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Cape Cobras, champions of Standardbank pro 20 champions are represnting South Africa in the inagural version of Airtel Champions League. Cape Cobra is in ‘C’ group along with Bangalore Royal Challengers and Otago Volts

Cape Cobras squad is full of good batting all rounders and might enter league stages along with Royal Challengers.

Andrew Puttick, the Cape Cobras batsman, will replace the injured Graeme Smith as the side’s captain who was not even in the original 15 man squad.

Players like Herschelle Gibbs, Justin Kemp and JP Duminy represent Cape Cobras

Squad:

Derek Brand, Monde Zondeki, A Puttick (C), Vernon Philander, Francois Plaatjies, Justin Ontong, Richard Levi, Charl Langeveldt
,Rory Kleinveldt, Ryan Canning, Henry Davids,  Jean-Paul Duminy, S Engelbrecht, Herschelle Gibbs, Claude Henderso

Cape Cobras coach Shukri Conrad

Star Players: With Gramee Smith missing CL T20, cobra’s will relay on Gobss and Duminy’s batting talent and Charl Langeveldt swing bowling

Justin Ontong and Henry Davids are two players worth watching players. Richard Levi and Derek Brand are famous for their hard hitting

Pros: A good ammount of batting allrounders

Cons: Only JP and Charl Langevedlt played in Indian conditions, Missing Gramee Smith
Cape Cobra’s  Champions League Schedule: (Group stages)

Date
Oct 8 (16:30 IST)    Royal Challengers     v     Cape Cobras     @    M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Oct 10 (12:30 IST) Cape Cobras     v     Otago     20/20     Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Champions League Twenty20 Schedule:

GROUPS:

LEAGUE STAGE

SEMI FINALS

GRAND FINAL

Pakistan entered semi-finals of the Champions Trophy
from Group A after Monday’s match between India and Australia in
Centurion was abandoned because of rain.

India’s hope of reaching last 4 stage of champions trophy now depends on recording a
huge win against second grade west indies squad and hopeing Pakistan beat Australia

Defending champions AUstralia were looking rock solid with Half-centuries by
Tim Paine, Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey took them to 234 for four in 43 overs
before a heavy downpour interrupted the match
India Vs Australia Champions Trophy Match VIDEO Highlights:

SCOREBOARD

Australia: S. Watson c Harbhajan b Nehra 0 (7b), T. Paine c Harbhajan b Mishra 56 (58b, 7×4, 1×6), R. Ponting (run out) 65 (88b, 4×4, 1×6), M. Hussey c Tendulkar b Ishant 67 (65b, 5×4), C. White (not out) 35 (30b, 2×4, 1×6), C. Ferguson (not out) 2 (7b); Extras (b-1, lb-1, w-7) 9; Total (for four wkts. in 42.3 overs) 234.

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Watson), 2-87 (Paine), 3-175 (Ponting), 4-227 (Hussey).

India bowling: Nehra 8-1-38-1, Praveen 8-0-34-0, Ishant 7.3-0-53-1, Mishra 9-0-45-1, Harbhajan 9-0-54-0, Raina 1-0-8-0.

 A allround display lead by Owais Shah ensured England book their place in semis of champions trophy

Batting first england scored 323 thanks to Owais Shah who struck 6 sixes in his 98 and Paul Collingwood made 82
a handy knock from Eoin Morgan

South Africa’s poor record in big tournaments contiuned as Graeme Smith captian knock went in veil

Controversies are nothing new in Indin cricket but the latest one arround India’s coach Gary Kirsten advice to his players to ‘go ahead and indulge’ ahead of the Champions Trophy is truly uncalled for.

Gary Kirsten, tops the lot. Kirsten has advised Indian cricketers to have an active sex life during cricketing tours and if a partner can’t be found, to masturbate. He believes that this raises testosterone levels and consequently players’ aggression, energy and strength – the factors needed to dominate the field.

The four-part document was circulated to Indian crickeers playing in champions trophy also includes details about food and eating habits, from ways to avoid acidity to developing habits that will benefit in the long run as well as advocating caution against diabetes. It also deals withneed for attitudinal changes and to develop physical, spiritual and emotional intelligence.

Many of us are missing the context and looking only at few suggestions made by Gary Kristen. The context and advice given here is different and isbacked by medical professionals

The final part of the document explores the difficulties India has had in playing away from home and draws examples from India’s history as a country and the wars it has fought.

What Do you think coach Gary Kirsten’s advice to members of the Indian cricket team to have sex frequently will improve their performance?

Royal Challengers “Fanatic Fans” CHALLENGE

ROyal challenger is running a online contest to recruit CHIEF BLOGGER, CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER OR CHIEF RCB FAN for the upcoming champions league twenty 20

Winners of the contest will will be given the privilege of travelling with RCB Team (as official RCB staff) and granted preferred access

More details are here, good luck guys!

Also check out Royal Challenges blog

Key dates:
Job Applications strat date: Sept 7
Job Applications close date: 27 september
Voting and campaigning till: 27 september
on 28 september 27 shortlisted candidates will be announced
Onground auditions will be held on October 3 and results are announced on the same date

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International news agencies like The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse will not be covering the IPL as the terms and conditions prevent them from supplying content to cricket websites around the world.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has sold about 70 per cent of the tickets in the eight venues at which the 56-match Twenty20 tournament will be played.

Shaun Tait still had not received permission to play in the Indian Premier League, raising fresh questions about his fitness and future as a Cricket Australia-contracted player.

Pakistan Cricket Board have cleared the players to participate in IPL’s second season to be played in South Africa.

Kerala Voyages, has partnered with South Africa-based premium travel company, Africa Experience, to launch Indian Premier League (IPL) special holiday experience packages targeting the Indian cricket fans expected to travel to the country during the tournament season.

For those cricket fans, an itinerary of just cricket, as well as customised programmes to suit individuals, groups and corporate clients is also available.The IPL special package comes in two variants — one with three -star category facilities targeting budget travellers, other with five-star luxury amenities targeting high-end travellers. Both the packages offer complimentary tickets for three IPL matches. Three-star packages start with Rs 36,000 and five-star packages with Rs 81,000, both per person on twin sharing basis. Packages cover all transfers and tours, but not airfares to South Africa.

The Indian Premier League( IPL )2009 Schedule: