Cricket South Africa president Mtutuzeli Nyoka accused CEO Gerald Majola of lying

Cricket SA president Mtutuzeli Nyoka accused CEO Gerald Majola of lying to him over IPL bonuses issues. Dr Nyoka and Gerald Majola fell into a clash in 2009 when a report was published that Majola and few other SA officials received bonuses for successfully hosting ICC Champions Trophy and Indian Premier League.

However an international investigation was made and Majola was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Talk Radio 702 breakfast host John Robbie interviewed Dr Nyoka after a report that he was asked to resign from his post. Dr Nayoka refused saying that he was neither fired nor he himself rosined but was called by a letter to make his position clear.

Robbie said about the interview Dr Nyoka said he was told none of the Cricket SA officials were given bonuses over the IPL and it was a lie. Nayoka also said expressing deep dissatisfaction that cricket is not a secret world an also not Stalin’s Russia. He also said Cricket SA will never be able to bury the truth. Nyoka made an unconditional apology over the way he treated Gauteng Cricket, Barry Skjoldhammer and the Wanderers.

Dr Nyoka said in 2009 that no international cricket would be played in Wanderers till Gauteng Cricket Board apologies for alleging Majola saying he mismanaged the Indian Premier League (IPL) event. After that Skjoldhammer was forced to retire from his post.

Kochi franchise will play in IPL 4

Kochi franchise survived the axe to play in the 4th IPL. On Sunday the IPL Governing Council approved the ownership structure. With this approval the suspension hovering over the franchise ended. BCCI ensured at least eight teams will be in the tournament.

Sachin in the Highest base prize Club for IPL

The BCCI has prepared a list of some selected players of the coming IPL commanding minimum price in the auction to begin in January.

The price will be considered the base price for those players. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh will command the highest bid of Rs 1.84 crore. Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan and Suresh Raina are clubbed in the second highest price of Rs 1.38 crore. The other players of team India are placed in Rs 92 lakhs club. Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumbale are included into this level. But the players can increase decrease their base pries freely.

BCCI has chalked out this base price going through a comprehensive study of the performance of the players in the past IPL, national and international matches .BCCI has sent the list to each of the association on Saturday.

Each association will also make a list and produce it to each franchisee. Before it the association will procure signature of their players. The franchise will then prepare their plan for auction. The final approved list will be released in the first or second week of December. 

source: Express India

IPL season 4 to star just after time of 2011 Cricket World Cup!

The dates of Indian Premier League season 4 have been announced. IPL Governing Council has declared in a meeting that the tournament will start on April 8 next year .It is just 6 days after the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup. Question has been raised whether it will be fair for of course some of the players of the world cup cricket will take part in the IPL and it may be over bearing for them.

The Indian Premier League Fixture and time schedule of first 10 days

The Indian Premier League has been back to its home country and the season-III is going to take place from 12 March 2010.  The defending champions Deccan Chargers will move against Kolkata Knight Riders at the ground Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai where the final of the season will be held. Before the opening match it will be colorful procession and during the inaugural ceremony.

Here I have included the Fixtures and time schedule of first 10 days’ matches.

Fri Mar 12          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 1st match - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Sat Mar 13
09:30 GMT | 15:00 local
15:00 IST 2nd match - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Sat Mar 13          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 3rd match - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Sun Mar 14          
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
16:00 IST 4th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sun Mar 14          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 5th match - Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mon Mar 15          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 6th match - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Tue Mar 16          
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
16:00 IST 7th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Tue Mar 16          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 8th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Wed Mar 17          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 9th match - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Thu Mar 18          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 10th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Fri Mar 19          
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
16:00 IST 11th match - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fri Mar 19          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 12th match - Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Sat Mar 20          
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
16:00 IST 13th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

Sat Mar 20          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 14th match - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Sun Mar 21          
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
16:00 IST 15th match - Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Sun Mar 21          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 16th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mon Mar 22          
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20:00 IST 17th match - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

England tour of Bangladesh 2010 Schedule and IPL clash

Recently, Wales and England cricket board has declared its next tour plan for 2010 and as the first tour they have selected Bangladesh. Their visiting time is 17 to March 25 they before Twenty20 world Championship. Host team Bangladesh will face their first New Year cricket match with England next in the fist quarter next year. The visitors will play two test matches and three one-day internationals. This series will be started from 28th February. They will play a three days match between leisure time of one-day internationals and Test matches.

Bangladesh cricket team is fully prepared to take on England and has a determination to play competitive cricket in the upcoming series and will thought to be earning a wins over the Englishmen. We all know that Bangladesh cricket team won both test and one-day international against West Indies and another successful tour so I believe they won’t fear to England Cricket team.

Finishing the tour of Bangladesh, both the team will fly to West Indies for the season 3 Tnwenty20 world Championship. Bangladesh will visit England for a bilateral tour just after seven day.

Schedule:

Feb 17: England arrive in Bangladesh

Feb 28: 1st one-day international, Dhaka

March 2: 2nd one-day international, Dhaka

March 5: 3rd one-day international, Chittagong

March 7-9: Three-day tour match, Chittagong

March 12-16: 1st Test, Chittagong

March 20-24: 2nd Test, Dhaka

England tour of Bangladesh is a natural process and none but IPL have many question marks because. The last tow years, IPL Commissioner Mr Modi tried heart and soul so that England player could evolve in the money making game but fail. Even by being spending huge buck they auctioned perhaps four players but played limited matches for their tight international cricket schedule. They requested ICC to make a window for the events too.

Related post: Guardian

Four new venues and one match added for IPL's third season 2010

IPL third season has been scheduled from March 12 to April 25 in 2010. In this season, the fans of the short formatted Indian club cricket tournament will see some new features that stack in recent meeting. More that five new points have been added here. It will be played 60 matches instead of 59 because of 3^rd and 4^th place that was not held in the previous two seasons. The authority has been selected four new venues.

Cricinfo

Nagpur, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad and Dharamsala are the new venues, hosting some games of the Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab, respectively.

Some players who attended in the unauthorized Indian Cricket League will allowed to play on the side of any teams from the next third season. 'Strategic timeout' will be reduced this year which was increased in the second season that was held in South Africa in 2009 and will be two breaks during the match time. Two clubs will be attended in the season four and the matches will be 94 instead of 60 in 2011.

IPLT20 Schedule, timetable, teams and Live telecast

IPL (Indian Premier League) has polished its revised schedule for 2009 season that is going host in South Africa from 18 April 2009. This is a big craze in India at this moment. It was inaugurated to protest the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in the year 2008. 

The IPL T20 2009 was scheduled form 10 April 2009 but after changing the host South Africa in stead of India, the authority has made a revised schedule for the second season that will be kicked off from 18 April 2009 the opening ceremony will be arranged at Newlands, Cape Town and later two T20 cricket matches of the IPL 2009 will be placed. First one  Mumbai Indians vs  Chennai Super Kings and second one Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals.

 

IPL 2009 (Twenty20 match)

 

18 Apr 2009

IPL Mumbai vs IPL Chennai

1st Match, Newlands, Cape Town

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

18 Apr 2009

IPL Bangalore vs IPL Rajasthan

2nd Match, Newlands, Cape Town

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

19 Apr 2009

IPL Delhi vs IPL Punjab

3rd Match, Newlands, Cape Town

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

19 Apr 2009

IPL Hyderabad vs IPL Kolkata

4th Match, Newlands, Cape Town

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

20 Apr 2009

IPL Bangalore vs IPL Chennai

5th Match, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

21 Apr 2009

IPL Punjab vs IPL Kolkata

6th Match, Kingsmead, Durban

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

21 Apr 2009

IPL Rajasthan vs IPL Mumbai

7th Match, Kingsmead, Durban

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

22 Apr 2009

IPL Bangalore vs IPL Hyderabad

8th Match, Newlands, Cape Town

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

23 Apr 2009

IPL Kolkata vs IPL Rajasthan

10th Match, Newlands, Cape Town

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

23 Apr 2009

IPL Chennai vs IPL Delhi

9th Match, Kingsmead, Durban

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

24 Apr 2009

IPL Punjab vs IPL Bangalore

11th Match, Kingsmead, Durban

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

25 Apr 2009

IPL Hyderabad vs IPL Mumbai

12th Match, Kingsmead, Durban

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

25 Apr 2009

IPL Chennai vs IPL Kolkata

13th Match, Newlands, Cape Town

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

26 Apr 2009

IPL Bangalore vs IPL Delhi

14th Match, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

26 Apr 2009

IPL Punjab vs IPL Rajasthan

15th Match, Newlands, Cape Town

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

27 Apr 2009

IPL Hyderabad vs IPL Chennai

16th Match, Kingsmead, Durban

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

27 Apr 2009

IPL Kolkata vs IPL Mumbai

17th Match, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

28 Apr 2009

IPL Delhi vs IPL Rajasthan

18th Match, SuperSport Park, Centurion

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

29 Apr 2009

IPL Bangalore vs IPL Kolkata

19th Match, Kingsmead, Durban

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

29 Apr 2009

IPL Punjab vs IPL Mumbai

20th Match, Kingsmead, Durban

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

30 Apr 2009

IPL Delhi vs IPL Hyderabad

21st Match, SuperSport Park, Centurion

Live action starts from: 10:30 GMT (16:00 IST)

 

30 Apr 2009

IPL Rajasthan vs IPL Chennai

22nd Match, SuperSport Park, Centurion

Live action starts from: 14:30 GMT (20:00 IST)

 

Here I just have added only those matches that will be inaugurated till 30 April. 22 T20 cricket matches will be arranged in the month April.

 

Time schedule:

According the Indian time (IST) all the matches will be kicked off at 16:00 IST. Those days, when two matches will be arranged, the first match will be taken place at the same time of 16:00 IST and the second match at 20:00 IST but according to GMT 10:30 GMT and 14:30. The countries that are in the eastern area of the globe will have to match according to the GMT and the western countries like USA and Canada will have to reduce their time from the IST or GMT.

Teams of Indian Premier League 2009:

Eight Indian Local Cricket Clubs will take part in the IPL Twenty20 formatted tournament in South Africa, in the second season. They are Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Hyderabad Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. No Pakistan players will take parts in the second season of the Indian Premier League. Last year some of Pakistani cricketers took parts and also performed well. 

There will be Group stage matches where the 8 teams take part and played a home and a away match later they will take part in semi final in the Knockout stage and two will be in final.

 

Live Telecast Right:

Sony Entertainment Television has bagged the broadcast right with SGW for ten years in the last bid. Later the others TV has brought the right from them. 

IPL 2009: Will Kings XI Punjab to reach in Semifinal this year?

In IPL 2008 Kings XI Punjab reached to semifinal under Yuvraj Singh’s captaincy. This year the team will appear to the new host, South Africa under his captaincy. In the 2nd Semi-Final along-with Chennai Super Kings on May 31, 2008, they had to leave from IPL final. But this year, they are confidence to improve more and take lead in final.

 

In an interview Kings XI Punjab Captain Yuvraj Singh explained, “We have a good team this season. The only worry is the pace department. A couple of pacers are coming back from injuries while Sree Santh has been ruled out. But I am confident that the rest of the squad will rise to the occasion. We have a good batting line-up with the likes of Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Shaun Marsh. Besides, we also have Ravi Bopara this year who can also bowl a bit.”

 

Yes, it is possible to take the team in good position because the franchise have improved a lot in all side by adding some new good quality players for the second season of Indian Premier League. The team’s key bowers Lee and Sreesanth has come back to overcome injury.

IPL 2009: Will Sourav Ganguly be the Captain of Kolkata Knight Riders?

Sourav Ganguly is one of the successful captains of India who leaded Kolkata Knight Riders in the first season in 2008. In the second season he is doubtful to lead the team in the IPL 2009, second season to lead the team that will be taken place in South Africa. After the opinions of the team coach John Buchanan who offers four captains of the team for IPL 2009 who will lead the team.

Hindustantimes wrote:

The KKR management in a statement said that “the idea is to have a set of strategists as is always the case classically in cricket… who will form a team of 4 or 5 core experts in the field of fielding, bowling, batting and data etc. These strategists will assist the one captain on field with their viewpoints on the plan set earlier or shoot from the hip as the case maybe.” 

This is a new theory ever. I am not sure that how will he implement it in a match. Although there is no positive signal on behalf of the multi-captain theory but it is really an innovative idea. We have to wait what the decision comes at last. The team management announced that they will public the squad in South Africa and who will be in that squad will be clear after a few days. On April 5, Ganguly is expected to reach South Africa for the IPL 2009 who does not agree with Buchanan multi-captain theory.

IPL 2009 from 18 April in stead of 10

It is confirmed that Indian Premier League second season (IPL 2009) will be host in South Africa. After an official meeting with CSA and IPL commissioner they come to in a point that 59-games will be placed in South Africa. Previously CSA had to compete with UK. Now, the IPL 2009 will be held from 18 April in stead of 10 April that the date was fixed previously. The tournament had to move from India because of Indian upcoming general election that will be the same time. That is why Indian government could not able to provide more security for the celebration of IPL 2009.

 

The Mumbai attack during the England tour and the Lahore attack on Sri Lanka Cricket team worried about them for more security and this is the main cause of over security.

 

There is no doubt that India is the most important country for the business about cricket. Even most of the advertisers invests more and look opportunities if the games will hold on Indian ground or the match along with India.

 

South Africa is the most experienced country of the world to inaugurate Twenty20 formatted tournament. Even they got huge reputation organizing the Twenty20 World Cup that was held in 2007. From this view South Africa is the best place for this tournament.

 

England is going to inaugurate the Twenty20 World Cup this year. So, they are not less important than the African country. Most probably, the timing becomes the main factor for England. As, IPL is based on Indian people and they have to maintain India time and from this view if they have to follow India time then the match have to organized at 11 AM. So, it is very bad time for England people. But CSA can organize it at 12:30 PM.

Source: Bloomberg

Will IPL second season be scheduled South Africa?

It is a big concern, in which venue, IPL second seasons Twenty20 cricket tournament will be taken place. From eight states the authority gets they will get huge security supports but three still left. There is a rumor in media that the second season of IPL could be transferred to South Africa. But the authorities of both countries have denied this reposts. 

Cricinfo

But officials from Cricket South Africa and the BCCI downplayed the rumours, insisting that India remained the preferred venue. "There have been no talks," said CSA chief executive Gerald Majola. "It is definitely a rumour." 

There is no doubt that India is the best palace to inaugurate cricket games. If you look over then you can find hundreds of stable reasons why India is best. Most important thing is that if this club tournament shifts to SA then all the matches even every most of the cricket playing countries will be worried to play cricket in Indian soil. Even the next World Cup that has been scheduled in 2011.

Security over IPL T20 cricket second season

After attack on Sri Lankan crickets in Lahore, BCCI organized, lacerative India Premier League cricket IPL T20 authority is thinking seriously about security. Indian election and IP T20 cricket match will be scheduled in the same time. So, it arises question that how India government will provide extra security over the IPL tournament. During the second season of the cricket tournament the authority applied for security and the govt. asked to modify the schedule. After re-changing schedule but did not get any response. 

Guardian

The IPL is scheduled to be held from 10 April to 24 May, while the elections for the Indian parliament's lower house will take place across the country in five different phases between 16 April and 13 May. The tournament organisers had altered their original match schedule after the federal interior minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, cited security problems due to the clash between the elections and the IPL. Even the revised match schedule, which sought to keep matches away from a city or state on the polling dates there, did not secure the home ministry's approval. After a video conference involving the interior ministry and senior police officials of seven states that are scheduled to host matches, the home ministry asked IPL officials to again redraw the schedule.

 Really, it is burning question for the cricket players are thinking over security concern. I think the govt. will thing seriously about it because this is a big and effective matter for cricket and also for Indian economy during word economic downfall.