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01-06-2011, 04:25 PM
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Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Kochi Tuskers Kerala Kochi Tuskers Kerala (27): VVS Laxman, S Sreesanth, RP Singh, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ramesh Powar, R Vinay Kumar, B Akhil, Chandan Madan, Deepak Chowghule, Kedar Jadhav, Raiphi Gomez, Sushant Marathe, Tanmay Srivastava, Y Gnanswara Rao, Yashpal Singh, Prashant Padmanabahan, (Foreign) Mahela Jayawardene, Brendon McCullum, Steven Smith, Muttiah Muralitharan, Brad Hodge, Thisara Perera, Steve O'Keefe, Owais Shah, Michael Klinger, John Hastings  Mahela Jayawardene (Kochi Tuskers Kerala): We all witnessed what the 34-year-old did for Sri Lanka in the World Cup final, by hitting a blazing century with a minimum of fuss. But holding the reins of the Kochi Tuskers won't be an easy task for the classy player as the team is already touted as the weakest among the ten feature in this season. (Getty Images)
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#12
01-06-2011, 04:25 PM
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New Delhi: In the euphoric aftermath of India's historic World Cup win on home soil, the nation is set to host glamorous and cash rich Indian Premier League starting from 8th April 2011.
If you thought you have seen it all, enjoyed it all in the 50-over World Cup, just 4 days are left when Indian Premier League hits the road. So gear up for exciting 51 days and nail-biting 74 matches.  Here is the schedule of IPL-4: APRIL GAMES April 8, 8pm: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Chennai April 9, 4pm: Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals - Hyderabad April 9, 8pm: Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Kochi April 10, 4pm: Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians - Delhi April 10, 8pm: Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab - Navi Mumbai April 11, 8pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers - Kolkata April 12, 4pm: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils - Jaipur April 12, 8pm: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians - Bangalore April 13, 4pm: Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings - Mohali April 13, 8pm: Pune Warriors vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala - Navi Mumbai April 14, 8pm: Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Hyderabad April 15, 4pm: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Jaipur April 15, 8pm: Mumbai Indians vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala Mumbai April 16, 4pm: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Chennai April 16, 8pm: Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab - Hyderabad April 17, 4pm: Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils - Navi Mumbai April 17, 8pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals - Kolkata April 18, 8pm: Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Chennai Super Kings - Kochi April 19, 4pm: Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers - Delhi April 19, 8pm: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals - Bangalore April 20, 4pm: Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors - Mumbai April 20, 8pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala - Kolkata April 21, 8pm: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals - Mohali April 22, 4pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Kolkata April 22, 8pm: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings - Mumbai April 23, 8pm: Delhi Daredevils Kings XI Punjab - Delhi April 24, 4pm: Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians - Hyderabad April 24, 8pm: Rajasthan Royals vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala - Jaipur April 25, 8pm: Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors - Chennai April 26, 8pm: Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Delhi April 27, 4pm: Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings - Navi Mumbai April 27, 8pm: Kochi Tuskers vs Kerala Deccan Chargers - Kochi April 28, 8pm: Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Delhi April 29, 4pm: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians - Jaipur April 29, 8pm: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors - Bangalore April 30, 4pm: Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Delhi Daredevils - Kochi April 30, 8pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab - Kolkata MAY GAMES May 1, 4pm: Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors - Jaipur May 1, 8pm: Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers - Chennai May 2, 4pm: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab - Mumbai May 2, 8pm: Delhi Daredevils vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala - Delhi May 3, 8pm: Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Hyderabad May 4, 4pm: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - Chennai May 4, 8pm: Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians - Navi Mumbai May 5, 4pm: Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Kochi May 5, 8pm: Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils - Hyderabad May 6, 8pm: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab - Bangalore May 7, 4pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings - Kolkata May 7, 8pm: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils - Mumbai May 8, 4pm: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala - Bangalore May 8, 8pm: Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors - Mohali May 9, 8pm: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings - Jaipur May 10, 4pm: Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors - Hyderabad May 10, 8pm: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians - Mohali May 11, 8pm: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Jaipur May 12, 8pm: Chennai Super Kings Delhi Daredevils - Chennai May 13, 8pm: Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kings XI Punjab - Indore May 14, 4pm: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Bangalore May 14, 8pm: Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers - Mumbai May 15, 4pm: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils - Dharamsala May 15, 8pm: Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Rajasthan Royals - Indore May 16, 8pm: Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers - Navi Mumbai May 17, 8pm: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Dharamsala May 18, 8pm: Chennai Super Kings vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala - Chennai May 19, 8pm: Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Navi Mumbai May 20, 8pm: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals -Mumbai May 21, 4pm: Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers - Dharamsala May 21, 8pm: Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors - Delhi May 22, 4pm: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings - Bangalore May 22, 8pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians - Kolkata PLAY-OFF WEEK Qualifier 1 May 24, 8pm: First Placed Team vs Second Placed Team - Mumbai Eliminator May 25, 8pm: Third Placed Team vs Fourth Placed Team - Mumbai Qualifier 2 May 27, 8pm: Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifier 1 - Chennai Final May 28, 8pm: Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2 - Chennai
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#13
01-06-2011, 04:25 PM
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When Chennai Super Kings picked their team in the 2008 auctions, it was as if they were plucking flowers from a garden in full bloom. Cut to 2011, and they will have a World Cup Champion, Champions League Champion and IPL Champion leading them into the fourth season of the Indian Premier League.
In 2008, they picked up contemporary stars like Dhoni, Mike Hussey, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, Muttiah Muralitharan, etc. and looked the most balanced unit the league could get. After the first-match massacre of a hapless Kings XI team, with a record total of 240 runs, the team seemed to be on track for bigger honours, but there were mid-season jolts. However, Chennai had their set-belts tied and sailed through to the semi-finals - only to be beaten by a magical Rajasthan Royals team in the final of the inaugural event.  Going into the second season, the expectations were expectedly high. There was obvious hype and collective brilliance of the team ensured they ended second on the league table. But the law of averages got them in the semi-finals and a resurgent Bangalore Royal Challengers were too good for the previous year’s finalists. By the third season, the chokers’ tag sat amiably on their shoulders. The Chennai Super Kings started their campaign disastrously with early losses but Murali Vijay’s purple patch and Doug Bollinger's near perfect bowling ensured a final berth again. They knew the match was never going to be easy against a spirited Mumbai Indians' outfit but some bizarre decisions by the opposition and no-nonsense all-round performance by Dhoni's boys put the championship crown on their head. And then they double their silverware collection by winning the Champions League as well. In the 2011 auctions, CSK took a sensible decision by retaining key performers Dhoni, Albie Morkel, Vijay and Raina while most of the other teams were busy planning a complete make-over. And the new additions to their camp included some proven stars and some intelligent buys; all in all, an intelligent make-up by the champion franchise. While Dhoni will lead the pack, Vijay, Mike Hussey, Raina and Badrinath will form the core batting line-up. Albie Morkel, Francois Du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo and Scott Styris are a bunch of all-rounders any team would envy.Morkel has been an integral part of Chennai’s lower middle order and his lusty hits will be more than handy. Couple it up with his disciplined bowling and ask the South Africans what they missed during this World Cup.Bravo’s move to CSK is a big boon and his former team Mumbai knows it too well and Du Plessis is talked about in the South African corridors for all good reasons of impeccable talent. The bowling looks as sharp as the barber’s prized possession. The team of Bill Hilfenhaus, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ravichandran Ashwin and Bollinger/Southee should be good enough to turn the opposition bald.And with players like Sudeep Tyagi and Shadab Jakati backing up, this will be the team to survive against. With all the pros of new drafts and old survivors, the con of losing the big Matthew Hayden will be hard to hold down. Haydos is one of the players whose mere presence in the dressing room transpires confidence. Agree nothing is immortal, but a World Cup-winning captain leading another champion side may just help the Chennai Super Kings conquer yet another peak. Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramanium Badrinath, Joginder Sharma, Sudeep Tyagi, Abhinav Mukund, Aniruddha Shrikant, Ganapathi Vignesh, K Vasudevdas, Shadb Jakati, Vijaykumar Yomahesh, (Foreign) Albie Morkel, Michael Hussey, Dwayne Bravo, Doug Bollinger, Scott Styris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nuwan Kulasekera, Suraj Randiv, George Bailey, Faf du Plessis
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01-06-2011, 04:26 PM
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