IPL T20 opening ceremony at MA Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore:
Friday, April 18, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
IPL Ticket Information For All Venues
Indian Premier League - IPL - Ticket Information For All Venues & Matches.
Bangalore Tickets
Online booking: http://www.ticketpro.in/ipl/buy_tickets.html
Hotline Numbers: All India: 99101 18888, Bangalore: 99002 38888
Chennai Tickets
Ticket pricing details:
http://www.chennaisuperkings.com/ticket/ticket.aspx
Buying: Tickets available from April 11th noon at M.A. Chidambaram stadium, chepauk, Chennai
Delhi Tickets
Online booking: http://www.kyazoonga.com/delhidaredevils/default.aspx
Hotline Numbers: Call 011 4307-1010 to book tickets
Tickets also sold at box-office in Ambedkar Stadium.
Hyderabad Tickets
Online booking: http://www.deccanchargers.com/node/835
Hotline Numbers: For all queries on Online Ticketing, please call 040 66250311 between 7 AM and 10 PM on all days.
Jaipur Tickets
Online booking: http://www.ticketpro.in/ipl/buy_tickets.html
Hotline Numbers: All India: 99101 18888, Jaipur: 99283 38888
For information on Corporate Hospitality, contact: Amit Mehta: +91 99809 99900 or Kaunain Mechant: +91 99809 99983
Kolkata Tickets
Online booking: http://www.ticketpro.in/ipl/buy_tickets.html
Hotline Numbers: All India: 99101 18888, Kolkata: 98677 48888
Mohali Tickets
Online booking: http://www.ticketpro.in/ipl/buy_tickets.html
Hotline Numbers: All India: 99101 18888, Mohali: 98768 48888
For all enquiries on Corporate Hospitality tickets call Wizcraft no. +91 99309 09996.
Mumbai Tickets
Online booking: http://www.kyazoonga.com/mumbaiindians/default.aspx
Hotline Numbers: call 022 4064-7500 to book tickets
Monday, April 14, 2008
Indian Premier League (IPL)
The Indian Premier League (IPL) (also known as the "DLF Indian Premier League"), is a Twenty20 cricket competition created by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. The first edition of the Indian Premier League starts on 18 April 2008. Its tagline is "8 teams,without any players,only warriors" "IPL MANORANJAN KA BAAP" (King of entertainment) "Cricket ka Karamyuddh"
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals is the franchise that will represent the city of Jaipur in the Indian Premier League. The team will be led and coached by Shane Warne.
Teams Logo:
The team's mascot is a lion named Moochu Singh.
Current Squad:
Mohammad Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, Graeme Smith, Shane Warne, Munaf Patel, Younis Khan, Justin Langer, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Shane Watson, Morne Morkel.
Official Website:
http://www.rajasthanroyals.com
Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab is a sports franchise based in Mohali in the eight team Indian Premier League. The team will be led by Yuvraj Singh who is also the Icon Player and coached by Tom Moody, the former Aussie all rounder.
The owners of the franchise include Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendera Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur). The group paid a total of $76 million to acquire the franchise.
Current Squad:
Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Brett Lee, Kumar Sangakkara, Sreesanth, Mahela Jayawardene, Piyush Chawla, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Simon Katich, Ramesh Powar, Tanmay Srivastava, Kyle Mills.
Official Website:
http://www.kings11punjab.com
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi DareDevils is the Delhi franchise for the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by the GMR Group. The team will be captained by Virender Sehwag, who is also the designated the Icon Player for the franchise.
GMR group acquired the rights for the Delhi franchise for $84 million. The Delhi DareDevil have announced Hero Honda as the title sponsor and Relegare as associate sponsors. Adidas is the official merchandise sponsor. Akshay Kumar has also been announced as the Brand Ambassador of the team.
Current Squad:
Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Manoj Tiwary, Dinesh Karthik, AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori, Shoaib Malik, Farveez Maharoof, Mohammad Asif, Glenn McGrath.
Official Website:
http://www.delhidaredevils.com
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings is the Chennai franchise for the Indian Premier League. The team will be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the highest-paid IPL Player, and coached by Kepler Wessels.
The franchise is owned by India Cements, who paid $91 million to acquire the rights of the franchise for the next 10 years. Former India test player Kris Srikkanth is the brand ambassador for the franchise, and another former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar will be the chief selector. The brand ambassadors for the team will be South Indian actor, Vijay and actress, Nayantara.
Team Logo:
Tthe team logo has a Lion to reflect the King of the Jungle.
Current squad:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Jacob Oram, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Muttiah Muralitharan, Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Stephen Fleming, Parthiv Patel, Joginder Sharma, Makhaya Ntini, Lakshmipathy Balaji.
Official Website:
http://www.chennaisuperkings.com
Deccan Chargers
Deccan Chargers
Deccan Chargers is the franchise that will represent the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. The team will be led by V.V.S. Laxman and coached by Robin Singh, presently the fielding coach of the Indian cricket team.
Team Logo:
The Deccan Chargers would be represented by a charging bull, the mascot for the chargers which signifies strength, power and aggression while the red and gold bands on the flag stand for dominance and victory.
Current Squad:
V. V. S. Laxman, Andrew Symonds, R. P. Singh, Rohit Sharma, Adam Gilchrist, Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs, Chaminda Vaas, Scott Styris, Nuwan Zoysa, Chamara Silva, Venugopal Rao, Arjun Yadav, Pragyan Ojha, P Vijay Kumar, D Ravi Teja, D Kalyan Krishna, N Sarveesh Kumar, Halhadar Das.
Official Website:
http://www.deccanchargers.com/
Bangalore Royal Challengers
Bangalore Royal Challengers
Bangalore Royal Challengers is the team that is going to represent the city of Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, the inaugural Twenty20 cricket tournament to be held in India. The team is owned by the liquor magnate Vijay Mallya, the chairman of UB Group. Charu Sharma is the CEO of the team and Rahul Dravid, the captain of the team is the Icon Player. Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, has also been signed as a member of the management team. Venkatesh Prasad, the former Indian fast bowler and the present bowling coach of India has been declared the coach for the team.
Bangalore team was won by Vijay Mallya, who paid US$111.6 million for it. This was the second highest bid for a team in the IPL, next only to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries' bid of $111.9 million for the Mumbai team.
Team Logo:
The team logo consists of the RC emblem with 'Bangalore Royal Challengers' in standard format. The jersey colours of the team are red and golden yellow, the same as the Karnataka state flag.
Current squad:
Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis, Misbah-ul-Haq, Ross Taylor, Anil Kumble, Cameron White, Zaheer Khan, Mark Boucher, Nathan Bracken, Dale Steyn, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Wasim Jaffer, Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar.
Official Website:
http://www.royalchallengers.com/main.php
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians is the team that will represent of the city of Mumbai in the Indian Premier League. The team will be led by Sachin Tendulkar, also the Icon Player for the team and coached by Lalchand Rajput, the former Manager of the Indian Cricket Team.
Reliance Industries Limited through its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ltd purchased the rights for the Mumbai franchise of Indian Premier league for a total of $111.9 million during the auction on January 24, 2008. The RIL bid has made the Mumbai Indians the most expensive franchise in IPL.
Team Logo:
The team logo has the Sudarshan Chakra with the team's name engraved in it. The team's colour will be blue.
Current Squad:
Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ashwell Prince, Robin Uthappa, Harbhajan Singh, Shaun Pollock, Lasith Malinga, Loots Bosman, Dilhara Fernando, Ashish Nehra, Saurabh Tiwary, Manish Pandey, Luke Ronchi, Pinal Shah.
Official Website:
http://www.themumbaiindians.com