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Cricket current - a cricket blog

Cricket current - a cricket blog


Who Will win IPL 2010 | IPL 3

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 01:12 AM PST


The Indian Premier League (IPL) 3 is set to begin from March 12, 2010. Like previous seasons, 8 teams will be competing in the tournament. The winner and runner-up of IPL 2009 were in the bottom two of IPL 2008. So, we can say there is a tough competition among the teams. New systems and players are adopted by each team expecting to boost their games. Who do you think can really win the IPL 2010 and why. Participate in this poll and if you wish to provide reasons, please post comments.



The teams for IPL 2010 are -Deccan Chargers (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Mumbai Indians (MI), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
The Dhoni-lead team came second in IPL 2008 and has great players like Hayden, Parthiv Patel, Ntini, Dhoni, Tyagi and so on. This year they have added Justin Kemp.

Deccan Chargers: After coming last in IPL 2008, Deccan Charges became the champions of IPL 2009. The team lead by Gilchrist has players like Symonds, Rohit Sharma, Ojha, T Suman. They have bought West Indian fast bowler Kemar Roach who bowls at over 150 kph.

Delhi Darevils : Delhi Daredevils have been consistent performers in both IPL 2009 and 2010. Lead by Gautam Gambhir, it features players like Sehwag, AB de Villers, Dilshan. This time Wayne Parnell has been added to squad.

Kolkata Knight Riders : KKR came last in IPL 2009 but has star players like Ganguly, McCullum, Gayle, Ishant Sharma. This year Kiwi fast bowler Shane Bond is added to the squad. They have appointed Dav Watmore as new coach and Wasim Akram will be new bowling coach.

Kings XI Punjab: Kings XI Punjab features players like Sangakkara, Yuvraj Singh, Jayawardene, Irfan Pathan. In IPL 2010, it will be lead by Sri-Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara. Mohammad Kaif is the new man into the squad for IPL 2010.

Mumbai Indians: Lead by Sachin Tendulkar, Mumbai Indians features players like Jayasuriya, Dwayne Bravo, Avishek Nayar. This year they have added West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard in the squad.

Rajasthan Royals:Captained and coached by Shane Warne, Royals were the champions of IPL 2008. Despite of not having too many so-called star players, the team has utilized the youths very well. Apart from Shane Warne, Graeme Smith, Yousuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja are featured players in squad. They have bought Damien Martyn for IPL 2010.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: RCB came 2nd in IPL 2009. The team is lead by Kevin Pietersen and features players like Dravid, Kumble, Manish Pandey. They have bought new player Morgan for IPL 2010.

Please vote in the poll on left side and post your comment saying why the team you chose can win.

India vs South Africa 2010 - Fixtures and Schedule

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:49 PM PST


South Africa tours India for 3 ODIs and 2 test matches in February 2010. As, India and South Africa are no.1 and no.2 test teams respectively, the test series is termed as World Championship of Cricket by Neo cricket - the official broadcaster. The series starts from 06 February, 2010 and ends on 27 Feb, 2010. Here are complete fixtures/schedules of Ind vs SA 2010 :



Date
Match Details
Time
Venue
GMT
IST
Ground
City
Feb 06 Sat - Feb 10 Wed
India v South Africa, 1st Test
04:00
09:30
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
Nagpur
Feb 14 Sun - Feb 18 Thu
India v South Africa, 2nd Test
04:00
09:30
Eden Gardens
Kolkata
Feb 21 - Sun
India v South Africa, 1st ODI
09:00
14:30
Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Jaipur
Feb 24 - Wed
India v South Africa, 2nd ODI
03:30
09:00
Green Park
Kanpur
Feb 27 - Sat
India v South Africa, 3rd ODI
09:00
14:30
Sardar Patel Stadium
Ahmedabad

TV channels broadcasting IPL 2010 - Live | IPL 3

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 08:54 AM PST


Sony and WSG has got the global broadcasting rights of Indian Premier League. IPL 3 will be shown live in India via. Sony's Set Max. IPL will now be shown live in many countries all over the world on TV as well as internet. Along with India, IPL has fan base in countries like USA, UK, Australia, South Africa were people enjoy it on TV. Here are the TV channels broadcasting the IPL 2010 in different countries:



Australia: Network 10 ten or Channel 10 will broadcast IPL 2009 on TV in Australia

Bangladesh : BTV

Canada: ATN (Asian Television Network) - channels are CBN and Cricket plus

India: SET Max will broadcast IPL 3 in India.

Middle East including UAE, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan and Libya: Arab Digital distribution via. ART prime

Nepal : SET Max

New Zealand: Sky Sport

Pakistan : Geo Super

South Africa and Nigeria : Super Sports

UK : Setanta Sports

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