IPL – 4 Records

The action is over and Chennai’s made it twice in a row. Here are the moments that stayed in our minds with us :

BATTING

Orange Cap
Chris Gayle, Bangalore, Scored 608 runs in 12 matches. Notched up2 tons, 3 50s with 107 being his highest score.

Highest Score
Paul Valthaty (Punjab) 120* off 62 balls against Chennai. Innings had 19 4s – most by any player in aninnings – and 2 sixes

Most Sixes
Gayle, 44 sixes in 12 matches, MS Dhoni was second with 23 sixes in 16 matches

Counting the Centuries
6 in all by 5 batsmen – 2 by Gayle, one each by Valthaty, Sehwag, Gilchrist and Sachin

Most Ducks
Mithun Manhas (Pune) 4 ducks in 10 games

Highest Team Total
Kings XI Punjab 232/2, beat Bangalore by 111 runs

Highest Partnership
206 runs by Adam Gilchrist and Shawn Marsh (Punjab)

BOWLING

Purple Cap
Latosj Malinga (Mumbai) 28 wickets in 16 matches, economy rate 5.95. Hadone 5-wicket haul, best figures 5 for 13

Best Bowling
Ishant Sharma (Deccan) 5 for 12 in 3 overs against Kochi
5-wicket hauls
4 in all by bowlers- Ishant Sharma, Malinga, Harbhajan Singh and Munaf Patel

FIELDING

Most Catches
Keleron Pollard (Mumbai) 10 catches in 16 matches

Most Catches in an innings
Jacques Kallis (Kolkata) 4 catches against Deccan Chargers

Most Dismissals by a wicketkeeper
Kumar Sangakkara (Deccan) 19 dismissals in 13 matches

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings – IPL 4 – Final Match

May 28th, 2011 : Today was a Final match between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings in the IPL Cricket Season 4 2011. The match was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai. Team Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat. The Chennai Super Kingswrapped up a successful title defence with victory over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in Chepauk in Saturday’s Indian Premier League final.

Chennai did have to break a lot of sweat in their retaining of the IPL, but that only because of the superb running between the wickets and the fielding display exhibited by then. Otherwise, it was a cakewalk for the defending champions, winning the final by 58 runs and in turn holding the trophy for the second time in a row

.The Royal Challengers Bangalore never looked like they were in hunt and fizzled out for 147 for eight in their chase of 206 for a win at the M Chidamabaram in Chennai and relegated them to their second runner-up title.

Match Notes
Toss – Chennai Super Kings elected to bat
Result – Chennai crowned as IPL champions for the second time in a row

Not that 206 was ever going to be very easy to chase in a pressure-final like this. However, the fear of an early Chris Gayle-dismissal leading to a capitulation came true. Chris Gayle failed to trouble the score-keepers, getting a thin edge through to the wicket-keeper in the very first over of the chase and with him went the side’s chances.

Mayank Agarwal smacked a couple of boundaries but his attempt to cut the carom-ball from Ashwin had his stumps dislodged. There was a quick 32-run stand for the third wicket between AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli that seemed to raise the fans’ hopes but once Shadab Jakati had had the better of the South African, Bangalore were staring at an asking rate of almost 12.

Jakati produced a chinaman to surprise Luke Pomersbach and after being hit for a six off his first ball, Suresh Raina trapped Kohli, albeit rather fortunately, lbw. The ball was shown to be pitching outside the leg-stump.

Daniel Vettori’s sojourn at the crease lasted a single ball and after slamming a couple to the fence, Abhimanyu Mithun was the seventh man returning to the pavilion with Bangalore at 92.

In an inconsequential passage of play, Saurabh Tiwary and Zaheer Khan added 38 for the eighth wicket but by then, the Super Kings had both their hands on the trophy. Tiwary remained not-out on 42 but by then, the Royal Challengers Bangalore had been killed from the contest.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have had issues with their bowling in the past in this IPL, but chose the most inopportune time to almost not turn up. The Indian fans would have been probably reminded ofthe final of the 2003 World Cup when the bowlers were taken apart by a superlative Ricky Ponting and Australia piled on 359.

In this game, it was Vijay who ran and slammed his way to 52-ball 95 and in partnership with Michael Hussey added the best ever for the first wicket. The pair added 159 in less than 15 overs and laid the foundation for a sterling 205 for five in the 20 overs.

Vijay had gone into the game riding on some poor form, but it hardly seemed that way tonight. Inpartnership with Hussey, he ran like a hare and each time he got an opportunity, he slammed the ball into the stands. While it would have been exciting to watch the flow of sixes, it was the running between the wickets that stood out conspicuously. The pair ran the opposition ragged with this facet of their game.

Chennai scored 56 without loss in their first six overs, got to 94 after ten and had their run-rate touching 10 at the end of the 12th.

Vijay’s half century came from 29 balls while Hussey took 40 for his and at 159 for no loss, the duo was sitting on the highest ever partnership for the first wicket in IPL history.

Hussey’s 63 was ended by Syed Mohammad but by then, the Super Kings had enough of a base to get to more than 200. Vijay had a chance to get to his second IPL ton and attempted to get there with a six. However, by then, the fatigue had set in and he only managed to spoon it to the fielder at the boundary.

On a pressure final-day like this one, 205 was never going to be easy to chase down but with Gayle in their line-up, the Royal Challengers Bangalore had hope. Sadly, he missed out and Bangalore went hurtling down to another runner-up trophy.

Gambhir, Yuvraj out; Tendulkar rested for Windies tour

Chennai: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh were left out of India's entire tour of the West Indies as the national selectors announced the 16-member squad for the Test series next month.

Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund was the lone new face in the squad announced by the BCCI secretary N Srinivasan after a marathon meeting of the selection committee.

The young Suresh Raina was named captain of the ODI series after original choice Gambhir was ruled out for the entire tour because of a shoulder injury. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh would be Raina's deputy.

Yuvraj was also unavailable for the entire trip as he is suffering from an upper respiratory infection with a small patch of pneumonitis in the left lung.

"Gautam Gambhir will be unavailable for the full tour of the West Indies, on account of his shoulder injury. Yuvraj Singh will also be unavailable for the full tour. He is suffering from an upper respiratory infection, with a small patch of pneumonitis in the left lung," the BCCI said in a statement.

Tendulkar, who was not part of the ODI team, requested that he be allowed to spend time with his family.

"He will therefore not play the Test series. However, he will be available for the full tour of England, that follows," the BCCI said.

Shikhar Dhawan and Manoj Tiwary have been named as the replacements for Gambhir and Yuvraj, for the Twenty20 and ODI series starting June 4.

Squad: MS Dhoni (captain), VVS Laxman (vice-captain), M Vijay, Abhinav Mukund, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, S Badrinath, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, S Sreesanth, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Suresh Raina, Praveen Kumar, Parthiv Patel (wk), Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rohit Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Manoj Tiwary, Shikhar Dhawan. 

Super Kings are hungry for another kill

Chennai: Having tasted blood in their own den, the Chennai Super Kings, with a Lion as their motif, are hungry for another kill in the Indian Premier League (IPL) that concludes here Saturday when the grand finale between the host team and the winner of Friday's qualifier-2 between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians will be played.

Fortified by the fact that they have won all the seven home games this season, the Super Kings have already made it known that they are not unduly concerned whom they play Saturday as they have the team to deliver the spoils.


Mumbai eying encore of 2010 final with win over RCB

IPL's most consistent team after reaching the semi-finals all four seasons, thrice finalists (including 2011) and winners last year, the Super Kings have the pedigree of a Derby winner with Mahendra Singh Dhoni firmly in the saddle, guiding the thoroughbred with the sure touch of a champion jockey.

Should Dhoni opt for an unchanged eleven for the sixth consecutive game Saturday, then eight players who figured in the 2010 IPL final are likely to be in the Super Kings team with Michael Hussey and newcomers to the side, Wriddhiman Saha and Dwayne Bravo, completing the combination,

In fact, stability through continuity besides enviable balance has been the major contributing factor to the Super Kings' consistency and success in the IPL with Dhoni keeping faith in his frontline players despite failures. It is a luxury other captains do not have as the Super Kings story has been about team rather than individual effort.

Even the loss of Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv (away in England for the Test series) earlier this month, has not greatly affected the team with West Indian all-rounder Bravo proving an adequate replacement.

Thus, the Super Kings are brimming with confidence, big-match experience, class and more importantly character that has seen them come through difficult moments during the season, notably Tuesday last when they recovered from seven for two to chase down a target of 176, against the Royal Challengers.

At this stage in the competition, it matters little that the away record of the Super Kings, with three wins in eight matches, pales in comparison with their strong showing at home where they have been invincible.

"We were smart enough to pick up a side that will play well at home. There will surely be some advantage because we are conditioned to play at home," said coach Stephen Fleming while asserting that his team had no preferences about whom they meet in the final.

"We were up against both RCB and Mumbai, and both have match winners in their sides. There is no preference because both are tough opponents. It is very even and close call," said Fleming on the eve of the final.

The extreme heat and humidity of peak summer here can test the fittest of teams and the seven that had visited Chepauk over the past six weeks, fell prey as much to the Super Kings' superiority as the conditions.

Further, the scheduling of the IPL this year has been such that it has been a mad dash at the finish and both Mumbai and Bangalore are bound to feel the strain, especially since there is not even a day's break between Qualifier-2 and the final.

Srikkanth confident of India winning series in West Indies

Thus, going into Saturday's summit match, the Super Kings will be the fresher of the two teams, courtesy a three-day break between Qualifier-1 and the final.

Although both Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers have beaten the Super Kings, of late neither team has been successful in a knock-out environment. Last year, Mumbai went down in the final by 22 runs and earlier this week, the Royal Challengers lost in the qualifier.

Besides the weather, the sea of yellow at the MA Chidambaram Stadium that will be filled to capacity with vociferous Super Kings fans can be quite intimidating for a visiting team but uplifting for the home side.

By the looks of it, the Super Kings appear all primed to continue their reign in the IPL.

Federer lurking with intent after easy win

Paris: Roger Federer was on and off court in a flash on Friday in his latest attempt to sneak up on the French Open field and catch them unawares with his almost forgotten brilliance.

Serbian 29th seed Janko Tipsarevic was the victim, ripped apart 6-1 6-4 6-3 in the third round in exactly 90 minutes as a near flawless Federer again showed he cannot be discounted for the title despite his patchy record on clay.

Much of the focus in Paris has been on stuttering champion Rafael Nadal and red-hot second seed Novak Djokovic but 2009 winner Federer is lurking in the Roland Garros shadows and ready to pounce.

Nadal still not happy after smoother victory

His choice of a red shirt this week almost makes him merge in with the red clay of the court but the third seed cannot go through the draw unnoticed any longer given he looks in better form than anyone except Djokovic.

"Expectations are sky high for Novak and Rafa as defending champion. That leaves me out of a pressure situation and that's no bad thing for me," a very relaxed Federer told a news conference.

"Overall it was a really good match for me and I'm happy to have another early finish."

The record 16-times grand slam champion was especially impressive at the net, winning five out of five exchanges in the first set when he came forward.

The only break point offered in the second set was quickly gobbled up by Federer, who waited patiently for his chance in the third as he looks increasingly comfortable on his least favoured surface.

"I think my game is good enough to win here, sure, otherwise I wouldn't be here," he said.

Sania, Bopanna advance to third round of French Open

Paris: It turned out to be a good day for Indians in the French Open tennis Friday with both Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna advancing to the third round of women's and men's doubles.

Seventh-seeded pair of Sania and Elena Vesnina of Russia defeated Kristina Barrois of Germany and Johanna Larsson of Sweden 7-6(4), 6-3. They now await the winner of the match between two Spanish pairs, 11th-seeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues, and Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Laura Pous-Tio.

In the men's doubles, Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, seeded fifth fought back from a set down for a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-4 win over Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina and Japan's Kei Nishikori.

They next play Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan and Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.

INDIA TAKES THE WORLD CUP IN GRAND STYLE

Dhoni and Gambhir mastermind high-pressure chase; Jayawardene's luminous century in vain

JOY UNBOUND: M.S. Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh celebrate after guiding India to a six-wicket win in the final of the World Cup on Saturday. Dhoni was named the Man of the Match; Yuvraj was adjudged the Man of the Tournament.

Twenty-eight years after Indian cricket changed forever on an English summer's day, the country's dream of enhancing its reputation as a major force in the world game found glorious realisation at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.


Coach Gary Kirsten was instrumental in shaping India as a genuine world class team in both Tests and One Day Internationals

India's world is just one more win away

New Delhi: Twenty eight years from that glorious June day at the Lord's, Indian cricket is yet again one win away from being the undisputed world champions.

The next four years may see a sway in fortunes, a change in the ICC rankings, and even a change in the team composition. One thing, however, will remain constant. We will be the World Champions. And we will travel Down Under for the next edition of the Cricket World Cup in 2015 as the holders. And all of this is just one win away.

That one win on Saturday against the Sri Lankans at the Wankhede will make India the No. 1 ODI team according to the ICC rankings, in addition to the No. 1 Test status that they already hold. That one win will be the greatest gift the team can give to Sachin Tendulkar. The bestest farewell it can give coach Gary Kirsten. And for millions born after the triumph of 1983, the first real experience of knowing what it is like to be crowned World Champions.

Overwhelming favourites to lift the Cup before the tournament started, the men in blue have reached the final through determination and not through domination. The bowling was patchy, the combination was being debated upon till the very last game, chasing low scores proved to be a challenge, and the batting powerplays looked like an albatross around their neck. But what was lacking in strategy and implementation was taken care of by belief and by unity.

Indian skipper MS Dhoni has himself admitted that it was this unity that ensured the team's march to the final. "Team unity has been the factor; the way we are backing each other, how we don't criticise. When somebody is not doing well we are helping each other."

India have been tested time and again and each time they have managed to wriggle out of a tight spot and win the battle. And they have found heroes in every game, with the bat and the ball. They have had the players with the heart to take the fight into the opposition camp. And the emotions have been there for everyone to see and be inspired from. Even a generally muted Munaf Patel was a sight to behold in Mohali when he clean bowled Abdul Razzaq.

India's matches have almost seem like a gamble, but the team has kept their poise. And it has been their desire to win games that has seen them through. Somewhere the loss of 2007 has egged them on. There have been situations where they have gone weak in the knees, but they have refused to buckle down. And if fortune has favoured them, it is because they have been brave.

These men now stand at the cusp of glory. They stand at the edge of being immortalised. They stand to prove that India's era of domination is right ahead. And all of this is just one win away.

Djokovic facing first serious test against Del Potro

Paris: The sledgehammer groundstrokes of Juan Martin del Potro will provide the ultimate test of Novak Djokovic's armour-plated confidence in the most eagerly anticipated match of the French Open so far later on Friday.

They are only colliding in the third round because of Del Potro's injury problems which sent him tumbling down the rankings and their clash would not look out of place as a grand slam final.

Lee-Hesh enter second round of men's doubles in French Open

Djokovic has been supreme so far, taking his winning streak this year to 39 with two comfortable rounds but the 25th-seeded Del Potro, who has been plagued with wrist and then hip problems, is capable of beating anyone on his day.

"It's going to be a great match, a battle, and he has always had a quality to be at the top of the men's game," Serbian Djokovic said of the 2009 U.S. Open champion.

"He is playing equally well on any surface. Big serve, great groundstrokes. For his height he's moving really well. He's just overall a top player for me.

"He's unfortunately had to take some time off because of the injury, but he's coming back now.

"It's going to be a big challenge for both of us, obviously a great match for people to see."

World number four Andy Murray will definitely be tuning in.

Sania Mirza crashes out of French Open

"Because the court is playing fast, I think that that's good for Juan," the Briton told reporters. "And I'll definitely watch a little bit of that match.

"It's a great, great third round."

Before Djokovic and Del Potro lock horns, last year's women's runner-up Samantha Stosur of Australia opens proceedings on Court Philippe Chatrier against Argentina's Gisela Dulko as the eighth seed continues her search for a maiden slam title.

Third seed Roger Federer, who has cantered through his first two matches, will be up against Serbian 29th seed Janko Tipsarevic on court Suzanne Lenglen.

Women's defending champion Francesca Schiavone, who has revelled in her return to the scene of her most memorable moment, will be on the same court against China's Shuai Peng.

Sania records impressive win in French Open

Paris, May 23: Desperate to improve her Grand Slam record, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza began her French Open campaign with an impressive 6-3 6-3 win over Kristina Barrois in the women's singles, here today (May 23).

World number 72 Sania, who has never moved beyond the second round here, put up a clinical performance against the German, who enjoyed a career-best ranking of 57, a couple of weeks back but has now slumped to 73.

Sania, whose left leg was strapped just below the knee, completed the win with a backhand winner after an hour and 15 minutes on court number six.

Sania has not been able to cross the second round hurdle in the Grand Slams since 2009 and the fourth round appearance in the US Open in 2005 remains her best performance.

She will next face either 12th seed Polish Agnieszka Radwanska or Austria''s Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.

The clay court surface is not of the liking of Sania but the Indian looked quite comfortable against her opponent and played with a lot of confidence.

Sania played aggressively and thus committed a lot of unforced errors and also struggled with first serve but the overall game was so dominating that Kristina had no clue how to stop the Indian.

IPL 2011

Team List 2011

There are Ten Teams which participate in the Indian Premier League popularly known as IPL launched by Board of Cricket Control in India.

Below is a list of IPL Teams

1. Mumbai Indians
2. Delhi Daredevils
3. Chennai Super Kings
4. Deccan Chargers
5. Pune Warriors
6. Kings XI Punjab
7. Kochi IPL
8. Rajasthan Royals
9. Royal Challengers Bangalore
10. Kolkata Knight Riders

Of above ten teams, Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi IPL teams are newly inducted teams in the year 2011. Earlier Eight teams use to participate in the IPL Seasons.

1. List of Players of Mumbai Indians

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Mumbai Indians. Please refer to below table for list. It would not be easy for Sachin Tendulkar to manage the Mumbai Indians team as they have now Symonds in their team. Earlier MI retained Harbhajan Singh and therefore he was not for sale in auction.

It is known by everyone that, Harbhajan Singh doesn’t have fruitful relations with Andrew Symonds. In tour to Australia, Andrew Symonds alleged Harbhajan Singh for racial comments and calling him Monkey.

Let’s see how Sachin Tendulkar keep both aggressive players, cool and calm.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		480,000	22,080,000
Sachin Tendulkar (retained)	India	1800000	82800000
Harbhajan Singh (retained)	India	1300000	59800000
Kieron Pollard (retained)	West Indies	900000	41400000
Lasith Malinga (retained)	Sri Lanka	500000	23000000
Rohit Sharma	India	2000000	92000000
Andrew Symonds	Australia	850000	39100000
Davy Jacobs	South Africa	190000	8740000
James Franklin	New Zealand	100000	4600000
Munaf Patel	India	700000	32200000
Clint McKay	Australia	110000	5060000
Moises Henriques	Australia	50000	2300000
Aiden Blizzard	Australia	20000	920000
Total Spent		8,520,000	391,920,000

2. List of Players of 

Delhi Daredevils 

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Delhi Daredevils. Please refer to below table for list. This time they gave up their captain Gautam Gambhir which was purchased by KKR.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		750,000	34,500,000
Virender Sehwag (retained)	India	1800000	82800000
Irfan Pathan	India	1900000	87400000
David Warner	Australia	750000	34500000
Naman Ojha	India	270000	12420000
James Hopes	Australia	350000	16100000
Morne Morkel	South Africa	475000	21850000
Aaron Finch	Australia	300000	13800000
Matthew Wade	Australia	100000	4600000
Ajit Agarkar	India	210000	9660000
Ashok Dinda	India	375000	17250000
Umesh Yadav	India	750000	34500000
Roelof van der Merwe	South Africa	50000	2300000
Venugopal Rao	India	700000	32200000
Andrew McDonald	Australia	80000	3680000
Travis Birt	Australia	20000	920000
Colin Ingram	South Africa	100000	4600000
Robert Frylinck	South Africa	20000	920000
Total Spent		8,250,000	379,500,000

3. List of Players by CSK

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Chennai Super Kings. Please refer to below table for list

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		335,000	15,410,000
MS Dhoni (retained)	India	1800000	82800000
Suresh Raina (retained)	India	1300000	59800000
M Vijay (retained)	India	900000	41400000
Albie Morkel (retained)	South Africa	500000	23000000
Michael Hussey	Australia	425000	19550000
Wriddhiman Saha	India	100000	4600000
Dwayne Bravo	West Indies	200000	9200000
Doug Bollinger	Australia	700000	32200000
R Ashwin	India	850000	39100000
S Badrinath	India	850000	39100000
Scott Styris	New Zealand	200000	9200000
Ben Hilfenhaus	Australia	100000	4600000
Joginder Sharma	India	150000	6900000
Nuwan Kulasekara	Sri Lanka	100000	4600000
Sudeep Tyagi	India	240000	11040000
Suraj Randiv	Sri Lanka	80000	3680000
George Bailey	Australia	50000	2300000
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	120000	5520000
Total Spent		8,665,000	398,590,000

4. List of Players by Deccan Chargers

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Deccan Chargers Hyderabad. Please refer to below table for list.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		2,125,000	97,750,000
Kevin Pietersen	England	650000	29900000
Cameron White	Australia	1100000	50600000
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	700000	32200000
JP Duminy	South Africa	300000	13800000
Shikhar Dhawan	India	300000	13800000
Ishant Sharma	India	450000	20700000
Dale Steyn	South Africa	1200000	55200000
Pragyan Ojha	India	500000	23000000
Amit Mishra	India	300000	13800000
Dan Christian	Australia	900000	41400000
Manpreet Gony	India	290000	13340000
Chris Lynn	Australia	20000	920000
Rusty Theron	South Africa	85000	3910000
Michael Lumb	England	80000	3680000
Total Spent		6,875,000	316,250,000

5. List of players by Pune Warriors

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Sahara Pune Warriors Team. Please refer to below table for list. This was first time Pune Warriors was in for Live Auction. Looking at their body language, they were certain what they want. Not only they wanted to get interested player but were playing nice poker game to reduce other teams budget. The team was with cricket and maths experts to get the solid team with all round performers. They have got quality players and that too at low price. They didn’t started bidding at the start but remain calm until last minute. They are one with lots of players and still have good budget to get some more quality players.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		930,000	42,780,000
Yuvraj Singh	India	1800000	82800000
Graeme Smith	South Africa	500000	23000000
Robin Uthappa	India	2100000	96600000
Tim Paine	Australia	270000	12420000
Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	950000	43700000
Ashish Nehra	India	850000	39100000
Nathan McCullum	New Zealand	100000	4600000
Callum Ferguson	Australia	300000	13800000
Wayne Parnell	South Africa	160000	7360000
Mitchell Marsh	Australia	290000	13340000
Jerome Taylor	West Indies	100000	4600000
Alfonso Thomas	South Africa	100000	4600000
Jesse Ryder	New Zealand	150000	6900000
Murali Kartik	India	400000	18400000
Total Spent		8,070,000	371,220,000

6. List Of Players by Kings XI Punjab 

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Kings XI Punjab Team. Please refer to below table for list. For Kings XI Punjab it was bad decision not to retain key players looking from their desperate fight to get their earlier players. According to Preity Zinta what we thought, got wrong. We didn’t have enough time to think and probably that cost us lot. It was not expected, that there such huge price war between teams. This has left us with few money to spend.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		2,055,000	94,530,000
Adam Gilchrist	Australia	900000	41400000
Shaun Marsh	Australia	400000	18400000
David Hussey	Australia	1400000	64400000
Dinesh Karthik	India	900000	41400000
Stuart Broad	England	400000	18400000
Abhishek Nayar	India	800000	36800000
Praveen Kumar	India	800000	36800000
Ryan Harris	Australia	325000	14950000
Piyush Chawla	India	900000	41400000
Dmitri Mascarenhas	England	100000	4600000
Nathan Rimmington	Australia	20000	920000
Total Spent		6,945,000	319,470,000

7. list of players by Kochi 

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Kochi IPL Team. Please refer to below table for list. This was first time Kochi was in for Live Auction. They were new but still calm in the auction. They were with their coach Lawson. They bagged 11 players and still have $2 million to spend. Most funny part of the Kochi auction was Sreesanth. They bid for him at the last movement not for penny but for 900,000 USD thats pretty huge looking at his performance in the previous IPL. So, they did balance with solid team and local support.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		1,210,000	55,660,000
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1500000	69000000
VVS Laxman	India	400000	18400000
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	475000	21850000
Sreesanth	India	900000	41400000
RP Singh	India	500000	23000000
Parthiv Patel	India	290000	13340000
Ravindra Jadeja	India	950000	43700000
Steven Smith	Australia	200000	9200000
Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	1100000	50600000
Ramesh Powar	India	180000	8280000
Brad Hodge	Australia	425000	19550000
Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka	80000	3680000
Vinay Kumar	India	475000	21850000
Steve O'Keefe	Australia	20000	920000
Owais Shah	England	200000	9200000
Michael Klinger	Australia	75000	3450000
John Hastings	Australia	20000	920000
Total Spent		7,790,000	358,340,000

8. List of Player by Rajasthan Royals 

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Rajasthan Royals Team. Please refer to below table for list.

Remember due to court orders Rajasthan Royals had only $7 million to spend out of which little less than half was spent on retaining their top two players.

They purchased Ross Taylor, a key player from New Zealand. Another player bagged by them includes Rahul Dravid and Paul Collingwood.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		805,000	37,030,000
Shane Warne (retained)	Australia	1800000	82800000
Shane Watson (retained)	Australia	1300000	59800000
Ross Taylor	New Zealand	1000000	46000000
Rahul Dravid	India	500000	23000000
Johan Botha	South Africa	950000	43700000
Paul Collingwood	England	250000	11500000
Shaun Tait	Australia	300000	13800000
Pankaj Singh	India	95000	4370000
Total Spent		6,195,000	284,970,000

9. List of players of RCB 

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Royal Challenger Bangalore Team. Please refer to below table for list. This year Vijay Mallya didn’t rushed for big names and tried to concentrate on young and small names. He was himself present with his team mentor Anil Kumble, former captain of RCB and India.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		445,000	20,470,000
Virat Kohli (retained)	India	1800000	82800000
Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	650000	29900000
Zaheer Khan	India	900000	41400000
AB de Villiers	South Africa	1100000	50600000
Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	550000	25300000
Saurabh Tiwary	India	1600000	73600000
Dirk Nannes	Australia	650000	29900000
Cheteshwar Pujara	India	700000	32200000
Charl Langeveldt	South Africa	140000	6440000
Luke Pomersbasch	Australia	50000	2300000
Abhimanyu Mithun	India	260000	11960000
Johan van der Wath	South Africa	95000	4370000
Rilee Rossouw	South Africa	20000	920000
Nuwan Pradeep	Sri Lanka	20000	920000
Jonathan Vandiar	South Africa	20000	920000
Total Spent		8,555,000	393,530,000

10.List of Player by KKR 

Below is list of players purchased, retained or bought in the live auction being held at Bangalore by Kolkata Knight Riders. Please refer to below table for list. Shocking for Dada fans as he remains unsold. KKR didn’t even bid for Saurav Ganguly. KKR looking for Gautam Gambhir to be made captain. They also manage to get Yusuf Pathan and Jacque Kallis in their team. Solid team but disappointed fan club. But remember this is business.

Player Name	Nationality	Cost (USD)	Cost (INR)
Money Left		425,000	19,550,000
Gautam Gambhir	India	2400000	110400000
Yusuf Pathan	India	2100000	96600000
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1100000	50600000
Brad Haddin	Australia	325000	14950000
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	425000	19550000
Brett Lee	Australia	400000	18400000
Eoin Morgan	England	350000	16100000
Manoj Tiwary	India	475000	21850000
L Balaji	India	500000	23000000
Jaidev Unadkat	India	250000	11500000
Ryan ten Doeschate	Netherlands	150000	6900000
James Pattinson	Australia	100000	4600000
Total Spent		8,575,000	394,450,000