Mumbai Indians snap up much-wanted Levi

Mumbai Indians have signed Richard Levi, the much-wanted South Africa batsman who recently hit the fastest Twenty20 international hundred, as a replacement for allrounder Andrew Symonds. Levi, who went unsold in the IPL player auction on February 4, had been contacted by various IPL franchises following his record-breaking century in the second Twenty20 international against New Zealand in Hamilton. Symonds, the former Australia allrounder, retired from professional cricket, citing family reasons, earlier this month.

Levi announced his arrival on the international stage in only his second T20I. Opening the innings in South Africa's chase of 174 against New Zealand, he smashed 13 sixes - a record - in an unbeaten 117 off 51 balls. His century came off just 45 balls. Prior to that knock, Levi had spent four seasons with South African franchise Cape Cobras, impressing in the domestic limited-overs competitions and the 2011-12 Champions League. 

Levi said he was excited to join Mumbai Indians because he would have the opportunity to play alongside his hero Sachin Tendulkar. "I have heard from friends that Mumbai Indians is like an extended family where the team shares a great bond and trusts youngsters," he said. "Sachin Tendulkar has been my childhood hero and it would be exciting to share the dressing room with him." 

Mumbai Indians started the last IPL season with Tendulkar opening alongside Davy Jacobs, the South African wicketkeeper-batsman. Jacobs, though, has had problems with injuries and has not played professional cricket since last year's Champions League due to a recurring hip problem. Mumbai Indians have had to try different opening combinations, with Aiden Blizzard, Sarul Kanwar and James Franklin all getting opportunities at the top of the order. Levi could bring solidity to the position if he cements his place.

BCCI, Sahara reach agreement

BCCI and Sahara have had extensive discussions over the past few days and are happy to confirm the following:

BCCI took note of the various requests of Sahara and has agreed to the following:

1. To extend the trading window, which was due to close on Friday 17 February, until Wednesday 29 February 2012 to give Pune Warriors India the opportunity to have successful negotiations with other franchises as it looks to strengthen its squad.

2. Re-activation of the Auction Purse of Pune Warriors India so that it can take a number of players, subject to the squad composition regulations.

3. BCCI and Sahara agree to start the arbitration proceedings initiated by Sahara through appointment of an arbitrator to address Sahara's claim for a reduction in franchise fee for 74 matches.

4. BCCI does not have any issues with Sahara seeking a strategic partner in the Pune Warriors India franchise, subject to terms of the Franchise Agreement.

5. In respect of their request to sign overseas players who were not included in the Auction Register, subject to the relevant player regulations, BCCI agrees to the request subject to the views of all other franchise

6. Sahara has requested for one of the play off matches scheduled to be played in Bengaluru to be played in Pune. The right to host the Play Off matches is awarded to the finalists from previous edition, in this case Royal Challengers Bangalore. BCCI is in principle agreeable to host one of the Play Off in the new Pune stadium subject to the consent of RCB.

7. Sahara has requested to furnish the Bank Guarantee against the Franchisee fee in two installments; BCCI will consider it at the next available opportunity.

8. Notwithstanding the recent working committee decision rejecting 5 foreign players in the playing XI, in consideration of the exceptional circumstance and the non-availability of Mr. Yuvraj Singh, Sahara has offered to obtain the consent of all the franchises for the submission to the BCCI.

BCCI, in line with its normal practice, will continue to engage with all franchises to find ways to enhance the competitiveness of the league and improve the fan experience.

Sahara confirms that it will continue sponsorship of the Indian team. Sahara may want to exercise its right to assign the sponsorship as per the agreement.

N. Srinivasan                   Subrata Roy Sahara

President                   Managing Worker & Chairman

BCCI                  Sahara India Pariwar

IPL 2013 SEASON SCHEDULE - Download IPL 2013 PDF Schedule

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IPL Schedule 2013 cricket Tournament will start on Apr 3, 2013 in India. The last match of the tournament will be held on May 26, 2013.


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The Indian Premier League, or as some would like to address it as the Cricket Carnival is back in the subcontinent and is in tremendous flow with a lot of new exciting surprises keeping viewers hooked to their TV sets. There was much ado about the Pepsico IPL schedule before the start of the event with critics complaining about too much of cricket being played which can fatigue players in the long run. The short version of the game has added a lot of color to cricket itself especially after the involvement of Bollywood superstars in the event. The Pepsi IPL fixture was declared back in the month of January after the auction held at Bangalore. The IPL time table is considered to be a lot more hyped than other tournament time tables owing to the fact that cricket crazy India always tends to promise a better turn out at the stadiums than any other countries in the world. The indian premier league schedule has been carefully designed to ensure optimum crowd turnout and the months of April-May are considered to be the time of the year when cricket in India is played at its best. Top four teams from IPL Points Table will enter playoff/semi final round.


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As to what a lot may oppose regarding the busy indian premier league fixtures that has kept the veterans in the hunt still going strong; it does not really spoil the game of cricket but also encourages a lot of talented youngsters to play with conviction. The indian premier league time table this year is hands down devoid of controversies though unlike that of the 4th edition of the league where the IPLT20 schedule was prepared and started just after 4 days from the last match of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

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Indian Premier League 2012 Fixtures - IPL 2012 Schedule

Date and Time	Match
Wed Apr 4           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	1st match - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Thu Apr 5           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	2nd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Fri Apr 6           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	3rd match - Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Fri Apr 6           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	4th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sat Apr 7           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	5th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sat Apr 7           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	6th match - Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Sun Apr 8           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	7th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sun Apr 8           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	8th match - Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Mon Apr 9           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	9th match - Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Tue Apr 10           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	10th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue Apr 10           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	11th match - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Wed Apr 11           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	12th match - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Thu Apr 12           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	13th match - Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Thu Apr 12           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	14th match - Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Fri Apr 13           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	15th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat Apr 14           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	16th match - Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sat Apr 14           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	17th match - Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sun Apr 15           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	18th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Apr 15           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	19th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Apr 16           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	20th match - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue Apr 17           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	21st match - Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue Apr 17           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	22nd match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Wed Apr 18           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	23rd match - Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Thu Apr 19           10:30 GMT 16:00 IST	24th match - Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils Venue TBC
Thu Apr 19           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	25th match - Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Fri Apr 20           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	26th match - Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Apr 21           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	27th match - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sat Apr 21           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	28th match - Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sun Apr 22           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	29th match - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Apr 22           14:30 GMT 20:00 IST	30th match - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders Venue TBC
Mon Apr 23           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	31st match - Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue Apr 24           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	32nd match - Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Tue Apr 24           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	33rd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed Apr 25           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	34th match - Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Wed Apr 25           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	35th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Apr 26           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	36th match - Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Fri Apr 27           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	37th match - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sat Apr 28           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	38th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sat Apr 28           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	39th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Apr 29           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	40th match - Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sun Apr 29           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	41st match - Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Mon Apr 30           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	42nd match - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Tue May 1           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	43rd match - Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Tue May 1           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	44th match - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Wed May 2           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	45th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu May 3           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	46th match - Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Fri May 4           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	47th match - Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sat May 5           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	48th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Pune Warriors Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat May 5           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	49th match - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sun May 6           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	50th match - Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun May 6           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	51st match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon May 7           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	52nd match - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue May 8           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	53rd match - Pune Warriors v Rajasthan Royals Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Tue May 8           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	54th match - Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Wed May 9           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	55th match - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Thu May 10           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	56th match - Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Fri May 11           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	57th match - Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers Bangalore Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sat May 12           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	58th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat May 12           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	59th match - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun May 13           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	60th match - Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sun May 13           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	61st match - Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Mon May 14           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	62nd match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon May 14           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	63rd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Tue May 15           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	64th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Wed May 16           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	65th match - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Thu May 17           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	66th match - Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Thu May 17           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	67th match - Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri May 18           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	68th match - Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Sat May 19           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	69th match - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Sat May 19           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	70th match - Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
Sun May 20           10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	71st match - Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Sun May 20           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	72nd match - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue May 22           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	Qualifier 1 - TBC v TBC (1st v 2nd) M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Wed May 23           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	Eliminator - TBC v TBC (3rd v 4th) M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Fri May 25           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	Qualifier 2 - TBC v TBC (Winner Eliminator v Loser Qualifier 1) MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun May 27           14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	Final - TBC v TBC MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai