Delhites will be feted to some breathtaking action stunts by Bollywood star Akshay Kumar when Delhi Daredevils host Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium in their first Indian Premier League (IPL) match Saturday. Delhiites will enjoy a gala evening as best of cricket and entertainment will unfold under the newly installed floodlights.

Akshay, the brand partner of Delhi Daredevils, will be the star attraction of the Saturday evening when Virender Sehwag-led Daredevils open their campaign against Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals. Akshay, well-known for his on-screen daredevilry, will be present in the stadium Saturday to cheer the team and will lead the mega entertainment blitz put together by GMR Sports, the owner of the team.

“T20 cricket format provides wholesome entertainment to the cricket fans. We have planned a variety of entertainment programmes, including music and dance and Daredevil acts,” said B. Vanchi, advisor on corporate strategy, GMR Group. The team owners said they have roped in artistes from Thailand and Australia to accompany Akshay in the entertainment blitz.

“We are providing a complete entertainment package aimed at creating a unique experience for cricket fans, and Akshay will lead the package,” said GMR Sports chief executive officer Yogesh Shetty.

Source: thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/akshay-kumar-to-lead-entertainment-blitz-at-kotla_10039457.html

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo will join the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) alongside Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar and South African fast bowler Shaun Pollock for the Mumbai Indians.As a result, Bravo is out of the Trinidad and Tobago team for next week’s Carib Challenge Shield Final against Jamaica. Despite the loss, T&T manager Colin Borde feels that the experience Bravo gains in the IPL will benefit the national team in the long run.

“I think everybody is excited for him going up to the IPL and playing with Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Shaun Pollock,” Borde told CCN TV6. “I think it’s good for him and as a Trinidadian you must feel proud…he’s the first guy to get in the IPL.”

After what was one of the best batting performance in Twenty20, it was the turn of the bowlers to steal the show. They dented the so said strong batting line of Royal Challengers. Ishant Sharma gave the initial break through by tricking Rahul Dravid – The Wall and then the Royal Challengers Batsmen started falling like a heap of cards.

At the end of the first 10 overs Royal Challengers were 51/7 while chasing the huge 223 in 20 overs.The task looked really impossible and the Knight Riders Bowlers were in no mood to let the Royal Challengers batsmen score easily.The last wicket partnership tried to save some of the salvage but it was a little too late and in they end they lost the match by a huge 140 by being all out for 82. Ishant Sharma was the one who finished the proceedings by picking up the last wicket.

King Khan along with others were seen celebrating the win of Knight Riders

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The opener of the much awaited Indian Premier League can not have been more fantastic.Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and decided to field and the decision proved to be fruitful when the Kolkata Riders three quick wickets,but Mc cullam had some different thoughts. The way he played today it was bang bang all over.The ball was flying to every corner of the ground.He hit 13 sixes and 10 fours in his innings of 158

So now the royal challengers have to achieve 223 in 20 overs which seems to be a difficult task.Keep logged in to iplcricketlive.com for the latest and upto date news of Indian Premier League.

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The little master Sachin Tendulkar is struggling with his fitness and therefore can be unavailable for the start of the Indian Premier League, which gets under way on Friday.

“I am yet to recover fully from the injury,” he told the Asian Age.He added: “I am a little disappointed that I was not able to play in the two important matches against South Africa.The physiotherapist and the doctor had earlier advised me to rest and now they have given me exercises and I am following their advice.”

Mumbai open their IPL campaign against Bangalore Royal Challenges on Sunday.