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Chennai Super Kings
On: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Chennai Super Kings are a part of the eight club Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by India Cements, who paid US$91 million to acquire the rights to the franchise for the next 10 years. Mr. N. Srinivasan who is the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Ltd., is the defacto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position within the company. He is also the treasurer of the BCCI.
Former captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, is the brand ambassador for the franchise, and former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar is the Chief Selector. The star ambassador for the team is the Tamil film star, Vijay. Film actress Nayantara was initially appointed as a co-brand ambassador, but was later fired as she was unable to meet the commitments of regular match appearances.
2008 IPL Season
The Super Kings had a solid start to their 2008 IPL Season, winning their first 4 matches. However, their top order and bowling attack took a hit after Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey and Jacob Oram left the team for international duty. The team's performance reflected this, as they proceeded to lose their next 3 matches. The batting, although inconsistent, eventually adjusted to the losses of Hayden and Hussey with contributions from captain M.S. Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Albie Morkel. The gap in the team’s bowling left by Oram’s departure was eventually filled by the arrival of Makhaya Ntini and Morkel (both of whom were playing the Pro20 domestic tournament in South Africa during the start of the tournament) and the emergence of Manpreet Gony. A win in the final league match against the Deccan Chargers ensured their progress into the semi-finals and eliminated the Mumbai Indians.
The team found form in the semi-finals, beating the Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets. They then lost to Rajasthan Royals in the finals by three wickets, becoming the runners-up of the inaugural IPL tournament.
Etymology
The name "Super Kings" honours the rulers of the golden era of Tamil culture . The team logo, a Lion, was the insignia of the Pallava dynasty which ruled Southern India including the areas that constitute present day Chennai. In terms of branding, the name "Super Kings" possibly refers to 'Coromandel King super grade cement', a brand of cement promoted by the India Cements Group.
Incidentally the Chennai based team playing in the ICL (the rebel league) are called the "Chennai Superstars".
Players
Chennai Super Kings are one of the three franchises with no icon player. The lack of an icon player benefited the Super Kings during the bidding as they managed to bid successfully on two (Dhoni & Muralitharan) of the six A listed player
Former captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, is the brand ambassador for the franchise, and former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar is the Chief Selector. The star ambassador for the team is the Tamil film star, Vijay. Film actress Nayantara was initially appointed as a co-brand ambassador, but was later fired as she was unable to meet the commitments of regular match appearances.
2008 IPL Season
The Super Kings had a solid start to their 2008 IPL Season, winning their first 4 matches. However, their top order and bowling attack took a hit after Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey and Jacob Oram left the team for international duty. The team's performance reflected this, as they proceeded to lose their next 3 matches. The batting, although inconsistent, eventually adjusted to the losses of Hayden and Hussey with contributions from captain M.S. Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Albie Morkel. The gap in the team’s bowling left by Oram’s departure was eventually filled by the arrival of Makhaya Ntini and Morkel (both of whom were playing the Pro20 domestic tournament in South Africa during the start of the tournament) and the emergence of Manpreet Gony. A win in the final league match against the Deccan Chargers ensured their progress into the semi-finals and eliminated the Mumbai Indians.
The team found form in the semi-finals, beating the Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets. They then lost to Rajasthan Royals in the finals by three wickets, becoming the runners-up of the inaugural IPL tournament.
Etymology
The name "Super Kings" honours the rulers of the golden era of Tamil culture . The team logo, a Lion, was the insignia of the Pallava dynasty which ruled Southern India including the areas that constitute present day Chennai. In terms of branding, the name "Super Kings" possibly refers to 'Coromandel King super grade cement', a brand of cement promoted by the India Cements Group.
Incidentally the Chennai based team playing in the ICL (the rebel league) are called the "Chennai Superstars".
Players
Chennai Super Kings are one of the three franchises with no icon player. The lack of an icon player benefited the Super Kings during the bidding as they managed to bid successfully on two (Dhoni & Muralitharan) of the six A listed player
Kolkata Knight Riders
Livery
The logo of the team consists of a blazing golden viking helmet against a black background with the name of the team Kolkata Knight Riders written in gold. The main theme of the team Korbo, Lorbo, Jitbo Re (We will do it, Fight for it, Win it) has been created by Vishal-Shekhar duo.A Knight Rider album with several singers and music composers including Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri will also be created.The tag line of the team is All the King's Men. The team's official colours are black and gold. Black stands for the courage of Maa Kali and gold stands for the spirit of winning.The jersey was created by Bollywood fashion designer Manish Malhotra. The team also has a mascot named Hoog Lee, who is a lazy Royal Bengal Tiger and loves to eat burgers. The name is a pun on the river Hooghly. The name Knight Riders has been chosen keeping in view the kids and the youth.
Players
Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian cricket team is the icon player and led the Kolkata franchise. The team also includes the Australian captain Ricky Ponting, allrounder Chris Gayle, David Hussey, Tatenda Taibu and wicket keeper batsman Brendon McCullum. The main bowlers are Shoaib Akhtar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Ajit Agarkar and Murali Karthik. Team also includes Umar Gul, Mohammad Hafeez and Salman Butt. Australian batsman Brad Hodge and Sri Lankan bowler, Ajantha Mendis, are recent additions to the squad.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders is one of the franchise of the eight team taking part in the Indian Premier League. It was bought by Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment in partnership with Juhi Chawla Mehta and her husband, Jai Mehta.
2008 IPL Season
Performance
The Knight Riders had a good beginning to the season by winning their first two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Knight Riders' opening batsman Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in the first match, which is a record for the highest runs ever scored by a batsman in a Twenty-20 match.However, the team started experiencing failures and lost consecutive four matches. The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning next three matches based on strong performances by Sourav and Shoaib Akhtar. But their performance dipped again and lost next three matches, which included their match against Mumbai Indians, in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in IPL.When their match against Delhi Daredevils was washed out due to rain, they lost any chance of making it to the semifinals. The Knight Riders ended their season on a winning note by defeating Kings XI Punjab on their home ground.
Controversy
There were reports of a rift between Shahrukh Khan and Sourav Ganguly over various issues such as team composition, Sourav's choice of batting first in the game against Chennai Super Kings, entertainment tax being imposed for matches played at Eden Gardens (Shahrukh reportedly wanted Sourav to speak to the West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya about it, which was refused by Sourav).It was also reported that Shahrukh Khan bestowed more powers to John Buchanan including giving him full powers to select the team for the following year which was not liked by Sourav.However, the team management issued a statement that the reports of a possible rift are untrue.Shahrukh Khan was further barred by the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit from entering the dressing room of the team when matches were in progress. Shahrukh Khan then issued a statement that he would be boycotting the remaining matches of the IPL till the code of conduct was clarified by the IPL authorities.
2008 IPL Season
Performance
The Knight Riders had a good beginning to the season by winning their first two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Knight Riders' opening batsman Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in the first match, which is a record for the highest runs ever scored by a batsman in a Twenty-20 match.However, the team started experiencing failures and lost consecutive four matches. The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning next three matches based on strong performances by Sourav and Shoaib Akhtar. But their performance dipped again and lost next three matches, which included their match against Mumbai Indians, in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in IPL.When their match against Delhi Daredevils was washed out due to rain, they lost any chance of making it to the semifinals. The Knight Riders ended their season on a winning note by defeating Kings XI Punjab on their home ground.
Controversy
There were reports of a rift between Shahrukh Khan and Sourav Ganguly over various issues such as team composition, Sourav's choice of batting first in the game against Chennai Super Kings, entertainment tax being imposed for matches played at Eden Gardens (Shahrukh reportedly wanted Sourav to speak to the West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya about it, which was refused by Sourav).It was also reported that Shahrukh Khan bestowed more powers to John Buchanan including giving him full powers to select the team for the following year which was not liked by Sourav.However, the team management issued a statement that the reports of a possible rift are untrue.Shahrukh Khan was further barred by the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit from entering the dressing room of the team when matches were in progress. Shahrukh Khan then issued a statement that he would be boycotting the remaining matches of the IPL till the code of conduct was clarified by the IPL authorities.
Most Runs-Shaun Marsh
Shaun Edward Marsh (born 9 July 1983) in Narrogin, Western Australia, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Warriors in Australian domestic cricket. The left-handed middle order batsman is the son of former Test cricketer Geoff Marsh.
Shaun Marsh is an Australia A representative and made his first-class debut back in 2000/01. He was part of the Australia squad that won the 2002 Under 19 World Cup in New Zealand, scoring the fourth most runs for the tournament.He made his First-class debut for Western Australia against South Africa at Perth in 2000/01. He made his maiden First-class hundred against a NSW side featuring Steve & Mark Waugh in 2003.
Shaun was named the Lawrie Sawle Medallist for being the best player in the Western Australian state cricket team for the 2007/08 season. His excellent form during that season lead to him being given a Cricket Australia Contract and being called up to the Australian Cricket tour of the West Indies. He was also awarded a contract in the Indian Premier League to the Kings XI Punjab franchise, for whom he plays as an opening batsman.Despite missing the opening four games of the tournament, Marsh scored the most runs in the league stage of tournament, including a century in the final league stage match against the Rajasthan Royals. He received the orange cap for scoring most runs in the IPL.
Shaun Marsh was chosen in the inaugaural IPL dream team chosen by the cricketing website Cricinfo. The list consisted of luminaries such as Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakarra, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.Shaun's younger brother Mitch, is already rendering a large amount of excitement with his school level performances and has been contracted to the Western Warriors for the 2008/2009 season at the tender age of just 16. Australian cricket has a bright future with the two Marsh boys at the top.
Shaun Marsh is an Australia A representative and made his first-class debut back in 2000/01. He was part of the Australia squad that won the 2002 Under 19 World Cup in New Zealand, scoring the fourth most runs for the tournament.He made his First-class debut for Western Australia against South Africa at Perth in 2000/01. He made his maiden First-class hundred against a NSW side featuring Steve & Mark Waugh in 2003.
Shaun was named the Lawrie Sawle Medallist for being the best player in the Western Australian state cricket team for the 2007/08 season. His excellent form during that season lead to him being given a Cricket Australia Contract and being called up to the Australian Cricket tour of the West Indies. He was also awarded a contract in the Indian Premier League to the Kings XI Punjab franchise, for whom he plays as an opening batsman.Despite missing the opening four games of the tournament, Marsh scored the most runs in the league stage of tournament, including a century in the final league stage match against the Rajasthan Royals. He received the orange cap for scoring most runs in the IPL.
Shaun Marsh was chosen in the inaugaural IPL dream team chosen by the cricketing website Cricinfo. The list consisted of luminaries such as Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakarra, Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.Shaun's younger brother Mitch, is already rendering a large amount of excitement with his school level performances and has been contracted to the Western Warriors for the 2008/2009 season at the tender age of just 16. Australian cricket has a bright future with the two Marsh boys at the top.
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