Chris Gayle is back..

Christopher Henry Gayle, the Big man from Jamaica is back in the IPL 2011.....that too, big time.....scoring a century in his first game and thereby giving a strong statement to all the people who didn't believed himself. What an innings he has played..Simply awesome and powerful hitting.

Chris Gayle is one of the hardest hitters of the cricket ball in the world. But, surprisingly in the auction, no one thought that he should be in their team. Thereby he was declared unsold. Royal Challengers Bangalore smartly called up Chris Gayle to their team....and you all know what happened after that. He proved his talent and showed the world what he is made of. And you know what....he played the blistering innings against KKR, in which team he was in the past.

Chris Gayle had some issues with the West Indies Cricket Board. They did not pick him up for the T-20 and the ODI series against Pakistan. And  therefore Chris was very much disappointed. He said he had no choice but to play in the IPL. He had a point to prove and here we are....He has made a strong statement to the world, to the selectors of his national team.

Now, forget all the controversial things, Lets get to the point, get to his innings. RCB had to chase down 172 which was quite a tough ask. Because their so called strong batting line-up haven't performed well in the recent matches. Here comes Chris Gayle, smashes the ball all around the park and pheww...the match is over with 2 overs spare. This guy was known for this, known for the big sixes, for the powerful hitting. And he showed why he is special. That six of 104 meters was clean and big. The longest hit in IPL 2011 so far. He scored 102* from just 55 balls with 9 fours and 7 big sixes. He is back...!!!!

Paul Valthaty - The Rising Star of IPL 2011

IPL 2011, the new season, the new heroes.... Every season of IPL, there were some super stars, some extra ordinary young talents exposed to a great platform where they can share their dressing rooms with great international players, and announce themselves to the world of cricket.

Shaun Marsh, Virat Kohli, Pragyan Ozha, Rohit Sharma, R Ashvin, Murli Vijay, David Warner, Yousuf Pathan, Saurabh Tiwary, Ravindra Jadeja, Sidharth Trivedi....and so on.....these are all the young superstars of the IPL. And now with the new season there are some new rising stars....1 of them is Paul Valthaty who plays for Kings XI Punjab. He is the new sensation of IPL 2011.

This guy can bat..whoaa....he scored a century and won the game against Chennai Super Kings on his head. And doing so, he announced himself in the IPL. He scored 120* in just 63 balls. And the most impressive thing is he doesn't slog every ball. His batting is about timing and finding the gaps. 11 players didn't looked like enough on the field when he was batting. He was finding gaps as easy as any one can. He has got good temperament. He stayed till the end and helped his team to chase 190 odd runs with an over spare. Which was looking like very very tough ask for the Kings XI Punjab boys. But he did it with his super class.

Well, If you think that was his day so he managed to score runs and he will not that reliable, here's his answer. The very next match, he came out with extra ordinary performance.....and this time with ball in his hand....he took 4 wickets and gave just 29 runs. He is not finished yet... He scored 75 from 47 balls. And this time too, smart batting not just slogging or smashing the bat at everything. What an all round performance..!!! He deserved the man of the match award in both the matches.

He continued the form to the next match also and scored 47 from 31 balls, which was also an important knock for his team. And guess what, He now owns the Orange Cap which is given to the highest run scorer in the season. He is not gone crazy and over confidant, he is still focused and his aim is to get place in Team India. I wish him good luck for that and i hope he will play as good and achieve his goals.

The Helicopter Shot

Is MS Dhoni the inventor of the helicopter shot??? 
Well, If you think yes he is, let me tell you something...you are absolutely wrong.

It is "The God", Sachin Tendulkar who invented this shot.


Sachin Tendulkar recently played the Helicopter shot in the IPL. All said he learned it from MS Dhoni, as Dhoni plays this shot very often. But, the reality is different. Sachin used to play this type of shot in the past. It's just that, he didn't play it very often. But, he played it. Here is the evidence.

Sachin used to play this shot in past. This vedio shows he played it in 2002. And Dhoni made his ODI debut in 2006. 4 years after the shot played by the great man. So, it is clear that Sachin invented the shot not Dhoni. But, I am taking nothing away from Dhoni. He plays this shot extremely well. He produces a lot of power by using his wrists and hits the ball out of the ground. There are no competitions here. But, it's just for knowledge that Sachin is the inventor of this shot. And Dhoni may be master at this.

In this context I wanted to tell you 1 thing......Dhoni is the Leader of Team India.....and Sachin is the inventor of the Team India.


JAI HIND..!!!

IPL Team review : Chennai Super Kings

IPL Team Owner: India Cements
Captain: MS Dhoni
IPL Team Coach: Stephen Fleming (NZ)

Squad: MS Dhoni (Cap), Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Albie Morkel, Michael Hussey, Scott Styris, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Tim Southee, Subramaniam Badrinath, George Bailey, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Shadab Jakati, Joginder Sharma, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Srikkanth Anirudha, Yo Mahesh, Sudeep Tyagi, Abhinav Mukund, Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Ganapathi Vignesh.

 Chennai Super Kings......the winner of IPL 2010 and the Champions League T-20 2010. 1 of the best balanced teams in this season. The team led by the Captain Cool. The world cup winner captain is on high note. He has announced himself and his team with the 1st match....He has got a pretty good bunch of players. Team owners have done exceedingly well, They have retained their top 4 players. Dhoni, Raina, Vijay and Morkel are still with the team. And they have got Ashwin back also.

Well.....we all know what Dhoni can do....destructive batsman and a great wicket-keeper. He has got a talented team. Suresh Raina, the top run getters in IPL, the guy who is born T-20 player. Extremely talented and a true match winner and an extra ordinary feilder. Bonus part, he can bowl too. That too, some match winning performances by ball. Murli Vijay is also a very capable batsman. Michael Hussy and Scott Styris are there to strengthen the batting line-up.

CSK has got very good bowling attack. tThey don't have Oram and Murlidharan this time. But, they have Ashwin, Randiv, Bolinger, Kulashekhara, Albie Morkel and Jakati. These are the main bowlers of the CSK. And of course Raina can turn a few. Over all a very good bowling unit.

This season, CSK is 1 of the favorites to win. And they are surely into the top 3 strongest teams. Under the captaincy of Dhoni, this team can do wonders. Good Luck to the Super Kings.

BUT I AM SUPPORTING KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS THIS SEASON...Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo.... :D

IPL Team review : Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians

IPL Team Owner: Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani
Captain: Sachin Tendulkar
Coach: Robin Singh (IND)

Squad: Sachin Tendulkar (Cap), Kieron Pollard, Andrew Symonds, Rohit Sharma, James Franklin, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Munaf Patel, Davy Jacobs, Clint McKay, Dilhara Fernando, Ambati Rayudu, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ali Murtaza, Abu Nechim, Aiden Blizzard, Yuzvendra Chahal, Moises Henriques, Sarul Kanwar, Rajagopal Sathish, Tirumalasetti Suman, Pawan Suyal, Aditya Tare (wk), Santosh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav.

Mumbai Indians is one of the strongest and balanced teams in IPL 2011. Nita Ambani seems to be working pretty hard with the team. And they have done excellent job of retaining the match winners. 4 of them Sachin, Harbhajan, Polard, Malinga. Mumbai Indians performed extremely well in the last season of IPL and they were the most consistent team in the season 3. So, they must have thought to retain all the match winners. And they have done exactly that.

And apart from that, MI have got new players like Andrew Symonds who is all-rounder and he also can turn the match around on his head. Rohit Sharma, one of the top run getters in IPL and consistent performer and also has the ability to bowl well in crucial times in the game. He also got hattick in last season. So, very much an all-round player, a rising star who has got a new mentor, The God himself, Sachin. Davy Jacobs, quite a blasting opener who can play shots all around and score very quickly.

Well, Mumbai Indians' strength is the Indian players. We have seen, the team which has good Indian players has always performed well. A team cannot rely on 4 foreign players to win the match. In this context, MI has got a good bunch of Indian players, as well as the foreign players. They are missing Saurabh Tiwari this season. But, they have got Rohit Sharma who can fit his place. Ambati Rayudu, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ali Murtaza, Rajagopal Sathish, Tirumalasetti Suman... They are the talented young briged of Mumbai Indians. And of course this time, they have Munaf Patel also...

Over all, Mumbai Indians is a balanced team and have a good combination. which makes them favorites to win this season. Sachin is also in the greatest of form. And the have announced themselves in the 1st match. beating Delhi Daredevils comfortably in the end.

Ala rey......ala re ala....Duniya hilane aa gaya hai Mumbai Indians.

         

Best Sites To Watch DLF IPL4 2011 Live Online

DLF IPL 4 has started....If you want to watch IPL 4 online, than here is a list of the best sites.


10 Best Sites To Watch DLF IPL 4 2011 Live Online For Free

1. YouTube 
2. DLF IPL T-20
3. Extracover.net
4. Crictime.com 
5. Webcric.com 
6. Crick3t.net 
7. livecricket.bollym4u
8. Live-cricket-match.com 
9. Cricfire.com 
10. Justin.tv 

Enjoy Cricket Online :)

DLF IPL 2011

The IPL is back, bigger and better as they say. With 2 brand new Teams and lot of shuffling in the previous teams. So, this time....10 Teams will be in the battle ground.

Let's see the team squads for IPL 4. The names written underlined are the players which are retained in the team. 

Bangalore Royal Challengers

IPL Team Owner: United Breweries Group - Vijay Mallya
Captain: Daniel Vettori
Coach: Ray Jennings (SA)

Squad: Daniel Vettori (Cap), Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Saurabh Tiwary, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammad Kaif, Abhimanyu Mithun, Zaheer Khan, Charl Langeveldt, Dirk Nannes, Ryan Ninan, Asad Pathan, Luke Pomersbach, Rilee Rossouw, Johan van der Wath, Jonathan Vandiar, Mayank Agarwal, Sreenath Aravind, Arun Karthik, BN Bharath, Raju Bhatkal, Abrar Kazi, Nuwan Pradeep, Muralidharen Gautam.

Chennai Super Kings

IPL Team Owner: India Cements
Captain: MS Dhoni
IPL Team Coach: Stephen Fleming (NZ)

Squad: MS Dhoni (Cap), Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Albie Morkel, Michael Hussey, Scott Styris, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Tim Southee, Subramaniam Badrinath, George Bailey, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Shadab Jakati, Joginder Sharma, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Srikkanth Anirudha, Yo Mahesh, Sudeep Tyagi, Abhinav Mukund, Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas, Ganapathi Vignesh.

Deccan Chargers

IPL Team Owner: Deccan Chronicle Holdings
Captain: Kumar Sangakkara
Coach: Darren Lehmann (AUS)

Squad: Kumar Sangakkara (Cap/wk), Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White, Jean-Paul Duminy, Shikhar Dhawan, Michael Lumb, Ishant Sharma, Dale Steyn, Rusty Theron, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Ashish Reddy, Anand Rajan, Ankit Sharma, Akash Bhandari, Bharat Chipli, Daniel Christian, Kedar Devdhar, Manpreet Gony, Harmeet Singh, Ishank Jaggi, Chris Lynn, Dwaraka Ravi Teja, Jaydev Shah, Sunny Sohal, Arjun Yadav, Ishan Malhotra

Delhi Daredevils

IPL Team Owner: GMR Holdings
Captain: Virender Sehwag
Coach: Greg Shipperd (AUS)

Squad: Virender Sehwag (Cap), David Warner, Naman Ojha (wk), Irfan Pathan, James Hopes, Colin Ingram, Andrew McDonald, Morne Morkel, Roelof van der Merwe, Venugopal Rao, Umesh Yadav, Ajit Agarkar, Varun Aaron, Travis Birt, Robin Bist, Unmukt Chand, Ajit Chandila, Ashok Dinda , Aaron Finch, Robert Frylinckl, Yogesh Nagar, Rajesh Pawar, Aavishkar Salvi, Sridharan Sriram, Vikas Mishra, Matthew Wade, Tejashwi Yadav, Vivek Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Prashant Naik

Kings Eleven Punjab

Team Owner: Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Mohit Burma
Captain: Adam Gilchrist 
Coach: Michael Bevan (AUS)

Squad: Adam Gilchrist (Cap/wk), Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Stuart Broad, Piyush Chawla, Ryan Harris, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Praveen Kumar, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Abhishek Nayar, Ryan McLaren, Love Ablish, Siddharth Chitnis, Vikramjeet Malik, Nathan Rimmington, Nitin Saini, Shalabh Srivastava, Sunny Singh, Amit Yadav, Bhargav Bhatt, Bipul Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Paras Dogra, Paul Valthaty

Kochi Tuskers Kerala

IPL Team Owner: Kochi Cricket Pvt Ltd
Captain: Mahela Jayawardene
Coach: Geoff Lawson (AUS)

Squad: Mahela Jayawardene (Cap), Brendon McCullum, Michael Klinger, Owais Shah, VVS Laxman, Brad Hodge, Steve O'Keefe, Ravindra Jadeja, Balachandra Akhil, Deepak Chougule, Gnaneswara Rao, Raiphi Gomez, Parthiv Patel (wk), Muttiah Muralitharan, John Hastings, Sreesanth, Thisara Perera, Ramesh Powar, RP Singh, Steven Smith, Kedar Jadhav, Chandan Madan, Sushant Marathe, Prasanth Padmanabhan 

Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL Team Owner: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla
Captain: Gautam Gambhir
Coach: Dav Whatmore (AUS)

Squad: Gautam Gambhir (Cap), Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Shakib Al Hasan, Eoin Morgan, Jaidev Unadkat, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Iqbal Abdulla, Sarabjit Ladda, Rajat Bhatia, Manvinder Bisla, Shreevats Goswami, James Pattinson, Pradeep Sangwan, Shami Ahmed, Laxmi Shukla, Ryan ten Doeschate, Manoj Tiwary

Mumbai Indians

IPL Team Owner: Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani
Captain: Sachin Tendulkar
Coach: Robin Singh (IND)

Squad: Sachin Tendulkar (Cap), Kieron Pollard, Andrew Symonds, Rohit Sharma, James Franklin, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Munaf Patel, Davy Jacobs, Clint McKay, ADilhara Fernando, mbati Rayudu, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ali Murtaza, Abu Nechim, Aiden Blizzard, Yuzvendra Chahal, Moises Henriques, Sarul Kanwar, Rajagopal Sathish, Tirumalasetti Suman, Pawan Suyal, Aditya Tare (wk), Santosh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav

Pune Warriors

IPL Team Owner: Sahara Group
Captain: Yuvraj Singh
Coach: Geoff Robert Marsh (AUS)

Squad: Yuvraj Singh (Cap), Robin Uthappa, Graeme Smith, Jesse Ryder, Callum Ferguson, Murali Kartik, Ashish Nehra, Nathan McCullum, Angelo Mathews, Wayne Parnell, Jerome Taylor, Tim Paine (wk), Dheeraj Jadhav, Ganesh Gaikwad, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Kamran Khan, Harshad Khadiwale, Mitchell Marsh, Shrikant Mundhe, Alfonso Thomas, Eklavya Dwivedi, Mohnish Mishra, Manish Pandey, Sachin Rana, Rahul Sharma, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Harpreet Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mithun Manhas, Shrikant Wagh

Rajasthan Royals

IPL Team Owner: Emerging Media, Lachlan Murdhoch
Captain: Shane Warne
Coach: Shane Warne (AUS)

Squad: Shane Warne (Cap), Shane Watson, Ross Taylor, Shaun Tait, Rahul Dravid, Paul Collingwood, Johan Botha, Swapnil Asnodkar, Deepak Chahar, Aakash Chopra, Aditya Dole, Ashok Menaria, Pankaj Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Abhishek Raut, Siddharth Trivedi, Dishant Harendra Yagnik, Ankeet Chavan, Nayan Doshi, Samad Fallah, Dinesh Salunkhe, Amit Singh, Stuart Binny, Deepak Chahar, Faiz Fazal, Sumit Narwal, Amit Paunikar, Pinal Shah

Apart from Mumbai Indians and Chennai Superkings, all the teams are relatively new, they have almost a new teams apart from few retained players. So, they will have to find the best combination of the teams. GOOD LUCK to all the teams and all the supporters....Have a Rocking Season.

JAI HIND..!!!

DLF IPL Season 4

DLF Indian Premier League Season 4, The Baap of entertainment (considering ODI World Cup the Dada..!!) kicking off today. The season 4 will be bigger and better as the 2 new teams entering and few shuffles in the teams. We are all set for the blast.

Live Streaming of DLF IPL Season 4

There are 10 teams now fighting for the trophy. 51 days of non-stop cricketing action. So, stay connected for more posts and more entertainment.

I am supporting KKR, Kolkata Knight Riders this time. Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo re...!!!!