Team India as it gears up to defend its Twenty20 World Cup title in June, feels all-rounder Yusuf Pathan.
“The IPL is a good opportunity for the Indian team to prepare before it heads for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup,” said Yusuf, who was a member of the triumphant Indian team captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in South Africa in 2007.
Yusuf will leave for South Africa tonight along with his other Rajasthan Royals’ team-mates for the second edition of the 37-day IPL, starting from the April 18.
The Rajasthan Royals’ warm-up for next week’s IPL began with defeat to the Cape Cobras at Newlands. The defending IPL champions, fielding an XI that included rookie Indians and a few first-time overseas names, did well in the field but couldn’t reach the target of 143 set by the Cobras, South Africa’s domestic Pro20 champions.
The Australian import Rob Quiney got Rajasthan’s reply off to a good start, but with wickets falling at regular intervals at the other end, he too succumbed to the pressure. Naman Ojha was the first to go for 10, edging the burly medium-pacer Rory Kleinveldt behind, before Vernon Philander cut Quiney off on 34. Robin Peterson then drew a leading edge from the experienced Mohammad Kaif. The wobble was on.
Few players better exemplify cricket’s changing landscape than Tyron Henderson. A journeyman allrounder – Middlesex represents his seventh club across two countries – Henderson found success late in his career in the 20-over format. The result? A $650,000 contract with the defending IPL champions, the Rajasthan Royals, at the age of 34.
Henderson can scarcely believe the course of events that culminated in him receiving the fourth highest contract of the 2009 IPL auction behind Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff and JP Duminy. When he first took the field for Border in 1998, Twenty20 cricket had yet to be conceived. And since his one and only international for South Africa – a 20-over match against India in which he was run out for a second-ball duck, and conceded 0 for 31 from his four overs – Henderson has found his niche at an age when many cricketers have opted for the pipe and slippers.
Mumbai Indians is a cricket team in the Indian Premier League. The team is led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is also the Icon Player for the team. The team is coached by Pravin Amre, the former manager of the Indian Cricket Team and is owned by India’s biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary Ratipriya Trading.
History
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) 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, and hence won the right to hold the semi-finals and the final in Mumbai. The team was unveiled on the 17th of April, 2008 in Mumbai.
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“Kudos to the South African government and South Africa cricket body who have welcomed us with open arms and I am really hopeful after attending the Australia vs South Africa Pro T20 Match on Friday, seeing the huge cricket fan base there, I am sure that the IPL will be hugely successful,” Shilpa posted on her blog shilpashettylive.com/blog Sunday on board a flight to Cape Town.
The second edition of IPL is taking place in South Africa. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to shift the Twenty20 tournament outside the country after state governments failed to assure security for the event that clashed with general elections.
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