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There will be plenty of Aussie interest for those a bit partial to T20/teeball in April. Adam Gilchrist has been named captain of Kings XI punjab by another Aussie, coach Michael Bevan

Shane Warne-Rajasthan $1.8m
David Hussey-Punjab $1.4m
Shane Watson-Rajasthan $1.3m
Cameron White-Deccan $1.1m

Dan Christian-Deccan $900K
Adam Gilchrist-Punjab $900K
Andrew Symonds-Mumbai $850K
David Warner-Delhi $750K
Doug Bollinger-Chennai $700K
Dirk Nannes-Bangalore $650K
Brad Hodge-Kochi $425K
Michael Hussey-Chennai $425K
Shaun Marsh-Punjab $400K
Brett Lee-Kolkata $400K

James Hopes-Delhi $350K
Ryan Harris-Punjab $325K
Brad Haddin-Kolkata $325K
Callum Ferguson-Pune $300K
Aaron Finch-Delhi $300K
Shaun Tait-Rajasthan $300K
Mitchell Marsh-Pune $290K
Tim Paine-Pune $270K
Steve Smith-Kochi $200K
Clint McKay-Mumbai $110K
James Pattinson-Kolkata $100K
Matthew Wade-Delhi $100K
Ben Hilfenhaus-Chennai $100K

Andrew McDonald-Delhi $80K
Michael Klinger-Kochi $75K
Moises Henriques-Mumbai $50K
George Bailey-Chennai $50K
Luke Pomersbach-Bangalore $50K
Chris Lynn-Deccan $20K
Travis Birt-Delhi $20K
Nathan Rimmington-Punjab $20K
Aiden Blizzard-Mumbai $20K
Stephen O'Keefe-Kochi $20K

O'Keefe, Rimmington, Lynn, and McDonald all absolute steals IMHO.

Media Park wrote:O'Keefe, Rimmington, Lynn, and McDonald all absolute steals IMHO.

did you read my post in the Auction thread ..except Ronald..hes poo

brod wrote:

Media Park wrote:O'Keefe, Rimmington, Lynn, and McDonald all absolute steals IMHO.

did you read my post in the Auction thread ..except Ronald..hes poo

Read it afterwards bro... You know what they say about great minds...

Sourav Ganguly might find himself back on the field for the 2011 IPL after all, even though he failed to attract any bids from franchises during the auction on January 8 and 9. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that the BCCI has sent a letter to the franchises asking if they have any objections to teams signing Indian players who were unsold in the auction. The letter specifically mentions Ganguly as one of the players the franchises are interested in, along with Wasim Jaffer and VRV Singh, who were the other two Indian players that weren't bought. IPL rules presently do not permit unsold players to be signed after the auction.

Bevan the coach of Gilly in T20..... LOL

The IPL governing council has denied franchises permission to sign the three unsold Indian players from the auction after some of the teams objected to the proposal, putting an end to any chances former India captain, Sourav Ganguly, had of playing in IPL 4. The governing council, also, in a questionable decision, allowed Manish Pandey to sign with the Pune Warriors, but banned him for four matches for breaching the IPL's rules concerning the signing of uncapped players.

Kochi team to be known as the 'Indi Commandos'.

Good grief, that is just as bad as one of the Victorian BBL teams starting next season who are rumoured to be called the DUKES!

When is the start date?

The 74 match (up from 60) season starts 8 April..Last match 28 May

Australia will tour Bangladesh for the first time since 2006 in April 2011, straight after the on-going World Cup, for a three-match bilateral one-day series. They are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on April 4, just two days after the World Cup final, and will play ODIs on April 9, April 11 and April 13, all at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.

One repercussion of the tour will be that the players from both teams' squads will miss the first week of the IPL, which begins on April 8. As many as 36 current Australia players were sold to IPL franchises during January's auction, while Shakib Al Hasan is the only Bangladesh player who is part of the Twenty20 tournament.

Kevin Pietersen will undergo surgery on a hernia following the World Cup and has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League. Pietersen's injury was confirmed after the team returned from Australia last month and will be managed through the rest of the World Cup.

Kings XI Punjab will be replacing England allrounder Stuart Broad and Dimitri Mascarenhas in their squad for the 2011 IPL, as both players are unavailable for the tournament due to injuries, a franchise official has said. Broad picked up a side strain during the World Cup, while Mascarenhas has not yet recovered from surgery to fix his achilles injury.

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee has been signed up by the Chennai Super Kings franchise for the upcoming IPL season.

Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka allrounder, will miss the upcoming IPL because of the leg injury that also caused him to miss the World Cup final against India in Mumbai. He is expected to be out of action for eight weeks. Mathews has a $950,000 contract with Pune Warriors, having played for Kolkata Knight Riders in previous seasons of the IPL.

Rajasthan Royals have signed New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram as a replacement for the injured Paul Collingwood. Oram has been signed for $250,000, which is what the franchise paid for Collingwood in the player auction in January. IPL rules preclude teams from signing replacement players at a higher value than the player they are replacing.

Game 1 - Chennai v Kolkata starts in 40 min

IPL 2011 - Match 1
Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS WON BY 2 RUNS

Chennai 4/153
S Anirudha 64 (55 balls) MOM
SK Raina 33 (29 balls)
JH Kallis 2/34 (3 overs)
Kolkata 7/151
JH Kallis 54 (42 balls)

IPL 2011 - Match 2
Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals

RAJASTHAN WON BY 8 WICKETS (with 7 balls remaining)

Deccan 8/137
DT Christian 26 (19 balls)
SK Trivedi 3/15 (4 overs) MOM
A Singh 3/35 (4 overs)
SK Warne 2/21 (4 overs)
Rajasthan 2/141 (18.5 overs)
J Botha 67* (47 balls)
DW Steyn 2/18 (4 overs)
DT Christian 0/25 (3 overs)

IPL 2011 - Match 3
Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Royal Challengers Bangalore

BANGALORE WON BY 6 WICKETS (with 8 balls remaining)

Kochi 5/161
BB McCullum 45 (32 balls)
BJ Hodge 27 (21 balls)
DP Nannes 1/31 (3 overs)
Bangalore 4/162 (18.4 overs)
AB de Villiers 54* (40 balls) MOM