Times, Nimbus wins global IPL 4 media rights

Times Internet and Nimbus Communication today 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 said. 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.

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Mumbai backs Mumbai Indians Hero Lasith Malinga to the hilt

Chances are the Sri Lanka and India could meet up in the upcoming matches in ICC World Cup 2011, but that didnt stop the Mumbai crowd from rooting for the southern neighbours.

Kumar Sangakkaras century was greeted with a standing ovation, while a straight six from the swishing blade of Muttiah Muralitharan produced a prolonged cheer that made Murali grin in his inimitable way.

However the loudest the crowd got was during New Zealands innings, when Lasith Malinga charged in from the pavilion end. The reason? Malinga has played for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL for three seasons, and was one of the chief factors in their run to the final of the third edition in 2010.

Whether Sri Lanka get to the final or not, Malinga will certainly be back at the Wankhede in April, as he will play for Mumbai Indians in IPL 4.

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Irish cricketers in a dilemma

Choosing cricket over studies is a decision most teenagers take during their growing- up years if they want to turn professionals, but having to choose between playing cricket and earning a living for one’s family is one test no cricketer likes to go through.

But that is the challenge the Irish cricketers are set to face after their World Cup campaign ends on Friday. With the amount of talent on display in the Irish ranks, it would be sad if Ireland cricketers suffer the fate suffered by their Kenyan counterparts after their dream run in the 2003 World Cup.

While it is true that political mismanagement crushed the fate of cricket in Kenya, as the players opted not to represent their country, the lack of financial stability could force the Irish cricketers to do the same.

With the idea of contracted players not yet coming into Cricket Ireland’s scheme of things, the players will have a tough time feeding their families once they return to their homeland. The only exceptions to this will be the likes of Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien and George Dockrell — all have county contracts.

For Trent Johnston, one of the senior- most players, it will be back to searching for a part- time job as he quit his previous job before the World Cup.

“ I was working as an executive at an apparel company owned by singer Bono’s wife Ali Hewson. But since we had a long line of pre- tournament camps and stuff, I had to quit my job. After heading back, it will be time to run from pillar to post to get a part- time job as I can’t concentrate on my cricketing career if I take up a full- time job,” he said. The situation isn’t any better for the likes of Andrew White, a school teacher in Dublin.

“ It gets really difficult to balance between teaching and cricket. Although we aren’t contracted players, playing cricket and teaching are two full- time professions and it is very tough to handle both. Maybe I will have to make the tough choice of quitting cricket as feeding the family is important,” he said.

Dockrell, one of the most talented bowlers in the side, has another dilemma. Although he has a county contract, he is also keen on pursuing his studies further. “ I am in a fix. Should I pursue my studies or continue the contract I have with Somerset. I would love to play cricket but with not many opportunities back home, I have to stay in England if I have to play,” he said.

All these players want is some help from the ICC to ensure that more top teams visit them and the game gets more viewership and boost in the country.

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England beats West Indies to stay alive in World Cup

England stay alive in this WC. And who was the man who threw from the deep? It was Trott. Unbelievable scenes out there at Chennai. The West Indian side are shell shocked. Pollard and Sammy sit with expressionless faces. Strauss pumps his fist, his left one tthat is as the throw came in from the deep.

Benn almost dragged it back on, there was no 2nd at all, Benn may be close to 7 feet tall, but even his huge frame can't make it for an impossible second. Trott picked it up from fine leg and had to send in an accurate throw.

He did to Prior and he demolished the stumps. The England camp are jumping up and down. England take a bow. The people in the West Indies will be gutted, as will be the ones in Mirpur and Chittagong. One of the best games of this WC. Hell, you can say that about all the games that England have played in this WC. All of them humongous nail-biters. Great fun to commentate and even greater fun to watch the game as a true cricket fan.

England have bounced back after the Gayle storm that struck Chennai for the first ten overs, they took wickets in regular intervals and they have kept the quarter final hopes alive. The spinners set it up for them, Tredwell took 4, Swann took 3 and they rattled the dodgy middle order of West Indies. Outstanding game this, the joy on the faces of the English players tell a thousand stories. The wickets of Pollard and Sarwan were key, and once they went, it was a touch too much to ask from the West Indian tail. England have 7 points now and are below India in the points table.

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South Africa in last eight after crushing win over Ireland

When the going gets tough, the tough get going and that is exactly what JP Duminy showed as he wielded the willow with elegance to help South Africa beat Ireland by 131 runs at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday and seal a quarter-final spot for his team.

The Duminy show might have ended a run short of a well-deserved century when he holed out trying to hit the ball out of the park, but the significance of the left-hander’s knock was not lost on the 25,000-odd spectators, who gave him a standing ovation. Duminy planned his innings to perfection and although he left with two balls remaining, South Africa finished with a healthy 272 for seven after poised precariously at 117 for five at the 26-over mark.

Having not had a big score so far in the tournament, aggregating a mediocre 105 runs from four matches at an average of 35, Duminy turned on the heat against an Irish attack looking determined to spoil the Proteas’ smooth entry into the knockout stages.

The innings once again showed why Duminy is considered South Africa’s most astute finisher. While the other batsmen found the going tough, he took the game away from Ireland’s grasp. In the Irish chase, skipper William Porterfield’s (6) dismissal in the second over didn’t help matters.

Paul Stirling (10) could not capitalise after Morne Morkel dropped a sitter in Dale Steyn’s second over. Although Kevin O’Brien and Gary Wilson tried to resurrect the Irish innings, Robin Peterson’s double blow in the 22nd over — Kevin (19) caught by Hashim Amla at long-off and Wilson (31) lbw — signalled the slide for Ireland. They finally folded for 141 in 33.2 overs.

Earlier, Porterfield’s decision to field was backed by his bowlers as Amla (18) was the first to go. Having hit Boyd Rankin for a boundary, he hooked Rankin’s third delivery to the mid-wicket stands. But Rankin had the last laugh when the Amla got a top edge and found a diving George Dockrell at third-man. But Morne van Wyk (42), promoted up the order in AB de Villiers’s absence, capitalised on two dropped catches to hit some bold shots. But his partnership with Smith (7) was short-lived as van Wyk sold Smith a dummy and left him high and dry.

Having hit Johnston to mid-wicket, he called the skipper for a quick single before realising that John Mooney was a bit too close for comfort. Although he sent Smith (7) back, the captain couldn’t beat the direct hit. Van Wyk kept going in Kallis’s company before he was bowled trying to cut a length delivery from Dockrell.

Although the Proteas expected Kallis and new batsman Duminy to initiate the resurgence, their effort was cut short as Kallis (19) was run out by an alert Porterfield. Finally, it was left to Duminy and Colin Ingram (46) to steady the ship. While Duminy played the sheetanchor’s role, Ingram looked to get the scoreboard moving. The 87-run sixth-wicket partnership, at a rapid 6.60 runs per over, was finally broken when Ingram got a delivery from Johnston that kept a bit low and squeezed through his defence.

But Johan Botha (21 not out) proved to be a good foil for a now aggressive Duminy as the duo put on 65. They plundered 43 runs off the last five overs – the batting powerplay. “I looked to stay cool although the situation didn’t help. Hopefully, this will help us perform better in future crunch matches,” Duminy said. “I have no regrets at not getting the century as one or two runs can be crucial. I am happy to have gone for the big shot.

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Why is Nation Unfair to Dhoni ?

Could the outcome of the cliffhanger against South Africa in Nagpur on Saturday have been different had Dhoni given the last over to Bhajji instead of Nehra? Because India lost that World Cup tie, everyone from the so- called television experts to ordinary fans has been asking that question - and abusing the Indian captain for not preferring the off- spinner over the medium fast bowler. Defeat, surely, is an orphan. Okay, granted that we should not have lost that match.

But it was not lost in the last over that we bowled to the Springboks. No, India effectively threw the game away when its nine batsmen fell for a paltry 29 runs, not even allowing the side to play its full 50- over quota. That was humiliating, nay, disastrous. Also, there was no effective spinner to give Harbhjan company. The pace attack did not have penetration.

Above all, the middle order SA batsmen displayed better staying power than our uvrajs and Pathans, Rainas and Kohlis. So, it was not in the last over that we lost the plot. We were defeated in all departments of the game.

Unless we reenergize the team, drop a few duds like Piyush Chawla, and ensure that everyone plays responsibly, we can forget about playing in the World Cup Final in Mumbai next month. We do not deserve it on our current showing.

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Mismanagement galore at Eden Gardens

Taking the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a ride seems to have become a habit for Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials. After the India vs England clash was moved to Bangalore, CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya took it upon himself to ensure that all work was completed and the stadium handed over to the ICC well in advance. One would have expected his subordinates to follow suit.

But things were different when the match between South Africa and Ireland got underway on Tuesday. Nonworking air conditioners in the media centre should have left CAB officials red-faced, but their attitude suggested otherwise. Any complaint seemed to be an irritation for them and they were reluctant to help the media — a far cry from the ever helpful Dalmiya.

With six Ireland wickets down, venue media manager Jon Long came to enquire with the CAB officials if the photographers and the cameramen had been alerted that they could start coming in to the press conference room for the postmatch conference.

But he was in for a shock as the officials were reluctant to help. Instead, they said that there was still enough time for the cameramen and photographers to come in. The otherwise jovial Long had to put his foot down and ask the officials to act immediately before they started moving.

It was worse when Long returned to ask for another favour. With a large number of media personnel covering the match, Long wanted three sheets of paper which had ‘reserved’ printed on them to be placed in the press conference hall. But the officials in charge of hospitality seemed unwilling to work.

Such was their attitude that Long finally asked if he could get a laptop/ desktop and a printer so that he could get them done himself. That is when the officials realised that things could go out of hand and they could be reported to higher officials.

They now decided to swing into action as a frustrated Long looked on. A local official said that things could go seriously out of hand if the CAB mandarins didn’t get things in order.

“ The ICC have been very forthcoming and accommodative, but the CAB officials seem disinterested to work. I hope they start getting their act together unless they want to get another ticking off from the ICC,” he said.

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Dhoni cannot fool around with batting line up

Ultimately, a game of cricket is won or lost on the basis of confidence, and India’s confidence must have taken a battering with the defeat to South Africa in Nagpur on Saturday. A defeat in its own right would not have been so upsetting — after all, South Africa is one of the best teams in the world. But it was the manner in which India shot themselves in the foot that ought to be deflating.

I believe that there were three reasons why India’s brilliant start was allowed to fritter away.

The first was the manner in which Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir both got out at the start of the batting powerplay, allowing the best and most balanced attack in the world to come back into the match after being hammered. The innings had slowed down after Virender Sehwag’s dismissal and the onus was on Sachin and Gautam to lift it again, but instead the innings just went into a downward spiral.

Secondly, I believe India underestimated South Africa’s attack, probably because the going had been so easy for the first 35- odd overs. The changes Dhoni made in the batting order, sending Yusuf Pathan ahead of the inform Yuvraj Singh, put pressure on the team. A decent dose of Yuvraj or even Virat Kohli with just two wickets down would have put India in an impregnable position.

Thirdly, the sheer numbers — losing nine for 29 in just under 10 overs — gave the advantage to South Africa, because their confidence was back.

I have repeatedly said that 300 is not a safe score in this World Cup, especially for the big teams, and India just didn’t seem to learn from the mistakes that allowed England to tie the match in Bangalore last month. We need to realise that our strength is batting and we have to bat the opposition out of the game, which means scoring 350 each time.

I say this because, let’s face it, at the international level, India only have two good bowlers in Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh; the rest can just about pass off as international bowlers. This is why it would be foolhardy to blame Ashish Nehra for the last over, because in this day and age, if a team has 13 to get in six balls, it is the favourite to win.

Instead, I think the time has come for India to stop experimenting. They need to realise that this is a World Cup — the pinnacle in this format of the game — not a bilateral one- day series where you can take risks with your composition and tinker around. I sincerely hope Dhoni does not fool around with the batting order again.

With just one group match to go, it is about time that the role of each batsman is decided. Take the example of Virat Kohli — he scored 100 in less than 90 balls against Bangladesh but has been tossed around the order.

They are professionals, but it really affects the morale of a stroke- playing batsman if you send out the message that he is not good enough to accelerate the scoring in a powerplay.

In a World Cup, where every participating team has prepared hard for four years, you cannot afford to make the mistakes India did on Saturday.

The game was a virtual semifinal, to my mind, but India didn’t seem to realise they were playing what I believe to be the best team in the competition.

The time for experimentation were the matches against Ireland and the Netherlands, where people like R Ashwin and Sreesanth should’ve got a look in, to bring them up to match fitness and give them some confidence.

Now we are stuck with Munaf Patel, who I believe is too slow to be effective against quality opposition. But he will have to fill in as the third seamer, behind Zaheer and Nehra.

I only wish Dhoni had tossed the ball to Harbhajan for the final over, because you have to turn to your best bowlers in such a situation.

Having said that, I do believe this is the bowling combination they have to carry forward, because you can’t bring in untested players for crunch games.

About the South Africans’ performance, all I can say is that hats off for the way they came back.

Dale Steyn proved just why he is the best bowler in the world today with the way he recovered from the initial pasting he received. The chase was brilliantly paced, with all the batsmen barring Graeme Smith fulfilling the responsibilities assigned to them.

But the taste that will remain in the mouth is that India brought South Africa back into the World Cup after their demoralising ‘choke’ against England.

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Team India was missing pluck and killer instinct

If experience could win you cricket matches, the Indian team’s vast experience would have won them the World Cup game against South Africa here on Saturday hands down. But it needs pluck, huge doses of determination and the killer instinct, and all three ingredients were starkly missing in the Indian dressing room.

Consider the gigantic difference between the two sides: the 11 Indian players had a combined tally of 1,919 One- day Internationals while the South Africans had played only 935 — 984 less than the hosts.

In terms of accumulation of runs, the Indian XI had a grand total of 47,712 and the South Africans could only show 27,378 going in the day- night encounter at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha, near here. The difference was a whopping: 20,334.

And the Indian bowlers went into this Group B match with a cumulative 1,117 wickets while the visitors had a tally of 535, which was 582 scalps less than Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team.

However, South Africans won the day with their resolve, focus and a never- say- die attitude that amply reflected in their batting, bowling and fielding. On the other side, the Indian batsmen, except for Tendulkar, Sehwag and Gambhir, seemed to have been distracted by the close to 45,000 cheering spectators, as Dhoni pointed out later, for the team’s abysmal slide from a position of strength. They lost the last nine wickets for 29 runs.

Dhoni was angry with those who got carried away, leading to India being all out for 296 after two century partnerships at the top of the order. “ When you try to hit those big shots, you tend to forget that you are playing for the country and not for the crowd. In the process of trying to get those 20 extra runs, you end up scoring 40 runs less.

Some were playing to the gallery rather than for the country,” he said after the match.

“ There are times you need to curb your instincts of trying to hit every ball out of sight. If you play normally and play for 50 overs, you end up getting 325- 330. I tried to shuffle the batting order. It didn’t work today,” he admitted.

Still, a total of 296 could have been defended if the bowlers had bowled a tidy line and length and the fielders had been sharper and held all the catches.

The Indians have a tendency to leave everything till the very end. It happened with the Eden Gardens, whose renovation was delayed till the time the administrators had to bear a global embarrassment.

India’s progress into the second stage of the World Cup has also been delayed, though they have one foot in the quarterfinals.

Now, they need to beat West Indies in the sixth and last league game to secure their berth.

On Saturday too, everything hinged on the last over, from which South Africa needed 13 to win and they coolly reached the target. Now, there are hints that Dhoni was not happy with leftarm pacer Ashish Nehra bowling the last over. There was a midfield conference on who amongst Nehra, who has been so successful in the ‘ death’ overs, Yusuf Pathan, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh should bowl the vital over. But it looked from a distance as if Nehra had taken the ball from Dhoni even before the conference was over.

The question, however, should be: Why leave the fate of a match till the end?

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Kochi Bruisers IPL 4 Team

Here are the 17 players of Kochi Bruisers bought on the IPL Auction this year. Please note that we have not included the uncapped players for this team, however these uncapped players could be or could not be the part of the playing XI.


We have included the offer Price, purchased price and the role of these players in the team.

Sr No.	Player	Team	Offer Price	Purchased Price	Role
1	Mahela Jayawardene	Sir Lanka	$400,000	$1.5 million	Batsman
2	VVS Laxman	India	$400,000	$400,000	Batsman
3	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	$400,000	$475,000	Wicket-keeper
4	S Sreesanth	India	$200,000	$900,000	Bowler
5	RP Singh	India	$200,000	$500,000	Bowler
6	Parthiv Patel	India	$100,000	$290,000	Wicket-keeper
7	Ravindra Jadeja	India	$100,000	$950,000	All-rounder
8	Steven Smith	Australia	$200,000	$200,000	All-rounder
9	Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	$300,000	$1.1 million	Bowler
10	Ramesh Powar	India	$100,000	$180,000	Bowler
11	Brad Hodge	Australia	$200,000	$425,000	Batsman
12	O' Keefe	Australia	$20,000	$20,000	Bowler
13	Vinay Kumar	India	$100,000	$475,000	Bowler
14	T Perera	Sri Lanka	$50,000	$80,000	All-rounder
15	Owais Shah	England	$200,000	$200,000	Batsman
16	Michael Klinger	Australia	$20,000	$75,000	Batsman
17	John Hastings	Australia	$20,000	$20,000	All-rounder

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Mumbai Indians IPL 4 Team

Here are the 12 players of Mumbai Indians bought on the IPL Auction this year. Please note that we have not included the uncapped players for this team, however these uncapped players could be or could not be the part of the playing XI.


We have included the offer Price, purchased price and the role of these players in the team.

Sr No.	Player	Team	Offer Price	Purchased Price	Role
1	Sachin Tendulkar	India	Retained	-	Batsman
2	Kieron Pollard	West Indies	Retained	-	All-rounder
3	Harbhajan Singh	India	Retained	-	Bowler
4	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	Retained	-	Bowler
5	Rohit Sharma	India	$200,000	$2 million	All-rounder
6	Andrew Symonds	Australia	$300,000	$850,000	All-rounder
7	David Jacobs	South Africa	$20,000	$190,000	Wicket-keeper
8	James Franklin	New Zealand	$100,000	$200,000	All-rounder
9	Clint McKay	Australia	$100,000	$110,000	Bowler
10	Moises Henriques	Australia	$50,000	$50,000	All-rounder
11	Aiden Blizzard	Australia	$20,000	$20,000	Batsman
12	Munaf Patel	India	$100,000	$700,000	Bowler

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Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 4 Team

Here are the 12 players of Kolkata Knight Riders bought on the IPL Auction this year. Please note that we have not included the uncapped players for this team, however these uncapped players could be or could not be the part of the playing XI.


We have included the offer Price, purchased price and the role of these players in the team.

Sr No.	Player	Team	Offer Price	Purchased Price	Role
1	Gautam Gambhir	India	$200,000	$2.4 million	Batsman
2	Yusuf Pathan	India	$400,000	$2.1 million	All-rounder
3	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	$300,000	$1.1 million	Batsman
4	Brad Haddin	Australia	$200,000	$325,000	Wicket-keeper
5	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	$200,000	$425,000	All-rounder
6	Brett Lee	Australia	$400,000	$400,000	Bowler
7	Eoin Morgan	England	$200,000	$350,000	Batsman
8	Manoj Tiwary	India	$100,000	$475,000	Batsman
9	Laxmipathy Balaji	India	$100,000	$500,000	Bowler
10	Jaidev Unadkat	India	$50,000	$250,000	Bowler
11	Ryan ten Doeschate	Netherlands	$50,000	$150,000	All-rounder
12	James Pattinson	Australia	$100,000	$100,000	Bowler

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Kings XI Punjab IPL 4 Team

Here are the 11 players of Kings XI Punjab bought on the IPL Auction this year. Please note that we have not included the uncapped players for this team, however these uncapped players could be or could not be the part of the playing XI.


We have included the offer Price, purchased price and the role of these players in the team.

Sr No.	Player	Team	Offer Price	Purchased Price	Role
1	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	$400,000	$900,000	Wicket-keeper
2	Shaun Marsh	Australia	$400,000	$400,000	Batsman
3	David Hussey	Australia	$300,000	$1.4 million	All-rounder
4	Dinesh Karthik	India	$200,000	$900,000	Wicket-keeper
5	Stuart Broad	England	$400,000	$400,000	All-rounder
6	Abhishek Nayar	India	$50,000	$800,000	All-rounder
7	Praveen Kumar	India	$200,000	$800,000	Bowler
8	Ryan Harris	Australia	$200,000	$325,000	Bowler
9	Piyush Chawla	India	$100,000	$900,000	Bowler
10	Dimitri Mascarenhas	England	$100,000	$100,000	All-rounder
11	Nathan Rimmington	Australia	$20,000	$20,000	Batsman

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Sahara Pune Warriors IPL 4 Team

Here are the 14 players of Sahara Pune Warriors bought on the IPL Auction this year. Please note that we have not included the uncapped players for this team, however these uncapped players could be or could not be the part of the playing XI.


We have included the offer Price, purchased price and the role of these players in the team.

Sr No.	Player	Team	Offer Price	Purchased Price	Role
1	Yuvraj Singh	India	$400,000	$1.8 million	All-rounder
2	Graeme Smith	South Africa	$400,000	$500,000	Batsman
3	Robin Uthappa	India	$200,000	$2.1 million	Batsman
4	Tim Paine	Australia	$100,000	$270,000	Wicket-keeper
5	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	$300,000	$950,000	All-rounder
6	Ashish Nehra	India	$200,000	$850,000	Bowler
7	Nathan McCullum	New Zealand	$100,000	$100,000	Bowler
8	Callum Ferguson	Australia	$200,000	$300,000	Batsman
9	Wayne Parnell	South Africa	$100,000	$160,000	Bowler
10	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	$100,000	$290,000	All-rounder
11	Jerome Taylor	West Indies	$100,000	$100,000	Bowler
12	Alfonso Thomas	South Africa	$50,000	$100,000	Bowler
13	Jesse Ryder	New Zealand	$100,000	$150,000	Batsman
14	Murali Kartik	India	$200,000	$400,000	Bowler

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Delhi Daredevils IPL 4 Team

Here are the 17 players of Delhi Daredevils bought on the IPL Auction this year. Please note that we have not included the uncapped players for this team, however these uncapped players could be or could not be the part of the playing XI.


We have included the offer Price, purchased price and the role of these players in the team.

Sr No.	Player	Team	Offer Price	Purchased Price	Role
1	Virender Sehwag	India	Retained	-	Batsman
2	Irfan Pathan	India	$200,000	$1.9 million	All-rounder
3	David Warner	Australia	$200,000	$750,000	Batsman
4	Naman Ojha	India	$100,000	$270,000	Wicket-keeper
5	James Hopes	Australia	$200,000	$350,000	All-rounder
6	Morne Morkel	South Africa	$100,000	$475,000	Bowler
7	Aaron Finch	Australia	$100,000	$300,000	Batsman
8	Matthew Wade	Australia	$100,000	$100,000	Wicket-keeper
9	Ajit Agarkar	India	$100,000	$210,000	Bowler
10	Ashok Dinda	India	$100,000	$375,000	Bowler
11	Umesh Yadav	India	$50,000	$750,000	Bowler
12	Roelof van der Merwe	South Africa	$50,000	$50,000	Bowler
13	Venugopal Rao	India	$100,000	$700,000	Batsman
14	Andrew McDonald	Australia	$50,000	$80,000	All-rounder
15	Travis Birt	Australia	$20,000	$20,000	Batsman
16	Colin Ingram	South Africa	$100,000	$100,000	Batsman
17	Robert Frylinck	South Africa	$20,000	$20,000	Bowler

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IPL 4 Fixtures | IPL 4 2011 Schedule

Date	Time (IST)	Match Details
08-Apr-11	20:00	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st IPL T20
09-Apr-11	16:00	Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, 2nd IPL T20
09-Apr-11	20:00	Team Kochi vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3rd IPL T20
10-Apr-11	16:00	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, 4th IPL T20
10-Apr-11	20:00	Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab, 5th IPL T20
11-Apr-11	20:00	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers, 6th IPL T20
12-Apr-11	16:00	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, 7th IPL T20
12-Apr-11	20:00	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 8th IPL T20
13-Apr-11	16:00	Pune Warriors vs Team Kochi, 9th IPL T20
13-Apr-11	20:00	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, 10th IPL T20
14-Apr-11	20:00	Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 11th IPL T20
15-Apr-11	16:00	Mumbai Indians vs Team Kochi, 12th IPL T20
15-Apr-11	20:00	Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th IPL T20
16-Apr-11	16:00	Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 14th IPL T20
16-Apr-11	20:00	Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, 15th IPL T20
17-Apr-11	16:00	Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 16th IPL T20
17-Apr-11	20:00	Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils, 17th IPL T20
18-Apr-11	20:00	Team Kochi vs Chennai Super Kings, 18th IPL T20
19-Apr-11	16:00	Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 19th IPL T20
19-Apr-11	20:00	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, 20th IPL T20
20-Apr-11	16:00	Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors, 21st IPL T20
20-Apr-11	20:00	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Team Kochi, 22nd IPL T20
21-Apr-11	20:00	Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd IPL T20
22-Apr-11	20:00	Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 24th IPL T20
23-Apr-11	16:00	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 25th IPL T20
23-Apr-11	20:00	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, 26th IPL T20
24-Apr-11	16:00	Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, 27th IPL T20
24-Apr-11	20:00	Rajasthan Royals vs Team Kochi, 28th IPL T20
25-Apr-11	20:00	Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors, 29th IPL T20
26-Apr-11	20:00	Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 30th IPL T20
27-Apr-11	16:00	Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings, 31st IPL T20
27-Apr-11	20:00	Team Kochi vs Deccan Chargers, 32nd IPL T20
28-Apr-11	16:00	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, 33rd IPL T20
28-Apr-11	20:00	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 34th IPL T20
29-Apr-11	20:00	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors, 35th IPL T20
30-Apr-11	16:00	Team Kochi vs Delhi Daredevils, 36th IPL T20
30-Apr-11	20:00	Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, 37th IPL T20
01-May-11	16:00	Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors, 38th IPL T20
01-May-11	20:00	Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, 39th IPL T20
02-May-11	20:00	Delhi Daredevils vs Team Kochi, 40th IPL T20
03-May-11	20:00	Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 41st IPL T20
04-May-11	16:00	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 42nd IPL T20
04-May-11	20:00	Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, 43rd IPL T20
05-May-11	16:00	Team Kochi vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 44th IPL T20
05-May-11	20:00	Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 45th IPL T20
06-May-11	20:00	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, 46th IPL T20
07-May-11	16:00	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 47th IPL T20
07-May-11	20:00	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, 48th IPL T20
08-May-11	16:00	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Team Kochi, 49th IPL T20
08-May-11	20:00	Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors, 50th IPL T20
09-May-11	20:00	Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 51st IPL T20
10-May-11	16:00	Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 52nd IPL T20
10-May-11	20:00	Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors, 53rd IPL T20
11-May-11	20:00	Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 54th IPL T20
12-May-11	20:00	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, 55th IPL T20
13-May-11	20:00	Team Kochi vs Kings XI Punjab, 56th IPL T20
14-May-11	16:00	Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, 57th IPL T20
14-May-11	20:00	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 58th IPL T20
15-May-11	16:00	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, 59th IPL T20
15-May-11	20:00	Team Kochi vs Rajasthan Royals, 60th IPL T20
16-May-11	20:00	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 61st IPL T20
17-May-11	20:00	Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers, 62nd IPL T20
18-May-11	16:00	Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 63rd IPL T20
18-May-11	20:00	Chennai Super Kings vs Team Kochi, 64th IPL T20
19-May-11	20:00	Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 65th IPL T20
20-May-11	20:00	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 66th IPL T20
21-May-11	16:00	Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, 67th IPL T20
21-May-11	20:00	Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors, 68th IPL T20
22-May-11	16:00	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, 69th IPL T20
22-May-11	20:00	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 70th IPL T20
24-May-11	20:00	TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 IPL T20
25-May-11	20:00	TBC vs TBC, Eliminator IPL T20
27-May-11	20:00	TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 IPL T20
28-May-11	20:00	TBC vs TBC, Final IPL T20

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