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 Schedule | IPL 4 Schedule

IPL 2011 Schedule for upcoming Indian Premier League Season 4 has been announced by BCCI. The tournament will be played just after days of Cricket World Cup tournament finish.  IPL T20 is one of the biggest event tournament of the sports world. It is played every year in the summer season of Indian Subcontinent. Remember this is just provisional schedule, pending approval from Election Commission of India because Tamil Nadu and West Bengal will be having State Elections in the same period.

Date
IST
Match Details
Venue

8-Apr-11
20:00
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st IPL T20
Chennai

9-Apr-11
16:00
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, 2nd IPL T20
Hyderabad

9-Apr-11
20:00
Team Kochi vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3rd IPL T20
Kochi

10-Apr-11
16:00
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, 4th IPL T20
Delhi

10-Apr-11
20:00
Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab, 5th IPL T20
Navi Mumbai

11-Apr-11
20:00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers, 6th IPL T20
Kolkata

12-Apr-11
16:00
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, 7th IPL T20
Jaipur

12-Apr-11
20:00
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 8th IPL T20
Bangalore

13-Apr-11
16:00
Pune Warriors vs Team Kochi, 9th IPL T20
Navi Mumbai

13-Apr-11
20:00
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, 10th IPL T20
Mohali

14-Apr-11
20:00
Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 11th IPL T20
Hyderabad

15-Apr-11
16:00
Mumbai Indians vs Team Kochi, 12th IPL T20
Mumbai

15-Apr-11
20:00
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th IPL T20
Delhi

16-Apr-11
16:00
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 14th IPL T20
Chennai

16-Apr-11
20:00
Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, 15th IPL T20
Hyderabad

17-Apr-11
16:00
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 16th IPL T20
Jaipur

17-Apr-11
20:00
Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils, 17th IPL T20
Navi Mumbai

18-Apr-11
20:00
Team Kochi vs Chennai Super Kings, 18th IPL T20
Kochi

19-Apr-11
16:00
Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 19th IPL T20
Delhi

19-Apr-11
20:00
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, 20th IPL T20
Bangalore

20-Apr-11
16:00
Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors, 21st IPL T20
Mumbai

20-Apr-11
20:00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Team Kochi, 22nd IPL T20
Kolkata

21-Apr-11
20:00
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd IPL T20
Mohali

22-Apr-11
20:00
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 24th IPL T20
Mumbai

23-Apr-11
16:00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 25th IPL T20
Kolkata

23-Apr-11
20:00
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, 26th IPL T20
Delhi

24-Apr-11
16:00
Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, 27th IPL T20
Hyderabad

24-Apr-11
20:00
Rajasthan Royals vs Team Kochi, 28th IPL T20
Jaipur

25-Apr-11
20:00
Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors, 29th IPL T20
Chennai

26-Apr-11
20:00
Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 30th IPL T20
Delhi

27-Apr-11
16:00
Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings, 31st IPL T20
Navi Mumbai

27-Apr-11
20:00
Team Kochi vs Deccan Chargers, 32nd IPL T20
Kochi

28-Apr-11
16:00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, 33rd IPL T20
Kolkata

28-Apr-11
20:00
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 34th IPL T20
Jaipur

29-Apr-11
20:00
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors, 35th IPL T20
Bangalore

30-Apr-11
16:00
Team Kochi vs Delhi Daredevils, 36th IPL T20
Kochi

30-Apr-11
20:00
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, 37th IPL T20
Mumbai

1-May-11
16:00
Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors, 38th IPL T20
Jaipur

1-May-11
20:00
Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, 39th IPL T20
Chennai

2-May-11
20:00
Delhi Daredevils vs Team Kochi, 40th IPL T20
Delhi

3-May-11
20:00
Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 41st IPL T20
Hyderabad

4-May-11
16:00
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 42nd IPL T20
Chennai

4-May-11
20:00
Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, 43rd IPL T20
Navi Mumbai

5-May-11
16:00
Team Kochi vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 44th IPL T20
Kochi

5-May-11
20:00
Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 45th IPL T20
Hyderabad

6-May-11
20:00
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, 46th IPL T20
Bangalore

7-May-11
16:00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 47th IPL T20
Kolkata

7-May-11
20:00
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, 48th IPL T20
Mumbai

8-May-11
16:00
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Team Kochi, 49th IPL T20
Bangalore

8-May-11
20:00
Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors, 50th IPL T20
Mohali

9-May-11
20:00
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 51st IPL T20
Jaipur

10-May-11
16:00
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 52nd IPL T20
Mohali

10-May-11
20:00
Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors, 53rd IPL T20
Hyderabad

11-May-11
20:00
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 54th IPL T20
Jaipur

12-May-11
20:00
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, 55th IPL T20
Chennai

13-May-11
20:00
Team Kochi vs Kings XI Punjab, 56th IPL T20
Indore

14-May-11
16:00
Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, 57th IPL T20
Mumbai

14-May-11
20:00
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 58th IPL T20
Bangalore

15-May-11
16:00
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, 59th IPL T20
Dharamshala

15-May-11
20:00
Team Kochi vs Rajasthan Royals, 60th IPL T20
Indore

16-May-11
20:00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 61st IPL T20
Kolkata

17-May-11
20:00
Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers, 62nd IPL T20
Pune

18-May-11
16:00
Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 63rd IPL T20
Dharamshala

18-May-11
20:00
Chennai Super Kings vs Team Kochi, 64th IPL T20
Chennai

19-May-11
20:00
Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 65th IPL T20
Pune

20-May-11
20:00
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 66th IPL T20
Mumbai

21-May-11
16:00
Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, 67th IPL T20
Dharamshala

21-May-11
20:00
Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors, 68th IPL T20
Delhi

22-May-11
16:00
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, 69th IPL T20
Bangalore

22-May-11
20:00
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 70th IPL T20
Kolkata

24-May-11
20:00
TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 IPL T20
Mumbai

25-May-11
20:00
TBC vs TBC, Eliminator IPL T20
Mumbai

27-May-11
20:00
TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 IPL T20
Chennai

28-May-11
20:00
TBC vs TBC, Final IPL T20
Chennai

IPL T20 Fans would miss the next generation CEO Lalit Modi being barred by IPL Committee this year. He was removed because of mismanagement of funds as well as back door participation in the IPL teams. He believed to have stack in Mohali, Kolkata and Rajasthan IPL Teams. The new chairman for IPL 2011 would be Chirayu Amin.

If we look at the IPL Highlights, performance of Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings was remarkable. Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings XI were the bottom teams who performed consistently low throughout the tournament. For IPL Scorecard refer IPL Live Score

IPL 2011 will constitute ten teams rather than alike earlier years eight teams. The new teams added this year are Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi IPL. If the format of the IPL remain unchanged then the matches to be played will increase from 60 to 94. Lalit Modi tweeted on his account on April 14, 2010 – “We are going to start the 2011 IPL season a few days after the World Cup in the first week of April. We are going back to the schedule of April-May that we had in the 2008 first season. We will keep this (schedule) in future,”. Lalit Modi also mentioned that because of increase in teams and matches schedule will be of 51 days instead of regular 45 days IPL Schedule. Because of just after World Cup, there might be low interest in the IPL Tournament. Although critics hold that IPL 2012 would decide the future of the IPL.

Chirayu Amin – Chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL T20) told that 2011 year would be much more better and amazing the previous years. Although doubts rolls because of non presence of former Commissioner Lalit Modi.

The Broadcaster of IPL 2011 would be as follow

Winning Bidder
Regional Broadcast Rights

Sony/World Sport Group
India

ONE HD
Australia: Free-to-air HD and SD television. Owned by Network TEN.

Sky Network Television
New Zealand

PCCW
Hong Kong: Broadcast on Now Sports.

StarHub
Singapore: Broadcast on Cricket Extra.

Astro
Malaysia: Broadcast Astro Box Office Sport.

SuperSport
Central Africa, South Africa, Niger

Arab Digital Distribution
United Arab Emirates,  Bahrain,  Iraq,  Jordan,  Kuwait,  Lebanon,  Oman,  Qatar,  Palestine,  Saudi Arabia,  Syria,  Turkey,  Algeria,  Morocco,  Tunisia,  Egypt,  Sudan,  Libya,  Nigeria

GEO Super
Pakistan

Willow TV
Rights to distribute on television, radio, broadband and Internet, for the IPL in North America.

DirecTV
United States: Exclusive broadcast rights on CricketTicket.

Asian Television Network
Canada: Aired on Pay-per-view channel. Aired on XM Radio's ATN-Asian Radio as well.

SportsMax
Caribbean

ITV
United Kingdom: Broadcast on ITV4.

IPL 2011 Schedule and IPL Fixtures for Season 4 is yet to be announced. Once they are announced, we will post it here.

IPL Kochi goes with Push Creatives

With back to back cricket action lined up, marketers, agencies and the teams are busy firming up their plans to make the most of the cricket season.

It is learnt that Push Creatives has bagged the creative duties of the newest team of the Indian Premier League – IPL Kochi. The business will be handled by the agency’s Bangalore and Kochi offices. The size of the business is pegged at around Rs 1 crore.

As part of the campaign, a promotional music video has been planned for IPL Kochi. The video will also be cut into 30 second and 45 second TVCs. There will also be print, OOH and other collaterals.

It is also learnt that Push Creatives is working on the concept of blending cricket with Kerala’s martial art form Kalaripayattu, which will be filmed by well-known film director Priyadarshan.

Elaborating on this, VA Shrikumar, Head of Push Creatives, said, “We recommended a creative branding platform where we use Kalaripayattu and its elements, especially its promise of ‘fight unto the finish’. Kalaripayattu is Kerala’s own martial art, which is world-famous and unique. It requires absolute control and immaculate perfection of body and mind. Also, the ‘Angam’, where the warriors used to fix the time and date to settle scores, had a ‘do or die’ brutality and simplicity to it.”

Push Creatives also handles the creative duties of Kalyan Jewellers and Manappuram Finance.