Amitabh Bachan & Aamir Khan to host opening ceremony of IPL Season 4!!!!

If rumours are to be believed, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan would be hosting the opening ceremony of Indian Premier League  season four 2011.

Sources have revealed to a leading daily that three companies– Wizcraft, DNA Entertainment and Encompass - who have bid to stage the opening ceremony of IPL 2011, have listedAmitabh Bachchan in their presentations and all of them intend to have the legendary actor on board.

Amitabh bachan

Moreover, the bidders have made a detailed presentation to the IPL governing council and one of them has also shown eagerness to include actor Aamir Khan as a co-host with Big B. 

The actual cost of the ceremony will be considered while making the final decision. But if Amitabh and Aamir are both roped in to host the ceremony, be assured to witness a spectacular event at the IPL this year. I wish IPL will have great start this year.

Aamir Khan

King Khan to Shake A Leg With pop princess Shakira in KKR New Music Video

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan will be seen  dancing with Latin songstress Shakira in a music video for his team Kolkata Knight Riders. The song will be composed by  know music director of Indan movie industry Salim-Sulaiman(who has already given hits like chak de) and sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.

The video of the song will be shot once Shahrukh wraps up the shooting of Farhan Akhtar film Don 2. Last year, Shahrukh Khan got an opportunity to meet the Waka Waka girl Shakira during the World Cup soccer final in South Africa.

It was then when Shahrukh Khan confessed to her that he was a big fan of hers. Now the duo will be seen in the music video of Kolkata Knight Riders. We are sure that it is going to be the most awaited video of the season.  Lets wait and watch the video

Yuv Raj Singh to lead Pune Warriors while Gambhir to lead KKR!!! & Virender Sehwag to lead Delhi Daredevils

As the countdown for fourth seasons of IPL T20 had begun early different teams started choosing their captain for the tournament. Yuvraj Singh was Tuesday named the captain of Pune Warriors for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj, who is having a good World Cup so far, is one of the four domestic players in the side. The other three are Ashish Nehra, Robin Uthappa and Murali Karthik.

"The 30 member Sahara's Pune Warriors squad will be lead by Captain of the team Mr. Yuvraj Singh," said a Pune Warriors release.

The new franchise also bought 10 foreign players during the IPL auction. Some of the international cricketers include South African captain Graeme Smith, Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Matthews and New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder.

Proposed stadium of pune warriors

The major chunk of the 30-member squad comprises 16 uncapped players from the domestic circuit. As Yuvraj Singh is seeing doing role as all-rounder in the ongoing ICC world cup and regaining the form. I wish him great success ahead as a captain 

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 In other news, Kolkata Knight Riders Monday named India's star batsman Gautam Gambhir as its captain for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting next month.

Gautam Gambhir

 
 "We are delighted that Gautam Gambhir will be leading our team," KKR chief executive and managing direct Venky Mysore said in a release.
 
 Mysore termed Gambhir as a “thorough professional” whose performance and leadership qualities speak for themselves.

 Gambhir said it was an honour to lead KKR. ”It's a pleasure and an honour to lead the KKR team. I am looking forward to the season and feel very optimistic," he said.

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 KKR purchased Gambhir for a record Rs 11.04 crore in the IPL auction at Bangalore in January.

 It was previously declared that India's dashing opening batsman Virender Sehwag will lead the Delhi Daredevils in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Sehwag

The 32-year-old Delhi opener has been part of the Delhi Daredevils since the IPL began in 2008. Under his leadership, Delhi Daredevils reached the semi-finals in the first two editions of the IPL and also topped the league stage in 2009.

Logo of Delhi dare devils

Sehwag said he was looking forward to taking the Daredevils to new heights in IPL-4.

"For me there cannot be any other team than Delhi Daredevils in the IPL. As someone who grew up playing cricket in Delhi I am very proud to be playing for the Delhi Daredevils. I am delighted to be part of the Delhi Daredevils and lead the team," said Sehwag.

Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif to be Ambassador of IPL's Kochi team 'Indi Commandos''!!!!!!

As we know cricket and bollywood are interrelated to each other. Moreover IPL is not only about of cricket, and glamour plays an important part, with the likes of Shilpa Shetty adding zing for Rajasthan Royals and Shah Rukh Khan doing the same for Kolkata Knight Riders, while Preity Zinta ensures glamour for Kings XI Punjab. There is news that Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif will be the brand ambassadors of the Indian Premier League's Kochi team 'Indi Commandos'. 

Ex pair Katrina and Salman khan

However Duo haven’t signed the deal with kochi team. Kochi team is an Indian Premier League team based in the city of Kochi, a major seaport located on the south-west coast of India by the Arabian Sea, in Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala. The team was one of two new franchisees added to the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2011 season, alongside the Sahara Pune Warriors. The team franchise is owned by Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd., which is a consortium of multiple companies.

Team logo of IPL's Kochi team

“We are currently talking to Salman and Katrina for endorsement deals,” Kochi IPL Team co-owner Mukesh Patel says. While Katrina has been seen promoting the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the past, Salman has been reported to be keen on buying an IPL team.

Industry observers pointed out that if the deal is signed, the Kochi IPL team would get the much-needed boost on the glamour front with Salman promoting the team along with Katrina.

The Kochi IPL team is ready with a promotional video directed by noted film maker Priyadarshan, which is likely to be on air in the coming days. The fourth season of the IPL will kickstart on April 8.

Katrina kaif 

The Kochi team’s owners are desperate to invest a huge sum, in order to rope in Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif worth Rs 14 crores. According to sources, Salman Khan has demanded Rs 12 crores in order to become an ambassador of Kochi IPL team ‘Indi Commandoes’. Katrina on the other hand has demanded Rs 2 crores to become the ambassador of Kochi IPL team

It is almost official that Katrina will no longer endorse any Kingfisher brand or its IPL team royal challengers Bangalore as Deepika has ordered to her boyfriend Siddharth Malaya, to make his company cut of ties with Katrina Kaif. Katrina was surprised with this decision of Vijay Malaya as she was a good friend of Sid and Vijay Malaya till last year and now they are showing her the door. So, now Katrina has chosen Kochi IPL team and will be surely a part of it in promotion. All the work which an ambassador has to do is to cheer the team, during their cricket match days in IPL.

Home ground of Kochi team

Schedule and Fixture of IPL season 4!!!!

Logos of IPL teams excluding Pune & Kochi

IPL 2011 Schedule for upcoming Indian Premier League Season 4 has been announced by BCCI. The tournament will be played just after  few days of Cricket World Cup tournament will finish.  IPL T20 is one of the biggest sports event of the cricket world. It is played every year in the summer season of Indian Subcontinent.Remember this is just provisional schedule, pending approval from Election Commission of India because Tamil Nadu and West Bengal will be having State Elections in the same period. whatever enjoy the cricket through out the year whether it is test cricket, one day or twenty20.Two more team than the previous edition of IPL will be taking part in the tournament. 

Here is the schedule and Fixture of IPL season 4. This tournament will start on 8th of april and will last till 28th may!!!

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Apr-2011
Fri 08  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	1st match - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Sat 09  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	2nd match - Deccan Chargers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Sat 09  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	3rd match - Team Kochi v Bangalore Royal Challengers TBC
Sun 10  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	4th match - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Sun 10  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	5th match - Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Mon 11  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	6th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers Hyderabad TBC
Tue 12  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	7th match - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue 12  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	8th match - Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Wed 13  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	9th match - Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Wed 13  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	10th match - Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh
Thu 14  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	11th match - Deccan Chargers Hyderabad v Bangalore Royal Challengers TBC
Fri 15  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	12th match - Mumbai Indians v Team Kochi TBC
Fri 15  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	13th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Sat 16  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	14th match - Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Sat 16  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	15th match - Deccan Chargers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab TBC
Sun 17  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	16th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sun 17  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	17th match - Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Mon 18  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	18th match - Team Kochi v Chennai Super Kings TBC
Tue 19  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	19th match - Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Tue 19  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	20th match - Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Wed 20  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	21st match - Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors TBC
Wed 20  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	22nd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Team Kochi TBC
Thu 21  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	23rd match - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh
Fri 22  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	24th match - Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings TBC
Sat 23  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	25th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Bangalore Royal Challengers TBC
Sat 23  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	26th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Sun 24  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	27th match - Deccan Chargers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians TBC
Sun 24  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	28th match - Rajasthan Royals v Team Kochi Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon 25  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	29th match - Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Tue 26  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	30th match - Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Wed 27  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	31st match - Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Wed 27  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	32nd match - Team Kochi v Deccan Chargers Hyderabad TBC
Thu 28  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	33rd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab TBC
Thu 28  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	34th match - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Fri 29  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	35th match - Bangalore Royal Challengers v Pune Warriors M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sat 30  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	36th match - Team Kochi v Delhi Daredevils TBC
Sat 30  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	37th match - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab TBC
May-2011
Sun 01  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	38th match - Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sun 01  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	39th match - Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers Hyderabad MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Mon 02  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	40th match - Delhi Daredevils v Team Kochi Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Tue 03  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	41st match - Deccan Chargers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders TBC
Wed 04  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	42nd match - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Wed 04  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	43rd match - Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Thu 05  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	44th match - Team Kochi v Kolkata Knight Riders TBC
Thu 05  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	45th match - Deccan Chargers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils TBC
Fri 06  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	46th match - Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kings XI Punjab M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sat 07  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	47th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings TBC
Sat 07  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	48th match - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils TBC
Sun 08  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	49th match - Bangalore Royal Challengers v Team Kochi M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun 08  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	50th match - Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh
Mon 09  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	51st match - Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue 10  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	52nd match - Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh
Tue 10  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	53rd match - Deccan Chargers Hyderabad v Pune Warriors TBC
Wed 11  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	54th match - Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Thu 12  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	55th match - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Fri 13  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	56th match - Team Kochi v Kings XI Punjab Nehru Stadium, Indore, Indore
Sat 14  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	57th match - Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers Hyderabad TBC
Sat 14  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	58th match - Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun 15  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	59th match - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Sun 15  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	60th match - Team Kochi v Rajasthan Royals Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore
Mon 16  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	61st match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians TBC
Tue 17  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	62nd match - Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers Hyderabad TBC
Wed 18  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	63rd match - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Wed 18  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	64th match - Chennai Super Kings v Team Kochi MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Thu 19  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	65th match - Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders TBC
Fri 20  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	66th match - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals TBC
Sat 21  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	67th match - Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Sat 21  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	68th match - Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Sun 22  10:30 GMT, 16:00 local	69th match - Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun 22  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	70th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals TBC
Tue 24  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	Qualifier 1 - TBD v TBD TBC
Wed 25  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	Eliminator - TBD v TBD TBC
Fri 27  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	Qualifier 2 - TBD v TBD MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Sat 28  14:30 GMT, 20:00 local	Final - TBD v TBD MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai