Anil Kumble is an Indian former cricket player,coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. Widely regarded as one of the best leg spinners and one of the greatest bowlers in Test Cricket History,he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and was the third highest wicket taker of all time at the time of his retirement in 2008. In 1999 while playing against Pakistan,Kumble dismissed all ten batsmen in a Test match innings,joining England's Jim Laker as the second player to achieve the feat. Unlike his contemporaries,Kumble was not a big turner of the ball,but relied primarily on pace,bounce,and accuracy. He was nicknamed "Apple" and "Jumbo". Kumble was selected as the Cricketer of the Year in 1993 Indian Cricket,and one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year three years later. Kumble was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy,which the title was also shared with Sri Lanka.
Raghvendrarao Vijay Bharadwaj is an Indian cricket coach and commentator,former professional cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. He won the Man of the Series award on his debut one day international series against South Africa in the LG Cup in Kenya in the 1999–2000 season.
Robin Venu Uthappa is an Indian former cricketer. He represented the Indian national team in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket.
Delhi Capitals are a professional franchise cricket team based in Delhi that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Sports. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium,located in New Delhi. The team is captained by KL Rahul and coached by Hemang Badani. The Capitals appeared in their first IPL final in 2020 against Mumbai Indians under former captain Shreyas Iyer.
Deccan Chargers is a defunct IPL franchise which was based in the city of Hyderabad. The franchise was one of the eight inaugural members of the IPL in 2008 and winner of 2009. It was owned by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. After finishing at the bottom of the points table in the first season,they won the second season held in South Africa in 2009 under the captaincy of former Australian wicket-keeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. Gilchrist was the captain of the team for the first three seasons of the IPL with Rohit Sharma as his deputy. From the fourth season,Kumar Sangakkara led the team and Cameron White played as his deputy. The team was coached by former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann.
Rajasthan Royals are a professional franchise cricket team based in Jaipur,Rajasthan,that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises,the team is owned by Manoj Badale and The Royals Sports Group. The Royals team is based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. It plays its home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium and at ACA Stadium,Guwahati. The Royals are known to unearth obscure and high potential talent.
Manish Krishnanand Pandey is an Indian international cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman representing India national cricket team,Karnataka in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He played as an opening batsman for his former IPL team,the Royal Challengers Bangalore,and became the first Indian player to score a century in the IPL in 2009 Indian Premier League. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup.
The 2009 Indian Premier League season,abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL,was the second season of the Indian Premier League,established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009. It was the second biggest cricket tournament in the world,after the Cricket World Cup,and was forecast to have an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in India alone.
The 2012 Indian Premier League season,abbreviated as IPL 5 or the IPL 2012 or the DLF IPL 2012,was the fifth season of the Indian Premier League,initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 with the first season played in 2008. The tournament began on 4 April and ended on 27 May 2012. Kolkata Knight Riders were the winning team,beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the final. This season the number of teams in the league went from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
Gurkeerat Singh Mann is a former Indian professional cricketer who played for Punjab in domestic cricket. A right-handed batsman and off break bowler,he appeared for Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and was a regular in the India A team. Singh had a maiden call for the official Indian squad for the South Africa series in 2015. He made his One Day International debut for India against Australia on 17 January 2016. On 10 November 2023 he announced retirement from all cricket.
Chennai Super Kings were one of the ten teams that took part in the 2011 Indian Premier League. They were captained for the fourth season in succession by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The Super Kings had won both 2010 Indian Premier League and 2010 Champions League Twenty20 under Dhoni's captaincy.
Chennai Super Kings were one of the eight teams that took part in the 2010 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the third year in succession. They won the tournament after beating Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in the finals. With this,they qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20,which they won by beating the Warriors in the finals.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai,India,which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2012 Indian Premier League. They were defeated by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the final at Chennai. Thus,they qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 where they could not progress past the group stage.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai,India,which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that took part in the 2008 Indian Premier League which was the inaugural season of the IPL. They were captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by Kepler Wessels. They finished runners-up in the IPL after losing the finals to the Rajasthan Royals by 3 wickets. They qualified for the 2008 Champions League Twenty20 but the tournament was cancelled due to 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Shishir Anil Bhavane is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka cricket team. He bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off break. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2015 IPL auction for his base price of Rs.10 lakh.
Chennai Super Kings were one of the eight teams that took part in the 2009 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the second season in succession.
The 2011 Indian Premier League final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Chennai Super Kings and the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 28 May 2011 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai to determine the winner of the 2011 Indian Premier League,an annual professional Twenty20 cricket league in India. It ended as the defending champion Super Kings defeated the Royal Challengers by 58 runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad,India,which plays in Indian Premier League(IPL). Sunrisers Hyderabad made their IPL debut replacing Deccan Chargers in 2013 Indian Premier League. Kumar Sangakkara was initially appointed as the captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad but was replaced by Cameron White after nine matches as the latter captained the team for the remaining 7 matches and the Eliminator match in the Playoffs. The team was coached by Tom Moody with Waqar Younis as their bowling coach while V. V. S. Laxman and Kris Srikkanth were appointed as the mentors. The team played all their home games at home in Hyderabad.
The Deccan Chargers (DC) were a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad,India,that competed in the Indian Premier League (IPL),a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league in India. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2009 Indian Premier League,making their second appearance in all IPL tournaments. The team was captained by Adam Gilchrist and coached by Darren Lehmann with Kanwaljit Singh and Mike Young as assistant coaches.
