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Ravindra Jadeja, the India international, will miss the IPL 2010 season after being caught out of contract with the deadline for the final squad lists passing on Friday. Jadeja played for the Rajasthan Royals in the first two seasons of the IPL but has not subsequently found a place with any franchise.
The 2010 Twenty20 Champions League will take place outside of India according to sources within the Champions League governing council.
The tournament is scheduled to take place in the middle of September at a time when India is notorious for heavy rain showers and the fear of countless matches being washed out is forcing the Council to look at a solution over seas.
Andhra Pradesh Sports Minister has urged the Deccan Chargers to boycott the Indian Premier League (IPL) if the team’s matches are not held in Hyderabad.
K Venkata Reddy has a written a letter to the team saying that the agitation for a separate Telangana state would not endanger their security.
A standoff between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the media seems to be on the cards with the IPL making changes in its "media accreditation and news access guidelines" that would make it difficult for news organizations to accept them on several counts.
The ICC president-in-waiting Sharad Pawar has met with Bal Thackeray, leader of the right-wing political party Shiv Sena, asking him to stand down on his earlier remarks about the safety of Australian players during the third season of the IPL. This follows a warning issued by the Mumbai-based regional party that Australians will be barred from playing matches in Mumbai in response to the recent attacks on Indians living in Australia.
Shaun Tait proved he can still be a force at international level as he helped Australia to a tense two-run win that completed a clean-sweep across all three formats against Pakistan this summer. Tait bowled the fastest ball ever recorded in Australia and grabbed 3 for 13 including the key wicket of Kamran Akmal, who had threatened to end Australia's streak with his highest Twenty20 score.
Stuart Robertson, the ECB marketing man who devised Twenty20, has warned that too much of the shortest version could result in overkill. Robertson, who was the brain behind Twenty20 cricket when the ECB was looking to boost revenue and attendances back in 2000, also urged organisers to limit the format to domestic tournaments.
Date Match Venue Time April 21 Semi-Final 1(RCB vs MI) Mumbai 2000 IST April 22 Semi-Final 2(DC vs CSK) Mumbai 2000 IST April 24 3rd Place Play-off DY Patil, Mumbai 2000 IST April 25 FINAL DY Patil, Mumbai 2000 IST
IPL 2010 & IPL 2011
IPL 2011 will comprise of two new teams Kochin & Pune. There will be new auction as & it will be exciting to see who will pick the top players.