IPL 2011: 'Daredevils will put in more than 100 percent'

Delhi Daredevils is all set to scorch the field, if captain Virender Sehwag is to be believed. Riding high on the World Cup triumph, Sehwag, on Wednesday, said that he would like to lift the IPL trophy as well.

The dashing Delhi batsman, who confessed that he would like high-tempo music to be played during his time at the crease, said this time his team would give more than a hundred percent to emerge winners.

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"In the first two editions of the IPL we managed to reach the semi-finals, but in its third edition we did not qualify even for that. I would like to change that.

"I am promising Delhi fans that this time around, the team will put in more than a hundred percent  and get rid of its tag as not being good finishers. We want to lift the Cup this time," Sehwag said, in response to a question from rediff.com.

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THE INDIAN Premier League (IPL), 2011, will be contested between ten teams with two new teams added by the BCCI, i.e., Sahara Pune Warriors from Pune and Kochi Tuskers Kerala from Kochi.
IPL 2011 will be played  form April 8 to May 28 2011 with the new format, which was announced by the IPL governing council.

The format is based on last year's domestic T20 Tournament in New Zealand. In new IPL format, there will be total of 74 matches in the IPL 4 Fixtures. Out of these 70 would be league matches and each IPL team will play at least 14 matches, 7 matches will be played at home venue and remaining at away venues.

IPL 2011's new format is as follows:

IPL 2011 Teams will be divided in two groups of five teams each. But IPL Standings table will not be separate.

Each IPL team in the same group will play two matches against each other, on “home-away” ground each, counting to 8 league matches per team.

Each IPL team will play 1 league match each against 4 teams of other group and 2 league matches home or away against the fifth team selected randomly, counting to 6 matches per team. It results in 14 (8+6) games in the league matches before the next playoff round.

All IPL 2011 league matches will count to 70 before 3 playoff matches begin, namely Game A, Game B and Game C.

Top 2 teams in the IPL points table will play each other in first playoff of Game A. Winner of Game A will go straight to the final.

Game B, 2nd playoff will be between teams at third and fourth spot in the IPL standings. Whoever looses Game B will be out of the league.

Game B winner will still need to contest in third playoff Game C against loser of first playoff i.e. Game A for entering into Finals of IPL 2011.

Then, off course, the last match, IPL 2011 Grand Finale, would be played between winner of Game A and Game C.

IPL 4 : Sehwag Named As Delhi Daredevils Captain

Indian Premier League franchise the Delhi Daredevils have confirmed that Virender Sehwag will captain the side in the fourth season of the competition.

Hard-hitting opening batsman Sehwag was the only player the Daredevils chose to retain ahead of the player auction, in which they picked up high-profile players including Irfan Pathan and Morne Morkel, as well as re-signing David Warner.

"For us Virender Sehwag stands for the Delhi Daredevils credo of 'Khelo Front Foot Pe,'" Mr. Srinivas Bommidala, Chairman of GMR Sports told the team's official website (www.delhidaredevils.com).

"He is a source of inspiration and strength for both young and experienced players. He is a leader who paves the way by example."

"Viru has been an integral part of the Delhi Daredevils from the day it was formed. He has been the face of the team and an icon best suited to lead our team. Sehwag’s attacking style at the start of the innings sets the tone for the rest of the team.

Sehwag said: "For me there cannot be any other team than Delhi Daredevils in the IPL. As someone who grew up playing cricket in Delhi I am very proud to be playing for the Delhi Daredevils. I am delighted to be part of the Delhi Daredevils and lead the team. I am looking forward to taking the Daredevils to new heights in IPL-4."

Sehwag captained the Daredevils in the first two seasons of the IPL, in which they reached the semi-finals before Gautam Gambhir took over as skipper in 2010.