Royal Challengers Bangalore (also referred to as RCB) is the team representing the city of Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, the inaugural Twenty20 cricket tournament to be held in India. The team is owned by the liquor magnate Vijay Mallya, through his flagship firm UB Group. Brijesh Patel is the CEO of the team [...]
Kolkata Knight Riders (also referred to as KKR) is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Sourav Ganguly, who is also the Icon Player for the team, and coached by John Buchanan. The official theme of the team is Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo Re (We [...]
Kings XI Punjab is a cricket franchise based in Mohali in the eight team Indian Premier League. The team is led by Yuvraj Singh who is also the Icon Player. The team is coached by Tom Moody, the former Australian all rounder. The owners of the franchise include Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan [...]
Deccan Chargers team for IPL 2009
The team:
Foreign players: Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Scott Styris, Chaminda Vaas, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Zoysa, Ryan Harris, Fidel Edwards and Dwayne Smith.
Indian players: V.V.S. Laxman, Rohit Sharma, R.P. Singh, Y. Venugopal Rao, N. Arjun Yadav, D.B. Ravi Teja, Pragyan Ojha, D. Kalyankrishna, P. Vijay Kumar, Haladhar Das, Sarvesh [...]
Sir Richard Hadlee says “India has the potential to be the No. 1 team in all forms of the game. What we are seeing in India’s performance, it’s a reflection of Indian Premier League (IPL). India is a real force in world cricket,” said Hadlee.
Via Hindu
The Indian Premier League has increased the number of international players who can be on contract with its eight franchisee teams from eight to ten, but maintained that only four can be fielded in the playing eleven in a match.
Via Rediff
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