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24 April 2010

IPL-3 Awards Winner

IPL Awards Winners List 2010

Jury Awards
* Best Debut Performance: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
* Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
* Best Bowler: Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)
* Best Dramatic Performance: Harbhajan Singh (Mumbai Indians)
* Most Consistent Performer: Jacques Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Best Breakthrough Performance 2008: Brendon McCullum (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Best Breakthrough Performance 2009: Anil Kumble (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Best Fielder: AB de Villiers (Delhi Daredevils)
* Best Ground: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
* Best Stadium Experience: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Viewers’ Choice Awards
* Best Catch: David Hussey (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
* Best Captain: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
* Best Bowler: Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)
* Best Commentator: Ravi Shastri
* Most Stylish Player: Robin Uthappa (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
* Most Fan-Friendly Cricketer: Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers)
* Best Fielder: Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)

Statistical Awards
* Most Economical Bowler: Ravichandran Ashwin (Chennai Super Kings)
* Fastest Hundred: Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals)
* Highest Percentage of Runs Scored in Boundaries: Virender Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils)






IPL Awards 2010- Sachin dominates with best batsman and best captain award

IPL Awards 2010 function, the first ever of its kind, was held in Grand Prix Hyatt, Mumbai on 24th April and Hyatt hosted a galaxy of stars from both film and cricketing fraternity. But one star that shined the most was Sachin Tendulkar, the pole star of the star studded night who picked 3 major awards. The proud owner of the orange cap for the maximum number of runs in the entire series of IPL T 20 season 3 also collected Best Batsman Jury award and Viewers choice award in two categories: Best Batsman and Best Captain. 


The IPL awards ceremony was quite a show with two awards categories one was the Viewer’s Choice Awards and the other the Jury Awards. The Jury members were the top personalities from the cricketing arena such as Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Umpire Simon Taufel, Javagal Srinath, Lalit Modi and commentator Harsha Bhogle. Not only the awards but the presence of many big Bollywood personalities made the function an evening to remember in the times to come.

IPL Awards 2010 ceremony was hosted by the King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and writer director Karan Johar. Also present in the evening were movie stars Priyanka Chopra, Hritik Roshan, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif and music maestro A.R Rehman. The stars also presented dazzling performances to make the event a “Cricketainment” in true sense of the term.

Now to talk about the IPL awards 2010 categories, there were 22 categories in all that included batting, fielding, best commentator, best stadium, most stylish player of the tournament and many more. As mentioned earlier Sachin Tendulkar won 3 awards and among other winner are Robin Uthappa who won the awards for most stylish player of the IPL 2010 tournament, Best debut performance went to Kieron Pollard (MI), best bowler award was bagged by Pragyan Ojha (DC), the award for best dramatic performance went to Harbhajan Singh (MI), the most consistent performance award was grabbed by Jacques Kallis (RCB), best breakthrough performance 2008 was awarded to Brendon McCullum (KKR), best breakthrough performance 2009 went to Anil Kumble ( RCB), best fielder AB Villiers (DD), best ground M Chinnaswamy, Bengluru. Best Stadium Experience went to D Y Patil stadium Navi Mumbai. Best commentator award went to Ravi Shastri.

IPL awards 2010 viewers’ choice category has best catch award which went to David Hussey (KKR), the best batsman and best captain went to Sachin Tendulkar (MI), best bowler award was bagged by Pragyan Ojha (DC), Best commentator went to Ravi Shastri, most stylish player again went to Robin Uthappa (RCB), most fan-friendly cricket award went to Adam Gilchrist (DC) and the best fielder award went to Suresh Raina (CSK).

The other IPL awards 2010 category was the IPL Captains’ Award :The Indian Cricketing Legend I Would Want in my Team which went to none other than Kapil Dev. There were other Statistical Awards and among them were categories for most Economical Bowler which went to Ravichandran Ashwin of Chennai Super Kings.

IPL franchises should be allowed to hold on to a certain number of players -- Sachin


Sachin Tendulkar, the Mumbai Indians captain, has said the IPL franchises should be allowed to hold on to a certain number of players from their existing squads as the league prepares for a reshuffle at the end of the 2010 season, when existing player contracts expire. Next year the IPL will have two new franchises - Pune and Kochi - and a fresh auction but Tendulkar wanted teams to be able to retain at least eight players.
"About retaining players, my personal thoughts are that we should be allowed to retain four India players and four foreign players," Tendulkar told the Indian news channel Times Now. "As for domestic players, it should be up to the franchisees. I feel it's a tough call because all teams have made huge efforts in building a good side.
"It's not an overnight result. For three years everyone has been working on what's the best combination. Even a player's identity is important. We have to look into these things and then have some changes. I hope there are not too many changes."
For a player who opted not to represent India in Twenty20 internationals in 2007, Tendulkar has appeared to have mastered the art of batting in the shortest format, as his statistics this IPL indicate. His batting has been a sensation this season but his captaincy has also drawn plaudits. Tendulkar captained India twice unsuccessfully, but he said he did not have a point to prove to critics as Mumbai prepared to contest their first IPL final.
"It's a big stage but it's not about proving a point to someone that I can manage captaincy. I have never played for that," he said. "The runs I have scored in all forms of the game, I was not trying to prove something to someone. I have just played because I enjoyed playing and loved playing and the passion for cricket is there. I have just done that and while doing that all this has happened."

22 April 2010

Anil Kumble


Man Of The Match - Doug Bollinger


Chennai Super Kings 142 for 7 (Badrinath 37, Harris 3-29) beat Deccan Chargers 104 (Symonds 23, Bollinger 4-13) by 38 runs
Doug Bollinger turned in a Man-of-the-Match performance

Doug Bollinger turned in a Man-of-the-Match performance, Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings, IPL, 2nd semi-final, April 22, 2010

Chennai Super Kings won by 38 runs


Indian Premier League - 2nd semi final
Chennai Super Kings won by 38 runs
Chennai Super Kings innings (20 overs maximum)RB4s6sSR
View dismissalM Vijaylbw b Harris151011150.00
View dismissalML Haydenc Symonds b Harris892088.88
View dismissalSK Rainac †Gilchrist b Symonds240050.00
View dismissalS Badrinathst †Gilchrist b Singh37413190.24
View dismissalMS Dhoni*†c Sharma b Harmeet Singh30323093.75
View dismissalJA Morkelc Symonds b Ojha4400100.00
View dismissalS Anirudhac Gibbs b Harris241512160.00
R Ashwinnot out6510120.00
SB Jakatinot out0000-
Extras(b 8, lb 5, w 3)16
Total(7 wickets; 20 overs)142(7.10 runs per over)
Did not bat DE BollingerM Muralitharan
Fall of wickets1-12 (Hayden, 1.6 ov)2-25 (Vijay, 3.1 ov)3-29 (Raina, 4.5 ov)4-81 (Dhoni, 13.2 ov),5-96 (Morkel, 14.5 ov)6-117 (Badrinath, 18.2 ov)7-137 (Anirudha, 19.4 ov)
BowlingOMRWEcon
View wicketA Symonds401814.50(1w)
View wicketsRJ Harris402937.25(1w)
View wicketRP Singh403318.25(1w)
View wicketPP Ojha402716.75
View wicketHarmeet Singh402215.50
Deccan Chargers innings (target: 143 runs from 20 overs)RB4s6sSR
View dismissalAC Gilchrist*†c Anirudha b Bollinger15201175.00
View dismissalHH Gibbsb Jakati18261069.23
View dismissalTL Sumanc Raina b Bollinger4410100.00
View dismissalRG Sharmac Muralitharan b Morkel250040.00
View dismissalA Symondsc Vijay b Ashwin232230104.54
View dismissalMD Mishrast †Dhoni b Jakati250040.00
View dismissalB Sumanthb Bollinger16182088.88
View dismissalRJ Harrisc Vijay b Bollinger15811187.50
View dismissalHarmeet Singhlbw b Muralitharan01000.00
RP Singhnot out03000.00
View dismissalPP Ojhac Bollinger b Raina140025.00
Extras(lb 2, w 6)8
Total(all out; 19.2 overs)104(5.37 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-19 (Gilchrist, 5.1 ov)2-23 (Suman, 5.5 ov)3-31 (Sharma, 7.2 ov)4-48 (Gibbs, 10.5 ov),5-54 (Mishra, 12.1 ov)6-82 (Symonds, 15.2 ov)7-103 (Harris, 17.4 ov)8-103 (Sumanth, 17.6 ov),9-103 (Harmeet Singh, 18.1 ov)10-104 (Ojha, 19.2 ov)
BowlingOMRWEcon
View wicketR Ashwin401413.50
View wicketsDE Bollinger411343.25
View wicketM Muralitharan401614.00
View wicketJA Morkel301515.00
View wicketsSB Jakati4044211.00(2w)
View wicketSK Raina0.20010.00
Match details
Toss Chennai Super Kings, who chose to bat
Series Chennai Super Kings advanced
Player of the match DE Bollinger (Chennai Super Kings)
Umpires BR Doctrove (West Indies) and RB Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire DJ Harper (Australia)
Match referee J Srinath
Reserve umpire SN Bandekar

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