Today's double header includes the big clash between Bangalore and Kolkata. But for now, let us shift our attention towards the face off between the Deccan Chargers and the Chennai Super Kings at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. I welcome one and all to the live coverage of the same. All four teams featuring in today's double header are fighting their way out to make it to the semi-finals and thus we have two exciting contests coming our way. Don't be surprised to see some major changes in the points table by the end of today. This is Ajith bringing you all the action along with my colleagues Mayank, Shashank and Srivathsa. Stay tuned for the toss and other updates.
This is the time where the IPL gets interesting. There's a five way fight for two semi-final spots between the Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers, with Mumbai and Delhi already in a comfort zone of sorts. The first match of the day sees two of those teams tussle, with Chennai the favourites to beat the Chargers who have struggled with inconsistency throughout the tournament.
Chennai Super Kings (From): Murali Vijay, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, MS Dhoni(w/c), Subramaniam Badrinath, Ravichandran Ashwin, Thilan Thushara, Shadab Jakati, Doug Bollinger, Sudeep Tyagi, Matthew Hayden, Parthiv Patel, Chandrasekar Ganapathy, Justin Kemp, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Hemang Badani, George Bailey, Arun Karthik, Makhaya Ntini, Jacob Oram, Thissara Perera, Joginder Sharma, Srikkanth Anirudha
Deccan Chargers (From): Adam Gilchrist(w/c), Monish Mishra, Tirumalsetti Suman, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Mitchell Marsh, Venugopal Rao, Ryan Harris, Harmeet Singh, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, Herschelle Gibbs, VVS Laxman, Anirudh Singh, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Dwayne Smith, Kemar Roach, Ashish Reddy, Azhar Bilakhia, Rahul Sharma, Bodapati Sumanth, Chaminda Vaas, Arjun Yadav, Jaskaran Singh
April 10, 2010
IPL-3: धोनी ब्रिगेड बनाम गिली सेना
अंकतालिका में आठ अंकों के साथ सातवें स्थान पर काबिज चार्जर्स को पता है कि एक और हार सेमीफाइनल की उसकी उम्मीदों को धूमिल कर देगी। वैसे, यह टूर्नामेंट में दोनों टीमों के बीच दूसरा मुकाबला होग। पहले मुकाबले में डेक्कन चार्जर्स ने सुपरकिंग्स को 31 रन से हराया था और यह बात शनिवार के मुकाबले में उसका मनोबल बढ़ा सकती है।दूसरी ओर, चेन्नई सुपरकिंग्स की टीम अब तक खेले 10 मैचों में पांच जीतकर 10 अंकों के साथ थोड़ी बेहतर स्थिति में है। यदि वह बाकी बचे चार में से तीन मैच भी जीत लेती है, तो सेमीफाइनल में उसकी जगह पक्की हो जाएगी। लेकिन एक और हार, उसकी राह में कांटे भी बिछा सकते हैं। ऐसे में उसके कप्तान महेंद्र सिंह धोनी चार्जर्स के खिलाफ कोई कोताही नहीं बरतना चाहेंगे।
April 9, 2010
Sushmita Sen dating Wasim Akram!
The grapevine is abuzz with the news that former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen is dating former Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram. Adding more fuel to the fire, they recently made public appearance together at a hot nightspot.
“Akram and Sushmita walked in hand in hand at around 11.30 on Monday night. They booked the bed-by-the-sea table and were seen relaxing. They seemed very comfortable in each other’s company. Later, a couple of Sushmita’s female friends also joined them. While Akram was acting coy, Sushmita seemed to be in pretty a playful mood and was loud enough to let the world know that she’s very happy with the new man in her life. Both of them stayed together till around 1.45 when the restaurant shut down,” Mumbai Mirror quoted an eyewitness as saying.
It's reported that the duo got to know each other well while judging reality show Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena. However, Akram was married to Huma and Sushmita was seeing director Mudassar Aziz at that point of time. They got closer after the demise of Wasim’s wife Huma last October.
The duo has been spotted in many events but they have not made their relationship public till date.
Punjab backs Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians over Kings XI Punjab
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar who is successfully leading the Mumbai Indians, which is currently topping the Indian Premier League-III (IPL-III), is enjoying full support here clearly overshadowing the local team Kings XI Punjab.
Although some of his fans are anxious about his fitness since during the last match against Chennai Super Kings, Tendulkar had complained of fatigue and dehydration, they are keeping their fingers crossed to see this master in action at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali on Friday evening.
Tendulkar, who will turn 37 on April 24, had left the field while batting (during the last match), but came back later when Mumbai Indians were struggling to save the match.
"Obviously Tendulkar is the best cricketer of all times and we really doubt that India could find his replacement in the future. He is like god to us and even our coach shows us recorded tapes of Sachin's match-winning innings to enthuse confidence in us," Sidhartha Sharma (16), a budding cricketer from Patiala town in Punjab, told IANS.
"I wanted to take his autograph and talk to him but I could not catch him at PCA. Therefore, I will go to the team's hotel with my friends and try to meet him," said Sharma.
There were a bunch of young cricketers who were thrilled after bowling with Tendulkar at PCA stadium Thursday evening.
"It was a rare honour for me when I shared nets with Sachin and bowled several overs to him. It was a dream come true for me and even my family members are equally excited. Sachin also talked to us for sometime and gave us many batting tips," said 11-year-old Shubman.
Akhil Jain, another 17-year-old young cricketer, said: "He is so calm and composed on the field. Even at this age he is very agile and his reflexes are better than any other youngster. It was a great learning experience while bowling to him on the nets."
So far, Mumbai Indians have emerged as favourites in the IPL-III after winning seven out of their nine matches. Their Friday's opponents Kings XI Punjab, however, are tottering at last place registering only two wins in their ten outings.
The disappointing performance of Kings XI has disappointed their fans and now many of them are supporting Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians.
"I am a die-hard supporter of Kings XI and I have watched all their IPL matches at PCA. But today I will support Mumbai Indians because they are the genuine favourites of this tournament and they have proved this with their performance," a young cricket enthusiast Subodh Sharma told IANS.
He added: "We are praying that Tendulkar will get fit to play in the match and we want him to score a century today. We also want Bhajji (Harbhajan Singh) to score quick runs and to take early wickets."
Shipra Petkar, an engineering student, told IANS: "Kings XI has totally let us down with their miserable performance. They are already out of this tournament so what is the need to support them? We want the Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians to win the game. Tendulkar is still our favourite and we all love him very much."
Although some of his fans are anxious about his fitness since during the last match against Chennai Super Kings, Tendulkar had complained of fatigue and dehydration, they are keeping their fingers crossed to see this master in action at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali on Friday evening.
Tendulkar, who will turn 37 on April 24, had left the field while batting (during the last match), but came back later when Mumbai Indians were struggling to save the match.
"Obviously Tendulkar is the best cricketer of all times and we really doubt that India could find his replacement in the future. He is like god to us and even our coach shows us recorded tapes of Sachin's match-winning innings to enthuse confidence in us," Sidhartha Sharma (16), a budding cricketer from Patiala town in Punjab, told IANS.
"I wanted to take his autograph and talk to him but I could not catch him at PCA. Therefore, I will go to the team's hotel with my friends and try to meet him," said Sharma.
There were a bunch of young cricketers who were thrilled after bowling with Tendulkar at PCA stadium Thursday evening.
"It was a rare honour for me when I shared nets with Sachin and bowled several overs to him. It was a dream come true for me and even my family members are equally excited. Sachin also talked to us for sometime and gave us many batting tips," said 11-year-old Shubman.
Akhil Jain, another 17-year-old young cricketer, said: "He is so calm and composed on the field. Even at this age he is very agile and his reflexes are better than any other youngster. It was a great learning experience while bowling to him on the nets."
So far, Mumbai Indians have emerged as favourites in the IPL-III after winning seven out of their nine matches. Their Friday's opponents Kings XI Punjab, however, are tottering at last place registering only two wins in their ten outings.
The disappointing performance of Kings XI has disappointed their fans and now many of them are supporting Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians.
"I am a die-hard supporter of Kings XI and I have watched all their IPL matches at PCA. But today I will support Mumbai Indians because they are the genuine favourites of this tournament and they have proved this with their performance," a young cricket enthusiast Subodh Sharma told IANS.
He added: "We are praying that Tendulkar will get fit to play in the match and we want him to score a century today. We also want Bhajji (Harbhajan Singh) to score quick runs and to take early wickets."
Shipra Petkar, an engineering student, told IANS: "Kings XI has totally let us down with their miserable performance. They are already out of this tournament so what is the need to support them? We want the Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians to win the game. Tendulkar is still our favourite and we all love him very much."
Shoaib Malik-Sania Mirza nikah tonight?
According to Pakistan media reports, Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza are to wed tonight at her place, at 7pm in Hyderabad.
Geo TV sources revealed that a close friend of Shoaib Malik has confirmed that the nikah between Sania and the former Pakistan skipper would be held tonight in Hyderabad.
Earlier in the day, Sania’s family had held a closed-door prayer ceremony at their home. Apparently, only very close family members were present. Even Sania’s closest friends weren’t invited. Only Sania's family and Shoaib were present at the prayer meet.
After several days of high drama, Sania and Shoaib finally heaved a sigh of relief today after a compromise was reached yesterday between Shoaib and the family of Ayesha Siddiqui, the Hyderabadi woman, who claimed to have married him.
There were reports of the couple apparently networking with their close friends both in India and Pakistan to be present with them on April 15 — their wedding day.
Geo TV sources revealed that a close friend of Shoaib Malik has confirmed that the nikah between Sania and the former Pakistan skipper would be held tonight in Hyderabad.
Earlier in the day, Sania’s family had held a closed-door prayer ceremony at their home. Apparently, only very close family members were present. Even Sania’s closest friends weren’t invited. Only Sania's family and Shoaib were present at the prayer meet.
After several days of high drama, Sania and Shoaib finally heaved a sigh of relief today after a compromise was reached yesterday between Shoaib and the family of Ayesha Siddiqui, the Hyderabadi woman, who claimed to have married him.
There were reports of the couple apparently networking with their close friends both in India and Pakistan to be present with them on April 15 — their wedding day.
Asia Cup Cricket Schedule and Fixtures 2010
The Asian Cricket Council has confirmed that the 2010 Asia Cup. Asia cup tournament, will be held June months. Seven ODI will be played between 15th and 25th June in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is defending champion of Asia cup. Sri Lanka won last Asia Cup in 2009 by defeating India in Pakistan. Asia cup 2010 will be the 10th Asia Cup tournament.
The Asian Cricket Council and Nimbus Sport International announced a partnership for Asia Cup cricket events from 2010 to 2014. The five-year deal will include three Asia Cup events which will be marketed globally by Nimbus Sport. The Asia Cup will be held every alternate year in the years 2010, 2012 and 2014. Each event will feature the teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh playing each other in a league format.
Asia cup 2010 playing countries are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, UAE, Hong Kong and Bangaldesh. Hongkong and UAE are the only non test playing nations in the Asia Cup teams. As per the rotation policy of Asia cup host nation, India is expected to host the Asia Cup 2010.
Asia Cup Cricket Schedule and Fixtures 2010 :
June 15 14:30 IST : Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 1614:30 IST : Bangladesh v India at Dambulla
June 17: Reserve Day,
June 18 14:30 IST : Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Dambulla
June 19 14:30 IST : India v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 20: Reserve Day,
June 2114:30 IST : Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 22 14:30 IST Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla
June 23: Reserve Day,
June 24: Final,
June 25: Reserve Day .
The Asian Cricket Council and Nimbus Sport International announced a partnership for Asia Cup cricket events from 2010 to 2014. The five-year deal will include three Asia Cup events which will be marketed globally by Nimbus Sport. The Asia Cup will be held every alternate year in the years 2010, 2012 and 2014. Each event will feature the teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh playing each other in a league format.
Asia cup 2010 playing countries are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, UAE, Hong Kong and Bangaldesh. Hongkong and UAE are the only non test playing nations in the Asia Cup teams. As per the rotation policy of Asia cup host nation, India is expected to host the Asia Cup 2010.
Asia Cup Cricket Schedule and Fixtures 2010 :
June 15 14:30 IST : Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 1614:30 IST : Bangladesh v India at Dambulla
June 17: Reserve Day,
June 18 14:30 IST : Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Dambulla
June 19 14:30 IST : India v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 20: Reserve Day,
June 2114:30 IST : Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dambulla
June 22 14:30 IST Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla
June 23: Reserve Day,
June 24: Final,
June 25: Reserve Day .
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