Indian Premier League ( IPL ) Rockzz!!!!

The Indian Premier League, IPL just rocks!!

Yet another reason for cricket lovers to enjoy!! The IPL has come out with the list of teams for the T20 series scheduled to begin in the month of april 2008.. The board has given a set of rules while selecting the players, which includes:

* Each team can have a maximum of 16 players..

* Of these 16, a maximum of 8 foreign players and a minimum of 4 under-22 players must be selected..

* Four players from the catchment area where the team is based..

Fulfiling all the above mentioned criteria, the various teams have their own list of players which was selected on a bidding basis.. The various contesting teams are Chennai(Chennai Super Kings) owned by India Cements, Bangalore (Bangalore Royal Chalengers) owned by Vijay Mallya, Delhi(Delhi Dare Devils) owned by GMR group, Hyderabad owned by Deccan Chronicle, Kolkata owned by Shahrukh Khan, Mohali by Preity Zinda, Mumbai by Mukesh Ambani and Jaipur by Emerging media..

The players for these teams were selected on a bidding basis and in this regard, M.S.Dhoni has become the highest paid player with a salary of $1500000, and he is playing for Chennai Super Kings.. With several other players worldwide, like Warne, Muralidharan, Kallis etc.. the IPL has set up several expectations in the hearts of millions!!

Adding to the list of selected players, each team has one player as the ICON player whose salary is 15% more than the salary of the highest paid player in the team.. The panel of Icon players include Sachin, Yuvi, Ganguly, Sehwag and Dravid..

With all these mind blowing aspects, the IPL is ready to launch the series of matches and as a cricket lover, am eagerly waiting to witness the stars playing!!!!