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Who’s doing what Facebook status messages of 18 players and people involved with IPL2

1. Ravi Shastri is drinking a honey-lemon infusion to soothe his vocal cords.
2. John Buchanan is reading three books by Edward de Bono at the same time.
3. Sivamani thinks he may have tinnitus, doc.
4. Paul Collingwood is humming “Money for Nothing”.

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Andrew Hughes has written this  fun filled article.

Harbhajan Singh
A true Nietchzsean, he believes we should not be bound by meekness. The superior man does not let Australians, ethics or the ICC Playing Regulations restrict him. And the weak and childlike are often deserving of a slap. Thus spake Harbhajan.

Virender Sehwag
Teaches us that the external world is illusory and that pitches, bowlers and cricket matches do not exist. The essence of Sehwagism is simple. If it moves, hit it. If it doesn’t move, hit it. If you can’t quite see what it is, hit it.

Sourav Ganguly
Like Machiavelli’s ideal ruler, the Prince of Kolkata understands that sometimes it is necessary to treat people badly for their own good and that it is better to be feared than to be loved.

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The Human Factor (2009) is a moive which looks at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen. It is scheduled to release December 2009 (USA).

Starring popular Morgan Freeman & Matt Damon(popular for the Linus character he played in Ocean’s 11, 12, 13, Bourne Identity/Ultimatum Series)

The celebrity quotient during the opening ceremony of the inaugural IPL may have been provided by biggies from Bollywood but the tournament’s shift to South Africa could lend it an international flavour this time around.

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Photo Credits © AFP

World famous visitor attraction, Madame Tussauds London, has flown its new wax figure of Sachin Tendulkar over 7,000 kms to Mumbai for a “meeting” with the real cricketing legend. The record breaking “master blaster” is the first Indian sports personality to be portrayed and Tendulkar was delighted to come face to face with his likeness at the Taj Lands End Hotel today.

Sachin Tendulkar said: “I am very impressed with the figure and delighted to be honoured by Madame Tussauds,” commented the renowned batsman.

“It is the first time we have ever launched a figure overseas but we really wanted Sachin to see his likeness before it “meets” the public in the attraction,” said Liz Edwards, PR Manager at Madame Tussauds London. “The figure will now be returning to London to join the ranks of sporting greats past and present in our Sports Zone. There will also be a cricketing challenge around the figure where guests can test their skills against the ‘masterblaster’ and we know it will be a huge hit with fans.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Dhoni cooly said that if Superstar Rajini bats he can score 10 runs in 1 ball. This article was posted in Dina Malar, a tamil daily newspaper on January 2009.

When Dhoni visited Haryana state he had an opportunity to talk with few National Security Gaurds. One of the Comando’s asked Dhoni, “Whether it possible to hit 10 runs in one ball?”. Dhoni was puzzled for a second, then he with a cool head said, “Actor Rajinikant bats with a style. He smacks the ball. The balls splits into two. One half goes over the boundary for a Six and another rolls over the boundary for a four. So ten runs in 1 ball is a definite possiblity”. This was said with humour and fans of Rajini should not take this in the wrong sense.

People in Nothern parts of India believe Rajini as someone who can do impossible things. Dhoni’s comments is a reflection of this image of Rajini. Read the rest of this entry »

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ODI & Test

Everyone following cricket will know the combat between Greg chappell and our Dada (Sourav Ganguly).  His dispute with then-coach Greg Chappell resulted in many headlines during 2005 and early 2006. Greg Chappell emailed the BCCI stating that Ganguly was unfit to lead India and that his “divide and rule” behaviour was damaging the team. This email was leaked to the media and resulted in huge backlash from Ganguly’s fans. Eventually due to his poor form and differences with the coach he was stripped of his captaincy and dropped from the team. However, 10 months later, during India’s tour to South Africa, Ganguly was recalled after his middle order replacements Suresh Raina and Mohammad Kaif suffered poor form.

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Shane Bond the tall deadly fast bowler joined ICL back january 2008. Due to which he was removed from the National Team. Similarly Daryll Tuffey and few other important and experience players experienced the same treatement and now New Zealand is greatly suffering with a young team.

Just Imagine a battle between India and New Zealand with Shane Bond in the team. Just like Shewag is for India Shane Bond is for New Zealand. With Bond in the current Kiwi’s team, India might have to fight even harder than they have in the current series. 2nd Test Save at Napier would have been just a dream. Read the rest of this entry »

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You can book IPL 2009 Tickets at Computicket website.

Computicket is South Africa’s leading ticket booking site, a premier ticketing agent.

Finally IPL is confirmed. Though moving the tournament out of India has trigered lot of debate and some organization have filed case against this because it has raised questions over the Security of the Nation. Earlier India Government conveyed their concerns over the overlapping schedule of India Elections and IPL Tournament as a result of which IPL was planned to move either to England or South Africa. Finally South Africa emerged to be the favorites considering the weather factor. IPL starts from 18th April 2009 and goes on till 24th May 2009. To view the schedule online click here.

Venues where IPL matches will be played

1. Newlands, Cape Town – 8 Matches

2. St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth – 7 Matches

3. Kingsmead, Durban – 16 Matches

4. SuperSport Park, Centurion – 12 Matches out of which 1 Semi-Final(1st)

5. Buffalo Park, East London – 3 Matches

6. New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg – 8 Matches out of which 1 Semi-Final(2nd) and 1 final.

7. De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley – 3 Matches

8. OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein – 2 Matches

• Total 56 league matches, 2 Semi-Finals, 1 Final. No Reserve Days.

• 37 Match are scheduled Day/Night which starts at 4:30 P.M for Indian Viewers

• Semi-Finals and Finals are scheduled Day/Night

• Remaining 19 matches will start at 12:30 P.M

The matches will be held at 12.30 pm and 4.30 pm local time (4.00pm and 8.00pm IST; 10.30am and 2.30pm GMT).

Teams in the order of the which teams plays first

1. Chennai Super Kings

2. Mumbai Indians

3. Bangalore Royal Challengers

4. Rajasthan Royals

5. Delhi Daredevils

6. Kings XI Punjab

7. Deccan Chargers

8. Kolkata Knight Riders

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Players leave tours for plenty of reasons, a common one being the birth of a child, but Kevin Pietersen had a novel one for wanting to leave the Caribbean during the Test series against West Indies. The Sunday Telegraph reported that Pietersen had asked for permission to return home between the third and fourth Tests in order to watch his wife Jessica Taylor, a former Liberty X singer, take part in the television show Dancing on Ice.

He only wanted to go home for 48 hours but his request was refused by the team management. “It was deemed best that he stayed on tour,” said an ECB spokesman. Perhaps it contributed to Pietersen being at the “end of his tether” by the time the ODIs arrived. Read the rest of this entry »

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Gautam Gambhir is someone who is impulsive and aggressive enough to elbow a bowler and miss the next match as punishment wouldn’t usually be associated with a task that requires intense levels of patience and discipline over long periods. Especially when the job starts on the third evening, and certainly not when there is a spell where a batsman scores one run in an hour.

The Napier Test has not yet been saved, but Gambhir has been instrumental in India taking that big step towards doing it, and he has made sure he is there to try and take the final steps as well. That, after having batted more than seven hours for only 102 runs, scoring 88 runs in 242 balls today, and only 19 in the final session.

Gambir was on 83 and to move on to 84 took an hour’s time after tea! Sachin was doing all the scoring. Read the rest of this entry »

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Daily Express posted this news in their ODD News Section. For Indian cricket lovers it is not a ODD News.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the highest run getter in both forms of cricket (Test and ODI). He is a gifted cricketer to have millions of followers.

Devoted fans create icons of the cricketer as the religion’s monkey god Hanuman in the Indian capital, Delhi.

Artist Gautam Bhatia says: “He (Sachin) is truly a god to millions of people who worship this sport.”

Andrew Symonds much really understand that this (Hanuman, Hindu Monkey God) has got nothing to do with racisim but an accolade to true talent.

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