IPL T20 Cricket

"Indian cricket God" Sachin Tendulkar return to Mumbai Indians will raise the TRPs for IPL T20 matches. Whether he is in form or not, Indians simply love to watch him. IPL authorities decided to give purple cap to highest wicket taker as they are already giving orange cap to highest run getter.

1. Sachin will play against Chennai: Confirmed. Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar will play in the next match at Chennai Superkings in Mumbai. He will take over captaincy reins from Shaun Pollock who marshalled the team mates to sensational wins in the crisis period. Sachin will open innings with Sanath Jayasuriya in the Sunday match. Mumbai will become a strong contender for semi-final berth with the return of “Little Master”. Mumbai is on winning spree after defeating top teams like Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils.

2. Laxman out for 2 weeks: Is it really a loss?

Another setback for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers. VVS Laxman will not play in Indian Premier League for another 2 weeks means he will be available for last 2 league games only.

3. Bangalore IPL: Controversies galore.

Vijay Mallya is thinking that he was deceived by Captain Rahul Dravid during IPL auction. He blindly put faith on his icon, Rahul Dravid who went to the auction without doing sufficient ground work over T20 cricket as he lacks experience in this format. Vijay Mallya is speaking corporate language which Indian cricketers take time to understand. They want ruthless execution of tasks as Australian cricketers do on the ground. IPL T20 format is for multitalented young cricketers but Rahul Dravid picked old age test cricketers (like him). He is paying price now. Will other franchisee owners also follow “Hire and fire” game?

4. Kolkata Knight Riders management "politely" asked 5 players to vacate their hotel rooms as they went on cost cutting measures. How much money will they cost if they stay on in the hotel for another 2o days? Poor management decision from Shahrukh Khan.

The players list: Yashpal Singh, Ranadeb Bose, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sourashish Lahiri and Hokkaido. These young cricketers may have learnt a lot by spending time with giants like Shoaib Akthar and Sourav Ganguly. But most of the film stars are always greedy in their acts.

5. Purple cap for highest wicket taker:

Purple cap will be awarded to highest wicket taker in the Indian Premier League. Orange cap is awarded to highest run getter in the tournament. If two bowlers tie on wickets, economy rate will be taken into consideration to decide cap winner. Gautam Gambhir is leading the batsmen list while Indian speedsters Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth and Irfan Pathan are leading wicket takers list.

Bangalore and Kolkata franchisee owners should learn lessons from Mohali and Jaipur team owners on management and PR. Shahrukh and Mallya are too much greedy or rude in their behaviour.