All set for the Semifinals… So, which team are you backing?

Well the league round is over and its time to enter the final round. The line up for the semifinals is ready and two of the teams that made it to this stage are those who were at the bottom of the tally, last year.

The so called test team (from the last year’s IPL) rises up to the need of the day under the leadership of a veteran who does not shy away from displaying his age on his jersey. The young Manish Pandey from the under 19 team hits a ton – the first by an Indian, in either season. Sehwag gets back to his form and ends the silence of his bat through this season. Well, with all this happening around, the intensity of the tournament is reaching its peak and rightly so, when we are just 3 days away from finding the champions of this season.

After all the ‘ifs and buts’ on the CricTalks in last few days, we finally have the line-up for the Semifinals.

Fri: May 22

20:00 IST

1st Semi-Final

Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers

SuperSport Park
Sat: May 23

20:00 IST

2nd Semi-Final

Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore

New Wanderers

For all the four teams, it has come down to winning just two more matches and claim the big money and pride. So close, yet so far… they will really have to battle it out in the field.

But who will get to lift the precious trophy this year?

Will it be Dhoni’s men or Kumble’s red brigade? Can Shewag’s men continue to be at the top till the end or will it be Gilly’s team that wins the contest?

So, which team are you backing?

Side Talks: Adding more to the excitement of the grand finale, lots of Bollywood celebrities are flying to South Africa. Mandira Bedi today caught hold of Katrina Kaif, who was cheering for Bangalore Royal Challengers, to know more about the closing ceremony. As per Katrina Kaif, she would be performing during the closing ceremony themed to showcase the Indian culture.

Nazara launches games around IPL clubs – Delhi Daredevils & Deccan Chargers

image1Keeping in view the huge popularity of the IPL-2, even Nazara Technologies is trying to cash on the cricket mania by introducing a range of mobile phone games on the Indian Premier League. Nazara has tied up with the various cellular operators for these mobile games such as Airtel, Spice, Idea, Vodafone, BPL, Tata Indicom and Reliance.

The products:

  • Games
  • Wall papers
  • Color logos
  • Themes
  • Videos
  • Ring tones
  • Caller back ring tones

Games around IPL clubs – Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers:

  • The games will be available at Rs.10 allowing the players to play up to 3 times.
  • Unlimited game downloads will be available at Rs.99.

Nazara is a Mumbai-based mobile entertainment company that focuses on the 100 million+ mobile subscriber base in India. They develop a range of branded and original mobile content that is highly relevant to the culturally diverse consumer base in the country.

Nazara has a subscriber base of 1.2 million and it expects to add another one million subscribers in this fiscal.

(Source: EFYtimes)

What you don’t know about Dirk Nannes!

Last Name: Nannes

First Name: Dirk

DOB: 16 May 1976

Country:  Australia

IPL Team: Delhi Daredevils

Batting style: Right Handed-hand bat

Bowling style: Left arm fast medium

What so special about him that I am writing a whole post about him?? Once you finish reading this you’ll know.

So to begin with what age does a person start playing cricket if he wants to take it as his profession?? may be 14-15 at school or at most 16-18 in his high school but not the case with Nannes. He was a pro skier for Australia and participated in world cup.

But then his interest changed and he decided to take cricket as his next profession. At an age of 27-28 he started playing cricket, played for middlesex (English county) and then IPL.

And yeah he has been doing wonders for the DD’s in the IPL2. However, he was not selected for the Australian 20-20 side, instead he was chosen for Netherlands team in Oct 2008 and will soon be seen in the team color.

Wish him luck and to DD’s too. 🙂

Best Buy for DD?

delhi-daredevilsWho do you think is the best buy for DD ???

Is it Dilshan?

With Veeru and Gauti (Gambhir has it on back of his jersey) not firing for the devils, it’s up to him to take care of the batting line up for the team… a great player as he is the Sri Lankan Captain.  He makes sure that the devils finish it well…!!!

Or is it AB?

They say he is in the best form ever and hell! Yeah he is, being the only batsman to have scored a century in IPL2… he is going great guns. In the field, he is like lighting… always involved!

Or is it the one man who has managed to keep the great pigon out of the side ?

Man! He must be something to have done that, and so he did prove his worth in the match against the unbeaten chargers…. 2/16 …can they get any better…. getting gilly and Gibbs out so early…. he won the well deserved Man Of the Match…. didn’t u get the name still ??  Nannes is the one I’m talking about. Well,  I can go on and on about him… but maybe in some other post!

For me its Nannes, of course…what about you, huh???