Out of a total of 144 players available for auction, only 25 were bought for IPL5 starting in April

Many big names were rejected owing to their heavy base price.

Here is the list of players (Team Wise) who were lucky to be selected to showcase their talent in this year’s edition of IPL.

Chennai Super Kings- Ravinder Jadeja

Delhi Daredevils- Mahela Jayawardene ( Sri Lanka), A Russel (West Indies), D Bracewell (New Zealand)

Royal Challengers Bangalore- Vinay Kumar (India), Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)

Kolkata Knight Riders- B McCullum (New Zealand), S Narine (West Indies), Marchant de Lange (South Africa)

Deccan Chargers- Parthiv Patel (India), Dareen Bravo (West Indies), Daniel Harris (Australia)

Mumbai Indians- T Perera (Sri Lanka), Mitchel Johnson (Australia), Robin Petersen and Herschelle Gibbs (SouthAfrica), R P Singh (India)

Rajasthan Royals- Brad Hodge and Brad Hogg(Australia), Sreesanth (India), Dinesh Chandimai (Sri Lanka), Kevon Cooper (West Indies)

Kings XI Punjab- James Faulkner (Australia), Romesh Powar (India), Azhar Mahmood (England)

It is evident from the above that Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have strengthened their sides by picking up players who can contribute very effectively.

Good Luck all the teams.

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Both shot into limelight because of being linked to a single factor-Nudity.

Poonam is trying to be famous in Hollywood whereas, Sunny is already in the galleries of Bollywood.

Poonam Pandey

She vowed to go nude in case India won the Cricket World Cup. Team India won the cup but Poonam ditched all. Many months later, she came into limelight for her so called steamy videos – “My Bathing Secrets” and “My Bedroom Secrets“. Surprisingly, both these videos failed to increase her fan following.

She went into hiding when Sunny Leone was in Bigg Boss house. No one knows the reasons for her hibernation.

Paris Hilton is impressed with her and she follows her on Twitter. It is in the news that one mobile gaming company of USA is planning to make a POKER game on her for IOS and ANDROID mobile users. Recently, she was in the news for welcoming Indian premier on twitter.

Sunny Leone

World famous porn queen made it big ever since she entered Bigg Boss reality show. Viewers expected some fireworks from her but barring few dances in the relaity show, she disappointed everyone with her poor performance . She was the most sought after female on Google leaving popular Indian actresses like Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra.

The rumors of her making her debut in Mahesh Bhatt starer Jism 2 faded out very soon.  No one knows whether she will be signed for Murder3 or not.

She has been modeling in Indian dresses too. There are many producers who have lined up to sign Sunny for their future productions.

Let us see if  both these sexy females  remain at the top spot in the year 2012

Nikhil

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Therefore, it will be worthwhile to know and recognize glamorous brand ambassadors of the league and all the teams.

Celebrity Cricket League

• Shriya Saran
• Kajal Agarwal
• Priyamani
• Diksha Seth
• Madhuri Bhattacharya
• Payal Sarkar

Bengal Tigers

• Riya Sen
• Raima Sen

Mumbai Heroes

• Sonakshi sinha
• Kangana Ranaut
• Genelia D Souza

Telugu Warriors

• Richa Gangopadhyay
• Charmi

Chennai Rhinos

• Sameera Reddy
• Amala Paul

Karnataka Bulldozers

• Aindrita Ray
• Nidhi Subbaiah

Kerala Strikers

• Laxmi Rai
• Bhavna

 

These brand ambassadors are doing a better job than the cheerleaders (seen during Indian Premier League) because they interact with each of their team players and inspire them to do well. Their mixing with the team members raises the morale of the teams.

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Indian Premier League Season 5-IPL5- player auctions will be conducted at Bengaluru by BCCI on Saturday, 04 Feb at 1100 hrs.The auctions will be telecast live by Sony Set Max.

The league matches will be played from 04 April to 27 May.  The first match will be played at Chennai.

Only 9 teams will take part in the auctions. IPL franchise Kotchi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) have been left out due to involvement in court cases.

All the free auction players and few new international players (approximately 230) will also be available for auction. Out of this number, around 203 have confirmed their intent to go under the mallet.

Rulings for Auction

• No media persons will enter auction room.
• Electronic media will be p[rovided with a live feed of media conferences at Auction venue.
• camera persons and camera equipment will not be permitted in the auction room.

This time, the base price of each player will be set by himself and not the franchise as was done during earlier auctions.

Each franchise will have a pucker of $ 2 million.

Each team will consist of 33 players including 11 international players.

D Karthik, R Satish, harmeet Singh and Kevin Pietersen who have shifted to new teams will also be auctioned. other big names for auction will be- Chris gayle, James Andersen, Muralitharan and Jayawardene.

Cricket fans all over the world are eagerly awaiting the commencement of the league.

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TW won the toss and decided to field.

Right from the start of the match, TW appeared to be a well knit unit. They fielded well and restricted BT from getting a huge score.

Chasing a paltry total of 102, TW batsmen showed class and applied themselves well. Finally, TW  won the match by 7 wickets.

Scores

BT- 102 for 9 in 20 overs. Ruban-29 runs, Heerok- 16 runs. For TW, Raghu and Nandkishore took 3 wickets each.

TW- 105 for3 in 15.3 overs. Vishwa-40, Adarsh-39. For BT, Sandy took 2 wickets and Ruban took 1 wicket.

Player of the Match- Raghu (TW)

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Well well, she never bared anything even after several promises during last year except, releasing few of her so called steamy videos (which were as cold as ice).

Where was Poonam Pandey when Porn Queen Sunny Leone was hitting the headlines while being part of the Bigg Boss house? Was she learning her lessons well or waiting for the right opportunity to come into limelight? We have no answers for that.

Poonam must do something silly and extra ordinary time and again. Soon after Indian Premier joined twitter, she welcomed him like this ” i heard that @PMO India is on Twitter- Does he know (sic) that @Poonam  Pandey is on Twitter too…so a welcoming pic “. She tweeted a semi clad photo of hers.

Is it not a shameful gesture? How dare a fame hungry lass welcome a Prime Minister of the biggest democracy in the world in such a disrespectful and sarcastic manner? Will anyone take any action against her for making a mockery of  an event where a leader takes on to tweeting?

Tweeting is not a joke. It is not all fun. Tweeting is a serious business and should be handled seriously.

Poonam, wake up…have some respect for the PM and grow up under proper guidance else, you may be blown away with the winds of time….no where to be seen (therefore, anchor yourself well).

Nikhil

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A total of six tweets were sent out- Three on National bravery awards, one holding talks with Foreign Minister of Myanmar and with NCC cadets.

Another tweet  was sent announcing that PM of Thailand would be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day Parade.

His twitter account is @PMOIndia, with around 32,000 followers as on 28th Jan 2012.

However, his tweeting is being considered as a one way traffic. He has not been following anyone. Is it not surprising?

All feel that a PM should try and feel the pulse of the people and reply to those giving suggestions/seeking replies from him on various issues.

I wish the PM all the very best in tweeting.

Nikhil

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The two students taking the exam had tied their mobile phones to their wrists nicely covered by the sleeves of their shirt. The question papers were scanned by the mobiles and the images were then transmitted to a control room and downloaded.

The papers were solved by the experts who dictated answers to six candidates who had Bluetooth devices stitched near the collars and were using small earphones as well to avoid detection.

Where did they falter? What went wrong? That is yet to be known.

Is there a better way of cheating in such exams? Keep thinking.

They were unlucky to get caught. Many like them may have got away with such attempts in other exams or will try to repeat the same style of cheating  elsewhere, and get away with it.

It was indeed, a classic example of using Technology in the best possible manner. I wonder if this example will pave the way for small time cheaters in other exams all over the country. Only strict vigil by invigilators with latest devices can check such attempts.

One can imagine the level immense preparations the gang must have made before putting their plan to action.

Here is some food for thought. Would it not be wise to reduce the weightage of written exams and lay more emphasis on viva and interviews conducted by an experts panel?

Nikhil

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The governments all over the world have enunciated laws and laid down policies to ensure reduction of pollution and plantation of trees in an organized manner in wastelands and places away from the cities.

But in India, everyone has gone crazy (right from state governments to politicians to social workers to activists to schools) and  have joined the bandwagon to plant trees in cities and towns. The thought is good but the implementation would convert the living areas into jungles. I make this statement after observing the effects of earlier tree plantations carried out as part of yearly Van Mahotsav and drives launched by governments to beautify the areas.

Haphazard tree plantation (now over grown) along each and every road (both sides) under the electric wires and cables in all towns and cities are already a cause of electricity failures. The roads get dirty due to shedding of leaves. The trees in gardens are hugging each other. The horticulture department never bothers about the correct distance between trees and plants.

The schools are cluttered with trees leaving no space for play fields. The city parks look like jungles with no flowers at all. During morning walks, one gets a feeling of walking in a cave of trees hugging each other. With so many trees already planted , where is the place for more trees to be planted? In the mood of Go Green, people have started planting trees in any vacant areas they notice without realizing the effects when the trees will grow.

The world needs to have a re look at the whole approach of saving tress and restoring greenery. The governments should focus on the forests. The forest department must plant more trees in forests and simultaneously, curb the practice of felling trees. Why do we need to cut trees-its mainly for fuel and furniture. Why cant we do away with wooden furniture and  start using furniture of iron or any substitute metal/ material. The use of wood in houses can be reduced.

All such measures will result in restoring greenery at a faster rate than what is intended now by planting trees. We Indians act kiddish at times and join the rat race to come in limelight and gain popularity. The ill planned Go Green movement  is a perfect example of making a mockery of a serious issue.

Ravi

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Can RCB once again humble KKR or will KKR revenge the earlier defeat? Well, just wait and watch.

Matches Played

Royal Challengers -Played- 11, Won- 7 (KTK-2, KKR, DD, PWI, Kings Eleven, RR), Lost- 3 (MI, DC, CSK), No result- 1 (play washed off against RR due to rain).

KKR- Played- 11, Won- 7 (DC-2, RR-2, DD, Kings Eleven, CSK ), Lost- 4 (CSK, KTK, RCB, KTK).

RCB

1. Top order helping team to big scores.Gayle is the main destroyer.
2. Won six matches in a row. Confidence high. Complasencey may let the team down.
3. Gayle and Kohli will not click. Saurabh Tiwary should come at 1 down.
4. Zaheer has lost he sting. may be replaced by B Narayan.
5. Fielding is good.

KKR

1. Team on a high.Needs more disciplined approach to win.
2. Top order os strong and delivering. Kallis, Yusuf Pathan and MK Tiwary will click.
3. Shakib al Hasan be played. Boucher is no good at 4 down. Let him come 2 down.
4. Strong bowling and fielding.

Deductions

1. It will be a co0mpetition between Top order of RCB and Strong bowling of KKR
2. KKR have an edge.

Projected Winner-KKR

 

Ravi

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