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Pepsi IPL 2014: Squads,Schedule And Team Strategies.

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Welcome cricket lovers! we are very much happy to present our first post of this site.Since cricket is a game which keeps on entertaining,it becomes our prime responsibility to keep you all readers updated with the basic  happenings of this game.As we all know that the seventh edition of Pepsi IPL has begun with a grand dose,so we are here to update you with the news and the strategies regarding the eight franchise which will square off in this IPL-7.

Since IPL is the most entertaining,lavishing T20 format of the game,this cash rich event has undergone several changes when compared to the previous editions of this tournament.The teams have gone drastic change this edition and the early phase of the tournament has been shifted to UAE due to general elections in the country.So here we are presenting all the squads,their strengths and weaknesses and the fixtures of this wonderful tournament.

SQUADS

Royal Challengers Bangalore



  •  Virat Kohli (Captain)
  • Yuvraj Singh
  •  Chris Gayle
  •  AB de Villiers
  •  Mitchell Starc
  •  Albie Morkel
  •  Varun Aaron
  •  Ashok Dinda
  • Parthiv Patel
  •  Muttaiah Muralitharan
  •  Ravi Rampaul
  •  Nic Maddinson
  •  Harshal Patel
  •  Vijay Zol
  •  Abu Nechim Ahmed
  •  Shadab Jakati
  •  Sachin Rana
  •  Sandeep Warrier
  •  Yuzvendra Chahal
  •  Tanmay Mishra
  • Yogesh Takawale

OWNER: Vijay Mallya,UB Group.

COACH:Daniel Vettori.


MUMBAI INDIANS


  • Mike Hussey
  • Ambati Rayudu
  • Rohit Sharma (Captain)
  • Apoorv Wankhade
  • Corey Anderson
  • Shreyas Gopal
  • Kieron Pollard
  • Jalaj Saxena
  • Ben Dunk
  • CM Gautam
  • Sushant Marathe
  • Aditya Tare
  • Jasprit Bumrah
  • Josh Hazlewood
  • Zaheer Khan
  • Harbhajan Singh
  • Marchant de Lange
  • Lasith Malinga
  • Pragyan Ojha
  • Krishmar Santokie
  • Pawan Suyal

OWNER: Mukesh and Neeta Ambani,RIL.

COACH: John Wright.


CHENNAI SUPER KINGS



  • MS Dhoni (Captain)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin
  • Ravindra Jadeja
  •  Suresh Raina
  • Dwayne Bravo
  • Faf du Plessis
  • Brendon McCullum
  • Dwayne Smith
  • Ashish Nehra
  • Mohit Sharma
  • Ben Hilfenhaus
  • Matt Henry
  • Baba Aparajith
  • Mithun Manhas
  • Ishwar Pandey
  • Pawan Negi
  • Vijay Shankar
  • Ronit More
  • John Hastings
OWNER: N. Srinivasan,India Cements.

COACH: Stephen Fleming.


KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS



  • Debabrata Das
  • Gautam Gambhir (Captain)
  • Chris Lynn
  • Manish Pandey
  • Robin Uthappa
  • Suryakumar Yadav
  • Ryan ten Doeschate
  • Shakib Al Hasan
  • Jacques Kallis
  • Andre Russell
  • Yusuf Pathan
  • Manvinder Bisla
  • Piyush Chawla
  • Pat Cummins
  • Vinay Kumar
  • Sayan Mondal
  • Morne Morkel
  • Sunil Narine
  • Veer Pratap Singh
  • Kuldeep Yadav
  • Umesh Yadav
OWNER: Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla. 

COACH: Trevor Bayliss.


KINGS XI PUNJAB




  • George Bailey (Captain)
  • Shaun Marsh
  • David Miller
  • Virender Sehwag
  • Cheteshwar Pujara
  • Gurkeerat Singh
  • Mandeep Singh
  • Manan Vohra
  • Rishi Dhawan
  • Glenn Maxwell
  • Akshar Patel
  • Thisara Perera
  • Wriddhiman Saha
  • Parvinder Awana
  • Lakshmipathy Balaji
  • Beuran Hendricks
  • Mitchell Johnson
  • Murali Kartik
  • Anureet Singh
  • Karanveer Singh
  • Sandeep Sharma
  • Shardul Thakur
  • Shivam Sharma

OWNER: Priety Zinta,Ness Wadia.

COACH: Sanjay Bangar.


DELHI DAREDEVILS



  • Mayank Agarwal
  • JP Duminy
  • Kedar Jadhav
  • Milind Kumar
  • Kevin Pietersen (Captain)
  • Ross Taylor
  • Manoj Tiwary
  • Saurabh Tiwary
  • Murali Vijay
  • Jimmy Neesham
  • Laxmi Ratan Shukla
  • Jayant Yadav
  • Dinesh Karthik
  • Quinton de Kock
  • Nathan Coulter-Nile
  • Siddarth Kaul
  • Shahbaz Nadeem
  • Wayne Parnell
  • Mohammed Shami
  • HS Sharath
  • Rahul Sharma
  • Rahul Shukla
  • Jaydev Unadkat  

OWNER: GMR Groups.

COACH: Gary Kirsten.


RAJASTHAN ROYALS




  • Shane Watson (Captain)
  • Stuart Binny
  • James Faulkner
  • Ajinkya Rahane
  • Sanju Samson
  • Steve Smith
  • Brad Hodge
  • Rajat Bhatia
  • Tim Southee
  • Dhawal Kulkarni
  • Abhishek Nayar
  • Kane Richardson
  • Ben Cutting
  • Karun Nair
  • Unmukt Chand
  • Iqbal Abdulla
  • Deepak Hooda
  • Dishant Yagnik
  • Kevon Cooper
  • Vikramjeet Malik
  • Ankit Sharma
  • Rahul Tewatia
  • Ankush Bains

OWNER: Manoj Badale,Raj Kundra.

COACH:Paddy Upton.


SUNRISERS HYDERABAD


  • Aaron Finch
  • Shikhar Dhawan (Captain)
  • David Warner
  • Venugopal Rao
  • Manpreet Juneja
  • Ricky Bhui
  • Srikkanth Anirudha
  • Moises Henriques
  • Karn Sharma 
  • Irfan Pathan
  • Darren Sammy
  • Parvez Rasool
  • Naman Ojha 
  • Brendan Taylor
  • Amit Paunikar
  • Ishant Sharma
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  • Dale Steyn 
  • Ashish Reddy
  • Jason Holder
  • Amit Mishra
  • Chama Milind 
  • Prasanth Parameswaran

OWNER: Sun Network Pvt. Ltd.

COACH: Tom Moody.


How the teams square up in the big 

league!!


Mumbai Indians:

Strengths:  The defending champions have retained as many as 11 players from their last year's victorious campaign and that will work them in their team bonding.This will be first time in seven years that Mumbai will be playing without Sachin Tendulkar but that hasn't diminished their batting fire-power that includes skipper Rohit Sharma,Kieron Pollard,Ambati Rayadu and the newly acquired Corey Anderson And Mike Hussey.They have perhaps the finest T20 paceman in Lasith Malinga.

Weakness: The MI management will be cracking their heads over the fitness of all-rounders Pollard and Anderson,who was snapped up for Rs.4.5 crore in the last auction.Despite the presence of Malinga,the pace department appears thinon resources with veteran Zaheer Khan looking the next best.MI will surely regret their decision of letting go of Mitchell Johnson and Glenn Maxwell.

Key Players: Rohit Sharma,Lasith Malinga,Harbhajan Singh,Corey Anderson

Past Record: 2008: 5th; 2009: 7th; 2010: 2nd; 2011: 3rd; 2012: 4th; 2013: 1st.


CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

Strengths: Chennai has always had the model T20 team.Big-hitting batsmen,excellent bowlers and canny all-rounders and the scene is not different this season either.Skipper MS Dhoni,Suresh Raina,Brendon McCullum,Ravindra Jadeja,Faf du Plesis,Dwayne Smith and Dwayne Bravo complete a set of package batsmen/all-rounders,while Ashwin and Samuel Badree could put any batsman in trouble.

Weaknesses: The CSK management are completely off-colour this season.Their off-field dramas have disturbed the peaceful atmosphere of the players.It becomes a big challenge for Dhoni & Co. to come out of this and perform well otherwise teams having Steyn or Malinga will have the final laugh.

Key Players: MS Dhoni,R. Ashwin,R. Jadeja,Dwayne Bravo,B. McCullum,S. Raina.

Past Record: 2008: 2nd; 2009: 4th; 2010: 1st; 2011: 1st;2012: 2nd; 2013: 2nd.


Royal Challengers Bangalore

Strengths: Like it always has been,batting that revolves around Chris Gayle,Ab de villiers and skipper Virat Kohli is the strength of  RCB.Some may say it as over-dependence on the trioka,but the truth is that they have been vastly consistent in the IPL that the rest had hardly been stretched.Now,they also have the additional fire-power in the name of Yuvraj Singh and Albie Morkel.If these players come up with some strong show then undoubtedly RCB is going to be the most entertaining team of this season on and off-field.

Weaknesses: In Varun Aaron and Mitchell Starcthey have speed but not accuracy,in Abu Nechim Ahmed,Yuzvendra Chahal and Ashoke Dinda they have talent but not enough fire power,leaving Ravi Rampaul and Muralitharan being a pair of trustworthy names.that mismatch may put them further or may even haunt them at some stage.

Key Players: Chris Gayle,Virat Kohli,Ab de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh,M. Starc,Albie Morkel

Past Record: 2008: 7th; 2009: 2nd; 2010: 3rd; 2011: 2nd; 2012: 5th; 2013: 5th.


Kolkata Knight Riders

Strengths: Their ability to fire in unison was the reason behind their title win in 2012.So,they will once again rely on a collaborative effort to come up triumph,and this season,unlike in 2013 where the finished seventh,they look a lot more capable of forming a formidable unit.While several names stand out in making the Knight Riders serious contenders,not one evokes the kind and respect the fear that West Indies spinner Sunil Narine does.

Weaknesses: The shah Rukh Khan owned outfit suffers from a problem of aplenty,especially Gautam Gambhir,Robin Uthappa,Jacques Kallis,Ryan Ten Doeschate,Yusuf Pathan etc are all exceptionally talented but it will come down to how well the team management assesses conditions on that particular day.

Key Players: Sunil Narine,Andre Russell,J. Kallis,G. Gambhir,Shakib al Hasan,Morne Morkel.

Past Record: 2008: 6th; 2009: 8th; 2010: 6th; 2011:4th; 2012: 1st; 2013: 7th.


Rajasthan Royals

Strengths: A mix of less costly but high-utility players,making them a force hard to ignore as ever.Skipper Shane Watson is their biggest name but their real strength is a bunch of excellent players like Sanju Samson,Stuart Binny,Ajinkya Rahane and James Faulkner.They also have the big hitting power in the name of Steve Smith and Brad Hodge in their camp.Apart from that the name not to forget is the legend Rahul Dravid.His calming influence can surely help the RR to lift the trophy one more time.

Weaknesses: They don't have a bowling unit that can run through a side even in helpful conditions;no fiery pacer or an effective spinner.There may be a time this season when Watson's desperate eyes look around Dale Steyn or R. Ashwin.

Key Players: Shane Watson,Sanju Samson,James Faulkner,Brad Hodge,Steve Smith,Ajinkya Rahane.

Past Record: 2008: 1st; 2009: 6th; 2012: 7th; 2011: 6th; 2012: 7th; 2013: 3rd.


Kings XI Punjab

Strengths: Packed to the brim with some of the most of the powerful hitters in cricket,the Punjab side is hoping to end its dismissal run in the tournament.They have roped in Virender Sehwag from Delhi Daredevils and made George Bailey the skipper after acquiring him from Chennai,while also including Mitchell Johnson and Glenn Maxwell from Mumbai,making this team one of the most destructive team this season.

Weaknesses: Barring Johnson,the Kings XI don't possess the quality in bowling tat will threaten too many teams.South African Beuran Hendricks,L. Balaji and Parvinder awana can be effective on their day but they are not wicket-tacking bowlers and that may haunt the side.

Key Players: Virender Sehwag,Glenn Maxwell,M. Johnson,G. Bailey,David Miller,Shaun Marsh.

Past Record: 2008: 3rd; 2009: 5th; 2010: 8th; 2011: 5th; 2012: 6th; 2013: 6th.


Sunrisers Hyderabad

Strengths: Sunrisers Hyderabad are perhaps the most balanced side in the eight-team event thanks to their strategy of retaining the core of their squad that made the play-offs last season.In addition,they have acquired the duo of the most explosive T20 batsman-Aaron Finch & David Warner who complement skipper Shikhar Dhawan at the top and Darren Sammy in the lower middle.In Dale Steyn,Amit Mishra and Karn Sharma,they have three of the finest T20 bowlers.

Weaknesses: The batting is top heavy which means opposition attacks can exploit the apparent inexperience and lack of fire power in the middle order.Ishant sharma,a vital cog in their previous campaign,will have to regain his form quickly.Skipper Dhawan too needs to rediscover his touch.

Key Players: David Warner,Aaron Finch,S. Dhawan,D. Sammy,D. Steyn,I. Pathan,Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Past Record: 2008: 8th,2009: 1st; 2010: 4th; 2011: 7th; 2012: 8th(As DC);2013: 4th(As SRH).


Delhi Daredevils 

Strengths: Their biggest advantage is the captain-coach combination.Kevin Pietersen is free of his England duties and the skipper is available for the full length of the tournament.Even before they went all out to buy back the charismatic batsman,they had pulled off a coup by roping in Gary Kirsten as their coach.The duo is expected to turn around the fortunes of this team that finished at the bottom of the heap in the last edition.

Weaknesses: In an effort to cleanse the rot,the franchise owners didn't retain even a single player and have bought several new players who may take some time to gel together.Besides,their pace bowling appears a bit loose while Jharkhand left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem is their best bet when it comes to spin.

Key players: 2008: 4th; 2009: 3rd; 2010: 5th; 2011: 10th; 2012: 3rd; 2013: 9th.


        


     



   










Pepsi IPL 2014 FIXTURES


Mumbai Indians
Kolkata Knight Riders
04-16-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
MI vs KKR 1st MATCH
 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Delhi Daredevils
Royal Challengers Bangalore
04-17-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
DD vs RCB 2nd MATCH
 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Chennai Super Kings
Kings XI Punjab
04-18-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
CSK vs KXIP 3rd MATCH
 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajasthan Royals
04-18-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
SRH vs RR 4th MATCH
 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Mumbai Indians
04-19-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
RCB vs MI 5th MATCH
 Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Kolkata Knight Riders
Delhi Daredevils
04-19-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KKR vs DD 6th MATCH
 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Rajasthan Royals
Kings XI Punjab
04-20-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RR vs KXIP 7th MATCH
 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Daredevils
04-21-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
CSK vs DD 8th MATCH
 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Kings XI Punjab
Sunrisers Hyderabad
04-22-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KXIP vs SRH 9th MATCH
 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Rajasthan Royals
Chennai Super Kings
04-23-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RR vs CSK 10th MATCH
 Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kolkata Knight Riders
04-24-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RCB vs KKR 11th MATCH
 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Delhi Daredevils
04-25-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
SRH vs DD 12th MATCH
 Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians
04-25-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
CSK vs MI 13th MATCH
 Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bangalore
04-26-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
RR vs RCB 14th MATCH
 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders
04-26-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KXIP vs KKR 15th MATCH
 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Chennai Super Kings
04-27-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
SRH vs CSK 17th MATCH
 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Delhi Daredevils
Mumbai Indians
04-27-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
DD vs MI 16th MATCH
 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kings XI Punjab
04-28-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RR vs KXIP 18th MATCH
 Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajasthan Royals
04-29-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KKR vs RR 19th MATCH
 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Mumbai Indians
Sunrisers Hyderabad
04-30-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
MI vs SRH 20th MATCH
 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders
05-02-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
CSK vs KKR 21st MATCH
 JSCA International Stadium Complex
Mumbai Indians
Kings XI Punjab
05-03-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
MI vs KXIP 22nd MATCH
 Wankhede Stadium
Delhi Daredevils
Rajasthan Royals
05-03-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
DD vs RR 23rd MATCH
 Feroz Shah Kotla
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad
05-04-2014
  13 : 30 GMT
RCB vs SRH 24th MATCH
 M. Chinnasamy Stadium
Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata Knight Riders
05-05-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
RR vs KKR 25th MATCH
 Sardar Patel Stadium
Delhi Daredevils
Chennai Super Kings
05-05-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
DD vs CSK 26th MATCH
 Feroz Shah Kotla
Mumbai Indians
Royal Challengers Bangalore
05-06-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
MI vs RCB 27th MATCH
 Wankhede Stadium
Delhi Daredevils
Kolkata Knight Riders
05-07-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
DD vs KKR 28th MATCH
 Feroz Shah Kotla
Kings XI Punjab
Chennai Super Kings
05-07-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KXIP vs CSK 29th MATCH
 Barabati Stadium
Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad
05-08-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RR vs SRH 30th MATCH
 Sardar Patel Stadium
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kings XI Punjab
05-09-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RCB vs KXIP 31th MATCH
 M. Chinnasamy Stadium
Delhi Daredevils
Sunrisers Hyderabad
05-10-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
DD vs SRH 32th MATCH
 Feroz Shah Kotla
Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings
05-10-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
MI vs CSK 33th MATCH
 Wankhede Stadium
Kings XI Punjab
Kolkata Knight Riders
05-11-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
KXIP vs KKR 34th MATCH
 Barabati Stadium
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajasthan Royals
05-11-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RCB vs RR 35th MATCH
 M. Chinnasamy Stadium
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Mumbai Indians
05-12-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
SRH vs MI 36th MATCH
 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket
Chennai Super Kings
Rajasthan Royals
05-13-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
CSK vs RR 37th MATCH
 JSCA International Stadium Complex
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi Daredevils
05-13-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RCB vs DD 38th MATCH
 M. Chinnasamy Stadium
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai Indians
05-14-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KKR vs MI 40th MATCH
 Eden Gardens
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kings XI Punjab
05-14-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
SRH vs KXIP 39th MATCH
 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket
Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Daredevils
05-15-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
RR vs DD 41th MATCH
 Sardar Patel Stadium
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
05-18-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
CSK vs RCB 42th MATCH
 M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kolkata Knight Riders
05-18-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
SRH vs KKR 43th MATCH
 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket
Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai Indians
05-19-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
RR vs MI 44th MATCH
 Sardar Patel Stadium
Delhi Daredevils
Kings XI Punjab
05-19-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
DD vs KXIP 45th MATCH
 Feroz Shah Kotla
Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai Super Kings
05-20-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KKR vs CSK 46th MATCH
 Eden Gardens
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rajasthan Royals
05-20-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
SRH vs RR 47th MATCH
 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket
Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai Indians
05-21-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KXIP vs MI 48th MATCH
 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
Kolkata Knight Riders
Royal Challengers Bangalore
05-22-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
KKR vs RR 49th MATCH
 Eden Gardens
Chennai Super Kings
Sunrisers Hyderabad
05-22-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
CSK vs SRH 50th MATCH
 M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
Mumbai Indians
Delhi Daredevils
05-23-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
MI vs DD 51th MATCH
 Wankhede Stadium
Kings XI Punjab
Rajasthan Royals
05-23-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KXIP vs RR 52th MATCH
 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunrisers Hyderabad
05-24-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
KKR vs SRH 53rd MATCH
 Eden Gardens
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chennai Super Kings
05-24-2014
  9 : 30 GMT
RR vs CSK 54th MATCH
 M. Chinnasamy Stadium
Kings XI Punjab
Delhi Daredevils
05-25-2014
  10 : 30 GMT
KXIP vs DD 55th MATCH 
 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium

Mumbai Indians
Rajasthan Royals
05-25-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
MI vs RR 56th MATCH
 Wankhede Stadium
TBC
TBC
05-27-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
TBC vs TBC Qualifier 1
 M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
TBC
TBC
05-28-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
TBC vs TBC Eliminater
 M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
TBC
TBC
05-30-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
TBC vs TBC Qualifier 2
 Wankhede Stadium
TBC
TBC
06-01-2014
  14 : 30 GMT
TBC vs TBC Final
 Wankhede Stadium



Friends we hope you enjoyed reading this wonderful post.Do follow this awesome tournament & keep supporting your favourite team.we will be back again with yet another interesting post until then cheers to all & happy IPL season.