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| Posted: 27 Apr 2010 07:30 PM PDT
India: M S Dhoni (Captain & WK), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla, R.Vinay Kumar. Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (Captain), Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal (WK), Misbah-Ul-Haq, Salman Butt, Umar Akmal, Yasir Arafat, Khalid Latif, Fawad Alam, Hammad Azam, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Md. Hafeez. Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakara (Captain & WK), Sanath Jayasurya, T.Dilshan, C.Kapugedara, Mahela Jayawardne, Angelo Mathews, Thissara Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, C.Jayasinghe, L.Malinga, N.Kulasekara, M.Muralitharan, Suraj Randiv, Ajantha Mendis, C.Welegedara. Australia: M.Clarke (Captain), Brad Haddin (Wk), David Hussey, M.Hussey, Tim Paine (Wk), David Warner, Daniel Christan, Shane Watson, Cameron White, M.Johnson, Brett Lee, Dirk Nannes, Nathan Haurtiz, Shaun tait, Steven Smith. New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (Captain), Brendon McCullum (WK), Ross Taylor, M.Guptil, Nathan McCullum, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Scott Styris, Aaron Redmond, Rob Nicol, Garath Hopkins, Kyle Mills, Ian Butler, Shane Bond, Tim Southee. England: Paul Collingwood (Captain), K.Pietersen, Craig Kieswetter (WK), Ravi Bopara, Michael Lumb, Eoin Morgan, Luke Wright, M.Yardy, James Tredwell, Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom, Ajmal Shahzad, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Tim Bresnan. West Indies: Chris Gayle (Captain), S.Chanderpaul, D.Bravo, K.Pollard, Andre Fletcher, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Wavell Hinds, N.Deonariane, S.Benn, N.Miller, Denesh Ramdin (WK), Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Jerome Taylor. South Africa: Graeme Smith (Captain), Jaques Kallis, AB Devilliers, Loots Bosman, H.Gibbs, JP Duminy, Albie Morkel, R van der merwe, Juan Theron, M.Morkel, M.Boucher (WK), Rory Kleinveldt, Charl Langeveldt, J.Botha, Dale Styen. Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Aftab Ahmed, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Md. Ashrafull, Tamim Iqbal, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Naeem Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Jaurul Islam, Abdur Razzak, M.Rahim (WK), Sued Rasel. Zimbabwe: Prosper Utseya (Captain), Elton Chigumbura, Chamu Chibhabha, Charles Coventry, Hamilton Masakadza, Craig Ervine, Andy Blignaut, Greg Lamb, Tatenda Taibu (WK), Graeme Cremer, Brendan Taylor, Vusi Sibanda, Chris Mpofu, Ray Price, Timycen Maruma. Ireland: William Porterfield (Captain), Peter Connell, Trent Johnston, Alex Cusack, Andre Botha, Gary Kidd, Niall O'Brien, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson (WK), Andrew White, Boyd Rankin, John Mooney, Nigel Jones, George Dockrell. Afghanistan: Nowroz Mangal (Captain), Hamid Hassan, Dawlat Ahmadzai, Asghar Stanikzai, Mirwais Ashraf, Karim Sadiq, Mohammad Shahzad, Nasratullah Nasrat, Noor Ali, Mohammad Nabi, Shapoor Zadran, Shafiqullah, Samiullah Shenwari, Raees Ahmadzai, Shabir Noori.   |
| Corruption charges overshadow Chennai victory in IPL 3 Posted: 27 Apr 2010 07:14 AM PDT
Modi is widely credited as the founding father of the IPL, with the club franchises racking in more than $720 million when they were auctioned off in 2007, while the annual player auction regularly sees stars such as MS Dhoni go for in excess of $1 million. Its soaring popularity over the past three years has seen it become a billion dollar industry and has breathed new life into the game, attracting new sponsors and rich benefactors especially in the cricket-mad subcontinent. But all that could now be tainted by the allegations against Modi, which has seen him suspended from his role as IPL chairman for "alleged acts of individual misdemeanours," believed to be related to initial bids for the Rajasthan and Punjab team franchises, the IPL's broadcasting deal, alleged bid rigging for two new franchises that will start next year and the competition's internet rights. Modi himself suggested in an emotional post match speech that he maybe be taking the rap for what is wider corruption the game, and his departure will allow for a swift conclusion to the affair so we can all focus on what matters - the game itself. That is because, without doubt, the IPL has been a huge success. It has attracted the world's top cricketers and really entrenched Twenty/20 into the cricketing calendar. The upcoming Twenty/20 World Cup in the West Indies is further evidence of the formats success, with players and fans embracing it alike - Australia's cricket odds make them favourite for the tournament. The IPL will survive, it has makes too much money not too, but it would be a shame if such allegations continue to dog future tournaments, it has already cast a shadow of this year's final and the upcoming World Cup. Maybe next time the headlines will be about what happened on the pitch. Meanwhile, in football news, England remain third favourites in the 2010 FIFA World Cup betting.   |
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