Lalit Modi offers 5000 passes for IPL 2010 semis and finals to MCA


Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) chief Sharad Pawar said that IPL Chairman Lalit Modi has clarified the locate over the non-issue of passes for league matches to the MCA and offered 5,000 passes for semifinal and final of the IPL Twenty20 event.

"I had a talk on this issue with the BCCI President and IPL Chairman. Lalit Modi has cleared a few things," Pawar said at MCA's Annual General Meeting.

"The opening match did not belong to Navi Mumbai but to Deccan Chargers as it was originally scheduled at Hyderabad and was shifted here only due to the Telangana violence.

"Hence, the IPL could not provide passes on time as they themselves an established the passes late," he said.

"The IPL and the Board have taken this issue fatally and Modi has offered to provide our members with 5,000 passes in advance for the semifinal and the final matches," Pawar said.

On matches hosted by the Mumbai Indians, Pawar said that the IPL franchisee had straight approached the Cricket Club of India and hence MCA could not get the 20 per cent passes reserved for the host association.

"This has happened because we do not have our stadium as it is under-construction. The phase is fleeting and for this year only as once we have our stadium, nobody can deny us our share of 20 per cent seats," he added.

Meanwhile, addressing the AGM, MCA treasurer Ratnakar Shetty said that the court has refused relief to petitioners of a PIL which contended that permission for revamping of the Wankhede Stadium has been given without considering the environmental issues.

"Recently, the judges visited the site and said that MCA was not wrong in construction and refused to grant relief to the petitioners. Besides, the judges have also asked the Railways to issue an NOC. We are expecting an NOC from Railways in a week," he said.

An NOC is required from the Railways for the building of the stadium as construction is not allowed within 30 metres of the railway track, he said.


IPL Team Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders


When Shahrukh Khan - India's leading movie star - co-purchased the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise, the country couldn't help but feel an similarity with the side. And when Brendon McCullum stormed into the competition with a whirlwind 158*, it drew a group gasp of admiration from fans of the sport across the world. If Ganguly helmed the side, then there was John Buchanan who powered the think-tank. But the team could not live up to potential.

In the 2nd season, suggestions of a multiple-captain approach drew a lot of argue but as it turned out, McCullum ended up captaining the side throughout. But the side's prospects did not improve. KKR ended the event pretty close to the bottom of the table. Ricky Ponting and Morne van Wyk have been bought out ahead of Season IPL 2010, while NZ Shane Bond has been bought at USD 750,000. U-19 player Harpreet Singh has also been picked for the tournament.


Sourav Ganguly (C), Wriddhiman Saha, Varun Aaron, Owais Shah, Iqbal Abdulla, Ishant Sharma, Ajit Agarkar, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Eklakh Ahmed, Manoj Tiwary, Ashoke Dinda, Ganapathi Vignesh, Rohan Gavaskar, Chris Gayle, Brad Hodge, Harshad Khadiwale, Charl Langeveldt, Angelo Mathews, Brendon McCullum, Ajantha Mendis, Murali Kartik, Chirag Pathak, Cheteshwar Pujara

Leading Batsmen

Mts
Avg
S/R
Runs
BJ Hodge
12
40.55
117.74
365
B McCullum
13
23.75
119.24
285
Leading Bowlers

Mts
Wkts
S/R
Economy
I Sharma
11
11
23.4
6.9
BJ Hodge
12
7
17.1
8.05

IPL 2010 Schedule


No.Date & Time(IST)
TeamsVenue
112 - Mar, 20:00Deccan Chargers vs KolkataKnight Riders
KKR won by 11 runs
Navi Mumbai
213 - Mar, 15:00Mumbai Indians vs Rajastan Royals
MI won by 4 runs
Mumbai
313 - Mar, 20:00Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
DD won by 5 wickets
Mohali
414 - Mar, 16:00Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore
KKR won by 7 wickets
Kolkata
514 - Mar, 20:00Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
DC won by 31 runs
Chennai
615 - Mar, 20:00Rajastan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
DD won by 6 wickets
Ahmedabad
716 - Mar, 16:00Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab
RCB won by 8 wickets
Bengaluru
816 - Mar, 20:00Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
CSK won by 55 runs
Kolkata
917 - Mar, 20:00Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
MI won by 98 runs
Delhi Delhi
1018 - Mar, 20:00RCB vs Rajastan Royals
RCB won by 10 wickets
Bengaluru
1119 - Mar, 16:00Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
CSK won by 5 wickets
Delhi
1219 - Mar, 20:00Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
DC won by 6 runs
Cuttack
1320 - Mar, 16:00Rajastan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
RR won by 34 runs
Ahmedabad
1420 - Mar, 20:00Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB won by 7 wickets
Mumbai
1521 - Mar, 16:00Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
DC won by 10 runs
Cuttack
1621 - Mar, 20:00Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Punjab win in super over
Chennai
1722 - Mar, 20:00Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
MI won by 7 wickets
Mumbai
1823 - Mar, 20:00RCB vs Chennai Super Kings
RCB won by 36 runs
Bengaluru
1924 - Mar, 20:00Kings XI Punjab vs Rajastan Royals
RR won by 31 runs
Mohali
2025 - Mar, 20:00Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super KingsMumbai
2126 - Mar, 20:00Rajas -an Royals vs Deccan ChargersAhmedabad
2227 - Mar, 16:00Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight RidersMohali
2327 - Mar, 20:00Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi DaredevilsBengaluru
2428 - Mar, 16:00Rajas -an Royals vs Chennai Super KingsAhmedabad
2528 - Mar, 20:00Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai IndiansNavi Mumbai
2629 - Mar, 20:00Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight RidersDelhi
2730 - Mar, 20:00Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI PunjabMumbai
2831 - Mar, 16:00Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers BangaloreChennai
2931 - Mar, 20:00Delhi Daredevils vs Rajas -an RoyalsDelhi
301 - Apr, 20:00Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan ChargersKolkata
312 - Apr, 20:00Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers BangaloreMohali
323 - Apr, 16:00Chennai Super Kings vs Rajas -an RoyalsChennai
333 - Apr, 20:00Mumbai Indians vs Deccan ChargersMumbai
344 - Apr, 16:00Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI PunjabKolkata
354 - Apr, 20:00Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers BangaloreDelhi
365 - Apr, 20:00Deccan Chargers vs Rajas -an RoyalsNagpur
376 - Apr, 20:00Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai IndiansChennai
387 - Apr, 16:00Rajas -an Royals vs Kings XI PunjabJaipur
397 - Apr, 20:00Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi DaredevilsKolkata
408 - Apr, 20:00Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan ChargersBengaluru
419 - Apr, 20:00Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai IndiansMohali
4210 - Apr, 16:00Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super KingsNagpur
4310 - Apr, 20:00Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight RidersBengaluru
4411 - Apr, 16:00Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI PunjabDelhi
4511 - Apr, 20:00Rajas -an Royals vs Mumbai IndiansJaipur
4612 - Apr, 20:00Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers BangaloreNagpur
4713 - Apr, 16:00Mumbai Indians vs Delhi DaredevilsMumbai
4813 - Apr, 20:00Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight RidersChennai
4914 - Apr, 20:00Rajas -an Royals vs Royal Challengers BangaloreJaipur
5015 - Apr, 20:00Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi DaredevilsChennai
5116 - Apr, 20:00Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan ChargersDharamsala
5217 - Apr, 16:00Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai IndiansBengaluru
5317 - Apr, 20:00Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajas -an RoyalsKolkata
5418 - Apr, 16:00Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super KingsDharamsala
5518 - Apr, 20:00Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan ChargersDelhi
5619 - Apr, 20:00Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai IndiansKolkata
5721 - Apr, 20:00Semi-Final – TBC v TBC Bengaluru
5822 - Apr, 20:00Semi-Final – TBC v TBC Bengaluru
5924 - Apr, 20:003rd Place Play-off – TBC v TBC Navi Mumbai
6025 - Apr, 20:00Final – TBC v TBC Mumbai

IPL Team Preview: Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings, owned by India Cements, managed to get the prized services of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the inaugural edition of IPL. Quite understandably, the Indian captain commanded the highest price at the player auctions - a whopping USD 1.5 million. Australia's batting tour de force Matthew Hayden was roped in to give the batting a destructive edge - and he played his role to perfection in two successive seasons.

Stephen Fleming, who doubled as coach in the second season; the wily Muralidaran; batsman Suresh Raina; and all-rounder Albie Morkel helped Chennai reach the final. When the second round of auctions took place, Andrew Flintoff joined as one of the highest-paid players. In 2009, Hayden scored prolifically while his team entered the semi-final, only to be pipped at the post by RCB. Fleming has now been bought out by the side and is just the coach. At the 2010 auction, the team bought South African Justin Kemp, they also brought in Sri Lankan Thisara Perera for a sum of USD 50,000.

M S Dhoni (Captain), M Muralidaran, M Vijay, Manpreet Gony, Sudeep Tyagi, Shadab Jakati, R Ashwin, K B Arun Karthik, Justin Kemp, Thisara Perera, Hemang Badani, L Balaji, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Albie Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Jacob Oram, Thilan Thushara, George Bailey, Parthiv Patel, Ganapathy Chandrasekhar



Leading Batsmen - IPL 2009

Mts
Avg
S/R
Runs
ML Hayden
12
52
144.81
572
SK Raina
14
31
116.98
434
MS Dhoni
14
41.50
127.20
332
Leading Bowlers

Mts
Wkts
S/R
Economy
M Muralidaran
13
14
21.4
5.22
SB Jakati
9
13
13.3
7.48
Albie Morkel
12
13
18.4
8.20