Shaun Tait & Munaf Patel can cover up for Sohail Tanveer's Absence

This is the interview with Rajasthan Royals' Dinesh Salunkhe, this is taken from Espnstar.com.

“Munaf (Patel) did a good job last year. Sidharth Dwivedi is also there and then we also have Shaun Tait this year, so overall I think we would be able to cover up well for Tanvir though I must say he did exceptionally well last year,” Salunkhe said.

Dinesh Salunkhe who would primarily be in the side as a leg-spinning all-rounder who can use the long handle when the need arises said that he would be looking to bowl a tidy line and length and would primarily focus on control.

"Right line would be crucial, He said that conditions in South Africa would not assist spinners much and that is why landing the ball in the right areas would be the key.

“South African conditions would not help spinners so I would try to bowl a good line and length. Control would be the key and I am looking forward to the challenge,” he said.

Salunkhe who plays for Mumbai in the domestic circuit then spoke about his relationship with skipper Shane Warne and what he learnt from the wizard of spin during the IPL’s first edition.

The Mahela dismissal

He also narrated the famous Mahela Jayawardene dismissal during their match against Kings XI Punjab.

“Warne got rid of Kumar Sangakkara and then when I went to congratulate him he asked me to get Jayawardene’s wicket. I was surprised but then he told me what to do and I finally lapped up the wicket”.

“He is a master of the game. He has taught me a lot of things like the slider, the winning attitude, confidence.”

“The only thing which the skipper said was to go and get the batsmen. 'Do not think about anything else.' He gave so much confidence that each of us wanted to deliver more than our abilities,” said Salunkhe.

"We are under no pressure"

Salunkhe who has played six T20 matches and has picked up a wicket with a not so impressive economy rate of 9.75 said that the team is under no pressure, though they are the defending champions.

“We will play with the same kind of attitude and would definitely do well this time again,” he said.

Speaking about his career, the 27-year-old said that the IPL matured him as a player.

“I was a novice cricketer when I won the 'Cricket Star' competition and was sent to Leicestershire to train but now after the IPL I have learnt a lot and I think I have matured a lot as a cricketer as well. Playing with such biggies and sharing dressing room with players like Warne and Graeme Smith has certainly helped,” concluded the all-rounder.

This was an interview with Rajasthan Royals' spinner Dinesh Salukhe, this interview is taken from www.espnstar.com

Deccan Chargers Team List Players for New IPL Season 2009

Here's the list of the players in the Deccan Chargers Ipl team for the season 2009. There are quite a few new players in 2009 for the Deccan Chargers IPL team.

Adam Gilchrist
Abhinav Kumar
Andrew Symonds
Arjun Yadav
Chamara Silva
Chaminda Vaas
Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna
Dwaraka Ravi Teja
Dwayne Smith
Fidel Edwards
Halhadar Das
Harmeet Singh
Herschelle Gibbs
Jas Karandeep Singh
Manvinder Bisla
Nuwan Zoysa
Paidikalva Vijaykumar
Pragyan Ojha
Rohit Sharma
Rudra Pratap Singh
Ryan Harris
Sarvesh Kumar
Scott Styris
Shoaib Ahmed
Tirumalsetti Suman
Venugopal Rao
VVS Laxman
Darren Lehman (AUS) (Coach)

Mumbai Indians Team List Players for New IPL Season 2009

Here's the list of the players in the Mumbai Indians Ipl team for the season 2009. There are quite a few new players in 2009 for the Mumbai Indians IPL team.

Sachin Tendulkar
Abhishek Nayar
Ajinkya Rahane
Chetnya Nanda
Dhawal Kulkarni
Dilhara Fernando
Dwayne Bravo
Graham Napier
Harbhajan Singh
Jaydev Shah
Jean-Paul Duminy
Jude Singh
Kyle Mills
Lasith Malinga
Luke Ronchi
Mohammad Ashraful
Pinal Shah
Raheel Shaikh
Rohan Raje
Ryan McLaren
Sanath Jayasuriya
Saurabh Tiwary
Shikhar Dhawan
Yogesh Takawale
Zaheer Khan
Shaun Pollock(Mentor) (Coach)
Pravin Amre (Coach)

Rajasthan Royals Team List Players for New IPL Season 2009

Here's the list of the players in the Rajasthan Royals Ipl team for the season 2009. There are quite a few new players in 2009 for the Rajasthan Royals IPL team.

Shane Warne (Captain and Coach)
Abhishek Raut
Ahad Malek
Amit Singh
Anup Revandkar
Ashraf Makda
Atul Sharma
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Dinesh Salunke
Gajendra Singh
Graeme Smith
Kamran Akmal
Lee Carseldine
Mahesh Rawat
Mohammad Arif
Mohammad Kaif
Morne Morkel
Munaf Patel
Naman Ojha
Niraj Patel
Paras Dogra
Paul Valthaty
Pratmesh Salunke
Pushkarraj Chavan
Raiphi Gomez
Ravindra Jadeja
Robert Quiney
Shane Harwood
Shane Watson
Shaun Tait
Siddharth Chitnis
Siddharth Trivedi
Srideep Mangela
Swapnil Asnodkar
Tyron Henderson
Yusuf Pathan

Delhi Daredevils Team List Players for New IPL Season 2009

Here's the list of the players in the Delhi Daredevils Ipl team for the season 2009. There are quite a few new players in 2009 for the Delhi Daredevils IPL team.

Virender Sehwag
Aavishkar Salvi
AB de Villiers
Amit Mishra
Andrew McDonald
Ashish Nehra
Daniel Vettori
David Warner
Dinesh Karthik
Dirk Nannes
Farveez Maharoof
Gautam Gambhir
Glenn McGrath
Manoj Tiwary
Mithun Manhas
Owais Shah
Paul Collingwood
Pradeep Sangwan
Rajat Bhatia
Tejashwi Yadav
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Umesh Yadav
Yo Mahesh
Yogesh Nagar
Greg Shipperd (AUS) (Coach)

Kings Eleven Punjab Team List Players for New IPL Season 2009

Here's the list of the players in the Kings Eleven Punjab Ipl team for the season 2009. There are quite a few new players in 2009 for the Kings Eleven Punjab IPL team.

Yuvraj Singh
Ajitesh Argal
Amanpreet Singh
Brett Lee
Burt Cockley
Irfan Pathan
James Hopes
Jerome Taylor
Karan Goel
Kumar Sangakkara
Luke Pomersbach
Mahela Jayawardene
Piyush Chawla
Ramesh Powar
Ranadeb Bose
Ravi Bopara
Ravikant shukla
Ryan Ninan
S. Sreesanth
Shaun Marsh
Simon Katich
Sunny Sohal
Tanmay Srivastava
Taruwar Kohli
Uday Kaul
Vikramjeet Malik
VRV Singh
Wilkin Mota
Yash Gandhi
Tom Moody (AUS) (Coach)

Kolkata Knight Riders Team List Players for IPL Season 2009

Here's the list of the players in the Kolkata Knight Riders Ipl team for the season 2009. There are quite a few new players in 2009 for the Kolkata Knight Riders IPL team. There have been some new thats Sourav Ganguly might not be the sole captain for the 2nd season of ipl.

Sourav Ganguly (Captain)
Aakash Chopra
Ajantha Mendis
Ajit Agarkar
Angelo Mathews
Anureet Singh
Arindam Ghosh
Ashoke Dinda
Brad Hodge
Brendan McCullum
Cheteshwar Pujara
Chris Gayle
David Hussey
Ishant Sharma
Laxmi Ratan Shukla
Mark Cameron
Mashrafe Mortaza
Moises Henriques
Murali Kartik
Ricky Ponting
Sanjay Bangar
Shoaib Sheikh
Sourav Sarkar
Sunny Singh
Wriddhiman Saha
Yashpal Singh
John Buchanan (AUS) (Coach)

Bangalore Royal Challengers Name of Team List Players for IPL Season 2

Here's the new list of the final players in the Bangalore Royal Challengers team for the IPL season 2. There are quite a few new players in 2009 for the Bangalore Royal Challengers, and they also have a new captain in the form of Kevin Petierson

Kevin Pietersen (Captain)
Abhmanyu Mithun
Anil Kumble
Balachandra Akhil
Bharat Chipli
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Cameron White
Dale Steyn
Devraj Patil
Dillon du Preez
Gaurav Dhiman
Ishank Jaggi
Jacques Kallis
Jagadeesh Arun Kumar
Jesse Ryder
Jitendra Patil
Karan Sharma
Kedar Jadhav
Kotarangada Appanna
Manish Pandey
Mark Boucher
Muralidharen Gautam
Nathan Bracken
Pankaj Singh
Praveen Kumar
R. Suteesh
Rahul Dravid
Rajesh Bishnoi
Raju Bhatkal
Robin Uthappa
Roelof van der Merwe
Rohit Sabharwal
Ross Taylor
Saurabh Bandekar
Sreesanth Aravind
Srivastava Goswami
Sunil Joshi
Tinu Yohannan
Udit Patel
Vinay Kumar
Virat Kohli
Wasim Jaffer
Ray Jennings (SA) (Coach)

Chennai Super Kings Team List Players for IPL Season 2

Here's the list of the players in the Chennai Super Kings Ipl team for the season 2. There are quite a few new players in 2009 for the Chennai Super Kings.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain)

BATSMEN

Matthew Hayden
Suresh Raina
Michael Hussey
Anirudha Srikkanth
Subramaniam Badrinath
George Bailey
Arun Karthik
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Abhinav Mukund
Murali Vijay


ALL-ROUNDERS / WICKET-KEEPERS Andrew Flintoff
Jacob Oram
Albie Morkel
Parthiv Patel
Shadab Jakati
Viraj Kadbe
Suresh Kumar
Napolean Einstein


BOWLERS Muralitharan
Joginder Sharma
Makhaya Ntini
Thilan Thushara
Ravichandran Aswhin
Manpreet Gony
Laxmipathy Balaji
Palani Amarnath
Sudeep Tyagi


STAFF Stephen Fleming - Coach
Gregory King - Trainer

IPL 2009 Final & Revised time-table, Match Schedules, Venues, Timings, Match Fixtures in South Africa

So, the revised final time-table for the IPL 2009 which is going to be held in South Africa is out. You can find all the IPL 2009 match details with venues, dates and timings. The timings given in this time-table are all according to IST (Indian Standard Time).. IPL Season 2 kicks off on 18th April, 2009 with the first match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.. So, save this ipl 2009 time-table, match fixtures and match schedules for Indian Premier league 2009

Saturday, 18th April, 2009

Match 1
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Cape Town
Timing -4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 2
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Sunday, 19th April, 2009

Match 3
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 4
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Monday, 20th April, 2009

Match 5
Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Tuesday, 21st April, 2009

Match 6
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 7
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 8
Wednesday, 22nd April, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 9
Thursday, 23rd April, 2009
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 10
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 11
Friday, 24th April, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 12
Saturday, 25th April, 2009
Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 13
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 14
Sunday, 26th April, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 15
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 16
Monday, 27th April, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 17
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 18
Tuesday, 28th April, 2009
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 19
Wednesday, 29th April, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 20
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 21
Thursday, 30th April, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 22
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 23
Friday, 1st May, 2009
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: East London
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 24
Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 25
Saturday, 2nd May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 26
Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 27
Sunday, 3rd May, 2009
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 28
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 29
Monday, 4th May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: East London
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 30
Tuesday, 5th May, 2009
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 31
Wednesday, 6th May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 32
Thursday, 7th May, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 33
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 34
Friday, 8th May, 2009
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: East London
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 35
Saturday, 9th May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Kimberley
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 36
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Kimberley
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 37
Sunday, 10th May, 2009
Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 38
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 39
Monday, 11th May, 2009
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Kimberley
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 40
Tuesday, 12th May, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 41
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 42
Wednesday, 13th May, 2009
Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Cape Town
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 43
Thursday, 14th May, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 44
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 45
Friday, 15th May, 2009
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Bloemfontein
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 46
Saturday, 16th May, 2009
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Venue: Port Elizabeth
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 47
Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 48
Sunday, 17th May, 2009
Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 49

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Bloemfontein
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 50

Monday, 18th May, 2009
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 51
Tuesday, 19th May, 2009
Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 52
Wednesday, 19th May, 2009
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Durban
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 53
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Durban
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Match 54
Thursday, 21st May, 2009
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM IST

Match 55
Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

2009 IPL Semi-Finals Schedule

Friday, 22nd May, 2009
1st Semi-Final
TBC vs TBC
Venue: Pretoria (Centurion)
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

Saturday, 22nd May, 2009

2nd Semi-Final
TBC vs TBC
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

2009 IPL Final

Sunday, 24th May, 2009
Winner of 1st SF vs Winner of 2nd SF
Venue: Johannesburg
Timing - 8.00 PM to 11.00 PM IST

IPL to be held Outside INDIA, Venue might be South Africa or England

BCCI has taken a bold decision, and the decision is to take IPL out of india for the 2nd season. Yes, you read it right.

The 2009 Indian premier league season will happen outside India. South Africa and England are the 2 likely venues where the matches can be held. South africa holds the upper hand though.

IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi however said that the matches would be held on the scheduled dates. Neither would the timings change and the Indian audience will be able to watch the matches as scheduled according to the IST (Indian standard time).

BCCI President Shashank Manohar, addressing the press after the meeting said: "We have been forced to move the IPL out of India. My apologies to the people of India, who have loved the event. But the attitude of the government has forced us to take this step."

BCCI will come out with the venue details in the next 2-3 days. Shashank Manohar said, that many countries are interested in hosting the lucrative Twenty20 event.

The timings for the indian audience to watch the IPL matches will be 4 Pm and 8Pm IST

Come, visit us again to find the final IPL 2009 schedule and time-table.

Shaun Pollock in a New Role for Mumbai Indians In IPL 2009

Ex South-African captain Shaun Pollock will be returning to Indian Premier League side Mumbai Indians, but in a new role this time.

The South African pace bowler and former captain was a key player for Mumbai Indians last year but had scrapped a three-year contract after quitting competitive cricket.

The Mumbai Indians had signed up Zaheer Khan during the transfer period last year to fill the gap created by Pollock's exit.

But the 35-year-old has now signed a fresh two-year deal in an advisory role with the Mumbai franchisee.

"I still love the game and the pioneering aspect of a new team and a new concept is a challenge I'll enjoy," Pollock was quoted as saying by DNA.

"My role has evolved into that of an advisor and mentor after the management approached me with a flexible offer.

"I don't see myself as a coach.

"I just believe over the years I've experienced so many different approaches and methods in getting the best out of players and I think my role with the Mumbai Indians is an opportunity to pass on my skills and knowledge."

Pollock believes the Mumbai Indians, who had narrowly missed out on a semi-final berth last year, have the attributes to be a highly successful team.

"Obviously we're aiming to win the tournament," Pollock added.

"We can improve on our performance last year and hopefully we can get the best out of our players.

"I believe the Mumbai Indians have the raw ingredients to be a highly successful franchise.

"The team is a very exciting mix of youth and experience.

"There are legends in the team - and we know what to expect from them - and on the other hand we have guys with huge potential.

"I think we've got a great balance to the team."

Reliance Industries owned team is led by Sachin Tendulkar and also has former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh in their list.

IPL Revised Schedule to be out in 48 Hours

Indian Premier League organiser have submitted a revised time-table to the Home Ministry in a effort to make sure that IPL's second season should take place in 2009

The tournament ran into trouble due to security concerns because of the elections.

A day after a meeting between the Home Ministry and IPL officials failed to finalise the schedule which coincides with the general elections, the organisers re-worked the schedule for the third time.

"We have received a new schedule from the IPL organisers today and have sent to states for their view," a Home Ministry spokesman said.

Desperate to get the high-profile event on track, the IPL's top officials held a series of meetings fine-tune the time-table which has now taken into account the reservations and security constraints of the states hosting the matches.

IPL Dates not yet Decided

The Home Ministry had told the organisers that changes in the fixture was not acceptable and they would have to finalize the dates and venues consulting the state governments hosting the matches.

With around 20 days to go for the cash-rich IPL 2009 season to get underway, the Home Ministry's rejection of the 2nd proposed schedule submitted by the IPL organisers has put a question mark on the fate of the tournament which is suooi 10.

"The Home Ministry have expressed their concerns, they have explained it to us in details. We've also explained our difficulties and concerns and the importance of all the stakeholders," Srinivasan had told reporters.

The IPL is keen to hold the tournament between April 10 and May 24 as any postponement would mean that the event has to be shelved till this period next year in view of the packed cricketing calendar.

A postponement would also bring heavy financial losses for the organisers as well as the eight franchisees, many of whom have already gone ahead with their merchandising and ad campaigns.

Sure, this wont help the recession hit markets.

Mumbai Indians May Strike a Record Sponsorship Deal with Idea Cellular for IPL

IPL team Mumbai Indians is mighty close to finalise a record sponsorship deal with telecom giant Idea Cellular worth between $2 & 3 million for the 2nd season of IPL.

"We have almost finalised the deal. It is the biggest in the Indian premier league so far," a Mumbai Indians spokesperson said.

The MI spokesperson said that the deal, if and when signed, would be worth $2 million for preliminary matches played by Mumbai Indians and would go up to $3 million if the team reaches the semi finals and final.

However, a spokesperson for Idea said it was too early to give details about the proposed deal with Mumbai Indians.

"We are still at the negotiation stage and it's premature to talk about figures", he said.

Meanwhile, the Reliance Industries-owned Mumbai Indians team is continuing its negotiations with the Cricket Club of India to play all its home matches at the Brabourne Stadium, the Mumbai Indians spokesperson explained.

"We are still in talks with the CCI authorities and the response has been quite positive. We don't want to say anything more at this point", he said.

If the talks are successful, MI would play all their seven home matches at the Brabourne Stadium in South Mumbai.

In the first (2008) IPL Season, their home matches were split between the Wankhede Stadium and D Y Patil Stadium.

Tickets Booking for IPL 2009, season 2 IPL, Buy tickets online for IPL

The much awaited 2nd season of DLF Indian premier league (IPL) is supposed to be starting on 10th April in Mumbai. If things go as per plan and there are no security concerns, the schedule for ipl will not be changed.

There are not good enough online sources to book tickets for the 2nd season of indian premier league. Lot of questions will be running through the minds of anticipating fans. Questions like where can i buy ipl tickets? How can i buy tickets for Ipl? what is the cost and price for ipl tickets? Are the ipl tickets available online?

Well, Don't you all need to worry about booking the tickets for IPL season 2. I will post and update all the possible means of buying and booking of online tickets for ipl, as well booking and buying of ipl season 2 tickets via phone.

As of now, there is only one website i know who would be selling the tickets. and that is www.iplt20.com.

Please keep visiting this website for the latest updates and happenings on Indian premier league 2nd season. You can also see the live scores on this website for free.

Indian Premier League IPL 2nd Season Matches Time-Table, Schedules, Dates

Here is the time-table for the 2nd season of DLF Indian premier league. There has been some changes in the ipl match schedules because of the elections in India. I am posting the first version of the ipl-2 match dates which was realeased. I will post the revised match schedules soon. I have heard that IPL 2nd season will be inaugarated in mumbai this year and IPL will kick-off on 10th of April, 2009. So, have a look at this version of the DLF IPL season 2 time-table.

Indian Premiere League (IPL) season 2 TimeTable

1. Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : April 10, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

2. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Date : April 11, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

3. Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 11, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

4. Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : April 12, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

5. Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : April 12, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

6. Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : April 13, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

7. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : April 14, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

8. Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Date : April 15, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

9. Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : April 16, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

10. Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : April 16, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

11. Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 17, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

12. Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Date : April 18, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

13. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : April 18, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

14. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : April 19, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

15. Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : April 19, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

16. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : April 20, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

17. Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Date : April 21, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

18. Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
Date : April 22, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

19. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : April 23, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

20. Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : April 24, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

21. Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : April 25, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

22. Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 25, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

23. Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Date : April 26, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

24. Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : April 26, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

25. Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 27, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

26. Mumbai Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : April 28, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

27. Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : April 29, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

28.Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : April 29, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

29. Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 30, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

30. Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : May 1, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

31. Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Date : May 2, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

32. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : May 2, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

33. Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 3, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

34. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : May 3, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

35. Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : May 4, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

36. Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 5, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

37. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Date : May 6, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

38. Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : May 6, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

39. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers
Date : May 7, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Gorund : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

40. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 8, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Gardens, Kolkata

41. Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : May 9, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

42. Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Indians
Date : May 9, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

43. Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : May 10, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

44. Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : May 11, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

45. Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : May 12, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

46. Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
Date : May 12, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

47. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : May 13, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

48. Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 14, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

49. Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Date : May 14, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

50. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians
Date : May 15, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

51. Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : May 16, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

52. Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : May 16, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

53. Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : May 17, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

54. Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Date : May 17, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

55. Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : May 18, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

56. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 19, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

57. First Semi-Final
Date : May 21, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

58. Second Semi-Final
Date : May 22, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

59. Final
Date : May 24, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Mumbai