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Mumbai rises in IPL, Win their 1st Match

After tasting defeat in Bangalore, Chennai, and Mumbai, the jinx was finally broken for the Mumbai Indians in the City of Joy, as they defeated home team Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets.

The Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first but their famed batting line-up failed to show any resistance against some fine bowling by a determined Mumbai team.

Mumbai's veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock stole the limelight, wrecking both the top and the middle order of the Kolkata Knight Riders, and restricting them to a modest 137 for 8. The crafty Jayasuriya displayed variation in his bowling and stuck to a tight line to finish with dream figures of 4-1-14-3.

On a sporting pitch which was a far cry from the two-paced dry wicket that had been universally condemned nine days back, skipper Shaun Pollock struck in the first over itself. Riders lost captain Saurav Ganguly being caught by Jayasuriya off Pollock. Another blow followed within two balls. This time, Mc Cullum was out lbw.

By the 13th over, Riders had already lost six of their batsmen. Jayasuriya was all over the place. First, he ran out Ricky Ponting and then had Mohd. Hafeez caught behind. The Lankan all-rounder all dismissed Ajit Agarkar and Ashish Nehra.

For the Riders, Laxmi Ratan Shukla (40 not out; 4x4, 2x6) emerged as the top scorer, with a late assault. His cameo helped Kolkata reach a score of 138 runs.

The Indians started on a good note but it wasn't to last. A. Rahane was caught by Hussey off Agarkar's bowling and then Ishant sharma clean bowled the flamboyant Jayasuriya. The pacers continued the damage when new bowler Ashok Dinda bowled Manish Pandey for a duck on the first ball of the fifth over, leaving Mumbai Indians tottering at 25 for 3. However, West Indian Dwayne Bravo and Robin Uthappa came together to repair the innings.

The duo steadied the boat for the team, displaying calm and only hitting the bad balls across the rope. Bravo, the more active of the partners, completed his half century in 42 balls and along with Uthappa (37 not out) steered the team to a well-deserved victory.

BCCI should be lenient: Farokh Engineer

Harbhajan Singh has been punished enough by the Indian Premier League for slapping India teammate S Sreesanth and the BCCI should not be very harsh when it hands out a separate penalty to the off-spinner, IPL match referee Farokh Engineer has pleaded.

"I am sure that BCCI will realise that Harbhajan's punishment has been pretty harsh and I hope for Harbhajan that they are lenient on him. But I can't really comment what the BCCI has to do," Engineer told a news channel.

The former wicketkeeper said although Sreesanth, who was let off with a warning, was "no angel", Harbhajan's actions could not be condoned no matter what the provocation.

"I don't think Sreesanth is an angel. He is a lovely guy and he has been warned to take it easy... Not to go beyond the mark. Harbhajan made a big mistake there, a mistake that has never been made before. You just cannot strike another person," he said.

Engineer said the video evidence against Harbhajan was so strong that the IPL board had to take action against the temperamental bowler. "The footage was extremely incriminating. In cricket there is no body contact like football or boxing. It's something that happened in the heat of the moment and he will be regretful about this through the rest of his life," he said.

Sachin helped me improve my batting: Manoj Tiwari

Delhi Daredevils batsman Manoj Tiwari said "valuable tips" from Sachin Tendulkar helped improve his batting. "Sachin gave me a lot of tips which had a positive effect on my batting," right-handed 22-year-old Tiwari told reporters here.

He said during the recent tri-series in Australia, Tendulkar had told him how to improve his technique. "It has helped me and I am hoping to perform well for the Daredevils," he said.

Tiwari, who has played just one ODI so far, said he wanted to be a permanent member of the Indian squad and strengthen the middle-order, where he faces stiff competition from players like Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa and Rohit Sharma.

He also praised Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag, saying he was leading the side well. "He is a great leader and we all enjoy playing under him," he said.

Union Minister Ramadoss criticises Indian Premier League

Castigating the Indian Premier League (IPL) for promoting surrogate advertising of alcohol products, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today said he would take up the matter with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

Asked what he thought about the IPL promoting surrogate advertising, he told reporters on the sidelines of a report release function here that the Supreme Court has already made some observations on the issue.

The minister added that he would take up the matter with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. "I will definitely request them," he said.

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya got a relief from the Supreme Court yesterday which rejected the petition seeking to restrain the cricket team owned by him for the Indian Premier League (IPL) from playing the tournament under the banner of 'The Royal Challengers'.

The petition filed by a Faridabad-based resident, Kishan Kumar Aggarwal, had alleged that under the garb of 'The Royal Challengers Bangalore Team', the United Breweries Group was seeking to promote its brands of liquor.

The Health Ministry had earlier written to the I&B Minister seeking a ban on surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol products following which an ordinance had been brought by the government banning such commercials.

IPL Umpire Saheba suspended for 2 matches

IPL Governing Council member I S Bindra today slammed umpire Amish Saheba for commenting on S Sreesanth's on-field behaviour in the media and said he should have mentioned it in his report on the match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians here last week.

"The umpires are not supposed to give their reports to the media, but there is a set procedure through which they can report to the match referee or IPL," Bindra said.

Bindra said Saheba, who was suspended for two IPL matches for his remarks reported in a Mumbai newspaper, had not submitted any report to match referee Farokh Engineer or the IPL on Sreesanth's conduct.

"There is a prescribed proforma which umpires are supposed to fill and report in case they want to report on any incident. To my knowledge, the umpire in question has not submitted any report to the match referee or IPL co-ordinator," Bindra said at a press conference here.

Saheba had reportedly told a Mumbai newspaper that Sreesanth abused the Mumbai Indians (led by Harbhajan Singh) relentlessly throughout the game and was warned twice" by him and the other umpire, Pakistan's Aleem Dar". On the slapping incident, Bindra, who is also the ICC's Principal Advisor, said, "It's a bad episode. There are no two opinions about that, but we should move forward.”

Bindra further added, "this kind of behaviour is not acceptable. We have maintained that spirit of the game is equally important, if not more than the letter of the law".

Shahid Afridi eyes McCullum's 158* record

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who will join IPL's Hyderabad team on Tuesday, has said that he would try to surpass Brendon McCullum's breathtaking 158.

"It is a very difficult target to achieve, to better his 158 at a faster rate. But it is not impossible," the Pakistani press quoted Afridi as saying.

"If I get a chance to bat higher up the order and get enough overs to play I will give it a try," he added.

Afridi who already holds the record for fastest ODI century of just 37 balls said he would live up to his reputation of a big hitter, as Twenty20 cricket suits his game.

"I have a reputation of being an exciting batsman and a fast scorer and big hitter. I wouldn't like to disappoint my fans in the IPL which is twenty20 cricket and to my liking," he said.

"I am very proud of my record for the fastest one-day hundred. The IPL is an exciting concept and I am very keen of leaving my mark in the tournament with bat and ball for my team," Afridi added.

VIrender Sehwag in exuding confidence

Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag has said he was confident of his team putting on an impressive performance against Deccan Chargers in their second IPL match at Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Sehwag told reporters that the VVS Laxman-led Hyderabad team was under pressure especially after they lost their first match against Kolkata on Sunday.

"We are confident of putting a big score on a good batting track," he said, adding that the Deccan Chargers had only an "okay bowling side".

"We are very much enjoying this version of the game. We will go with a positive frame of mind to bat and will be okay if we put good runs.

"It is a great honour to play along with noted players from various countries together. We have to stick to our game and put in best effort to win the game as so much reputation and money are involved," Sehwag added.

Bookies rule supreme with IPL's advent

As the Indian Premier League has kicked of, excitement on the cricket field has begun to ruse. But there's excitement off the field as well. Bookies are loving this like never before.

It's official now. Cricket is as much about entertainment as it's about the fours and sixes. But this glamourised form of the game is also about huge money. Both on and off the field. There is an entire world of bookmakers with stakes in each game running into hundreds of crores.

The Indian Premier League will have 59 matches played in 44 days with millions of cricket fans. All this adds up to big bucks for an underground world that closely keeps watch on every ball played. For each match, bookmakers take bets of about Rs 400 crore. So which are the top three teams of this season, according to them?

Ab tak jo bhi matches play huee hai usmein toh Kolkata, Chennai aur Hyderabad hi acchi lag rahi hai. (Among all the matches played so far, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad teams have been impressive.)

The season may have just begun but the odds are already set. Remember, the lesser the betting rate, the more favoured is the team to win.

Out of the eight teams playing in the tournament Kolkata Knight Riders are the current favourites at just below Rs 5. (Kolkata Knight Riders Rs 4.75)

They are followed by Chennai Super Kings at Rs 5.50. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers rank next at Rs 6. The odds for the Bangalore Royal Challengers, Mumbai Indians, Kings XI, Punjab, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals range between Rs 7 to Rs 13.

Bets are placed on either full matches or the first ten overs, to help bookies and punters choose a favourite.

And since the IPL has players from across the world, bookies are also targetting individual players. Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya are the favourites.

But in a game that changes with every ball, the odds can change too. And while fortune may favour the brave, the bookies will favour the winners.

Pick the players without prejudice : Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes age should not be a barrier to selection for the Indian squad.

The man-of-the-match at the third and final Test against South Africa in Kanpur has been at the rough end of the selection process, especially when he was dropped from the one-day squad after the Australia series.

Kokota-based southpaw Ganguly, a veteran of 106 tests, has battled his way back into the fold, believing that proves there is not a new-found obsession with youth in the selection policy.

He told the Hindu Times: "For me, the driving force was to play for India again. It helped that I was not leading the side. The best way to pick a player on performance and nothing else.

"There is no other way to judge a player. You can do it only on performance and not age. It would be wrong to call it an obsession with youth."

The 37-year-old also had a word of warning for the youngsters set to benefit from the huge contracts being handed out by the Indian Premier League.

He said: "I will tell them that money will not fetch runs or wickets. It is only performance that will count. They have to work on their cricket and judge their abilities by what they achieve, not what they earn.

"You have to do well in Tests, to do well in all forms of the game. This is a lesson I learned the first time I played in a one-day match. Nothing can match Test cricket, nothing."

Vijay Mallya confident of Bangalore Royal Challengers

IPL's Bangalore team franchisee owner Vijay Mallya has said he was confident that his "ageing" team were all set for victory in the inaugural season of the Twenty20 league.

Mallya, speaking to reporters after announcing the 'Kingfisher Fair Play Award', said chief cricket manager Martin Crowe and captain Rahul Dravid had told him that they were "upbeat and the team looks good".

Coach Venkatesh Prasad was also confident of a good show.

"I did not bother about media's comments about my team. We have a formidable batting line-up and I am confident of our bowlers. We will rise to the occasion in the entire tournament," he said.

Mallya said his side had recruited more Indian players as the "local players can attract the crowd better".

"We did not hire foreign players only to attract crowd. Dravid, Kumble, Praveenkumar, (Virat) Kohli and Zaheer can be good crowd pullers," he said.

Mallya, who has flown in cheerleaders from the US for his team, was of the opinion that entertainment during the match will only enhance the game and will not affect it adversely.

"I saw such programmes in Sydney Olympics and some baseball and soccer games in the United States that provided glamour and enthusiasm to the tournaments," he said.

Ryan Sidebottom would love to play in IPL

England pacer Ryan Sidebottom admits he would love the chance to play in the Indian Premier League.

The star-studded Twenty20 tournament, which begins later this month, has captured the imagination of cricket fans across the world.

India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Australian legends Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist are among the household names taking part, but the England and Wales Cricket Board insist no centrally-contracted players would be allowed to play.

Despite the ECB's stance Sidebottom, the star of England's recent Test series win in New Zealand, is keen to get a taste of the new league.

"If there is a window for the IPL then I would love to play in it, of course," he told BBC Radio Five Live.

"It's down to England and I'm contracted to them. "The calendar is very hectic and to play for England you represent your country and I'm concentrating on that."

England batsman Alastair Cook also believes the IPL is good for the development of the game and is convinced his country will eventually let stars like Sidebottom and Kevin Pietersen play in the competition.

"Issues will be sorted out as to when England players could play in it and if the opportunity arrives to play in it I'm sure people will play," Cook said.

ICC is powerless to stop match fixing, says Sarfra

Pakistan's whistleblowers on match fixing Sarfraz Nawaz and Rashid Latif said Friday that cricket authorities were powerless to stop match fixing in the Indian private leagues.

Banned Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar last week triggered a new controversy by claiming in a television interview that he was offered money to underperform in South Africa in 2003 and in India.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-corruption Unit quizzed Akhtar and three other Pakistani players -- Younis Khan, Danish Kaneria and Umar Gul -- last week.

Nawaz said the ICC was not serious about stopping match fixing.

"I have given a lot of information on fixing to the ICC but they are not serious in stopping the rot. Now, through the various private leagues which offer millions of dollars, this menace will boom," said Nawaz, who played 55 Tests for Pakistan.

He said the ICC-recognised multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts on April 18, should be monitored.

"Millions of dollars are spent on this league, and I see an open field for bookmakers to fix matches and the players will be approached to lose matches. There should be some serious monitoring on that," he added.

The former paceman -- nicknamed the Sultan of Swing -- said the ICC had double standards in recognising the IPL and ruling a rival faction, the Indian Cricket League (ICL), unauthorised.

"I think boards of the country are getting big money and that is why they have allowed their players to feature in the IPL and have banned players who joined the other league," said Nawaz.

"I think Kapil Dev (former Indian captain who heads the ICL) must sue the ICC in an international court."

Former Pakistan captain Latif said players would be vulnerable to corruption in private leagues.

"Players are more likely to fall prey to corruption in private leagues as the national honour is not at stake there, so IPL people must monitor it seriously," said Latif.

Latif blew the whistle on fixing in 1995, saying some players were involved in the malpractice.

Latif blamed the ICC for not providing support to the players who reveal facts about fixing and demanded support for Akhtar.

"They (ICC) are ready to take action against a player who does not disclose information but does the ICC or ACSU offer proper protection, rewards and show respect to players who come forward and reveal the truth?" Latif asked.

"They are questioning Akhtar for not disclosing the offers (made) to him but why should any player come forward and reveal details about offers from bookies," the former wicket-keeper added.

Latif stressed fixing still existed in the game.

"Fancy fixing, and other methods are being used to corrupt players and it still exists in cricket," he said, referring to a type of fixing in which people can bet on various aspects of a match.

Glenn McGrath is looking forward to renew the Tendulkar Episode

Ex Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has said that he was looking forward to renew his rivalry against Sachin Tendulkar in the Indian Premier League T20 tournament.

"Playing against Sachin Tendulkar is always fascinating for me," McGrath told reporters after a net session with his team Delhi Daredevils.

"He is a class act. Whether it is Test or One-Day he is a genius. But in the T20 format he can be destructive because the game is tilted towards the favour of batsmen," he added.

The legendary bowler said he was excited about playing "this new format of the game".

McGrath, who will play under the captaincy of the explosive Virender Sehwag, said "we are lucky that he is with us".

"Sehwag on his day can destroy any attack. He is a destructive and class player," he added.

McGrath said he was surprised to hear that according to a survey Australian players were interested in taking retirement to play in the IPL.

"It is surprising that Australian players are so fascinated to play in the IPL. But I will be disappointed if they join IPL before playing any international cricket," he added.

May we get to see the old days again.

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Kapil calls out at 'traitor' BCCI

Lashing out at the BCCI, India's World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev on Thursday described Indian cricket's governing body as "traitor" who said that cricketers playing in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) were not eligible to turn out for their country.

"If anybody, be it any person or any organisation, says these boys cannot play for India and constantly opposes ICL, I'll consider him as traitor," Kapil Dev, Chairman of the ICL, said lashing out at the board.

"I would like to send a message to the BCCI. Please answer one question. Am I doing something wrong? Are these cricketers who play in ICL not Indians? They all want to play for the country. Why shouldn't you allow them?," Kapil asked.

The legendary cricketer was addressing an ICL media conference in the presence of Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty, West Bengal Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty and a large number of film personalities and cultural bigwigs of Bengal.

Kapil said he and others involved with the ICL were 'not at all afraid' of the BCCI. "Had we been afraid, then we would not have come this far. It is not that we abhor fights. If a fight is based on ethics it is welcome but let it not be a boxing match," he said.

Turning emotional, the great all-rounder said he wanted the BCCI to be the father figure and the IPL the 'elder brother' to ICL.

"Ideally IPL should be the elder brother to ICL and BCCI should be a father figure. You know if a younger son does anything wrong, the father does not throw him out," he said.

BCCI to seek clarification over ICL rebels

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Niranjan Shah said here on Saturday that they would seek clarifications from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for issuing no objection certificates (NOC) to former players Mushtaq Ahmed and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to represent English county. The BCCI will seek clarification from England Cricket Board (ECB) for entertaining the two former players despite their playing in the rebel Indian Cricket League.

"We want clarifications from PCB and ECB for issuing NOCs and accepting the two players as we have a clear understanding with all the Test playing nations that they should not allow their players, who are part of the ICL, to represent any form of cricket at any level whether the players concerned has a contract with their respective boards or not," Shah told Cricketnext over phone on Saturday.

"If media reports are true and if PCB has issued NOCs to the two players to represent Sussex (Mushtaq) and Yorkshire (Naved), then we will seek clarifications from PCB and then will approach ECB as the two county sides come under the England board's jurisdiction," he added.

Yorkshire had welcomed Naved with open arms after he got a NOC from the PCB on Thursday.

It is also learnt that the England board is legally powerless to take any action in the light of the NOCs being granted by another board and BCCI will have to settle the matter directly with PCB.

Robin Singh wants the IPL crowd to embrace Symonds, Gilchrist

Hangover of India's acrimonious Australia tour may linger but Hyderabad coach Robin Singh would like to see the Indian crowd embrace Andrew Symonds and Adam Gilchrist once the Indian Premier League (IPL) takes off.

Robin, also Team India's fielding coach, has seen from close quarter the racism row in Australia featuring Symonds and Harbhajan Singh that threatened to polarise the cricket world.

Though sanity eventually prevailed, it left enough bad blood and it remains to be seen how the Indian crowd greet the Australian duo who would pull on the Hyderabad jersey in the IPL.

Robin, however, hopes that the crowd would embrace the duo and greet them with the same warmth bestowed on their Indian counterparts.

"I would definitely ask the people to treat them well. After all, we are popularising the game, particularly this form of cricket. I think they should be given the same treatment," the former player told PTI.

He also dismissed the view that both Symonds and Gilchrist would be under pressure once they arrive here.

"Absolutely not. These guys are thorough professionals. They have won a huge sum of money from the bid and there is no doubt about their motivation levels. I also had a long discussion with them," he said.

Talking about the Hyderabad side, Robin said it was a balanced team, even though they might need an additional pacer.

"Ours is a very good fielding side and a top batting side. May be we require an extra fast bowler. We have quality spinners in Shahid Afridi, Symonds and Pragyan Ohja. In the bowling departments, RP Singh and Chaminda Vaas are there. We have roped in Sanjay Bangar too and we will use him as well", he said.

"We will be changing our combination according to the strength of the team that we will be playing," he said.

Asked which team looked most formidable in the tournament, he said, "In this format of the game each team is a good side. Some teams look formidable on paper. But the matches are not based on their strength on paper."

He was also of the view that IPL would put adequate emphasis on fitness.

"There are a lot of professional fitness experts coming, which probably the state associations could not afford so far. Now you have franchisees and they can afford these. There will be lot of emphasis on fitness," he said.

"Even international players have to ensure that they take of care their fitness because the season is long. Fitness is one thing which is important in this short game. Fitness is the key as Twenty20 is very demanding and the time to recover is very short," he added.

The former all-rounder hoped IPL would throw up new stars and on personal front, he said he was looking forward to coaching the Hyderabad side.

"It is a great opportunity for me. I have been involved with Indian cricket for long. From the international point of view, this is the second time that I will be coaching. Earlier, I have done it in the Asian Cricket Council, even though the standards was different, Robin said.

"It helps your thinking and wide range of other aspects. It definitely helps to improve your knowledge much better. Your thinking patterns changes a bit and your experience will allow you to do that also," he said.

Asked about condition of pitches for both home and away matches, Robin said he had not seen the track in Hyderabad.

"One has to be careful about preparation of pitches but at the same time, pitches will not make much of a difference in the Twenty20 format," he said.

Andre Nel ditched for India tour, may quit South Africa

SA fast bowler Andre Nel has most likely played his last game for his country as politics, through the system of targets, forced his exclusion from the tour of India later this month.

It could lead him quitting South Africa before the tour of England later this year and instead, find him playing under a Kolpak contract that will end his international career.

Andre Nel, who devastated the Bangladesh batting in the second ODI of the series on Wednesday, was a reluctant member of the side for the game, taking 4-29 as the tourists won the game by seven wickets and a 2-0 lead in the three match series.

Upset and angry at being dropped from the three-match Test tour of India later this month, Nel's place in the side for the India tour has been filled by Charl Langeveldt, who is three years older and largely an untried competitor in Indian conditions.

In a career of six Tests Langeveldt has earned 16 wickets at 37.08, hardly the credentials to worry the Indian batting opposition. While he picked up three wickets in the second game against Bangladesh on Wednesday, he was bowling in a slipstream created by Nel's pace.

Langeveldt is seen more as a ODI competitor than a Test bowler, but the team, announced late Tuesday, also excludes an out-of-form Herschelle Gibbs.

Nel's ditching highlights the sort of politics that Cricket South Africa are now prepared to dabble in with their players in what is a crucial tour. But officials such as Cricket South Africa's President, Norman Arendse is not bothered by the future of such players as Nel.

As the rangy 30-year-old East Rand fast bowler is not of the books of teams in either the Indian Premier League or the unofficial Indian Cricket League, he could look for an ICL contract as well as a Kolpak deal.

His axing makes him the first victim of a deliberate revenge tactic employed by certain political circles within South Africa that have been interfering with team selection policy. They want to change the colour of the South African side before the 2011 World Cup in the sub-continent.

Nel was seen in animated conversation with team coach Mickey Arthur at the team's hotel in Chittagong before the second game of the series on Tuesday and is believed to have told the coach he didn't want to play, but reluctantly agreed.

May we see him more often

18 International players finalised for second IPL Bidding

Pakistan's Mohammed Yousuf and South Africa's Ashwell Prince, who were dumped by franchise owners at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction last month, along with Misbah-ul-Haq will be among the 18 players to be auctioned on Tuesday.

IANS accessed the highly confidential players' list that will be distributed to the eight franchise owners not before Tuesday morning.

The list includes seven New Zealanders, four Australians, three Pakistanis, two from Bangladesh, and one each from Sri Lanka and South Africa.

The list includes the cricketers who are already contracted by IPL, an extension of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and would be playing in the maiden edition of the lucrative Twenty20 tournament starting April 18.

"There are 13 other foreign players who have shown keen interest to play in the first season," a top BCCI official told IANS on condition of anonymity.

As per the IPL rules, the high profile team owners are free to buy more foreign players from outside the list of 18. But the teams will have to inform the IPL about the players they are targeting and the organisers will then negotiate their base price and try to secure the no-objection certificates (NOCs) from their home boards.

Pakistani batting's mainstay Yousuf and Prince were up for sale in the first auction, but there were no takers for the two players. They were once again ignored even when they were presented at the end of the eight-round auction, where 75 players went down the hammer. The duo would now be hoping to be picked Tuesday.

Misbah, on the other hand, was not in the fray in the first auction.

The team owners, who were asked to spend between $3.3 million and $5 million at the first auction in Mumbai Feb 20, have varying amounts left in their kitty, which necessitated a second auction.

The amounts left are: $374,000 with Bangalore, $23,750 with Chennai, $71,250 with Delhi, $262,500 with Hyderabad, $1,700,000 with Jaipur, $107,500 with Kolkata, $292,250 with Mohali and $53,750 with Mumbai.

"However, if a team overspends $5 million on players who were initially not available but become available later, the excess expenditure will be ignored. Also, player fees for Indian players who were not in the auction do not count against the $5m purse," said the official.

"There will be no more auctions this season," the official added.

Each team can have a minimum of 16 players, including a maximum of eight currently available foreigners but not more than four in the playing XI. Those foreign players who are not available will not count towards the total.

The minimum of four under-22 players to be selected for the squad will be taken from catchments areas and include U-19, Ranji Trophy and national players. They should be under 22 years of age as on April 1 of the applicable season.

The minimum fee for Ranji Trophy and non-auction players has been fixed at $50,000 per season while under-22 players will receive $20,000 for the same period.

All players must submit the NOCs at least 30 days before the start of every season, with the exception for the Australian players.

Cricket Australia (CA) has said that it would give NOCs to its players, if the franchise keen to contract a player has already met two conditions: (a) it has already signed two CA's centrally contracted players, or (b) it has already signed two players registered to the same Australian state association. This clause was added at the last minute before the first auction and will again apply.

But players who have retired from international and Australian domestic cricket and are not contracted with either CA or their state association - like Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath - do not have to meet this condition.

All team owners have to finalise their squads by 30 days before the start of the 2008 season, which is March 19.

Players for second auction: (includes Availability for the tournament)

1 Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan/batsman/season availability 80 percent)
2 Ashwell Prince (South Africa/batsman, 100 percent)
3 Kyle Mills (New Zealand/bowler/ 40 percent)
4 Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan/all-rounder, 80 percent)
5 Ross Taylor (New Zealand/batsman/40 percent)
6 Peter Fulton (New Zealand/batsman/40 percent)
7 Jamie How (New Zealand/batsman/40 percent)
8 Jeetan Patel (New Zealand/bowler/40 percent)
9 Chris Martin (New Zealand/bowler/40 percent)
10 James Franklin (New Zealand/bowler/40 percent)
11 Brad Hodge (Australia/batsman/100 percent)
12 Shane Watson (Australia/all-rounder/100 percent)
13 James Hopes (Australia/all-rounder/80 percent)
14 Luke Pomersbach (Australia/batsman/100 percent)
15 Prasanna Jayawardene (Sri Lanka/wicket-keeper-batsman/100 percent)
16 Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh/all-rounder/100 percent)
17 Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh/batsman/100 percent)
18 Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan/batsman/80 percent)

Players who have expressed their interest:

1 Goolam Bodi (South Africa)
2 Shaun Marsh (Australia)
3 Brad Hogg (Australia)
4 Shaun Tait (Australia)
5 Adam Voges (Australia)
6 Mick Lewis (Australia)
7 Darren Lehman (Australia)
8 Allen Wise (Australia)
9 Aiden Blizzard (Australia)
10 Adam Crosthwaite (Australia)
11 Yasir Hameed (Pakistan)
12 Kieran Powell (West Indies)
13 Dwayne Smith (West Indies)