The stage is set for one of the most awaited Cricket tournament that is Indian Premier League -(DLF – IPL).The Karamyudh of Cricket is going to start just in the next few hours when Rahul Dravid’s Bangalore Challengers will take on Sourav Ganguly’s Kolkata Knight Riders.

“It’s a new concept. There will be a stiff competition in this event which has created a big hype with so much buzz around. It will no doubt bring in some freshness into the sport,” said Dravid.”It’s fast paced and entertaining. But once the game starts the focus will only be on cricket.” he said. Further he added “The city concept has not been tried in the game in this country. It’s also nice to play along with different players with different cultures in your team.

“There is no clear favorite in the shortest version of the game. Difference between teams lessens in the Twenty20 format as the contest is too short.”I consider this event as a contest between state sides with world-class players,”said Ganguly.He further added that he is unsure as to when West Indies batsman Chris Gayle will join the Kolkata team, but asserted that his team has enough bench strength.