to the Champions League in October, this year. And now, we have seen what has happened with Indian team versus England in home series.

In the same post, I had mentioned that there are positive as well as negative effects of IPL. Let's try to find out what aspects of IPL are NOT good for Indian Cricket, particularly, Indian Test Cricket, since the time is right to raise some hard questions.

Bad scheduling of IPL?

1. IPL is scheduled in April and May, which are hottest months of Indian summer. Traditionally, these months were reserved for rest to the players before next season of Cricket - domestic and international - begins. If players are made to play 15 high intensity games in 10 different parts of India, the travel and over-Cricket is bound to take a toll on players, physically and mentally. Finally, who wants to work on Holidays, even if one is paid!
2. It becomes compelling for BCCI to organize this event in these months as Indian Team neither travels nor hosts any international tournament in these months. But, this also means, players are overly exhausted, they do not have recovery time, they do not have time to operate themselves on injuries.
3. At the same time, no other international team has compulsion to adjust team's schedule according to IPL. International players have limited presence in IPL, that too, after their Cricket Board's approval.

The point is, Indian players are more stressed up than their international counterparts, which definitely reflects in their fitness levels.

Possibility of deterioration of Cricketing skills?

1. In IPL, if a batsman gets out playing a rash shot, it is NOT considered as 'throwing of a wicket' or 'batsman not putting price on his wicket'. It is accepted in IPL to play brave shots, even if that means wasting your wicket. On the other hand, Test Cricket teaches you to keep your wicket as long as you can.
2. In IPL, a bowler has maximum of 4 overs. How is it possible to test bowler's fitness, skills in these 4 overs? If a bowler has higher strike rate and higher average, it is not considered a guilt, neither it is associated with the bowler's ability in IPL. Further, since batsmen are always prone to make mistakes while scoring quick runs, many of IPL wickets are not bowlers' wickets but those are just batsmen making mistake and bowler getting wickets.

In Test Cricket, no batsman gets to score runs without hard work, and similarly no bowler gets easy wickets; as they might get in IPL. Lac of 'test' of concentration, fitness, temperament, Cricketing skills and mostly ignored - 'Cricketing intelligence' in IPL makes it tough for players to adapt to Test Cricket as it requires all these skills and their application on field, day after day!

Is motivation to play for country/ Test Cricket reduced?

1. If the player has played just one or two domestic Cricket seasons, he can play IPL. It offers huge amount of money in just 2 to 3 months. Good for them, but due to this early money, fame and opportunity, will those players be still motivated enough to play Test Cricket or be part of International Indian Cricket Team? If one calculates, an average player will definitely get more money by playing IPL than by playing whole season of Test Cricket.

In the end, no one wants to take harder route to earn same amount of money. This leads to the further point:

Have priorities of Indian players changed?

Positive effects of IPL

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Why IPL is such a mega hit event - for all of us?

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Indian Premier League (IPL), the glamorous baby of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has now entered in its 5th year. For any newly organised event this is sufficient period to make a mark - and so did  IPL, in style. At the beginning of first season in 2008, nobody knew what shape IPL will take. The only know thing was that it may have inspired from English Premier League - ace football league - as far as concept of format was concerned and it was to be played in India - where Cricket is religion.

While taking its shape, IPL has already impacted Cricket, Business and Entertainment. The effects of IPL, there are several - positive and negative. Let's talk the positive effects of IPL.

1. Cricketing Effects

• Youngsters get experience, money:

In country like India, sports is not generally something parents ask their children to persue. Because, if you reach to the top, only then, you get money, fame and can secure your life. Else you are just another unknown face. And you cannot earn a safe bread butter, because you are not a Doctor or an Engineer! But IPL has provided chance for all those 'middle level Cricketers' from India and abroad, who were unknown faces but IPL provided them stage to put their performance and get instant recognition, money and fame. Ravindra Jadeja, prime example from India or Shaun Marsh from Australia.

Talking about experience, how amazing and invaluable would it be for these upcoming young Cricketers to share dressing rooms with the legends of Cricket! What a learning it would be to bat under guidance of Sachin Tendulkar or being trained leg spin by Share Warne. Generally, the international players do not play domestic Cricket. So, these players never have chance to have interaction with the greats of game. But with IPL, it is a 2 month long journey that these youngsters can travel with the big daddys of Cricket. Indeed, the most positive effect IPL.

• International icons playing alongside:

Now how did it feel when Sachin Tendulkar came along with Sanath Jayasurya for opening the innings for Mumbai Indians in first IPL edition? May be the most explosive opening pair one can imagine. What a different site it is when Dale Steyn clean bowled Jack Kallis - his national teammate - and celebrated it wildly. This is another biggest effect of IPL. The iconic players rub shoulders together, forgetting their country monetarily, and bring out the best for their clubs. This is not just interesting to watch but also great professional lesson to everyone of us as to how to value team more than an individual.

IPL also gives rare chance for the ageing and fading icons to play Cricket. This not only extends their innings in Cricket but also gives chance to their fans to see them play again. It is always better to see players like Sourav Ganguly, Adam Gilchrist in Cricketing jersey rather than 3 piece suit, isn't it?

IPL 2012 Theme

IPL Matches Highlights

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The Must Watch Video Highlights of IPL 2012 (Updated after every Must Watch Action on Field)

Hey, did you see Chris Gayle's 5 sixers? Did you see Ajinkya Rahane's 6 fours in an over? Checked yesterday's match highlights? Watched that extraordinary catch in today's match, buddy? Are you able to watch IPL matches - Live? If your answer to all above questions is a big NO... amm... or let's say, a big YES, even then, watching IPL matches' highlights is a very exciting stuff! 

But where do you get the videos that YOU want to watch? Well, who wants to visit a site having 2000+, and counting, IPL 2012 highlights videos, not sorted accordingly our liking, find out which video to watch and then start buffering... time consuming, isn't it? Hmm... not anymore! Bringing specially for YOU, the selective videos which are the must watch! A brilliant catch or a brilliant over bowled, or a superb nail-biting finish or a batting power packed performance happened in IPL till now, you will get all over here.

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• Best Player Bowling: IPL 2012 - MI vs DC - Dale Steyn, Match 40

Watch this for the best spell in this IPL. Steyn - the master of swing, pace, accuracy!

• 2nd Inning Highlights: IPL 2012 - DD vs RR, Match 39

Watch this for
(a) Ajinkya Rahane's performance (b) How one good over can change result of match- 19th over

• 1st Inning Highlights: IPL 2012 - KKR vs RCB, Match 38:

Watch this for Gambhi's fireworks:

2012 IPL Season 5 Schedule, Teams, Tickets

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(For 2013 IPL Season 6 click here! For 2012 IPL Season 5, continue reading!)

Do you remember the days of ‘circus’ in your town? It had that huge tent built on a big ground near to the town. The preparations for that tent and sets would start a couple of weeks prior to the first mega show of circus. Then the local newspapers, radio, cable channels would have advertisement citing the specialty, uniqueness of the circus - African elephants, Bengali tigers, cyclist monkeys, speaking parrots, Russian athletes and comic jokers!  All that was so much exciting. The thing why I remembered all those memories is the ads currently aired on TV for 2012 IPL season 5. They have chosen very unique Circus theme this time. Yes, the great IPL circus is here, all over again! More glamorous, more star studded, more exciting and of course more rich!

IPL Season 5 that is IPL 2012 will be played between 4^th April 2012 and 27^th May 2012. Following is the schedule of entire IPL Season 5, followed by teams, tickets. Cheer up your favorite team!

IPL - 4 Teams After Auction

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Hi Guys,
I think IPL season 4 is going to be very exciting as two new teams have joined the event from this season, viz. Pune Warriors and Kochi. Now there will be 10 teams playing IPL season 4. Recently Auctions for IPL - 4 are over and most of the players will be playing for a different franchise as compared to last three seasons. Few franchises have retained their best players, like Sachin Tendulkar will play for Mumbai Indians only.

Just to become familiar with the new teams and the amount paid to each player do refer the following info:

The game of uncertainties..!

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Well, due to my busy schedule in academics, I could not post in last week or so. But today I take this opportunity to post the happenings going on & off the cricket boundary.

The Semifinals

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore was the first semifinal. Both the teams are my favorite teams. But as it was a war between them, I had to go with MI. And thankfully MI proved their worth & beat RCB by a convincing margin to reach at the IPL-3 Final. In the second semifinal between Chennai Super Kings & Deccan Chargers, I was expecting a very cut-throat competition. But it wasn't to be! DC was dismissed to a low total & CSK registered their second entry in the IPL finals out of the three seasons. It was all set on 25th for the Mega Final Between MI vs CSK.

Meanwhile, the match on 24th for the Number 3 position- vital for the entry in the Champion's League- was the biggest disappointment for an IPL or T-20 cricket fan. DC displayed a very poor show & RCB grabbed the situation to make sure they are not the one left out for the Champion's League.

37 years of the God's birth!

It was Sachin Tendulkar's 37th birthday on 24th April. The master is

IPL Semifilalists...

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It took to the last league match for the IPL fans to know who's gonna make it to the semifinals. Though MI was comfortably into the semifinals & KKR never looked like getting in, the remaining 3 seats for semis were really battled for. Finally, those were MI, DC, CSK & RCB who made it to the knock-out round.

The last two matches between CSK vs Kings XI Punjab and DD vs DC were the deciding games as to who will make it to the best four teams.

The first match saw the heroics of Captain Cool MS Dhoni. He finished the game for CSK and I was fortunate to see
the last two overs in which he changed the points table of IPL-3. He made 29 runs in 2 overs- in fact 10 balls.He

Pune IPL team- And the fun continues...!

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After the announcement of the two new teams in IPL from next year, the most discussed & talked team was Pune! And no doubt, Pune is that kind of excellent city! No sooner did the team Pune born- paying around 1700 Crore Rupees- thanks to SAHARA group, than the creativity of many stated to show. There are few emails which are being circulated by people these days. I am collecting them all together. Let's have fun...!

Few of the selected 'Puneri Paatyaa':-

1. आपण पुण्यासारख्या एका सुसंस्कृत शहरात एका सार्वजनिक ठिकाणी सामना पहात आहोत ह्याचे भान ठेऊन चियरलिडर्सना खाणाखुणा करु नये किंवा त्यांच्याकडे डोळे फाडुन बघुन लाज आणु नये. अश्लील चाळे कराल तर नुसतीच पोलीस कारवाई नाही तर धिंड काढण्यात येईल..!

2. मैदानात विकत मिळणार्‍या खाद्यपदार्थांची आवरणे, पिशव्या तसेच पाणी किंवा शितपेयाच्या बाटल्या मैदानात फेकु नयेत, बाटलीवरुन खेळाडु घसरुन पडुन जखमी होऊ शकतो ह्याची किमान जाण ठेवावी..!

3. अनोळखी वस्तुंना स्पर्श करु नये... व्यक्तींसह..!

4. हे पुणं आहे, शिमला नव्हे, उन्हाळ्यात गरम होणारच, पण म्हणुन

Live From the Brabourne...

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Along with many of my friends I was present on Brabourne Stadium on 20th March to watch the match between Mumbai Indians (MI) & Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Today, I will post about how the match was set up & this is how I saw the match...

"याचि देही याचि डोळा":
Have you seen the God? You must have worshiped some religion, but what about seeing the God in front of you..? Well, I must say, "YES" is my response to the above question. I SAW SACHIN TENDULKAR, THE GOD, DIRECT- IN FRONT OF ME... Of course, there were other Gods of the likes of Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Jack Kallis, Sanath Jayasurya etc whom I could see but after the divine innings of 200*, Tendulkar is the undoubted 'the God'! In all, there were many international players whom I saw playing yesterday-"याचि देही याचि डोळा". That was a dream came true...

The atmosphere before the match begun:
Outside the gate number 7, I saw huge crowd in line trying to enter in the stadium earlier than their co-supporters. Even there, crowd cheered "Sachin~~ Sachin, dhan dhan dhan; Sachin~~ Sachin, dhan dhan dhan..."

Robin Uthappa: 6 2 6 6 4 1 versus S. Srishant

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It was over number 13 in the match of Royal Challenges Bangalore (RCB) versus Kings XI Punjab (Punjab). RCB was 114 for loss of 1 wicket. They needed another 90 runs from only 48 balls.

Task was looking difficult even though they had 9 wickets in hand. Robin Uthappa was to face the 13th over, to be bowled by S. Srishant.

This over started with a SIX, bang..! M. Kaif consoled Srishant, cheered him up.
Next bowl, Uthappa got forward to drive to left of long-off for couple of runs.

3rd ball, going, going & gone...a huge SIX..! It looked like the ball was just flying and did not want to come down!!!

4th ball, Srishant tried to bowl a yorker but missed the trick completely & bowled a full-toss. Uthappa was ready to hit it out of the park for SIX for 3rd time in the over..! The crowd was loving it... The whole Chinnaswami Stadium was thoroughly enjoying the cameo of local boy- Uthappa!

5th ball, Srishant was under huge pressure, he bowled, and thwack! Ball was onto the legs of Uthappa who guided it to the square-leg for FOUR.

Meanwhile, commentator commented, "Srishant must be having sense of victory" he continued, "because he was giving runs in SIXES but now he has given 'only' a FOUR..!" Those were the most humiliating comments heard by me on anyone..! And well, Srishant deserved it.

Well, the over was not over yet... After the 5th ball was bowled, Srishant started marching towards his fielding position. That's how you feel when you are getting punished. You want to leave your place!!!

6th ball, Uthappa managed 'only' a single out of it.

The over looked like= 6 2 6 6 4 1 = total of 25 runs scored in it. It changed the equation dramatically. Before the over, Uthappa was batting on 23 from 11 balls, now he went to 47 from just 17 balls. Later he completed his 50 from just 19 balls, very fast by any standards...

Jack Kallis, who played a marvelous innings of 89 not out from 55 ball played handsome knock to finish the game & register their 1st win in IPL-3. Finally, it was Robin Uthappa's innings, according to me, which shifted the momentum in favor of RCB and made their victory look easier and 6 2 6 6 4 1 was the magical over...

Final Result:
Kings XI Punjab 203/3 (20 overs) versus Bangalore 204/2 (18.5 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

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Fastest Century in DLF IPL - Yousuf Pathan 100 of 37 Balls!!!

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Hi Guys,

I hope you have watched one of the most exciting knocks in the DLF IPL on Saturday, the Century of Yousuf Pathan - the dashing 'Pathan' from Rajasthan Royals from just 37 Balls against the mighty bowling attack of Mumbai Indians. Pathan, the 'Man of the Match' for the day smashed Nine Fours & Eight towering sixes which excited the whole Brabourne stadium. Finally Mumbai Indians had a lucky escape as Yousuf got run out in a very cruel manner & Mumbai won by a very thin margin of 4 runs.

Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals captain, has described Yousuf Pathan's 37-ball century against Mumbai Indians as the best innings he's seen in his 21-year career. The greatest Leg Spinner further said "I've played cricket for 21 years and I have seen Sachin Tendulkar as the best batsman against whom I have played as he has murdered attacks and hit bowlers all over the park. But today was the best innings I have ever seen"

What a Compliment!!! And Yousuf deserves it. There was a time when Yousuf was scoring at the strike rate of just above 100 & required run rate was mounting towards 15 runs per over, but next 11 balls which he faced changed the equation dramatically. Yousuf blasted 5 sixes & 6 fours in those 11 balls & scored 54 runs out of those 11 balls!!! What a dramatic turnaround!!! Yousuf was hitting sixes & boundaries at his will & the target of 213 in 20 overs which was looking impossible earlier, started looking probable. Even the Mumbai Indian's captain & the legend Sachin Tendulkar said " it was a treat to watch, but as I was the opposition captain, I could not enjoy it".

Certainly, the innings was very special, although Rajasthan Royals could not win, the inning will be remembered for a very long time by every cricket lover.

By-Aashish