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March 30, 2008

IPL matches to be played at Lord’s!

Marylebone Cricket Club and Surrey are mulling over a proposal by Indian Premier
League organisers to hold exhibition matches involving IPL franchise teams at the Lord’s
and Brit Oval this season, a media report claimed on Saturday.

The report said that MCC and Surrey have been approached by IPL organisers and the
two clubs have not rejected the offer as “all 18 counties come to terms with the
significant impact that it (IPL) could have on the game this season.”

“Lord’s and the Brit Oval are considering initial offers to stage games involving an
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise this season,” ‘The Times’ reported.

The report said after bagging lucrative television deals and huge revenues from other
sources, IPL was keen to expand beyond the inaugural tournament, which runs from
April 18 to June 1 in eight Indian cities.

Surrey Chief Executive Paul Sheldon declined to confirm that his county has been
targeted by the IPL, while MCC would not make any comments.

“We are not making any comment on this story at the moment,” an MCC spokesman was
quoted as saying by the newspaper.

Another county side Hampshire also denied it was contacted by IPL.

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March 25, 2008

$24,850 for IPL player of the tournament

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri will choose the ‘Player
of the DLF IPL Twenty20 championship’. DLF will present a trophy and cash prize of
Rs. 10 lakhs ($24,850) to the winner.
Sunil Gavaskar said the IPL would be hugely beneficial for the entire cricketing fraternity
in the long run. “Choosing a Man of the Match or a Man of the Series is always a difficult
job, but hopefully with the years of experience between Tiger, Ravi and myself, I am sure
that our choice for the Man of the Series will not disappoint the lovers of the game.”

“I feel we will have a major headache on our hands considering the quality of players on
view and I can only hope that one star shines brighter than the others to make our task
easier,” said Shastri.

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March 24, 2008

IPL Teams - Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings is the Chennai franchise for the Indian Premier League. The team
will be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the highest-paid IPL Player, and coached by
Kepler Wessels. There is no Icon Player for the team.

Chennai Super Kings are a part of the eight club Indian Premier League. The franchise is
owned by India Cements, who paid $91 million to acquire the rights of the franchise for
the next 10 years. Former India test player Kris Srikkanth is the brand ambassador for the
franchise, and another former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar will be the chief
selector. The brand ambasssadors for the team will be South Indian actor, Vijay and
actress, Nayantara.

The M.A.Chidambaram stadium (often referred to as Chepauk, the place where the
stadium is located) will be the home ground of the IPL team. The theme song of Chennai
Super Kings, penned by Vairamuthu, is presently being composed by G V Prakash
Kumar.

The name “Super Kings” is to honor the rulers of the golden era of Tamil culture, the
team logo has a Lion to reflect the King of the Jungle. In addition the word “Super” is
colloquially used in the state of Tamil Nadu to reflect all things thrilling and exciting and
is a word of the lips of almost every one in Tamil Nadu. Incidentally the Chennai team
playing in the ICL (the rebel league) is named as “Chennai Superstars”.

Players
Chennai Super Kings are one of the three franchises with no icon player. The lack of an
icon player benefited the Super Kings during the bidding as they managed to bid
successfully on two (Dhoni & Muralitharan) of the six A listed players.
The team plans to have twenty three players on its roster. Besides the list of players
already acquired, the team will pick the remaining members from the three catchment
areas - Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Railways - that have been allocated to it.

• Name - Age - Country - Position

Batsmen

• Matthew Hayden - 36 - Australia - Left-handed Batsman

• Stephen Fleming - 35 - New Zealand - Left-handed Batsman
• Suresh Raina - 21 - India - Left-handed Batsman
• Michael Hussey - 32 - Australia - Left-handed Batsman
• Anirudha Srikkanth - 21 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Subramaniam Badrinath - 28 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Napoleon Einstein - 18 - India - Right-handed Batsman

Wicketkeepers

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain) - 26 - India - Right-handed Wicket keeper

• Parthiv Patel - 22 - India - Left-handed Wicket keeper

All Rounders

• Jacob Oram - 28 - New Zealand - Left-handed Batsman/Right-arm medium-fast

• Albie Morkel - 28 - South Africa - Left-handed Batsman/Right-arm fast-medium
• Shadab Jakati - 27 - India - Slow left-arm orthodox spin
• Abhinav Mukund - 18 - India - Left-handed Batsman/Right-arm leg-break
• Viraj Kadbe - 18 - India - Right-arm leg-break

Bowlers

• Muttiah Muralitharan - 35 - Sri Lanka - Right-arm off-break

• Joginder Sharma - 24 - India - Right-arm fast-medium
• Makhaya Ntini - 30 - South Africa - Right-arm fast
• R. Ashwin - 21 - India - Right-arm off-break
• Sudeep Tyagi - 20 - India - Right-arm fast-medium
• Lakshmipathy Balaji - 26 - India - Right-arm fast-medium

Administration and Coaching Staff

• Owner - India Cement Ltd.

• CEO - TBA
• Ambassador - Kris Srikkanth, film stars Joseph Vijay and Nayantara
• Chief Selector - V. B. Chandrasekhar

Coaches:
 • Head Coach - Kepler Wessels
• Assistant Coach - TBA
• Physiotherapist - Tommy Simsek
• Physical Trainer - Gregory King

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IPL Teams - Bangalore Royal Challengers

Bangalore Royal Challengers is the team that is going to represent the city of Bangalore
in the Indian Premier League, the inaugural Twenty20 cricket tournament to be held in
India. The team is owned by the liquor magnate Vijay Mallya, the chairman of UB
Group. Charu Sharma is the CEO of the team and Rahul Dravid, the captain of the team
is the Icon Player. Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, has also been signed
as a member of the management team. Venkatesh Prasad, the former Indian fast bowler
and the present bowling coach of India has been declared the coach for the team.

Bangalore team was won by Vijay Mallya, who paid US$111.6 million for it. This was
the second highest bid for a team in the IPL, next only to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance
Industries’ bid of $111.9 million for the Mumbai team.

Indian actresses Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif were signed as the brand
ambassadors of the franchise.

Vijay Mallya wanted to associate one of his top-selling liquor brands, either ‘No. 1
McDowell’s’ or ‘Royal Challenge’ with the team. Ultimately, ‘Royal Challenge’ was
chosen, and hence the team was given the name ‘Bangalore Royal Challengers’. The
jersey colours of the team are red and golden yellow, and the logo consists of the RC
emblem with ‘Bangalore Royal Challengers’ in standard format.

Players
The players in the team (except for Rahul Dravid, who was the Icon Player), were
selected in an auction conducted by BCCI on 20 February 2008. South Africa’s Jacques
Kallis at $900,000 became the costliest player to be selected to play for the Royal
Challengers. This meant that Rahul Dravid, being the Icon Player would be paid
$1,035,000 (15% more than the highest bid player in the team). Other players selected
included the Indian Test cricket captain Anil Kumble along with his team-mates Praveen
Kumar and Zaheer Khan, West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Aussies Nathan Bracken
and Cameron White, South Africa’s Mark Boucher (Wicket Keeper) and Dale Steyn.

• Name - Age - Country - Position

Batsmen

• Rahul Dravid (Captain/Icon Player) - 35 - India - Right-handed Batsman

• Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 33 - West Indies - Left-handed Batsman
• Wasim Jaffer - 30 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Misbah-ul-Haq - 33 - Pakistan - Right-handed Batsman
• Ross Taylor - 24 - New Zealand - Right-handed Batsman
• Arun Kumar J. - 33 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Appanna K. P. - 19 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Bharat Chipli - 25 - India - Right-handed Batsman

Wicket Keepers

• Mark Boucher - 31 - South Africa - Right-handed Batsman / Wicket keeper

• Shreevats Goswami - 18 - India - Left-hand Batsman / Wicket keeper
• Devraj Patil - 23 - India - Right-handed Batsman / Wicket keeper

Allrounders

• Jacques Kallis - 32 - South Africa - Right-arm fast-medium

• Cameron White - 24 - Australia - Right-handed Leg-break googly
• Sunil Joshi - 37 - India - Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox spin
• Akhil B. - 30 - India - Right-arm medium-fast
• Virat Kohli - 19 - India - Right-arm medium

Bowlers

• Anil Kumble - 37 - India - Right-arm leg-break googly

• Zaheer Khan - 29 - India - Left-arm medium-fast
• Nathan Bracken - 30 - Australia - Left-arm fast-medium
• Dale Steyn - 24 - South Africa - Right-arm fast
• Praveen Kumar - 21 - India - Right-arm medium-fast
• Abdur Razzak - 25 - Bangladesh - Slow left-arm orthodox
• Vinay Kumar R. - 24 - India - Right-arm medium-fast

Administration and coaching staff

Front Office:

• Owner- Vijay Mallya

• CEO - Charu Sharma
• Adviser - Martin Crowe

Coaches:

• Head Coach - Venkatesh Prasad

 • Assistant Head Coach - TBA
• Physiotherapist - TBA

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IPL Teams - Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians will be representative of the city of Mumbai in the Indian Premier
League. The team will be led by Sachin Tendulkar, also the Icon Player for the team and
coached by Lalchand Rajput, the former Manager of the Indian Cricket Team.

Reliance Industries Limited through its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ltd purchased the
rights for the Mumbai franchise of Indian Premier league for a total of $111.9 million
during the auction on January 24, 2008. The RIL bid has made the Mumbai Indians the
most expensive franchise in IPL.

The team logo has the Sudarshan Chakra with the team’s name engraved in it. The team’s
colour will be blue. The choice of the name “Indians” for a regional competition is
widely regarded as a blunder.

The mascot is still unknown.

Players
Sachin Tendulkar is the designated icon player and also captain for Mumbai Indians.
During the player auction Mumbai Indians successfully bid for 7 players, including two
of the heroes of Indian Twenty-20 world cup side in Harbhajan Singh and Robin
Uthappa. Sanath Jayasuriya was also another prized catch, along with South African
legend Shaun Pollock. The team also added the Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga.

Outside of the player auction, the franchise has also signed up Ajinkya Rahane and
Abhishek Nayar (from Mumbai), Yogesh Takawale (from Maharashtra) and Pinal Shah
(from Baroda)

• Name - Age - Country - Position

Batsmen

• Sachin Tendulkar (Captain) - 35 - India - Right-handed Batsman

• Robin Uthappa - 22 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Loots Botsman - 30 - South Africa - Right-handed Batsman
• Ashley Prince - 30 - South Africa - Left-handed Batsman
• Manish Pandey - 18 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Saurabh Tiwari - 18 - India - Left-handed Batsman
Wicket Keepers

• Yogesh Takawale - 23 - India - Right-handed Batsman - Wicket keeper

• Pinal Shah - 20 - India - Right-handed Batsman - Wicket keeper

All Rounders

• Sanath Jayasuriya - 37 - Sri Lanka - Slow left-arm orthodox spin

• Shaun Pollock - 35 - South Africa - Right-arm medium-fast
• Ajinkya Rahane - 19 - India - Right-arm medium

Bowlers

• Harbhajan Singh - 27 - India - Right-arm off-break

• Lasith Malinga - 24 - Sri Lanka - Right-arm fast
• Dilhara Fernando - 29 - Sri Lanka - Right-arm fast-medium
• Abhishek Nayar - 24 - India - Right-arm medium-fast
• Ashish Nehra - 28 - India - Left-arm fast-medium

Administration and Coaching staffFront Office:

• Owner - Reliance Industries Limited

• CEO - R Balachandran
• President - Mukesh Ambani

Coaches:

• Head Coach - Lalchand Rajput

• Assistant Head Coach - TBA
• Physiotherapist - TBA

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Sri Lanka asks Pakistan to make way for Indian league

Sri Lanka have asked Pakistan to re-schedule a proposed one-day international series in
order to allow their players to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a top official
said here Monday. Chief executive of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Duleep Mendis said the
team would tour Pakistan only if the dates did not clash with those of the IPL.

“We have told Pakistan that we are keen to help Pakistan only if it did not clash with the
IPL,” Mendis told AFP.
Sri Lanka had offered to play in a short series of five one-day matches in Pakistan after
Australia pulled out of a scheduled tour in March-April due to security concerns.
However the dates proposed for the series in Pakistan (April 23 to May 5) were clashing
with those of the money-spinning league, set to take place at various venues in India from
April 18 to June 1.

The date clash resulted in some of the top Sri Lankan players contracted to the IPL
threatening to skip the series. Mendis said SLC had already released players for the IPL
and it would cause inconvenience if the Pakistan tour was to clash with the IPL. The
Pakistan Cricket Board has said that it was willing to offer SLC 800,000 dollars for the
five ODIs but only if they sent their full team.

Niranjan Shah, the Indian board secretary, had also telephoned SLC on Friday to note
their displeasure over the Pakistan tour, SLC sources said. The IPL is a city-based
tournament with eight teams bought by franchises who selected their respective line-ups
via auction in Mumbai last month. The tournament will see international cricketers put
aside their national allegiances to play for privately-owned teams for the first time ever.

Players have received huge pay packets, starting from 100,000 dollars for the first year,
to take part in the 44-day, 59-match extravaganza.

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March 22, 2008

Kingfisher Airlines is Umpire Partner of the DLF

Indian Premier League
As per the agreement, Kingfisher Airlines will receive branding on the Umpires’ Uniform
including their shirts and hats during the DLF IPL, along with several other activation
opportunities around the property.

The DLF Indian Premier League announced that Kingfisher Airlines has bagged the
rights to being the Official Umpire Partner for the league and will also sponsor all Third
Umpire decisions during the fifty nine action packed games in the DLF Indian Premier
League.

The Umpire Partnership deal is worth Rs. 106 crores for a five year period. As per the
agreement, Kingfisher Airlines will receive branding on the Umpires’ Uniform including
their shirts and hats during the DLF IPL, along with several other activation opportunities
around the property .
Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, DLF Indian Premier League said, “I am very
pleased to have the country’s premier 5-star airline Kingfisher join us as the Umpire
Partner in an exclusive five-year deal. Kingfisher Airlines has a long association with a
variety of sports at both the domestic and international level including Tennis, Formula 1,
Polo and now Cricket. Their decision bears testimony to the fact that the DLF Indian
Premier League is here to stay and is set to carve out a distinct niche for itself in the
international cricket calendar.”

Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman & CEO, Kingfisher Airlines said, “We are delighted to
extend our partnership with the DLF Indian Premier League with Kingfisher Airlines
coming in as the official Umpire Partner. Our five-year association with the DLF Indian
Premier League is further testimony of our commitment to building the Kingfisher
Airlines brand through sports. The DLF Indian Premier League is a highly innovative
concept and the Twenty20 format will undoubtedly take cricket’s popularity to a new
high. Kingfisher Airlines will present the DLF IPL umpires in a completely new and
modern style while retaining their critical role in the sport.”

Earlier Leading sports broadcaster Sony Max & World Sport Group had bagged DLF
Indian Premier League’s global media and production rights for USD $ 1.026 billion. The
exclusive Franchise rights for the eight city league were won by ShahRukh Khan’s
Kolkata Knight Riders, Preity Zinta’s & Ness Wadia’s (Mohali), the Mumbai Indians,
GMR’s Delhi Daredevils, UB Group’s The Royal Challengers of Bangalore, Indian
Cements - Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chronicle’s - Hyderabad Chargers and
Emerging Media’s Jaipur Royals.

The DLF Indian Premier League is ready to kick off on April 18, with some high voltage
action expected between ShahRukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders and Dr. Vijay
Mallya’s Royal Challengers of Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
The DLF Indian Premier League will feature eight Franchises and will run for 44 days.
Each Franchise will play others on a home and away basis with 7 matches at home. The
top 4 Franchises in the league will contest the semi finals and the victorious semi finalists
will meet in the Grand Final all over one weekend, which will be played out in Mumbai.

The inaugural season of the DLF Indian Premier League will showcase a grand total of
59 matches providing broadcasters and in-stadia spectators with 177 hours of live “family
entertainment”, which will also be viewed by a significant international audience. All
matches will be during late afternoon and evening to coincide with prime time for
television and providing a convenient time for the stadium audience.
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February 23, 2008

Dhoni, Symonds fetch highest prices in IPL bidding

Franchise owners spent lavishly in a player auction Wednesday for the new Indian
Premier League, with India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni topping the bidding on a day that
demonstrated the enormous financial power of the Twenty20 competition.Bidding for the
77 available players reached about $40 million - pending late bids at Wednesday’s
auction - and followed on from the $1.026 billion paid for the initial television rights and
$723.6 million for franchise ownership.

Chennai trumped Mumbai in the race for India’s limited-overs captain Dhoni, with all
team owners cheering the breaking of the $1 million mark as the southern Indian team
landed him on a three-year contract worth $1.5 million or €1.02 million per season.

Dhoni, currently leading India in the limited-overs tri-series in Australia, was relaxed
about being the most sought player for the league which begins April 18.

“I heard about it from my manager soon after the bid was held. The sum seems to be
good and I’m happy, but I was never in any sort of tension about it, nor was I losing sleep
over it,” Dhoni was quotes as saying by the Hindustan Times website.

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February 18, 2008

Australian Moody to coach Mohali franchise in IPL

Australian Tom Moody has signed up to coach the Mohali team in the money-spinning
Indian Premier League (IPL), the franchise has announced.

“With Yuvraj (Singh) being our captain and Moody as coach, I think everything has
fallen into place for us,” Ness Wadia, co-owner of the team, was quoted by the Indian
media on Monday.

Moody, 42, a member of two World Cup-winning Australian teams, coached Sri Lanka
for two years before leaving in May last year to take up reins for Western Australia.

“We really don’t know much about the game and its technicalities,” said Bollywood
actress Preity Zinta, who is also part of the consortium that bought the franchise for $76
million over a 10-year-period. “But we will take professional help to run the franchise in
the most efficient manner. “We will take input from captain, coach and the technical
members that we are hiring,” she added.

The inaugural edition of the International Cricket Council-sanctioned Twenty20 league

starts on April 18.

The tournament will be played over 44 days between eight franchises in eight cities and
will feature 59 matches.

Indian media has said former India coach Greg Chappell, ex-Australia coach John
Buchanan and Victoria’s Greg Shipperd were the other Australian coaches targeted by
IPL teams.

More than 80 international cricketers are expected to feature in a player “auction” in

Mumbai on Wednesday with each franchise allowed a cap of $5 million.

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January 25, 2008

IPL :Billion Dollar Baby

If you thought cricket was big, wait for this. The IPL promises to be bigger than anything
India has ever seen. We give the inside-out of this billion-dollar baby…

What is the Indian Premier League?

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) launched the Indian Premier League
(IPL) on September 14, 2007. Based on the lines of the English Premier League (EPL)
and the National Basketball League (NBA), the IPL is said to be the brainchild of BCCI
vice-president Lalit Modi. The idea was first floated in 1996 but was shot down as the
board felt it would go against the zonal system of domestic cricket. The project moved
into top gear when the Zee group launched a rival Indian Cricket League on similar lines
in April 2007.

Who are the franchisees?

The franchisees will own the eight teams in the fray. They can run them in their own
styles, bring their own sponsors and even name the team according to their choice. They
will even be free to list their teams on the stock exchange.

How is it different from the football and hockey leagues in India?

The IPL, in a way, is not very different in its format vis-a-vis the PHL or the I-League in
football. It is, however, totally different in its concept as the teams have been offered to
franchisees (individuals or corporates) through a bidding process that culminated on
Thursday. The BCCI has already signed up 80 international players who will also be put
for auction soon.

When will the IPL matches be played and where?

Under lights, on a home and away basis, in the cities that have formed the teams. The
league opens on April 18 and will see 59 matches spread over 44 days

What kind of money is involved in IPL?

The overall prize money will be US $5 million, with the winners taking home $2 million.
The remaining will be up for grabs in different forms, like man of the match awards and
cash prizes. By contrast, the winners of the 2007 ICC World Cup in the Caribbean took
home $1 million; the Indian team that won the World Twenty20 got half of that. TV
rights have already gone for over $1 billion. Franchisees have already committed close to
US $723 million. Top players are expected to earn minimum 1-2 crores per season.

What is already in place for IPL?

With the league scheduled for April 2008, the IPL has so far sold the eight teams to
corporate houses and signed leading players. Indian stars like Sachin Tendulkar and
Sourav Ganguly will be called “icon players” and can play only for their respective cities.
They will be the highest paid players and will not be auctioned. The bidding will take
place next month.

Who owns the IPL TV rights?

Sony Entertainment, a division of Japan’s Sony Corp, and the Asia-based World Sports
Group (WSG) won the broadcast rights for ten years, worth more than a whopping US $1
billion. TV rights are worth $918 million, with $100 million set aside for promotion.
Who will run the IPL?

BCCI has formed an IPL council that comprises former BCCI president IS Bindra, vice-
presidents Rajiv Shukla, Chirayu Amin, Lalit Modi and Arun Jaitley, and former
cricketers Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri. While the BCCI
officials are honorary members, Pataudi, Gavaskar and Shastri will be paid for their
services. The IPL governing council will have a five-year term and will run, operate and
manage the league independently of the BCCI.
 About ICL
India is now a global economic power with analysts predicting an
excellent future for the country. Research suggests that by 2050, India
would be among the top four global economies. The liberalisation policy has ignited
entrepreneurial passions and catapulted India as a giant in sectors like IT and
biotechnology.

Although India has emerged as an economic powerhouse, to be a true global power

multifaceted excellence is the norm. Sport is an area where consistent performance and
domination creates a global giant. India has to achieve it to be a true world power. The
Essel group has taken an initiative in this frontier and the ICL is a step in this
direction.

Cricket in India is a national obsession and a religion. It is a game which governs national
pride and has fantastic following. Cricket is also the game where we are the closest to
becoming a champion side. BCCI, the governing body of cricket in India provides
contracts to just about 20 players which does not produce high quality large bench
strength. Reserve bench strength can be produced by lifting the level of domestic cricket.
This will help the youngsters acclimatize to the rigors of International cricket.

ICL's mission is to create a pool of high quality ideal cricketers with killer instinct needed
to be champions. This group of players should be able to perform under the pressures of
international cricket and make India a champion side.

The ICL has planned a 3D strategy to achieve this target.

'Discovery' the first stage involves the best talent scouts traveling across the country to
identify and unearth the finest of talents on offer.

The second stage 'Diligence' would be carried out at specially built state of the art ICL
residential academies across the country. The selected talent would undergo a strict
training process at these academies. Their training would include skill based - physical,
mental, emotional and spiritual modules. This training would be provided by seasoned
professionals and would involve cutting edge sport science practices and traditional
Indian sciences like Yoga.

The third stage 'Display' is a professional cricket competition in a league format enabling
the youngsters to display their prowess along and against the giants of world cricket.

The ICL would be run by a set of professionals with policies benchmarked against the
best sports organizations globally. The executive board and other officials in ICL have a
proven track record of managing sport especially cricket. Processes have been set in place
to ensure transparency and high effectiveness.
Sport globally is a multi million dollar business. In the USA Sports related activities are
the 11th largest contributor to the GDP. Sport has proven to be a very successful vehicle
for corporates to associate with in furthering their commercial interests.

The ICL is keen to invite partners to move ahead in its goal. This document provides a
description of the ICL and the various commercial opportunities and benefits associated
with it. We look forward to your partnership in propelling India as a global
cricketing and sporting power.