tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28437367772810191942011-04-21T13:33:42.183-07:00Sumit Mittalnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843736777281019194.post-137078065243283482008-04-21T01:38:00.000-07:002008-04-21T01:50:14.811-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kolkata Knight Riders Squad</span><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sourav Ganguly</span><br />Captain<br /><br />Age 35 years 285 days<br /><br />Batting Left-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Siddarth Kaul<br /><br />Age 17 years 335 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Ajit Agarkar<br /><br />Age 30 years 136 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm fast-medium<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Rohan Banerjee<br /><br />Age 19 years 130 days<br /><br />Playing role Opening batsman<br />Batting Left-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Aakash Chopra<br /><br />Age 30 years 212 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Debabrata Das<br /><br />Age 21 years 209 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Legbreak googly<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Ashok Dinda<br /><br />Age 24 years 24 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium-fast<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Chris Gayle<br /><br />Age 28 years 210 days<br /><br />Playing role Batsman<br />Batting Left-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm offbreak<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />David Hussey<br /><br />Age 30 years 278 days<br /><br />Playing role Lower middle order batsman<br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm offbreak<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Iqbal Abdulla<br /><br />Age 18 years 138 days<br /><br />Batting Left-hand bat<br />Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Murali Kartik<br /><br />Age 31 years 220 days<br /><br />Batting Left-hand bat<br />Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Saurasish Lahiri<br /><br />Age 26 years 222 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm offbreak<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Brendon McCullum<br />Wicketkeeper<br /><br />Age 26 years 204 days<br /><br />Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman<br />Batting Right-hand bat<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Mohammad Hafeez<br /><br />Age 27 years 184 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm offbreak<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Ricky Ponting<br /><br />Age 33 years 121 days<br /><br />Playing role Higher middle order batsman<br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Cheteshwar Pujara<br /><br />Age 20 years 84 days<br /><br />Playing role Batsman<br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Legbreak<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Prasanta Saha<br /><br />Age 23 years 177 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Salman Butt<br /><br />Age 23 years 194 days<br /><br />Playing role Batsman<br />Batting Left-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm offbreak<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Ishant Sharma<br /><br />Age 19 years 229 days<br /><br />Playing role Bowler<br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm fast-medium<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Laxmi Shukla<br /><br />Age 26 years 348 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Tatenda Taibu<br />Wicketkeeper<br /><br />Age 24 years 340 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm offbreak<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Umar Gul<br /><br />Age 24 years 4 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm fast-medium<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Yashpal Singh<br /><br />Age 26 years 143 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium<br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />Shoaib Akhtar<br />Withdrawn player<br /><br />Age 32 years 249 days<br /><br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm fast<br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br />John Buchanan<br />Coach<br /><br />Age 55 years 13 days<br /><br />Playing role Batsman<br />Batting Right-hand bat<br />Bowling Right-arm medium<br /> <br /> <br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2843736777281019194-13707806524328348?l=indian-premier-league-cricket-ipl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sumit Mittalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843736777281019194.post-9034085385763668162008-04-21T01:20:00.000-07:002008-04-21T01:32:50.643-07:00<p class="news-sub">The Big Picture</p> The match-up between two power-packed batting line-ups has the makings of a potential classic. The Kolkata Knight Riders have started off their campaign by running roughshod over the Bangalore Royal Challengers, but will now have to contend with the Deccan Chargers, a crack outfit born from clever buys in the IPL auctions. Brendon McCullum's astonishing assault in Bangalore brought team-owner Shah Rukh Khan to his feet, and may serve as a rallying call to Kolkata's passionate supporters. With 100,000 plus spectators set to be at the ground, this is the showpiece event of the first week. <p class="news-body"> </p><p class="news-sub">Watch out for ...</p> ... some exhilarating batting, especially from trans-Tasman foes turned team-mates. McCullum peppered the stands with 13 sixes on his way to an unbeaten 158, the highest score in domestic Twenty20s, and will be looking to repeat his heroics. If he fails, Kolkata have Ricky Ponting and David Hussey, as destructive as any on their day. <p class="news-body">Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds, the second-most expensive player in the tournament, are set to give Hyderabad the impetus at the top order. Scott Styris, an effortless player when he gets in the groove, is a strong presence in the Hyderabad line-up, and local flavour may be provided by the talented Rohit Sharma. Hyderabad have some allround options: Symonds and Styris can slow down the run-rate and Nuwan Zoysa is capable off big strokes to go with his left-arm medium-pace. </p><p class="news-body"> </p><p class="news-sub">Team news</p> Hyderabad will be without the services of Herschelle Gibbs (representing the Cape Cobras in the Pro20 semi-final in South Africa) and Shahid Afridi, who is in Pakistan's squad for the Twenty20 match against Bangladesh. Ravi Teja, the right-hand batsman who had an impressive debut in the recently concluded Ranji season, is rated by assistant coach Kanwaljeet Singh as a "brilliant prospect." He is expected to open the batting with the explosive Gilchrist, and it will be interesting to see how he fares against Ishant Sharma. Opening the bowling with RP Singh will be either Chaminda Vaas or Zoysa. Pragyan Ojha is a specialist spinning option, while the third seamers slot could be a toss-up between Sanjay Bangar and D Kalyankrishna. Bangar may get a game if Hyderabad decide to add depth to their batting order. Hyderabad will decide on the final composition of their line-up once Vaas and Chamara Silva join the squad tonight after flying in from Sri Lanka. <p class="news-body"> <b>Hyderabad</b> (probable) 1 Adam Gilchrist, 2 Ravi Teja, 3 VVS Laxman (capt), 4 Andrew Symonds, 5 Scott Styris, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 Venugopal Rao, 8 Nuwan Zoysa/Chaminda Vaas, 9 Sanjay Bangar/D Kalyankrishna, 10 RP Singh, 11 Pragyan Ojha. </p><p class="news-body"> Kolkata are likely to retain the same squad that played in Bangalore, with Chris Gayle staying back in the West Indies with a groin strain picked up during the third ODI against Sri Lanka. "He [Gayle] is out for a fortnight at least," a spokesman for the Knight Riders told the <i>Telegraph.</i> Also, Wriddhiman Saha showcased his capability behind the stumps, and Kolkata may want to continue to play McCullum purely as a batsman. </p><p class="news-body"> <b>Kolkata</b> (probable) 1 Sourav Ganguly (capt), 2 Brendon McCullum, 3 Ricky Ponting, 4 David Hussey, 5 Mohammad Hafeez, 6 Laxmi Rattan Shukla, 7 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 8 Ajit Agarkar, 9 Ashok Dinda, 10 Murali Kartik, 11 Ishant Sharma. </p><p class="news-body"> </p><p class="news-sub">Stats and trivia</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="650"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="638"><li>Symonds, at 187.05, has the best-ever strike-rate in domestic Twenty20s </li><li>Rohit is the only Indian to have a domestic Twenty20 hundred under his belt </li><li>Hussey is the fourth-highest run-getter in domestic Twenty20s, and that explains his $635,000 price tag </li><li>To go along with his century yesterday, McCullum now holds the record for the most number of sixes in an innings </li><li>RP Singh was the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the World Twenty20 last year <p class="news-body"> </p><p class="news-sub">Quotes</p>"I have a personal rapport with all the players and keep interacting with them. It should be comparatively easier for me to handle any situation on the field."<br /><b>Laxman</b> reveals all is well within the Hyderabad camp <p class="news-body"> "Being an actor, I have always thought every thing in larger-than-life perspective. Knight Riders' matches will also be no exception"<br /><b>Shah Rukh</b> adds to the build-up</p></li></td><br /></tr></tbody></table><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!--<br />google_ad_client = "pub-3811613345012326";<br />/* 120x600, created 4/21/08 */<br />google_ad_slot = "9292513259";<br />google_ad_width = 120;<br />google_ad_height = 600;<br />google_cpa_choice = ""; // on file<br />//--><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"<br />src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"><br /></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2843736777281019194-903408538576366816?l=indian-premier-league-cricket-ipl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sumit Mittalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2843736777281019194.post-48177227906345278692008-04-15T04:19:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:21:29.863-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-diUgAuQvN4/SASXI0_Tf0I/AAAAAAAAAAQ/BU8DFKA9SYc/s1600-h/BCCI-744872.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 194px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-diUgAuQvN4/SASXI0_Tf0I/AAAAAAAAAAQ/BU8DFKA9SYc/s320/BCCI-744872.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189438848556564290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >The Indian Premier League known as the DLF Indian Premier League, is a Twenty20 cricket competition created by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. The first edition of the Indian Premier League starts on 18 April 2008.<br /><br />Indian Premier League is the real hot topic in today’s cricket. Many people from around the world have already become fans of this league and are wondering how to watch this Tournament. But only a few countries are telecasting this league as it is not played in many countries.<br /><br />Recently I observed that there are many people who are searching about how to watch the Indian Premier League in their country.<br /><br />In the sub-continent Indian Premier League will be broadcasted by the Set group in the Sony Maxx channel.<br /><br />Channel ten will be broadcasting the Indian Premier League in Australia. The English people have been opposing the Indian Premier League and hence the sky sports people have not come forward to broadcast the Indian Premier League. This gave a chance for the Setanta sports to Broadcast IPL in UK.<br /><br />IPL is all set start from the 18th of this month. The first match is scheduled between Mumbai Indian and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Bangalore Chinnaswamy stadium. The Rivalery among the Indian Premier League teams is increasing day by day.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"># Mumbai Indians</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"># Bangalore Royal Challengers</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"># Deccan Chargers</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"># Chennai Super Kings</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"># Delhi Daredevils</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"># Kings XI Punjab</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"># Kolkata Knight Riders</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:georgia;" ># Rajasthan Royals</span><br /><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" ><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2843736777281019194-4817722790634527869?l=indian-premier-league-cricket-ipl.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sumit Mittalnoreply@blogger.com0