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Underdogs all the way

May 25, 2009 16:35 ⋅

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Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2008 and now Deccan Chargers in IPL 2009, the Indian Premier League is all about excitement and surprises. Well, I don’t want to boast, but I supported the winners in both the IPL’s. And I am quite surprised at myself for my selection.

Q who was supporting Bangalore Royal Challengers (purely because of Rahul Dravid) did many a victory dance, as the Deccan Chargers wickets fell. But who had the last laugh yeh?  Read more...

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ins & outs – Kolkata Knight Riders

April 23, 2009 09:11 ⋅

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  • Black and Gold are the colors for Kolkata Knight Riders. Black symbolizes Goddess Kali & Gold stands for Winning. The Viking Golden helmet is a symbol of their focus and commitment.
  • Shahrukh Khan, Jay Mehta and Juhi Chawla jointly own the Knight Riders team.
  • Manish Malhotra has designed the Kolkata Knight Rider jersey.
  • Hoog Lee is the mascot of the team, is a Royal Bengal Tiger, who like Burgers!!
  • Korbo Lorbo Jeetbore is the team theme song, created by Vishal –Shekhar duo.
  • Saurav Ganguly is the Icon player for the KKR.
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ins & outs – Delhi Daredevils

April 22, 2009 09:40 ⋅

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  • Red and blue are the new colors of Delhi Daredevils.
  • The Daredevils are owned by the GMR Group.
  • Delhi Daredevils had an abandoned match against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2008.
  • Delhi Daredevils lost in the semi-finals to Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2008.
  • Virendra Sehwag had the highest Strike rate among Daredevils in IPL 2008.
  • Gautam Gambhir scored the maximum runs in IPL 2008 among the Indian players & the most number of 50’s – 5 times amongst all players.
  • Virendra Sehwag is the Icon player for Daredevils.
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ins & outs – Chennai Super Kings

April 21, 2009 10:15 ⋅

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  • Chennai Super Kings franchise is owned by India Cements.
  • The logo of CSK is a roaring LION & is inspired by fact that the LION is the King of the Jungle.
  • Chennai Super Kings were the Runner Ups in the IPL 2008.
  • Andrew Flintoff of the current costliest player for CSK.
  • Both MS Dhoni, Mkhaya Ntini won 2 Man of the Match awards in IPL 2008.
  • K.Srikkanth & Film Star Vijay were all Brand Ambassadors for  IPL 2008.
  • Drummer Shivmani is the On-Ground Supporter at all CSK matches.
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ins & outs – Deccan Chargers

April 19, 2009 12:00 ⋅

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  • Sparkling Silver Blue is the new colour combination for Deccan Chargers in IPL 2009.
  • Adam Gilchrist is the Captain for the team in IPL 2009. He took over from VVS Laxman in IPL 2008 after VVS was injured after 6 matches.
  • Deccan Chronicle owns Deccan Chargers in collaboration with M Group.
  • Adam Gilchrist won the Man of the Match award for both the matches that Deccan Chargers won in IPL 2008.
  • The highest partnership for IPL 2008 was between Adam Gilchrist and VVS Laxman when they scored 155 against Mumabi Indians.
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ins & outs – Mumbai Indians

April 19, 2009 04:57 ⋅

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  • Sudarshan Chakra is Mumbai Indians’ logo.
  • Mumbai Indians’ swapped Ashish Nehra for Delhi Daredevils’ Shikhar Dhawan in IPL 2009.
  • Mumbai Indians’ first win came against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2008 & against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2009.
  • Sanath Jayasuriya scored the maximum runs for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2008.
  • Jean Paul Duminy is the costliest player bought by Mumbai Indians for IPL 2009.
  • Mumbai Indians registered their first win under the captaincy of Shaun Pollock.
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