Everything you wanted to know about the Indian Premier League
What is the Indian Premier League?
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a franchise-based Twenty20 competition organised by the BCCI, and it has official sanction since it has the backing of the ICC. It features the world's best cricketers playing - their affiliation decided by open auction - for eight city-based franchises, owned by a host of businessmen and celebrity consortiums. The inaugural edition of the tournament will run from April 18 to June 1.
What are the logistics of the IPL?
Indian Premier League Fixtures
17 May 2008
Delhi DareDevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
17 May 2008
Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
18 May 2008
Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
18 May 2008
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
19 May 2008
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi DareDevils
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
20 May 2008
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
21 May 2008
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
21 May 2008
Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
22 May 2008
Delhi DareDevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
23 May 2008
Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
24 May 2008
Delhi DareDevils vs Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
24 May 2008
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
25 May 2008
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
25 May 2008
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
26 May 2008
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
27 May 2008
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
30 May 2008
1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
31 May 2008
2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Sun 1 June 2008
Final TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
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Captain/coach
Shane Warne
Age 38 years 201 days
Playing role Bowler
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak googly
Team
Aditya Angle
Age 24 years 151 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Swapnil Asnodkar
Age 24 years 3 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Ravindra Jadeja
Age 19 years 117 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Mohammad Kaif
Age 27 years 122 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Kamran Akmal
Wicketkeeper
Age 26 years 79 days
Batting Right-hand bat.
Sumit Khatri
Age 18 years 261 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Taruwar Kohli
Age 19 years 106 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium.
Justin Langer
Age 37 years 132 days
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium.
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Age 30 years 154 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium.
Parag More
Age 22 years 298 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak.
Morne Morkel
Age 23 years 178 days
Playing role Bowler
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast.
Pankaj Singh
Age 22 years 331 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Munaf Patel
Age 24 years 264 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast.
Yusuf Pathan
Age 25 years 136 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Mahesh Rawat
Age 22 years 159 days
Batting Right-hand bat.
Anup Revandkar
Age 20 years 128 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast.
Dinesh Salunke
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast.
Jaydev Shah
Age 24 years 333 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak.
Graeme Smith
Age 27 years 60 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak.
Sohail Tanvir
Age 23 years 111 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Left-arm medium-fast, Slow left-arm orthodox
Siddharth Trivedi
Age 25 years 210 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium.
Shane Watson
Age 26 years 289 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium.
Younis Khan
Age 30 years 124 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium, Legbreak.
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Indian Players:
1. M.S. Dhoni
2. S. Badrinath
3. Parthiv Patel
4. R Ashwin
5. Joginder Sharma
6. Suresh Raina
7. Lakshmipathy Balaji
8. Sudeep Tyagi
9. S.B. Jakati
10.S. Vidyut
11.Abhinav Mukund
12.Viraj Kadbe
13.Arun Karthik
14.Jaydev Shah
15.S Suresh kumar
16.P Amarnath
17.Anirudha Srikkanth
International Players:
1.Mathew Hayden
2.Mike Hussey
3.Stephen Fleming
4.Jacob Oram
5.M Muralitharan
6.Albie Morkel
7.Makhaya Ntini
8.Napoleon Einstein
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Indian Players:
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Harbhajan Singh
3. Robin Uthappa
4. Abhishek Nayar
5. Ajeenkya Rahane
6. Ankeet Chavan
7. Ashish Nehra
8. Dhaval Kulkarni
9. Gaurav Dhiman
10.Manish Pandey
11.Musavir Khote
12.Pinal Shah
13.Rohan Raje
14.Saurabh Tiwary
15.Siddharth Chitnis
16.Swapnil Singh
17.Vikrant Yelligeti
18.Yogesh Takawale
International Players:
1.Shaun Pollock
2.Loots Bosman
3.Sanath Jayasuriya
4.Lasith Malinga
5.Dilhara Fernando
6.Ashwell Prince
7.Luke Ronchi
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Indian Players
1. Sourav Ganguly
2. Ishant Sharma
3. Ajit Agarkar
4. Murali Kartik
5. Siddharth Kaul.
6. Cheteshwar Pujara.
7. Yashpal Singh
8. Aakash Chopra
9. Laxmi Ratan Shukla
10.Rohan Banerjee
11.Debabrata Das
12.Sourasish Lahiri
13.W.P. Saha
International Players
1. Chris Gayle
2. Brendon McCullum
3. David Hussey
4. Ricky Ponting
5. Umar Gul
6. Tatenda Taibu
7. Salman Butt
8. Mohammed Hafeez.
9. Iqbal Abdulla
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Indian Players
1. Rahul Dravid
2. Anil Kumble
3. Zaheer Khan
4. Wasim Jaffer
5. Praveen Kumar
6. Sunil Joshi
7. B.Akhil
8. Vinay Kumar
9. Devraj Patil
10.Bharat Chipli
11.K.P.Appanna
12.B. Arun Kumar
13.Virat Kohli
14.Sreevats Goswami
International Players:
1.Jacques Kallis
2.Mark Boucher
3.Dale Steyn
4.Nathan Bracken
5.Cameron White
6.Shivnarine Chanderpaul
7.Misbah-Ul-Haq
8.Abdur Razzak
9.Ross Taylor
Coach : Venkatesh Prasad
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Indian Players:
1. V.V.S. Laxman
2. Rohit Sharma
3. R.P. Singh
4. Sanjay Bangar
5. Y. Venugopal Rao
6. N. Arjun Yadav
7. Dwaraka Ravi Teja
8. Pragyan Ojha
9. D. Kalyankrishna
10.P. Vijay Kumar
11.Haladhar Das
12.Sarvesh Kumar
International Players:
1.Adam Gilchrist
2.Andrew Symonds
3.Herschelle Gibbs
4.Shahid Afridi
5.Scott Styris
6.Chaminda Vaas
7.Chamara Silva
8.Nuwan Zoysa
Coach : Robin Singh
The tournament will begin on April 18, when the Bangalore Royal Challengers take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The tournament will feature 59 matches in total, the teams playing each other on a home-and-away basis. Click here for the full list of fixtures.
Why is the IPL generating such a buzz?
Two main reasons why. One the football-club concept of the IPL, which is unlike anything cricket has known. The best players from across the world playing not according to nationality but according to market forces. Second, the sheer financial scale of the IPL is unprecedented at this level of cricket. The BCCI has already made close to US$ 1.75 billion solely from the sale of TV rights ($908 million), promotion ($108 million) and franchises (approximately $700 million). Players are expected to earn close to US$1 million for a three-year contract. It's an entire cricket economy out there.
Two main reasons why. One the football-club concept of the IPL, which is unlike anything cricket has known. The best players from across the world playing not according to nationality but according to market forces. Second, the sheer financial scale of the IPL is unprecedented at this level of cricket. The BCCI has already made close to US$ 1.75 billion solely from the sale of TV rights ($908 million), promotion ($108 million) and franchises (approximately $700 million). Players are expected to earn close to US$1 million for a three-year contract. It's an entire cricket economy out there.
Who are the top cricketers involved?
The IPL has the top current players who will feature in its inaugural tournament, with the likes Mahendra Siggh Dhoni, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Shoaib Akhtar, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Yuvraj Singh, and Matthew Hayden participating. England will have only one representative in Dimitri Mascarenhas because the IPL will clash with their domestic season, while Australia's Michael Clarke has opted to focus on his regular cricket.
The IPL has the top current players who will feature in its inaugural tournament, with the likes Mahendra Siggh Dhoni, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Shoaib Akhtar, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, Yuvraj Singh, and Matthew Hayden participating. England will have only one representative in Dimitri Mascarenhas because the IPL will clash with their domestic season, while Australia's Michael Clarke has opted to focus on his regular cricket.
Who are the franchise owners - celebrities and others?
Mukesh Ambani, the Reliance Industries chairman, acquired the Mumbai franchise for $111.9 million over a 10-year period; beer and airline baron Vijay Mallya, who also owns a Formula 1 team, won the Bangalore franchise for $111.6 million; Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment won the Kolkata franchise for $75 million; the biggest surprise was the Chandigarh franchise, which went to Preity Zinta, another Bollywood star, and Ness Wadia, together with two other industrialists, for $75 million. The winning team will get richer by $3 million if they win the first edition of the tournament.
Mukesh Ambani, the Reliance Industries chairman, acquired the Mumbai franchise for $111.9 million over a 10-year period; beer and airline baron Vijay Mallya, who also owns a Formula 1 team, won the Bangalore franchise for $111.6 million; Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment won the Kolkata franchise for $75 million; the biggest surprise was the Chandigarh franchise, which went to Preity Zinta, another Bollywood star, and Ness Wadia, together with two other industrialists, for $75 million. The winning team will get richer by $3 million if they win the first edition of the tournament.
How are the players paired with teams?
The BCCI conducted a player auction on February 20, in which the respective franchises bid for a maximum of eight international players from pool of 89 players who had been contracted to the board. But Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and Yuvraj Singh were not up for auction as they had been given 'iconic' status by the BCCI - which means that they had to represent the city in which they are based. Another exception to the bidding process was with regard to the Australian players - a clause in the rules of Cricket Australia meant that each team could select a maximum of two Australians.
The BCCI conducted a player auction on February 20, in which the respective franchises bid for a maximum of eight international players from pool of 89 players who had been contracted to the board. But Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and Yuvraj Singh were not up for auction as they had been given 'iconic' status by the BCCI - which means that they had to represent the city in which they are based. Another exception to the bidding process was with regard to the Australian players - a clause in the rules of Cricket Australia meant that each team could select a maximum of two Australians.
Who were the top draws at the IPL's player auction on February 20?
India's ODI captain Dhoni and Australia allrounder Andrew Symonds were the big buys at the auction in Mumbai, with the Chennai franchise buying Dhoni for US$1.5 million and Hyderabad bidding successfully for Symonds at US$1.3 million. India's young stars Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma and Manoj Tiwary together fetched nearly US$3 million. But Australian legends Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath were not so lucky as Jaipur bagged the legspinner for US$450,000 and Delhi took home McGrath for his base price of US$350,000.
India's ODI captain Dhoni and Australia allrounder Andrew Symonds were the big buys at the auction in Mumbai, with the Chennai franchise buying Dhoni for US$1.5 million and Hyderabad bidding successfully for Symonds at US$1.3 million. India's young stars Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma and Manoj Tiwary together fetched nearly US$3 million. But Australian legends Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath were not so lucky as Jaipur bagged the legspinner for US$450,000 and Delhi took home McGrath for his base price of US$350,000.
What about the second auction on March 11?
The IPL conducted a second auction on March 11 for an additional list of 28 players [including 14 from India's Under-19 players - bought on the basis of a draft system] who had signed on with them after the first round of auctions were completed. But the franchises who had spent the least in the first auction were in a better position to buy as the major buyers from the first auction had almost reached their spending cap of $5 million. The most expensive player on the day was James Hopes, the Australian allrounder, who was purchased by Mohali for $300,000. Jaipur, the lowest spenders in the first auction, snapped up Dimitri Mascarenhas, Shane Watson, Morne Morkel and Sohail Tanvir for a total of $385,000. The biggest name traded on the day was Misbah-ul-Haq, who was signed by the Bangalore franchise for $150,000.
The IPL conducted a second auction on March 11 for an additional list of 28 players [including 14 from India's Under-19 players - bought on the basis of a draft system] who had signed on with them after the first round of auctions were completed. But the franchises who had spent the least in the first auction were in a better position to buy as the major buyers from the first auction had almost reached their spending cap of $5 million. The most expensive player on the day was James Hopes, the Australian allrounder, who was purchased by Mohali for $300,000. Jaipur, the lowest spenders in the first auction, snapped up Dimitri Mascarenhas, Shane Watson, Morne Morkel and Sohail Tanvir for a total of $385,000. The biggest name traded on the day was Misbah-ul-Haq, who was signed by the Bangalore franchise for $150,000.
What will be the team names?
As of March 12, six of the eight franchises have announced their teams names and unveiled their jerseys and logos: Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians. The Hyderabad and Mohali franchises are yet to announce their team names.
As of March 12, six of the eight franchises have announced their teams names and unveiled their jerseys and logos: Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians. The Hyderabad and Mohali franchises are yet to announce their team names.
When do the teams have to announce their line-ups for the first edition of the IPL?
The BCCI has set March 18 as the deadline for the eight teams to announce their final line-ups for the inaugural edition of the IPL.
The BCCI has set March 18 as the deadline for the eight teams to announce their final line-ups for the inaugural edition of the IPL.
Who will coach the eight IPL teams?
The IPL has lured some of the top names in the business with three Australians, one South African and one New Zealander signing up as coaches. Kolkata roped in former Australia coach John Buchanan and Mohali signed up former Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody, while Delhi recruited Victoria coach Greg Shipperd. Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe was the big surprise for Bangalore before Chennai announced that they had bagged former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels as coach. India's fielding coach Robin Singh will coach Hyderabad and Jaipur named Shane Warne as their captain and coach while Mumbai are yet to reveal their cards.
The IPL has lured some of the top names in the business with three Australians, one South African and one New Zealander signing up as coaches. Kolkata roped in former Australia coach John Buchanan and Mohali signed up former Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody, while Delhi recruited Victoria coach Greg Shipperd. Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe was the big surprise for Bangalore before Chennai announced that they had bagged former South Africa captain Kepler Wessels as coach. India's fielding coach Robin Singh will coach Hyderabad and Jaipur named Shane Warne as their captain and coach while Mumbai are yet to reveal their cards.
Whose idea is the IPL?
The IPL is the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the vice-president of the BCCI, and is modeled along the lines of club football in Europe, specifically the English Premier League. Though there is a school of thought that the idea came about in the 1990s, the announcement that such a tournament would happen, and which it would be a precursor to Twenty20 Champions League, cricket's version of the European Champions League, came only after Subhash Chandra, the owner of Zee Televison said, in April last year, that he was intending to start an unofficial league called the Indian Cricket League, fuelling speculation that is was a reactive idea rather than a proactive one.
The IPL is the brainchild of Lalit Modi, the vice-president of the BCCI, and is modeled along the lines of club football in Europe, specifically the English Premier League. Though there is a school of thought that the idea came about in the 1990s, the announcement that such a tournament would happen, and which it would be a precursor to Twenty20 Champions League, cricket's version of the European Champions League, came only after Subhash Chandra, the owner of Zee Televison said, in April last year, that he was intending to start an unofficial league called the Indian Cricket League, fuelling speculation that is was a reactive idea rather than a proactive one.
How different are the IPL and ICL to each other?
The IPL is an official sanctioned Twenty20 tournament, and unlike the ICL, which is not recognised by any of the national boards or the ICC, it will have a better status, international reach, players, and the requisite infrastructure by default. Since the IPL is sanctioned by the ICC, players don't have the danger of bringing their international/first-class careers to a halt - as is the case with the ICL - whose players have been banned by the various boards. Another major difference is with regard to franchises - the ownership of the team rests with the individual owners and not one single entity.
The IPL is an official sanctioned Twenty20 tournament, and unlike the ICL, which is not recognised by any of the national boards or the ICC, it will have a better status, international reach, players, and the requisite infrastructure by default. Since the IPL is sanctioned by the ICC, players don't have the danger of bringing their international/first-class careers to a halt - as is the case with the ICL - whose players have been banned by the various boards. Another major difference is with regard to franchises - the ownership of the team rests with the individual owners and not one single entity.
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Indian Premier League Fixtures
17 May 2008
Delhi DareDevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
17 May 2008
Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
18 May 2008
Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
18 May 2008
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
19 May 2008
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi DareDevils
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
20 May 2008
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
21 May 2008
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
21 May 2008
Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
22 May 2008
Delhi DareDevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
23 May 2008
Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
24 May 2008
Delhi DareDevils vs Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
24 May 2008
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
25 May 2008
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
25 May 2008
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
26 May 2008
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
27 May 2008
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
30 May 2008
1st Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
31 May 2008
2nd Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Sun 1 June 2008
Final TBC v TBC
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
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Captain/coach
Shane Warne
Age 38 years 201 days
Playing role Bowler
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak googly
Team
Aditya Angle
Age 24 years 151 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Swapnil Asnodkar
Age 24 years 3 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Ravindra Jadeja
Age 19 years 117 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Mohammad Kaif
Age 27 years 122 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Kamran Akmal
Wicketkeeper
Age 26 years 79 days
Batting Right-hand bat.
Sumit Khatri
Age 18 years 261 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Taruwar Kohli
Age 19 years 106 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium.
Justin Langer
Age 37 years 132 days
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium.
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Age 30 years 154 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium.
Parag More
Age 22 years 298 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak.
Morne Morkel
Age 23 years 178 days
Playing role Bowler
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast.
Pankaj Singh
Age 22 years 331 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Munaf Patel
Age 24 years 264 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast.
Yusuf Pathan
Age 25 years 136 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Mahesh Rawat
Age 22 years 159 days
Batting Right-hand bat.
Anup Revandkar
Age 20 years 128 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast.
Dinesh Salunke
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast.
Jaydev Shah
Age 24 years 333 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak.
Graeme Smith
Age 27 years 60 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak.
Sohail Tanvir
Age 23 years 111 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Left-arm medium-fast, Slow left-arm orthodox
Siddharth Trivedi
Age 25 years 210 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium.
Shane Watson
Age 26 years 289 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium.
Younis Khan
Age 30 years 124 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium, Legbreak.
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Indian Players:
1. M.S. Dhoni
2. S. Badrinath
3. Parthiv Patel
4. R Ashwin
5. Joginder Sharma
6. Suresh Raina
7. Lakshmipathy Balaji
8. Sudeep Tyagi
9. S.B. Jakati
10.S. Vidyut
11.Abhinav Mukund
12.Viraj Kadbe
13.Arun Karthik
14.Jaydev Shah
15.S Suresh kumar
16.P Amarnath
17.Anirudha Srikkanth
International Players:
1.Mathew Hayden
2.Mike Hussey
3.Stephen Fleming
4.Jacob Oram
5.M Muralitharan
6.Albie Morkel
7.Makhaya Ntini
8.Napoleon Einstein
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Indian Players:
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Harbhajan Singh
3. Robin Uthappa
4. Abhishek Nayar
5. Ajeenkya Rahane
6. Ankeet Chavan
7. Ashish Nehra
8. Dhaval Kulkarni
9. Gaurav Dhiman
10.Manish Pandey
11.Musavir Khote
12.Pinal Shah
13.Rohan Raje
14.Saurabh Tiwary
15.Siddharth Chitnis
16.Swapnil Singh
17.Vikrant Yelligeti
18.Yogesh Takawale
International Players:
1.Shaun Pollock
2.Loots Bosman
3.Sanath Jayasuriya
4.Lasith Malinga
5.Dilhara Fernando
6.Ashwell Prince
7.Luke Ronchi
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Indian Players
1. Sourav Ganguly
2. Ishant Sharma
3. Ajit Agarkar
4. Murali Kartik
5. Siddharth Kaul.
6. Cheteshwar Pujara.
7. Yashpal Singh
8. Aakash Chopra
9. Laxmi Ratan Shukla
10.Rohan Banerjee
11.Debabrata Das
12.Sourasish Lahiri
13.W.P. Saha
International Players
1. Chris Gayle
2. Brendon McCullum
3. David Hussey
4. Ricky Ponting
5. Umar Gul
6. Tatenda Taibu
7. Salman Butt
8. Mohammed Hafeez.
9. Iqbal Abdulla
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Indian Players
1. Rahul Dravid
2. Anil Kumble
3. Zaheer Khan
4. Wasim Jaffer
5. Praveen Kumar
6. Sunil Joshi
7. B.Akhil
8. Vinay Kumar
9. Devraj Patil
10.Bharat Chipli
11.K.P.Appanna
12.B. Arun Kumar
13.Virat Kohli
14.Sreevats Goswami
International Players:
1.Jacques Kallis
2.Mark Boucher
3.Dale Steyn
4.Nathan Bracken
5.Cameron White
6.Shivnarine Chanderpaul
7.Misbah-Ul-Haq
8.Abdur Razzak
9.Ross Taylor
Coach : Venkatesh Prasad
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Indian Players:
1. V.V.S. Laxman
2. Rohit Sharma
3. R.P. Singh
4. Sanjay Bangar
5. Y. Venugopal Rao
6. N. Arjun Yadav
7. Dwaraka Ravi Teja
8. Pragyan Ojha
9. D. Kalyankrishna
10.P. Vijay Kumar
11.Haladhar Das
12.Sarvesh Kumar
International Players:
1.Adam Gilchrist
2.Andrew Symonds
3.Herschelle Gibbs
4.Shahid Afridi
5.Scott Styris
6.Chaminda Vaas
7.Chamara Silva
8.Nuwan Zoysa
Coach : Robin Singh
