Raipur to host two homes matches of Delhi Daredevils

A newly construct stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, will host two home matches of Delhi Daredevils in the sixth edition of The IPL. A decision in this regard was taken in the league governing council meeting held at the Cricket Centre on Wednesday.

The Delhi franchise had request for Raipur as a venue, so we have given 2 matches to Raipur, said IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla.

The governing council has short-list Rajkot and Ahmadabad as alternative venues for Jaipur to host home matches of Rajasthan Royals keeping in view the ongoing dispute between the state relationship and state sports council.

Shukla, however, insisted that the issue related to payment of annual permit fee by Pune Warriors to the BCCI would be resolved soon. That is being sorted out. That is not a problem, he said.

He also clarified that they did not discuss the matter pertaining to existing difference between Sahara Group and Maharashtra Cricket Association over dues to be paid to the state body. On Pakistan player’s participation in the next IPL edition, Shukla said, we have not discussed this with the franchisees yet.

Anil Kumble part ways with RCB

Anil Kumble has ended his stint as the chief of Royal Challengers Bangalore. The leg-spinner, who had led RCB to the IPL final in 2009, said he will be taking on a new assignment and parts with the team on good terms.

I have made this decision to take up a new assignment based on a chance that my company, Tenvic has been offered, Kumble said in a press.

We will be uniquely positioned to consolidate my passion with the happiness of our partners to contribute to the growth of sport across disciplines, especially grassroots sport. I have had a pleasant association with RCB, as player, captain and mentor.

During this time we have achieved most of our objectives and RCB has emerged as one of the leading franchise in The IPL. I leave with happy memories. I am thankful to Dr. Vijay Mallya for offering me the role of Chief Mentor, a place that allowed me to observe the challenges of being a franchise owner from close quarters and develop a nuanced viewpoint of the commercial elements of sport.

I recollect with fondness my interaction with the team members, directorial and coaching staff of RCB. Lastly, my wholehearted gratitude to the fans of RCB who’s catching passion and energy was a significant component of whatever success we had as a team. It is only a calling for a greater challenge and latent for national impact that justified my separation from the RCB fans.

Vijay Mallya, the RCB team owner, said, Anil kumble has been a great asset to RCB as captain, chief mentor and advisor. He has helped shape the entire team and was helpful in creating a unique sense of passion and commitment. Given kumble vision for developing young talent and good in various sporting activities, I value his decision to move on mainly since he has identified a strong partner to execute this long term vision.

IPL 2013 Schedule

IPL Schedule 2013 cricket match will start on Apr 3, 2013 in India. The last match of the match will be held on May 26, 2013. 

The IPL time table is considered to be a lot more hyped than other match time tables owing to the fact that cricket crazy India always tends to promise a superior turn out at the stadiums than any other countries in the world. The IPL schedule has been watchfully designed to ensure optimum crowd turnout and the months of April-May are considered to be the time of the year when cricket in India is played at its best.

NO	DATE	TEAM	PLACE	TIME
1	3-Apr -2013	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils	Kolkata	20.00
2	4-Apr-2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians	Bangalore	20.00
3	5-Apr-2013	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors	Hyderabad	20.00
4	6-Apr-2013	Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals	Delhi	16.00
5	6-Apr-2013	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians	Chennai	20.00
6	7-Apr-2013	Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab	Pune	16.00
7	7-Apr-2013	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Hyderabad	20.00
8	8-Apr-2013	Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Jaipur	20.00
9	9-Apr-2013	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils	Mumbai	20.00
10	10-Apr-2013	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings	Mohali	20.00
11	11-Apr-2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Bangalore	16.00
12	11-Apr-2013	Pune Warriors vs Rajasthan Royals	Pune	20.00
13	12-Apr-2013	Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Delhi	20.00
14	13-Apr-2013	Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors	Mumbai	16.00
15	13-Apr-2013	Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Chennai	20.00
16	14-Apr-2013	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors	Kolkata	16.00
17	14-Apr-2013	Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab	Jaipur	20.00
18	15-Apr-2013	Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors	Chennai	20.00
19	16-Apr-2013	Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Mohali	16.00
20	16-Apr-2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils	Bangalore	20.00
21	17-Apr-2013	Pune Warriors vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Pune	16.00
22	17-Apr-2013	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians	Jaipur	20.00
23	18-Apr-2013	Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings	Delhi	20.00
24	19-Apr-2013	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab	Hyderabad	20.00
25	20-Apr-2013	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata	16.00
26	20-Apr-2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals	Bangalore	20.00
27	21-Apr-2013	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians	Delhi	16.00
28	21-Apr-2013	Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors	Mohali	20.00
29	22-Apr-2013	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	Chennai	20.00
30	23-Apr-2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors	Bangalore	16.00
31	23-Apr-2013	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils	Mohali	20.00
32	24-Apr-2013	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians	Kolkata	20.00
33	25-Apr-2013	Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Chennai	20.00
34	26-Apr-2013	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata	20.00
35	27-Apr-2013	Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Jaipur	16.00
36	27-Apr-2013	Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai	20.00
37	28-Apr-2013	Chennai Super Kings vs Ko lkat a Knight Riders	Chennai	16.00
38	28-Apr-2013	Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warrio rs	Delhi	20.00
39	29-Apr-2012	Rajast han Ro yals vs Ro yal Challengers Bangalo re	Jaipur	16.00
40	29-Apr-2013	Mum bai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab	Mumbai	20.00
41	30-Apr-2013	Pune Warrio rs vs Chennai Super Kings	Pune	20.00
42	01-May-2013	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mum bai Indians	Hyderabad	16.00
43	01-May-2013	Delhi Daredevils vs Ko lkat a Knight Riders	Delhi	20.00
44	02-May-2013	Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab	Chennai	16.00
45	02-May-2013	Pune Warrio rs vs Ro yal Challengers Bangalo re	Pune	20.00
46	03-May-2013	Ko lkat a Knight Riders vs Rajast han Ro yals	Kolkata	20.00
47	04-May-2013	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils	Hyderabad	16.00
48	04-May-2013	Ro yal Challengers Bangalo re vs Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore	20.00
49	05-May-2013	Mum bai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings	Mum bai	16.00
50	05-May-2013	Rajast han Ro yals vs Pune Warrio rs	Jaipur	20.00
51	06-May-2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bangalore	20.00
52	07-May-2013	Rajast han Ro yals vs Delhi Daredevils	Jaipur	16.00
53	07-May-2013	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkat a Knight Riders	Mum bai	20.00
54	08-May-2013	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings	Hyderabad	20.00
55	09-May-2013	Kings XI Punjab vs Rajast han Ro yals	Mohali	16.00
56	09-May-2013	Pune Warrio rs vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Pune	20.00
57	10-May-2013	Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalo re	Delhi	20.00
58	11-May-2013	Pune Warrio rs vs Mumbai Indians	Pune	16.00
59	11-May-2013	Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mo hali	20.00
60	12-May-2013	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Ranchi	16.00
61	12-May-2013	Rajast han Ro yals vs Chennai Super Kings	Jaipur	20.00
62	13-May-2013	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab	Delhi	16.00
63	13-May-2013	Mum bai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai	20.00
64	14-May-2013	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors	Ranchi	20.00
65	15-May-2013	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils	Chennai	16.00
66	15-May-2013	Mum bai Indians vs Rajast han Ro yals	Mumbai	20.00
67	16-May-2013	Kings XI Punjab vs Ro yal Challengers Bangalo re	Dharmasala	20.00
68	17-May-2013	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajast han Ro yals	Hyderabad	20.00
69	18-May-2013	Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians	Dharmasala	16.00
70	18-May-2013	Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils	Pune	20.00
71	19-May-2013	Royal Challengers Bangalo re vs Chennai Super Kings	Bangalore	16.00
72	19-May-2013	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Ko lkat a Knight Riders	Hyderabad	20.00
73	21-May-2013	T BC vs T BC, Qualif ier 1 IPL (1st Placed Team vs 2nd Placed Team )	Chennai	20.00
74	22-May-2013	T BC vs T BC, Elim inat o r IPL (3rd Placed Team vs 4t h Placed Team )	Chennai	20.00
75	24-May-2013	T BC vs T BC, Qualif ier 2 IPL (Winner o f Elim inat o r vs Lo ser o f Qualif er 1)	Kolkata	20.00
76	26-May-2013	T BC vs T BC, Final IPL (Winner o f Q1 vs Winner o f Q2)	Kolkata	20.00

Hyderabad IPL Team name is Sun Risers

The Indian Premier League Hyderabad team, which was bought by Sun TV Network, was named Sun Risers. The previous team Deccan Chargers was terminated by Board of Control for Cricket in India October and in the auction, Sun TV bought the team.

Later on, the regional television network bought the Hyderabad Franchise for an amount of Rs. 85.05 crores per year for a 5 year deal. Sun TV, owned by the Chennai-based Maran group, put in the maximum bid of 85.05 crore a year for the rights to the franchise in the lucrative T20 league that was founded in 2008. Sun TV beat PVP Ventures, who offered Rs. 69.03 crore to buy the franchise. The permit was at first bought by Deccan Chronicles for Rs 562 Crore in 2008.

The owners of the new franchise based in Hyderabad later to retain over 20 players who were first a part of the Deccan Chargers team, including, among others, Kumar Sangakkara, Dale Steyn, Cameron White and JP Duminy.

IPL Auction not to pick Pakistani players

The Indian cricket fans might be absorbed in the England series but, without doubt, the contest they are every eagerly awaiting is the 2 T20 and 3 ODI series against Pakistan Series, starting December 25.

While the BCCI in India welcomed the resumption of two-sided series between the 2 teams after the government go-ahead, it has also decided to clearly separate their stance on the Pakistan team and Pakistani players.

The Indian Premier League governing council has subtly informed the franchises, after their meeting on November 21, not to pick Pakistan players during January’s IPL player auction. It fears that any new argument might completely tarnish the image of the IPL, though they have officially deferred the matter till the next meeting.

The IPL main council includes Chairman Rajiv Shukla, Arun Jaitley, Ravi Shastri, Anirudh Chaudhary, MP Pandove, among others.

According to sources, the Board is wary of quite a few factors, including recent spot-fixing allegation against Pakistani players, their off-field bad behavior and the practical problem of providing extra security as well as intimidation of disruption from political clothes against their contribution.

A top BCCI official confirmed to MAIL TODAY that the board isn’t keen on Pakistan players participating.”We are trying to discourage the franchises against picking them during the auction. And there are clear reasons for it,” he said without elaborate on the issues.

Pakistan players, including Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar and now-banned Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif all played in the 1st year of IPL but were released from their contracts then.

Asif was banned for 1 year after being found responsible of using banned drug Nandrolone and later BCCI, in wake of 2008 terror attacks, had shut the doors on them.

Only Azhar Mahmood, a former Pakistan player was part of last IPL but he was picked as a British citizen. The decision should come as a shocker to several Pakistan players who were hoping that resumption of ties could also their way to IPL riches.

Franchises though are quite comfortable with the BCCI mandate “There aren’t too many big players to pick anyways, and most of us have very unfinished slots. Maybe if those players were available, Saeed Ajmal would have been a major draw or Abdul Razzaq or Umar Akmal,” a franchisee owner said.