IPL 2011: Lavazza partners with Rajasthan Royals for IPL season IV

Global coffee house Lavazza, which operates 'Barista Lavazza' cafes in India , on Friday said it has partnered with Rajasthan Royals for the fourth edition of the IPL T20 cricket league that starts tonight.

"We are very excited to partner with the Rajasthan Royals team as their official coffee partner. A host of exciting promotions and activities to engage with our consumers are being planned at the Barista Lavazza cafes," Lavazza Director South Asia R Shivashankar said in a statement.

As part of the partnership, the company said it has lined up various promotional activities at the Barista Lavazza cafes.

Consumers will also get a chance to meet Rajasthan Royals players and get signed merchandises such as bats and balls and other Barista Lavazza vouchers, the company added.

IPL 2011 off to a Grand Start

Chennai Super King : 153/4 in 20 Overs  [ A Srikanth 64, S Raina 33, MS Dhoni 29,Albie Morkel 15 * , Kallis 2/34] beat Kolkata Knight Riders 151 /7 in 20  Overs [ Kallis 54 , MSD Bisla 27, HK Tiwary 27 ] by 2 runs.

Man of the Match: S Anirudha [CSK]

Captain Cool MS Dhoni outwitted his fellow Indian Team mate Gautam Gambhir as Chennai Super King [CSK] pulled off a thrilling 2 runs victory over Kolkata Knight Riders [KKK] in the exiting opening match of IPL 4thversion. It seems that Indian Captain has a Midas touch. Whatever is doing now is working in his favor , whatever is touching is turning gold. CSK for most part of the match were on the back foot. KKK was cursing by mid way of their innings. But brilliant bowling changes and field setting by Dhoni and some smart stumping led CSK win the thriller.  There was not even a World Cup hangover. Worshippers of cricket assembled in good numbers, danced and sang as the home team made a winning start.

A revamped KKK with a depleted side for absence of three key players Bret Lee, Brad Haddin and Saquibul Hasan [busy in ODI series in Dhaka] held the upper hand for most part of the game. But poor fielding and inexcusable batting order setting by Gautam Gambhir cost them the match.

IPL T20 Championship featuring 14 Indian Franchise and displaying cricket talents from all over the cricket world went off to a glamouorous start yesterday. World cricket remains glued to this cricket festival as it is glamorous cocktail of Bolywood and World cricket. The fourth edition has widened its scope as not two more franchise has been added widening it still deep into Indian Territory.

Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat. KKK could have put CSK on the back foot very early if Yusuf Pathan did not drop two easy catches to get rid of Rina and Aniruddha Srikanth.Junior Srikanth went on to score 64 and Raina added useful 33 in a low scoring match Dhoni looked a little bit dazed. Still he scored 29 .KKK Bowlers Kallis, Iqubal Abuddlah and Yusuf Pathan bowled tight line and length to restrict CSK to manageable score of 153.

Instead of Gambhir opening the innings with Kallis Bisla was sent in. The opening pair added 64 before Bishla fell to Jakati. Gambhir must have come in at number 3 .But instead Yusuf Pathan was sent .Yusf looked shaky and ran himself out. Gambhir at number 3 could have piloted the innings as Kallis looked in usual touch. By the time Gambhir appeared at number 6 it was already late. CSK n bowlers stemmed the flow of runs.Tiwary and Morgan could hardly make any impression. When Kallis left at 54 skying one from Ashwin the slide started. Still Tiwary and Shukla kept the momentum till second last over. KKK required only 7 runs in the last over for photo finish. Dhoni brought in Tim Souhtee. It still appeared a cake walk with 4 wickets left. But Southee bowled a superv last over picking up the wicket of Shukla and conceding only 4 runs. CSK won the first match by 2 runs on the last ball.

IPL 2011: Lavazza partners with Rajasthan Royals for IPL season IV

Global coffee house Lavazza, which operates 'Barista Lavazza' cafes in India , on Friday said it has partnered with Rajasthan Royals for the fourth edition of the IPL T20 cricket league that starts tonight.

"We are very excited to partner with the Rajasthan Royals team as their official coffee partner. A host of exciting promotions and activities to engage with our consumers are being planned at the Barista Lavazza cafes," Lavazza Director South Asia R Shivashankar said in a statement.

As part of the partnership, the company said it has lined up various promotional activities at the Barista Lavazza cafes.

Consumers will also get a chance to meet Rajasthan Royals players and get signed merchandises such as bats and balls and other Barista Lavazza vouchers, the company added.

All Change For IPL 2011 But Cricket Must Dominate

Imagine if the Manchester Uniteds or Barcelonas of this world were told they would have to go into the new season with just four of their current players and the rest were released and auctioned off to the highest bidder. It's not easy - but that is the backdrop to the fourth season of the Indian Premier League. Indeed, only two teams, the 2010 finalists Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians chose to retain four players so it really is a question of all change.

Just as back in 2008, it is therefore crucial for the franchises to gel, and gel quickly if they are to succeed. With the tournament also coming just six days after the conclusion of the World Cup - too soon, perhaps, for some - what price the Rajasthan Royals, for whom everything came together so well three years ago under the auspices of  Shane Warne, turning back the clock?

Well, 14/1, if you ask bet365, but don't underestimate the influence of Shane Warne and the fact that they have again chosen a number of young, hungry Indian players and although they are at risk if they suffer with injuries, a small squad could work in their favour.

The opening match throws World Cup winners and the heroes of the final Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) against each other as captains. Gambhir is seen by some as the natural successor to Dhoni (although for me, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli would be better long-term bets) and will be desperate to win, not only to put one over on one another but justify his $US 2.4 million price tag. He is now the most expensive player in the tournament's history but his calmness at the crease could be exactly what the Knight Riders need.

They have garnered a reputation for building attractive-looking squads filled with superstars that fail to deliver consistently. They have managed to field a host of top Twenty20 performers in the likes of Brad Hodge, Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle, for example, but hardly gelled as a unit. Perhaps 2011 will be their year.

Chennai will be there or there abouts come the play-off week. They retained and then reacquired many of the team which did superbly well in 2010 and following their Champions League win they are chasing a remarkable hat-trick as they continue to build their reputation as one of the most consistent and impressive Twenty20 teams in the world.

We also have two new teams in the Kochi Tuskers Kerala (or the franchise previously known as the Indi Commandoes) and the Pune Warriors. Kochi will be well-led by Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene, now freed of his role as Sri Lankan vice-captain and he will enjoy skippering his old mate Muttiah Muralitharan, one of the players Chennai didn't retain and were unable to recapture at auction.

Pune are my tip to reach the play-offs, along with Chennai, Mumbai and the Royals. I expect Yuvraj Singh, in the form of his life, to lift the team significantly - at least in the first few weeks - and if they can build a winning run, they could be the surprise package. Jesse Ryder and Nathan McCullum enjoyed decent World Cups while Graeme Smith and Robin Uthappa have one thing in common - they are proven IPL performers.

As for the rest - who knows? Past performances no longer count for much due to the way in which the make-up of the franchises has changed although I do expect Mumbai, driven on by Sachin Tendulkar, who will celebrate his 38th birthday during the tournament, to continue to be a serious threat. How can they not be with Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds in the squad?

What the shake-up and the auction has provided, is some extra interest as there is now genuine curiosity among cricket followers - young and old - as to how the new teams will shape up. Time will obviously tell, but most of all, we are all hoping for a tournament where the cricket does the talking. For too long, the IPL has had to beat off controversy after controversy.

For all the new players, auctions, dollar signs, Super Overs and sixes that are attracting attention for the right reasons, the IPL organisers will be desperate that the competition passes off as quietly as an IPL tournament can. That would be a success for everybody concerned.

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.

- Dhoni's Kings fired up to face Gambhir's Knights

"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.

IPL 2011: Are you ready for IPL 4?

With all the hoopla surrounding Indian cricket after becoming world champs, the stage is set for Indian Premier League season 4. IPL as seen in the previous years has been amongst the most entertaining cricket events of the year. IPL 4 kicks off tomorrow with the defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on the star studded Kolkata Knight Riders 8 PM IST. The match will be played on Chennai’s home turf and according to sources there will be a grand opening ceremony to the event. Shah Rukh Khan is expected to dance to the tunes in the opening ceremony which will surely set the stage on fire.

The biggest news in this season’s IPL is the reshuffling of players which will surely have some people confused. So, the next time you see the former Delhi Daredevils captain wearing a Kolkata Knight Riders jersey don’t be surprised because he has been paid a whopping amount to play for KKR. Secondly, there has been an addition of two new teams, Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers which is sure to spice up the contest even further.

Another change in this year’s IPL edition is that the number of matches that are reduced from 94 to 73. All ten teams are divided into two groups of 5 teams each and all of them will play 4 league matches against each other and two more against the fifth team which will be chosen randomly. IPL4 is set to define the future of Indian Premier League as many think that cricket has been overdone while others think that adding new teams and re-shuffling the players will add more spice to this curry.

It’s only been a week since the world cup got over and since then the Indian team has been showered with gifts. There is a huge high after the world cup and people surely want to see Dhoni, Sachin, Sehwag and for that matter the world champs back in action. Though, it will be difficult for people to adjust their sentiments after the world cup win but the event promises to be a cracker.

While some players will be playing to enhance their resume just after the world cup win while others will be playing to seek a comeback into the national team. Players like Ishant Sharma, Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa have already stated that they want to use IPL as a stepping stone to enter into the national team.

The IPL has always been an unpredictable tournament which certainly makes it one of the most exciting events of the year. This season kicks off 8 PM in the evening tomorrow and the TRP’s are expected to soar higher than ever before.

Your one stop store of IPL Merchandise

IPL merchandise is the latest in-thing for cricket lovers in India. The reason is quite obvious. Yes! IPL 2010 is back in India. Infibeam.com is set to satiate the cricket lover in you with a wide range of IPL Jersey, backpack, bags, caps and much more. The IPL Merchandise will help you root for your favorite team with fervor.

Go on, wear the team specific IPL Jersey and shout it out loud. Join in the frenzy and let your choice of IPL Merchandise speak for you. The cricket enthusiast in you has more reasons to celebrate as a wide range of team specific IPL Jersey and IPL Merchandise are up for sale on Infibeam.com. Click to buy IPL Merchandise and add a dash of fervor to the IPL tournament. Go India go, wear that IPL Jersey and cheer on your team.

IPL merchandise of your favourite teams, exclusively on eBay India

eBay India ( www.eBay.in ) in association with the Hot Muggs (brand owned by Rajesh Metal Industries) offer avid cricket fans a chance to own exquisite merchandise of their favourite Indian Premier League teams: Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings. This would be an opportunity for enthusiastic cricket buffs to choose from a wide range of merchandise that include Lassi Glasses, Mugs, Badges and Autographed Collectors' Merchandise . This official merchandise would be available on eBay India from April 29 , 2008 all throughout the duration of the IPL series.

Rajesh Metal Industries has entered into a licensing rights agreement with 'Kings XI Punjab' and 'Chennai Super Kings' to produce select merchandise and market them under the Hot Muggs brand name in retail stores along with an exclusive online partnership with eBay India.

Ms. Deepa Thomas, Senior Manager- Pop Culture, eBay India said, "We are delighted to partner with Hot Muggs to power the sale of these exquisite IPL merchandise as part of eBay's attempt to cater to the wide interests of its online shoppers. We are sure true cricket fans will be thrilled to buy and own the merchandise at great prices."

Mr. Rishi Jain, Managing Director – Rajesh Metal Industries, said, "Our partnership with eBay India is another strong step in the direction of shaping the L&M (licensing and merchandising) division of the company, and creating our impression on the still nascent merchandise market in India ."

Some interesting merchandise that would be sold on eBay India :

Interesting badges for Kings XI Punjab with your favourite stars and motivating slogans embossed in an array of colours at

Rs. 49 and Rs. 125 respectively.

Punjab Kings XI Born to Win Mug

Wanna sip your cup of coffee while ogling at your favorite cricketers. This bright red coffee mug features some of the star players of Kings XI Punjab like Yuvraj Singh (captain), Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan and Sreesanth.

Price: Rs. 250

Punjab Kings XI Lassi Da Gilass

They say to get a feel of the Real taste of Punjab you need to have the world famous Punjabi lassi. A really cool lassi glass with interesting graffiti scribbled on it which shows the cool attitude of the team.

Price: Rs. 99

Chennai Super Kings I Rule Mug

Super Kings is not just about royalty, but about absolute monarchy.
Take your own sip from this mug that represents the same fire in the belly – combining authoritarian black along with energetic vibrancy

Price: Rs. 300

Chennai Super Kings Fearless Warrior Mug

The Lords of the Pitch… the Chennai Super Kings…. Fearless Warriors… Dhoni, Muralitharan and Hayden come alive on this mug – donning the garb of Kings of ancient dynasties and replicating the exploits of their ancestors.

Price: Rs. 250

So log on to www.ebay.in to own the official merchandise and tune into the IPL buzz.

About Hot Muggs:

Hot Muggs is present in nearly 45 cities through leading malls, multiplexes and bookstores where the merchandise shall also be available. Hot Muggs plans to promote the merchandise through a multi-channel promotion campaign with emphasis on Below the Line activities and Contact programmes with the end customer. The company has been involved in merchandising with companies like Yash Raj Films for movie "Fanaa" and Balki's "Cheeni Kum" starring Amitabh Bachchan.

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IPL 2011 to be held in new more rigorous IPL format

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 2011 Opening Ceremony likely to be hosted by Amitabh Bachchan

IPL 2011 opening ceremony venue has been decided and this time Chepauk stadium in Chennai is going to host the important opening event of IPL season 4. Chennai is the home ground of IPL season 3 winner Chennai Super Kings.
According to reports, Indian Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan is likely to host the IPL opening ceremony. Also industry’s  Mr. Perfect, Aamir Khan, might make a guest appearance during the ceremony.
First look of “Thayn Thayn” song from Dum Maaro Dum will also be released on the opening day of IPL 4, it is being said.
The opening ceremony of IPL 2011 will start at 3.30 PM on April 8th, 2011. Chennai Super Kings will face  Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL opening match at 8 PM IST after the opening ceremony is over. Chennai is going to host nine IPL matches for this season including the IPL 4 grand finale.
IPL 2011 tickets for matches are already available online, through sites such as Kyazoonga and bookmyshow. Also, different franchises have made them official online ticketing partners.
The cost of tickets this time is high and P2 stand ticket for a three hour IPL T20 match will cost Rs 55,000. If you want to enjoy the match from J Corporate stand, it'll cost you Rs 33,000. A seat in the P4 stand is priced at Rs 27,500.

ESPN ad rates soar to 20 lakh per 10 seconds for India-Pakistan semifinal

If you think it was only the tickets for India-Pakistan semi-final match which were getting sold for more than one lakh, then probably you are wrong. Even the advertisers are ready to shell out moolah just to get a ten second ad spot during the India-Pakistan semi final match.

Media experts feel that India Pakistan semi final match is biggest marketing opportunity on the planet and it will attract crores of eyeballs. No GEC or IPL can provide that viewership. So the advertisers can’t let it go. Even on the online platform the match will register record number of online streaming.

Subhrangshu Neogi of Religare, one of the on air advertisers in the cricket world cup told BestMediaInfo.com, “One of the biggest advantages with advertising on ESPN for the world cup is that its not cluttered as an IPL environment. The brand gets good visibility. That’s not in the case of IPL or any other event. We are not sponsors but we have cherry picked some matches and fortunately it has worked for us as India and Pakistan are clashing in the semifinal.”

ESPN is charging over Rs.20 lakh per 10 seconds for the last minute ad inventory and advertisers are even to ready to pay the amount as they know that never in coming years they’ll get a bigger marketing opportunity than the India-Pakistan semi-final world cup match .

The rates ranged from Rs 4-5 lakh for 10-second spots before the start of the tournament to Rs 10-11 lakh when it was clear that India will play Australia in the quarter final.

Bollywood Shouts 'Cut' for India vs Pak

Cricket comes first for B-Town biggies. And when it's India and Pakistan in the World Cup semi-finals in Mohali, one can safely imagine B-Town shutting shop for the duration of the match.

So, come Wednesday, some will get their shoots preponed while most will watch the match at home or between extended breaks at work. A few will even watch the match live.

Deepika Padukone: (Watching it in London) "I will be in London shooting for Desi Boyz. As it is behind India in time, I will get ready early and catch the match before my afternoon shoot. I wish I was in Mohali, catching the action live."

Kareena Kapoor: (Hoping for things to wrap up fast) "I will be busy shooting for Reema Kagti's film with Aamir on that day unless things wrap up fast. Knowing Aamir's around, it probably will!"

Akshay Kumar: Sajid Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala and a few of my close friends are coming over to watch the semis between India and Pakistan on the plasma TV in my house. I love cricket. I am not cheering any particular player but I'm rooting for India. Team India has to win!

Aamir Khan: (Prepones shoot. Now, from 10 am to 2 pm) The actor plans to watch the match with his family at home. He made director Reema Kagti, whose film he is currently starring in, change the timing of the Wednesday schedule, making it from 10 am to 2 pm, so that the cast and crew could catch the action.

Sunil Shetty: (Will be in Mohali) "I am a huge cricket lover. Gautam Singhania and I will head to Mohali for the semis between India and Pakistan. I am rooting for Team India and not for any player in particular."

Sanjay Dutt: (Can't miss it even though he's in HK) "Though I love cricket and have watched most of the World Cup matches, sadly for the semis between India and Pakistan I am not there. What a match it will be! I am in Hong Kong shooting for Dhamaal 2. I will watch it somewhere or maybe on the Net. Though I am rooting for Team India, I love Sachin and Sehwag."

Ajay Devgn: (Will watch during the shoot) "I will be shooting for Rohit Shetty's Singham in Goa and will watch the match between breaks. Rohit has promised to wind up the shoot early that day so we can all get to watch at least half the match."

Anil Kapoor: (Wants Sachin to crack a ton) "Yes, I do plan to watch the cricket semis between India and Pakistan as I love cricket. As of now, I'm a bit uncertain of my plans as I have some guests from Los Angeles flying down for a meeting and at night I'm having a small dinner party. I love watching Sachin Tendulkar's game and it would be fantastic if he got his 100th century during this match! I'm happy Yuvraj has struck form and playing brilliantly now. It's also a great opportunity for India and Pakistan to strengthen their ties in this match and make it a friendship match though on-the-field aggression and competition will be there."

Bipasha Basu: (Catching it at home) "I have still not decided where I will watch the match. Maybe, socially or at home with close friends. But am flying back from Kolkata on that day! Cheering for the entire team and hope they make us proud!"

Sonam Kapoor (Loves to watch Sachin) "I don't know yet whether I will be watching the semis or not. I enjoy the game of cricket, especially when India's playing. I love watching Sachin Tendulkar play!"

Imran Khan: (Wants a TV on the sets) "I'm going to be shooting in Madh Island the entire day. I'm just hoping our director understands our excitement and puts a TV on the sets."

IPL 2011 Tickets And Venue

As per latest IPL2011 news Indian Premiere League Season four is gong to start in the month of April with two new teams apart from existing eight teams of earlier seasons. IPL 2011 venue will be cricket grounds of India. Pune and Kochi are the places which are going to be IPL 2011 venue in this season four of IPL.

After the controversial out let of Lalit Modi last year Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar are set in the management system to work for decision of IPL 2011 dates and also IPL 2011 venue. ipl 2011 news these days talked about the auction of teams which is done in starting of the year. ipl 2011 dates are decided after the scheduling of matches. The scheduling and format of matches was done by draw system on the day of auction itself. As soon as IPL 2011 venue will be decided and IPL 2011 dates will be declared, IPL 2011 tickets information can be accessed easily from wiki. It is working in promotional activities to release IPL 2011 news.

IPL 2011 tickets online can be bought from the site –iplticket.com and computicket.com.IPL 2011 venue decided for the opening ceremony is Chepauk Stadium of Chennai. IPL 2011 news will mostly highlight the performance of newly formed teams and some of the star players. There will be effect on the sale of IPL 2011 tickets since IPL 2011 dates just fall after the cricket world cup. But the cricket fever in our country slightly subsidizes. This is certified by on going queries related to IPL 2011 dates and IPL 2011 tickets. Keep on accessing to latest IPL 2011 news for knowing latest updates related to Indian Premiere League.

After end of cricket world cup of 2011 there will another cricketing event which will keep you entertaining the entire summer. This event is going to start from April 8 and going t0 end by May 22 2011. These are decided opening and closing IPL 2011 dates for season four. Buy IPL 2011 tickets and witness India to host these major cricketing events, one world cup and another ipl.

IPL 2011 Tickets: buy IPL 4 tickets online

Fourth edition of IPL will take place from 8^th April 2011 to 22^nd May 2011. The ILP 4 will see 10 teams playing this time, after the earlier editions of Indian Premier League had 8 teams each. What is more interesting in IPL 2011 is that there will be 74 matches to be played in the tournament. If you are a diehard cricket fan, you can watch the matches live at various venues and stadiums that have also been raised this time.  You can easily buy the IPL 4 tickets from official IPL partnering website, KyaZoonga.com. The site offers the option of either selecting the by venue or by team matches so that you can book your IPL tickets without any hassle.

IPL cricket aficionados can buy the tickets easily from the net. IPL 2011 tickets for the fourth season of all the matches are readily available at various sites apart from KyaZoonga. These include official site of IPL and BookMyshow.com. The prices can also be seen at these sites as per the stands chosen. In fact, the demand for IPL 4 tickets is now increasing as the season tournament is approaching.

IPL 2011 Tickets

You can buy these tickets at affordable prices. It is worth remembering that you should read all details and terms and conditions mentioned on the sites and tickets before you buy the tickets from any website mentioned above. Last season, there was the option to buy bulk IPL tickets for all matches or for your favorite teams. The fans are hoping that this option should also be available this time so that they can buy the tickets in bulk for IPL cricket 2011 and enjoy the matches with their friends and family.

Times, Nimbus scout for global partners to sublicense IPL rights

Times Internet and Nimbus Communication on Tuesday said they are looking for global partners across media platforms to sublicense IPL rights that they have bagged this week from the BCCI.

The BCCI on Sunday announced that the media rights tender for IPL's global Internet, mobile and radio rights, along with television rights in certain television territories have been awarded to a consortium led by Times Internet Ltd for Rs 261.6 crore for four years till 2014.

A part of the consortium, Nimbus said it has the global broadcast rights, excluding territories of the Indian sub-continent, Australia, South Africa, West Asia, the Caribbean, Hong Kong and Singapore. It is now scouting for tie-up with global partners in over 60 countries.

"We are in talks with companies for partnership in over 60 countries for which Nimbus has bagged the TV broadcast rights for IPL," Nimbus Communications COO Yannick Colaco told PTI.

The TV rights for Indian sub-continent along with certain other territories that continue to be held by SET MAX were however, not part of the tender offer. The IPL 2011 season starts on April 8 when Chennai Super Kings host the Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai.

Colaco said Nimbus is mainly looking at advertising and subscription as primary revenue streams from the international markets.

Similarly Times Internet that has radio, Internet and mobile rights for the IPL is also looking to sublicense the rights with BCCI's approval in countries outside India.

"Primarily, we would be looking at sublicensing of mobile and radio rights in territories that we are not present in, with the approval of the BCCI," Times Internet CEO Rishi Khiani said.

He said in case of the Internet, the company will manage almost all the territories across the globe on its own.

"There is a huge opportunity to tap large audience in cricket playing nations and countries which have a big chunk of cricket fans," Khiani said.

For revenue generation, the company is looking at different models, including advertisements, subscription, sponsorships and pay-per-page download, he said.

Neither Nimbus nor Times Internet divulged the revenue expectation from the new rights merely saying the event offers an opportunity to make good money.

IPL 2011 Tickets Price List, Online Tickets Booking Details

Indian Premier League fourth edition opening Match ticket will go on sale at MA Chidambaram Stadium Venue at Chennai. Opening Match between defending Champion Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai on 8th April 2011.

IPL 4 Tickets will go on sale from 24th March at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Tickets will be sold from 9.30 AM to 1.00 PM and from 2 PM to 6 PM. IPL 4 Tickets also book online at www.chennaisuperkings.com.

Tickets Price Listed below

Rs. 500 - A, B, C Lower Tier
Rs. 1,200 - G, H, I Lower Tier
Rs. 2,000 - A, B, C Upper Tier
Rs. 2,500 - G, H, I Upper Tier
Rs. 3,000 - D Lower Tier and F Lower Tier
Rs. 4,000 - D, E, F Upper Tier
Rs. 5,000 - T3
Rs. 8,000 - Pavilion Terrace
Rs. 15,000 - Anna Pavilion
Rs. 15,000 - Air Conditioned Hospitality seats in the middle tiers of A, B, C, G, H & I
Rs. 25,000 - Hospitality Seats for D, E & F

Buy IPL 2010 Tickets Online for T20 Cricket Matches !

 

DLF IPL 3 is approaching next month, cricket lovers can now Book Tickets for IPL online in advance to avail best of fun & entertainment, directly at the match venue. A total of 60 matches are to be held.

You can buy IPL 3 tickets at www.ticketgenie.in which is the official ticketing site for IPL. Tickets can be purchased on the basis of Team, Venue and Dates. The price of tickets varies according to different stadiums and stands in a stadium.
Ticketgenie offers multiple payment options like Credit Card, Debit Card and Net Banking. At purchase time, the customer receives two options, one for “print at home tickets” and the other for “delivery by courier”.
Update – Vodafone customers can buy IPL Season 3 tickets, using automated response system in Vodafone M-shop by dialing 53333 (toll free) or SMS MSHOP to 53333. Alternatively, customers can also book tickets by logging into Vodafone Live.
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Update (as on April 18) – IPL 2010 semi-finals have been moved from Bengaluru to Navi Mumbai – Official 

IPL tickets to go on sale from tomorrow

Tickets for the opening match of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, to be played between defending champion Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders here on April 8, will go on sale at the MAC Stadium, Chepauk, on March 24. Tickets can also be purchased at www.chennaisuperkings.com.

Tickets have been priced at Rs. 500 (A, B, C lower tier), Rs. 1,200 (G, H, I lower tier), Rs. 2,000 (A, B, C Upper tier), Rs. 2,500 (G, H, I upper tier), Rs. 3,000 (D lower tier and F lower tier), Rs. 4,000 (D, E, F upper tier), Rs. 5,000 (T3), Rs. 8,000 (Pavilion terrace) and Rs. 15,000 (Anna Pavilion).

Air-conditioned hospitality seats in the middle tiers of A, B, C, G, H and I will be sold at Rs.15,000 and hospitality seats for D, E and F will cost Rs. 25,000 per seat.

Tickets will be sold from 9-30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

IPL 2011 Schedule Fixtures Matches Dates

IPL 2011 Schedule  – Indian Premier League

IPL 2011 Dates – IPL 4 to begin six days after ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

IPL 2011 Schedule – IPL 4 to begin on April 8 and conclude on May 22. Defending IPL champions the Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match of the IPL 4 on April 08, 2011.

The governing body also released the schedule of the IPL 2011 with changes in the play off system for the fourth edition of the game.

IPL 4 will see 10 teams and the governing body released provisional schedule of the games and the opening match will be at MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai which will see the champions go to defend with the Kolkata Knight Riders on April 8, 2011. It is also their right to host the first match of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.

According to the tentative schedule, the 10 teams which include the two additions of franchises the Kochi and the Sahara Pune Warriors will play in all 74 matches and at 13 venues. The 74 matches are spread across 51 days and to reach the finals the final four teams of the IPL 4 will have to play in a new play-off system which will be coming into effect from the 2011 season. IPL 2011 Fixtures are placed below.

IPL 2011 Schedule

IPL 2011 Schedule – Indian Cricket Match Timetable 2011 is placed below. Chennai play Kolkata in opening match of IPL-4‎.

Date	Time	Teams	Venue
April 8	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai
April 9	4 PM IST	Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals	Hyderabad
April 9	8 PM IST	Kochi v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kochi
April 10	4 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians	Delhi
April 10	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab	Navi Mumbai
April 11	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers	Kolkata
April 12	4 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils	Jaipur
April 12	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians	Bangalore
April 13	4 PM IST	Pune Warriors vs Kochi	Navi Mumbai
April 13	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings	Mohali
April 14	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Hyderabad
April 15	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Kochi	Mumbai
April 15	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi
April 16	4 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Chennai
April 16	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab	Hyderabad
April 17	4 PM IST	Rajasthan v Kolkata Knight Riders	Jaipur
April 17	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils	Navi Mumbai
April 18	8 PM IST	Kochi v Chennai Super Kings	Kochi
April 19	4 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers	Delhi
April 19	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals	Bangalore
April 20	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors	Mumbai
April 20	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Kochi	Kolkata
April 21	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals	Mohali
April 22	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai
April 23	4 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata
April 23	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab	Delhi
April 24	4 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians	Hyderabad
April 24	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Kochi	Jaipur
April 25	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors	Chennai
April 26	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi
April 27	4 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings	Navi Mumbai
April 27	8 PM IST	Kochi v Deccan Chargers	Kochi
April 28	4 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata
April 28	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians	Jaipur
April 29	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune	Bangalore
April 30	4 PM IST	Kochi v Delhi Daredevils	Kochi
April 30	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab	Mumbai
May 1	4 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors	Jaipur
May 1	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers	Chennai
May 2	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Kochi	Delhi
May 3	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders	Hyderabad
May 4	4 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals	Chennai
May 4	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians	Navi Mumbai
May 5	4 PM IST	Kochi v Kolkata Knight Riders	Kochi
May 5	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils	Hyderabad
May 6	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore
May 7	4 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata
May 7	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils	Mumbai
May 8	4 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kochi	Bangalore
May 8	8 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors	Mohali
May 9	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings	Jaipur
May 10	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians	Mohali
May 10	8 PM IST	Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors	Hyderabad
May 11	8 PM IST	Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Jaipur
May 12	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils	Chennai
May 13	8 PM IST	Kochi v Kings XI Punjab	Indore
May 14	4 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers	Mumbai
May 14	8 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders	Bangalore
May 15	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils	Dharamsala
May 15	8 PM IST	Kochi v Rajasthan Royals	Indore
May 16	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians	Kolkata
May 17	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers	Pune
May 18	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Dharamsala
May 18	8 PM IST	Chennai Super Kings v Kochi	Chennai
May 19	8 PM IST	Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders	Pune
May 20	8 PM IST	Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai
May 21	4 PM IST	Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers	Dharamsala
May 21	8 PM IST	Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors	Delhi
May 22	4 PM IST	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings	Bangalore
May 22	8 PM IST	Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata
May 24	8 PM IST	Qualifier 1	Mumbai
May 25	8 PM IST	Eliminator	Mumbai
May 27	8 PM IST	Qualifier 2	Chennai
May 28	8 PM IST	Final	Chennai

IPL 2011 – IPL season 4, Schedule, Auction, Teams, Players

The IPL or better sounded as Indian Premier League was a conventional approach by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) in the year 2007. This form of league brought a revolution in Indian Cricket course and now it is extended to this year 2011. IPL season 4 or IPL 2011 has entered its domain this year with the auction of players from all around the globe.

IPL Season 4

India will be the host country for this IPL 4 this season. Chepauk Stadium located in Chennai, where the home side Chennai Super Kings conveyed the IPL Cup in 2010, will be the luckiest venue where the opening ceremony will be conducted. This year 2011 season will start from 8th April till 28th May, with full excitement all over the country. Indi Commandos Kerala and Pune Warriors are the 2 new squads introduces this year in IPL 4.

IPL 2011 Game Format

Total of 74 competitions will be viewed this season as there were 2 new teams introduced in IPL 2011. In the previous season there were 60 Matches and this season the number has drastically increased as the teams will play against each other in a dual Round-Robin format. The playoff is a new format initiated instead of Knockout. Super Over will be determining the winner incase of a tie.

There are 2 groups in which these 10 teams are divided. Each team from their respective group will play 14 games with a home and away match with each team in their group. After the group stages there will be playoff stage where we will see 4 games.

The points are divided in the following system, 2 points for winner and 1 divided among each other if there is no result between them.

The top 3 teams from playoff will succeed for the next 2011 Champions League Twenty20.

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IPL Teams 2011

30 Players has been included in each team with 9 million US dollar as a maximum to spend for the purchasing. The previous teams in the IPL 3 were dispersed as 2 new teams were included in this season. Each team had the capability to retain 4 players from their previous squad, with 3 Indian Players.

The entire franchises retained total of 12 players, where Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indian were the team to retain maximum of the players and Kolkata Knight Riders, Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab released all.

IPL Players Auction

Under the auctioneer Richard Madley the auction was assumed at ITC Royal Gardenia in Bangalore on 8th and 9th January 2011. 350 players were placed in the auction and the reserved price set was fixed for all players for $20,000 – $400,000

On 22nd March 2010 2 new teams were auctioned from Kochi and Pune with a sum of Rs 3,235 crore ways above the very first auction on January 24th in 2008 for eight franchises (Rs 2,853 crore).

Due to unreported ownership amendments 2 teams Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals were provisionally ejected of IPL season 4.

Ipl 2011 Schedule

The robust IPL season 4 will be on move as soon the ICC Word Cup id finished. The action begins from the very first week of April (8th April) till 28th March with 10 teams. There will be 74 matches over 13 venues in 51 days.

IPL 2011 Tickets

There have been different distributors for IPL season 4 Tickets. The fans are already prepared themselves for the IPL and started their purchase with the tickets. KyaZoonga.com is the official website for IPL Tickets all over the nation. Bulk tickets are an option, where you can buy all the IPL Tickets for your favourite teams at their respective venues.