Saturday, January 15, 2011

Jallikattu

Sallikattu (Tamil: சல்லிகட்டு) or Eruthazhuvuthal (Tamil: ஏருதழுவுதல்) is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebration. This is one of the oldest living ancient sports seen in the modern era. Although it sounds similar to the Spanish running of the bulls, it is quite different. In Jallikattu, the bull is not killed and the 'matadors' are not supposed to use any weapon. It is held in the villages of Tamil Nadu as a part of the village festival. The festivals are held from January to July, every year. The one held in Alanganallur, near Madurai, is one of the more popular events.
Introduction
Jallikattu is based on the simple concept of "flight or fight or sometimes freeze". Cattle being herd and prey animals in general tend to run away from unwanted situations. But there are quite noteworthy exceptions. Cape buffalos are famous for standing up against lions and killing them. The Indian Gaur bull is known for standing its ground against predators and tigers think twice about attacking a full grown Gaur bull. Aurochs, the ancestor of domestic cattle was known for its pugnacious nature. The majority of Jallikattu bulls belong to the pulikulam breed of cattle. These cattle are reared in huge herds numbering in hundreds with a few cowherds tending to them. These cattle are for all practical comparisons, wild and only the cowherds can mingle with them without any fear of being attacked. It is from these herds that calves with good characteristics and body conformation are selected and reared to become Jallikattu bulls. These bulls attack not because they are irritated or agitated or frightened, but because that is their basic nature. Other breeds of cattle that are suitable for jallikattu are the palingu(or naatu) maadu, the umblachery and the malai maadu.
 History
Jallikattu, which is bull-baiting or bull fighting, is an ancient Tamilian tradition called Eruthazhuvuthal, popular amongst warriors during the Tamil classical period According to legend, in olden days the game was used by women to choose their husbands. Successful "matadors" were chosen as grooms.
The term Jallikattu comes from the term Salli Kaasu (coins) and Kattu (meaning a package) tied to the horns of the bulls as the prize money. Later days during the colonial period this term got changed to Jallikattu which is the term currently used. Usually the majestic Kangeyam bull is involved in this game, as they are naturally more ferocious and muscular than any other of its species. It is said that the Tamil people hold on to their tradition forever. It is interesting to note that there is a seal from the Indus Valley Civilization depicting the sport. It is currently preserved in the Delhi museum.






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Friday, January 14, 2011

அடக்குமுறைக்கு எதிராக அநீதிக்கு எதிராகப் போராடுவோம்-சீமான் பொங்கல் செய்தி

நாம் தமிழர் கட்சித்தலைவர் செந்தமிழன் சீமான் இன்று விடுத்துள்ள பொங்கல் செய்தியில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது.
தை பிறந்தால் வழி பிறக்கும் என்பது காலம் காலமாகத் தொடரும் நம் தமிழர் நம்பிக்கை. ஆனால் கடந்த சில ஆண்டுகளாகத் தமிழர் தம் வாழ்வில்  முன் எப்பொழுதும் இல்லாத அளவுக்குத் துன்பமும் துயரமுமாகக் காட்சியளிக்கின்றன. பழந்தமிழர் வீரத்தை நிகழ்காலத்தில் நம் கண் முன்னே கண்ட ஈழத்தில் பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கான தமிழர்கள் இந்திய சிங்கள ஏகாதிபத்தியத்தால் கொல்லப்பட்டு, அவர்களது போராட்டம் பின்னடைவைச் சந்தித்துள்ள நிலையில், மீதமுள்ள தமிழர்கள் முள்வேலி முகாமில் அடைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.
உயிரை மட்டும் கையிலேந்தி இந்த உலகில் எங்காவது போய் பிழைத்துக் கொள்ளலாம் என்று இலங்கையில் இருந்து படகு கட்டித் தப்பி வந்த தமிழர்கள் மலேசியக் கடற்பரப்பில் சுற்றி வளைக்கப்பட்டனர் .கை கொடுத்து உதவ எந்த நாடும் முன்வரவில்லை. அகதி என்கிற அடிப்படையில்கூட உலகத்தின் பார்வை அந்தப் படகின் பக்கம் படவில்லை. தாகத்துக்குத் தண்ணீர்கூட இல்லாமல், ஒரு மாதத்துக்கும் மேலாக அந்தப் படகில் வந்த தமிழர்கள் மனிதக் கருவாடுகளாக மிதந்தபோதும், இந்த உலகம் உற்றுப்பார்க்கவில்லை. இது தான் யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர் என்று உலகுக்குப் போதித்த பழந்தமிழர் வாழ்வின் இன்றைய எதார்த்த நிலை.
இன்னொரு புறமோ தாய்த்தமிழ் நாட்டில் கருணாநிதி தலைமையிலான ஆட்சியில் இதற்கு முன் நாடு எப்பொழுதும் சந்தித்திராத வகையில் குடும்ப சர்வாதிகாரமும், ஊழலில் ஊறித்திளைக்கும் போக்கும், அடக்குமுறைகளும் மக்கள் விரோத ஆட்சியும், தமிழர் விரோதப்போக்கும் நடைபெறுகின்றன. தமிழகத்தின் உயிர்நாடியான, நம் அனைவருக்கும் சோறு போடும் விவசாயிகள் க‌ருணாநிதியின் ‌ஆட்சியில் (2005 சனவரியிலிருந்து 2009 திச‌ம்ப‌ர் வ‌ரை ) அதிகளவில் 3797 விவ‌சாயிக‌ள் த‌ற்கொலை செய்துள்ளாகள் என தேசிய குற்றவியல் பதிவாணையத்தின் புள்ளிவிவ‌ர‌ங்க‌ள் கூறுகின்ற‌து. உலகுக்கு சோறு போட்ட உழவன் நிலை இன்று இவ்வளவு மோசமான நிலையில் இருக்கிறது. இது போக மீனவனுக்கு தினந்தோறும் சிங்களன் துப்பாக்கி குண்டுகளைப் பரிசளிக்கின்றான். இதனையும் கேட்பதற்கு நாதியில்லை.
இவ்வாறு கேட்பதற்கு நாதியற்றதாக வேதனையும் துயரமுமாகத் தமிழர் தம் வாழ்வு இன்று மாறிப்போய் விட்டது. ஆனாலும் இதனை மாற்றிக் காட்ட வேண்டிய பொறுப்பு நம் அனைவருக்கும் இருக்கிறது. ஆகவே தை பிறந்தால் வழி பிறக்கும் என்னும் வாக்கினை முன்னிறுத்தி அநீதிக்கு எதிராக, அடக்குமுறைக்கு எதிராக, இன அழிப்பிற்கு எதிராக, ஆட்சியாளர்களின் சர்வாதிகாரத்திற்கு எதிராகத் தமிழர் தம் நல் வாழ்விற்காய் போராடுவோம் என்பதனை இந்த நன்னாளில் சூளுரைத்து அதன் வழி பயணிப்போம் என்று தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கின்றேன்.

தைப்பொங்கலுக்கும் தமிழ்ப்புத்தாண்டிற்கும் வாழ்த்து தெரிவித்த கனடிய அரசும் ஆளும் கட்சி முக்கியஸ்தர்கள்

கனடிய அரசு சார்பாகவும் பிரதமர் சார்பாகவும் கனடிய குடிவரவு குடியகல்வு மற்றும் பல்கலாச்சார அமைச்சர் ஜெசக் கெனி அவர்களும் ஆளும் கட்சியின் ஒன்றாரியோ கட்சித் தலைவர் ரிம் குடாக் அவர்களும் தமிழர் திருநாளாம் தைப்பொங்கலுக்கு தமது மனம் கனிந்த வாழ்த்துகளைத் தெரிவித்து செய்திக்குறிப்புளை வெளியிட்டுள்ளார்கள்.
தைப்பொங்கல் விழாவை அனைத்துத் தமிழ்க் குடும்பங்களும், தொண்டர்களும், சமூகப்பெரியார்களும் ஒன்றுகூடிக் கொண்டாடுவதை தாம் மனமார வாழ்த்துவதில் மகிழ்வடைவதாகவும், தமிழர்களின் கலாச்சாரத்தையும், கனடாவின் பல்கலாச்சாரத்திற்கு தமிழ் மக்களின் பங்கழிப்பையும் கனடாவிலுள்ள ஏனைய சமூகத்தினரும் அறிந்துகொள்வதற்கு இப்பொங்கல்விழாவானது ஒரு சந்தர்ப்பத்தை ஏற்படுத்திக் கொடுக்கின்றது எனவும் அதில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
கனடிய பல்கலாச்சார தன்மையின் வெற்றியில் பங்கெடுக்கும் தமிழர்களுக்கு தங்களது நன்றியையும் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்கள்.
மேலும் தைப்பொங்கலின் நோக்கமும் அதில் தமிழர்களின் பங்களிப்பு பற்றியும் விரிவாக விளக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. சிங்கள அரசால் தொடர் இனப்படுகொலைக்குள்ளாக்கப்பட்டுவரும் தமிழினம் சர்வதேச ரீதியாக பயங்கரவாதக் கண்ணோட்டத்தோடு பார்க்கப்பட்டுவரும் துர்ப்பாக்கிய நிலையில் தமிழர்கள் நன்றிக்கடன் செலுத்தும் நற்பண்பு உடையவர்கள் என்றும் அவர்கள் தமக்கென தனியான கலை பண்பாட்டு பாரம்பரிய அம்சங்களைக் கொண்டுள்ளவர்கள் என்பதையும் ஒவ்வொரு நாடுகளும் அதன் அதிகார மையங்களும் ஏற்றுக்கொள்வதும் வாழ்த்திக்கொள்வதும் தமிழரின் விடுதலைப் பயணத்தில் முக்கியமான அம்சமாக விளங்கும் என்பதை கருத்தில் கொண்டு ஏனைய நாட்டில் வாழும் புலம்பெயர்தமிழர்களும் தங்கள் தங்கள் அரசுகளையும் அமைச்சர்களையும் தமிழர் திருநாளுக்காண வாழ்த்துச் செய்தியை பெற்று ஆவணப்படுத்திக்கொள்வதும் ஊடகங்கள் ஊடாக பகிர்ந்து கொள்வதும் நன்மை பயக்கும்.

South Africa completely outplayed us: Dhoni

Durban, Jan 13 (PTI): India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his side was "completely outplayed" by South Africa in the first one-dayer in Durban on Wednesday. Chasing 290 for victory, India suffered a top-order collapse and slumped to a humiliating 135-run defeat at the hands of a clinical South Africa in the first of the five ODIs at the Kingsmead here.
And Dhoni said while bowling the visitors gave away 40 runs extra to the South Africans at the tricky Kingsmead pitch. "They (South Africa) completely outplayed us today (Wednesday). They got off to a good start and posted a challenging total on the board," the India skipper said after the match.
"Anything above 250 is difficult to chase here. Ashish (Nehra) had a bad day but the three part-time bowlers (Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina) did well," he said. "We were short in the middle overs but we could have done slightly better," Dhoni added.
Dhoni said to chase such a big target a good start is a must, which the visitors never got. "We didn't get a good start. It never really happened in the match," he said.
In the absence of seniors like Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, Dhoni called on the youngsters to take up the responsibility and strengthen their claim for a spot in the World Cup squad starting next month. "The youngsters who arrived for the ODIs never really got enough practice before Wednesday's match because it was raining on and off in Durban. But as the series progresses they will get time to acclimatise to the conditions."
"But it is important for the youngsters to get going and perform before the World Cup," the Indian captain added.
South African skipper Graeme Smith also agreed with his Indian counterpart, saying 290 is always a difficult chase in the Kingsmead track. "290-300 is always tough to chase here. But it was a complete performance from us," he said.
Smith lauded his teammates for the clinical display against the Indians on Wednesday. "AB (de Villiers) and JP (Duminy) played a key part with the bat. (Lonwabo) Tsotsobe did well with the ball."
"Morne (Morkel) also bowled a terrific opening spell. If he continues to bowl like this he will become a difficult customer to face in ODIs," he said.
Man-of-the-match Tsotsobe, who picked up four wickets for 31 runs, including the prized one of Sachin Tendulkar, said Kingsmead has always been his happy hunting ground. "This is my favourite ground. I have always done well here. I was bit unlucky in Tests but I said to myself that I won't give up," he said. "I was just trying to hit the length and the deck today (Wednesday)," Tsotsobe added.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

England win thriller to set T20 record

Adelaide: Debutant Chris Woakes guided England to a record eighth successive Twenty20 international win as the tourists inflicted more torment on Australia with a last-gasp one-wicket victory at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.
Despite all-rounder Shane Watson's best efforts to single-handedly lift the home side to victory, 21-year-old Woakes (19 not out) was the hero as he hit the winning run from the final ball of the England innings.
After Australia posted 157-4, with Watson top-scoring with 59 from 31 balls, England wobbled in the chase as Watson picked up four wickets, but Woakes' cool head enabled them to reach 158-9 and snatch the win.
England previously shared the record for most successive T20 international wins with South Africa and Pakistan and the result follows hard on the heels of their historic 3-1 Ashes triumph over the embattled Australians.
With wickets falling at the other end, Woakes kept his cool when he found himself on strike with his side needing three runs from the last two balls from Watson with only one wicket in hand.
He slashed the next delivery to the cover boundary for two, then drove Watson through the infield for what would have been a boundary had he and number 11 Ajmal Shahzad not completed the winning run first.
Woakes' innings came after Eoin Morgan put England on the path to victory with 43, but the match turned when the left-hander holed out to Watson, who then removed Michael Yardy with the next ball to be on a hat-trick.
Watson could scarcely have done more for the home side, with 4-15 from his four overs after his solo effort with the bat. The powerful right-hander hit three sixes from the first three balls England spinner Graeme Swann bowled and took 26 off the over.
But he was bowled by Yardy (2-28) and Australia failed to build on the foundation he had provided after being 76-0 after eight overs. None of the other Australian batsman looked comfortable, with new captain Cameron White, taking over from Michael Clarke, making just six. The two teams meet again on Friday at the MCG, before playing a seven-match one-day series.

Rajasthan Royals signs four players from Ranji squad

Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals have signed four 'uncapped' players from the state Ranji Trophy squad -- Deepak Chahar, Ashok Maneria, Aakash Chopra and Dishant Yagnik -- for the fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Royals, during the two-day auction over the weekend, also bought Rajasthan's pace spearhead Pankaj Singh, the highest wicket taker in the ongoing Ranji season.

Pace sensation Chahar, 18, took eight wickets in his first-class debut and was chief destroyer in bowling out Hyderabad to the lowest ever Ranji total of 21.

Left-arm spinner Maneria was the captain of the U-19 team which toured Australia in 2009 and for the U-19 World Cup in New Zealand.

Chopra, a former India Test opener and Delhi skipper moved to Rajasthan this season and has been instrumental in the team's superb performance that took them to the final.

Chopra has played for India but according to IPL rules if a player has not played for India in the last five years, he will come under the 'uncapped' category.

Former India player Hrishikesh Kanitkar, who is Rajasthan's captain, has been approached by the Kochi team.

'We are delighted to announce the signings of the Rajasthan players. It underlines our commitment to cricket in the state of Rajasthan and we will continue to work closely with the local Cricket Associations who have done such a fine job of developing these players,' said Sean Morris, CEO, Rajasthan Royals.

'We see huge opportunity for our local players to further improve their skills through joining the IPL team full of international stars who will add to their cricketing experience.'

Proteas pacemen destroy Indians

Durban: South Africa's fast bowlers struck early to set up a comprehensive 135-run win in the first one-day international against India at Kingsmead on Wednesday. Chasing a target of 290, India's hopes were effectively ended when they were reduced to 43 for four in the 11th over. Despite a half- century by Virat Kohli they were bowled out for 154.
"We were outplayed completely," admitted Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. "We are a side that banks on a good start and having wickets in hand to chase eight or nine runs an over...it never happened."
Dhoni said the One-day specialists in his team had been restricted in their practice opportunities because of rain. "As we go into the series we will get acclimatised more and hopefully make the series more interesting."
South African captain Graeme Smith, meanwhile, hailed 'a pretty complete' performance in the opening match of a five-game series, with particular praise for the bowlers. "We were superb with the ball," he said.
Dale Steyn dismissed Murali Vijay in the first over and left-arm bowler and man of the match Lonwabo Tsotsobe picked up the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar three overs later.
Morne Morkel, who came on as first change, took two wickets in one over as the Indian batsmen failed to come to terms with the pace and bounce of a Kingsmead pitch with a reputation for being more lively in the second innings of day-night games.
Tsotsobe went on to claim four wickets for 31 runs, while fellow pacemen Steyn and Morkel took two each and left-arm fast bowler Wayne Parnell took one.
Hashim Amla got the South African innings off to a fast start, scoring 50 off 36 balls with eight fours but the home side's total of 289 for nine was built around a 131-run fourth wicket partnership between AB de Villiers and JP Duminy.
De Villiers hit 76 off 69 balls, while Duminy scored 73 off 89 deliveries. While they were together South Africa looked on target for a total of more than 300 but both fell to the part-time off-spin of Rohit Sharma instead of cashing in towards the end of the innings.
In a departure from their normal tactics, South Africa took the batting powerplay after 27 overs and it seemed to pay off as De Villiers and Duminy added 45 runs in five overs and forced India to use some of their better bowlers early.
But De Villiers holed out to deep midwicket and Duminy was leg before wicket when he missed an attempted reverse sweep, leaving South Africa without a specialist batsman for the last eight overs in which they were restricted to 45 runs while losing four wickets.
Opening bowler Zaheer Khan took two for 44, with both his wickets coming in the last over of the innings, while Sharma's seven overs brought him two for 30.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Lara World Cup boost for Zimbabwe

Harare: Former West Indies batsman Brian Lara will join the 15-man Zimbabwe cricket squad for preparations ahead of the ICC World Cricket Cup to be held in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka beginning in February.
Lara, who holds the world record first class score of 400 runs, will be joined by Hampshire's high scoring all-rounder of seven years standing, Sean Ervine, when they train in Dubai and also at an India venue from February 1.
Zimbabwe will play two warm-up matches there and two more in India, prompting national coach Alan Butcher of England to state that they will be better or as well prepared for the World Cup as any of their 13 rivals.
Ervine will join his young brother Craig in the squad on a three-year contract, signed over Christmas, but will remain with the England County side as an overseas player.
He has been with Hampshire since soon after the racial and financial dispute between the Zimbabwe Cricket Union and its players in 2002/3 which all but destroyed top level cricket here.
Not selected is Zimbabwe's best known batsman Hamilton Masakadza, whose form has deteriorated. Masakadza scored a century against West Indies on his Test debut at 18 years old and was player of the year here in 2009.
Commenting on the squad, Alan Butcher said it includes world class spinners in Graeme Cremer, Ray Price (nephew of three-time major golf champion Nick Price) and Gregory Lamb and there was decent depth to the batting.
Even after its 2010 ODI record of six victories (two of these against India and Sri Lanka) and 15 defeats, he expected Zimbabwe to perform well, especially following recent ODI tour experience in Bangladesh, one of their Group venues.
The squad: Elton Chigumbura (capt), Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Sean Ervine, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Chris Mpofu, Ray Price, Edward Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya and Sean Williams.

Afridi keen to lead Pakistan in World Cup

Karachi, Jan 12: Amidst debate about who should lead Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup, flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi showed keenness for the job, saying the team has seen improvement under him.
Afridi while speaking at a reception held in his honour in the city yesterday said he was not giving much attention to the ongoing debate over the captaincy.
"I only know that whenever I have been made captain I have only wanted to see the team do well and deliver results. As captain I have been trying my best to see the team become a consistent winning combination," he said.
Afridi's captaincy for the World Cup appears to be facing a stiff challenge from Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq who is being tipped as a better choice for the job for the World Cup.
But Afridi said he was satisfied with the performance of the team in recent times.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Last chance to stake World Cup claims

Durban, Jan 11 (AFP) - South Africa and India enter a five-match one-day international series at Kingsmead on Wednesday with at least half an eye on the Cricket World Cup which starts in Asia next month.
For both teams it will be the last chance to settle on combinations ahead of a global showpiece in which both have special reasons for wanting to shine. South Africa have yet to reach a World Cup final, despite being among the favourites at every tournament since they surprised the world by reaching the semi-finals in their first appearance in 1992.
This will be Graeme Smith's last chance to lead a winning team in an International Cricket Council event as he will be giving up the one-day captaincy after the World Cup. Speaking at a recent function to mark 50 days to the start of the World Cup, Smith said: "We are looking to make sure we head into the showpiece with the best preparation possible. The series against India will be our last chance to make sure we are fully prepared."
At the same function Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni spoke of his dream to lead a successful campaign on home soil, with the final scheduled for Mumbai on April 2. "Every one of us in the India dressing room wants to lift that cup, not only for ourselves but also for the billions of fans supporting us around the globe." Although the squads selected for the series in South Africa are unlikely to differ greatly from the final 15-man parties for the World Cup, fringe players in both camps will want to cement their places.
The competition for places in the Indian squad is likely to be particularly keen as the tourists have a group of 16 players in South Africa, of whom at least three are likely to miss the World Cup because room will almost certainly be found for two key batsmen, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, who are not playing in the current series because of injury.
The South African selectors will be anxious to see whether Pakistan-born leg-spinner Imran Tahir can take the step up to international level. Tahir, newly eligible for South African selection after acquiring citizenship, has been in prolific form in domestic cricket.
He took his total of wickets in five first-class matches for the Dolphins franchise to 42 with a 12-wicket match haul against the Warriors last weekend. Andrew Hudson, the convener of the South African selectors, announced on Monday that Tahir had been added to the country's 30-man preliminary World Cup squad in place of batsman Jonathan Vandiar. "We feel that we need to widen our bowling options," said Hudson.
Another newcomer seeking to impress is Francois 'Faf' du Plessis, a free-scoring batsman, athletic fielder and part-time leg-spin bowler who was the leading run-scorer in South Africa's domestic 40-overs competition which ended last month.
Although the 14 players in the South African squad have an inside track for World Cup selection they will be well aware that some capable, experienced players, including all-rounders Albie Morkel and Ryan McLaren, could be contenders despite not being picked for the forthcoming series.
A batsman from outside the squad who could take advantage if the batting does not fire against India could be Morne van Wyk, who is in the preliminary squad of 30 and top-scored in a Twenty20 international at the Moses Mabhida football stadium on Sunday on a slow, low pitch - conditions more akin to India than is usual for South Africa.
Squads:
South Africa: Graeme Smith (capt), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers (wkt), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
India: Mahender Singh Dhoni (capt/wkt), Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
Umpires: Brian Jerling (RSA), Simon Taufel (AUS) TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA) Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
Fixtures: January 12, Durban (day/night) January 15, Johannesburg (day/night) January 18, Cape Town (day/night) January 21, Port Elizabeth (day/night) January 23, Centurion (day)

செந்தமிழன் சீமானை கொலை செய்ய திட்டம்?

சீமான் அவர்களை கொலை செய்வதற்கான திட்டங்கள் நடந்து கொன்னு இருக்கின்றன என சில வதந்திகள் பரப்பப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.
இந்தியாவின் தேர்தலை முன்னிட்டு சீமான் அவர்களை கொலை செய்து  விட்டு எதிர்க்கட்சிகளிடம் பழியை போடவும் திட்டம் போடப்பட்டிருக்கின்றதாகவும் வதந்திகள் வெளிவருகின்றன.
சீமான் அவர்கள் சிறையில் இருந்து வந்ததும் அவரை கொலை செய்வதாக போட்ட திட்டம், ஆனால் அதற்கான சந்தர்ப்பம் சரியாக அமையாததால், இப்போது அதற்கான சந்தர்ப்பம் வந்துள்ளதால் இந்த திட்டத்தை நிறைவேறுவதற்கு வேலைகள் நடந்து கொண்டு இருக்கின்றன.
இத்திட்டத்தை, இலங்கையில் இருக்கும் இரண்டு ஆயுத குழுக்களால் நிறைவேற்ற உள்ளன.
எமக்கு கிடைத்த தகவலின் படி ஈ.பி.டி.பி. மற்றும் ஈ.ன்.டி.எல்.எப் இந்த திட்டத்தை செய்வதற்கு இலங்கை அரசாங்க அதிகாரிகளின் தலைமையிலே நடக்க இருக்கின்றன, இதற்காக இந்திய தமிழ்நாட்டுக்குள்  அவர்கள் வந்துள்ளனர் என்று நம்பிக்கையான தகவல் கிடைத்துள்ளன,
இதற்காக இந்திய அரசியல் கட்சி ஒன்றும் உடந்தையாக உள்ளதாகவும் தெரியவந்துள்ளன. தாக்குதல் திட்டங்களும் தெரிய வந்துள்ளன, கைக் குண்டு தாக்குதல் அல்லது கண்ணி வெடி தாக்குதல் மூலம் இவை நடக்க இருக்கின்றன.
இவை தவிர வேறு திட்டங்களும் இருக்கலாம், ஆனால் வேறு திட்டங்கள் மூலம் தாக்குதல் நடக்குமா என்பதற்கான தகவல் எமக்கு கிடைக்கவில்லை. இவை அனைத்தும் இந்திய தேர்தலுக்கு முன்பு நடத்த இருகின்றன.
இதனால் சீமான் அவர்கள் தாம் பயணம் செய்யும் பாதைகளை இரகசியமாக வைத்து கொள்வது, ஒடுக்கமான இடங்களில் மேடைகளில் பேசுவதும் ஆபத்தனவையாகும். என அப்பரப்புரை செய்தி தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
சீமானை எதற்காக இவ்வாறு அச்சுறுத்துகின்றனர் என நோக்கினால், சீமான் மேசைப்பேச்சுக்களில் ஈடுபட்டு தமிழ் தேசியத்தைப் பற்றியும், தேசியத் தலைவர் பிரபாகரன் பற்றி பேசுவதையும், அவரின் பேச்சைக் கேட்க அலையென திரளும் மக்களை அச்சுறுத்துவதற்குமோ என சிந்திக்க தோன்றுகின்றது.

Monday, January 10, 2011

நாம் தமிழர் இயக்க உறுப்பினர் படிவம்

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யுத்தம் முடிந்த பின்னரும் நிரந்தர சமாதானத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும் நோக்கம் அரசிடம் இல்லை – சந்திரிகா

யுத்தம் முடிவுற்ற பின்னரும் நாட்டை பொருளாதார ரீதியாக அபிவிருத்தி செய்வதற்கும் நிரந்தர சமாதானத்தை ஏற்படுத்துவதற்கும் அரசாங்கத்திடம் நோக்கமோ, செயற்பாடோ கிடையாது என முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி சந்திரிகா குமாரதுங்க விமர்சித்தார்.
கொழும்பு ஊடகம் ஒன்றுக்கு நேற்று ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை தனது ஹொரகொல்ல இல்லத்தில் வைத்து அளித்த பிரத்தியேக செவ்வியொன்றிலேயே முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி சந்திரிகா இவ்வாறு இவ்வாறு கூறினார்.
யுத்தத்தில் வெற்றிபெற்றாலும் நிரந்தரமான, திருப்தியான நாட்டை கட்டியெழுப்பும் வரை சமாதானத்தை ஏற்படுத்த முடியாது. இலங்கையில் சுமார் 20 லட்சம் தமிழ் மக்கள் இருக்கின்றனர். நாட்டின் சனத் தொகையில் 10 சதவீதமான மக்கள் திருப்தியின்மையை மாத்திரமல்லாமல், கோபத்தையும் வெறுப்பையும் வலிகளையும் கொண்டிருக்கும்போது ஸ்திரமான நாட்டை கட்டியெழுப்ப முடியாது" என அவர் கூறினார்.
நாட்டில் முன்னெப்போதுமில்லாதளவு ஊழல் மலிந்திருப்பதாகவும் அவர் குற்றம் சுமத்தினார். அரசாங்கத் திணைக்களங்களில் உயர் பதவிகளிலுள்ளோர் பலர் தகுதியற்றவர்கள் எனவும் அவர் விமர்சித்தார்.
தமது குழுவொன்று மேற்கொண்ட மதிப்பீடென்றின்படி, தேசிய ரீதியில் 40 சதவீதம் ஊழல் காரணமாக விரயமாகுவதாக தெரியவந்துள்ளதாகவும் ஊழலை நிறுத்த முடிந்தால் பெருந்தொகைப் பணத்தை அபிவிருத்திக்கு செலவிட முடியும் எனவும் அவர் கூறினார்.
எந்த அடிப்படையில் இந்த கணிப்பு மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது எனக் கேட்டபோது, இக்கணிப்புகள் பெரும்பாலும், முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி என்ற வகையில் கேள்விப் பத்திர நடைமுறைகள், அபிவிருத்தித் திட்டங்களுக்கு ஏற்படக்கூடிய செலவுகள் குறித்து தான்பெற்றுக்கொண்ட அறிவின் அடிப்படையிலானவை என பதிலளித்தார்.
தற்போதைய அரசாங்கத்தின் செயற்பாடுகளில் மிகச் சிறந்ததாக தாங்கள் கருதுவது எது?' என வினவியபோது, யுத்தத்தை முடிவுக்கு கொண்டுவந்தமை சிறந்த விடயம். அது மாத்திரமே இந்த அரசாங்கத்தின் ஒரேயொரு சிறந்த நடவடிக்கை' என அவர் பதிலளித்தார்.
சிரேஷ்ட அமைச்சர் பதவிகள் குறித்து கருத்து கேட்டபோது, எந்தவிதமான அறிவார்ந்த அடிப்படையுமின்றி அமைச்சர்களுக்கான துறைகள் ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி சந்திரிகா கூறினார்.
பணிகளை சிறப்பாக செய்வதற்கு பல்வேறு துறைகள் ஒரே அமைச்சரின்கீழ் கொண்டுவரப்பட வேண்டும் எனது அமைச்சரவையில் முதலில் 21 பேர் இருந்தனர். பின்னர் 28 பேரும் அதன் பின்னர் 24 பேரும் இருந்தனர்.
இன்று ஒரே அமைச்சு 8-10 துண்டுகளாக பிரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால் திறமையான அமைச்சர்கள்கூட, சில துறைகள் அவர்களிடமிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதால் சிறந்த சேவைகளை வழங்கமுடியாதுள்ளனர். கட்சிக்காக தியாங்களைச் செய்த மூத்தவர்களை ஒதுக்குவது நல்லதல்ல" என்றார்.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Pakistan whip shambolic New Zealand in three days

Hamilton: Pakistan's left-arm attack of Abdur Rehman and Wahad Riaz destroyed the New Zealand second innings and set up a 10-wicket win inside three days in the first cricket Test on Sunday.
New Zealand's second turn at bat lasted less than 39 overs as they were rolled for 110 leaving Pakistan a mere 19 runs for victory which was achieved in 22 balls.
At one stage New Zealand lost four wickets for one run, collapsing from two for 60 to four for 61 amid a baffling array of aggressive shot-making at a time when patience was required.
Pakistan, who resumed the day at 235 for four in their first innings, were all out midway through the second session for 367, a 92-run lead. By the time New Zealand passed that target they were already eight wickets down, with most dismissals the result of poor decision-making by the batsmen.
Man-of-the-match Rehman took three for 24 off 15 overs with his left-arm spin, while medium-quick Riaz took three for 38 in an unbroken 11-over spell. When New Zealand started their run chase, they reached 36 in 12 overs before the wickets started to tumble.
Tim McIntosh - who had survived three close leg-before appeals and being dropped at second slip - was first to go when he charged down the wicket to Rehman, misread the ball and was stumped by Adnan Akmal.
Brendon McCullum attacked when perseverance was required and reached 35, including five boundaries, before he was caught behind, although television replays showed the ball deflected off his thigh pad and not his glove.
New Zealand had staggered through to 60 when their game fell apart completely in the space of 15 balls. Martin Guptill (11) tried to sweep Rehman out of the park but top-edged the ball to Taufeeq Umar at midwicket, Jesse Ryder went lbw to Riaz' first ball, Ross Taylor (8) was run out going for an unnecessary single, and Kane Williamson (1) was caught by Azhar Ali at second slip of Riaz.
Tim Southee, who top scored for New Zealand with 56 in the first innings, reached 17 when he tried to hit Umar Gul over the boundary, but was caught at mid-on to have New Zealand eight for 90.
All the partisan crowd could find to cheer about was the batting of tailender Chris Martin, whose average of 2.47 is one of the worst in Test cricket, but he managed to make seven and reach his 100th Test run in his 60th international.
Pakistan had earlier looked to be in trouble when they were four for 107 in their first innings before Asad Shafiq and Misbah-ul-Haq put on 149 for the fifth wicket.
When they fell in successive balls and Pakistan were six for 256, Adnan Akmal and Abdur Rehman added 76 for the seventh wicket and put the tourists in front.
Akmal went for 44, caught by a diving Ryder in the gully off Southee and Rehman, whose 28 included two sixes and three fours, was out five balls later, bowled by Brent Arnel. Arnel finished with career-best figures of four for 95 while Martin took 3-86.

Last hurrah for South Africa icon Makhaya Ntini

Durban: South African icon Makhaya Ntini makes his final international appearance on Sunday in a Twenty20 international against India before what is being claimed will be the biggest crowd to watch a cricket match in Africa.
The match is being played at Moses Mabhida Stadium, venue of the 2010 World Cup semi-final between Spain and Germany, and Cricket South Africa say all tickets have been sold.
A crowd of just under 50,000 is expected for an extravaganza, which will also include a Bollywood concert to mark the 150th anniversary of the first Indians to arrive in South Africa.
The country's largest Indian community lives in this Indian Ocean city. South African president Jacob Zuma will make a presentation to Ntini as well as to Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and four prominent political and business figures representing South African and Indian society.
Members of the first post-apartheid South African cricket team, which toured India under the captaincy of Clive Rice in 1991, will be guests at the match.
Ntini, 33, announced his retirement from international cricket this season after being left out of the national Test and One-day teams. Once a herd boy in a rural area of the Eastern Cape, Ntini was the first black African to represent South Africa at cricket.
A fast bowler possessed of boundless enthusiasm and one of the fittest players in the game, he played in 101 Tests, taking 390 wickets - second only to Shaun Pollock - at an average of 28.82. He took 10 wickets in a match four times to set a South African record which was equalled last year by Dale Steyn, and boasts the best match figures in South African Test history, 13 for 132 against the West Indies in Port of Spain during the 2004/05 season.
Ntini also owns the best bowling figures by a South African in an ODI - six for 22 against Australia in Cape Town in 2005/06. He took 265 wickets in 172 one-day matches at an average of 24.53.
Moses Mabhida Stadium is unlikely to provide the ideal swansong for a bowler because the short side boundaries in a football ground should not prove much of a challenge for batsmen.
However, when the specially-laid pitch was tried out by franchise cricketers recently they said the surface was slow, making stroke play difficult.
Jacques Kallis and fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel were not included in the South African squad ahead of a five-match ODI series against India, starting at Kingsmead next Wednesday. Kallis was subsequently ruled out of the One-day games because of injury.
Squads
South Africa: Johan Botha (capt), Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers (wkt),JP Duminy, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Makhaya Ntini, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Graeme Smith, Rusty Theron, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
India: MS Dhoni (capt/wkt), Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli,Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Brian Jerling (RSA) TV umpire: Johan Cloete (RSA) Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG).

IPL 4 Live Auction - (09/01/2011)

Allright the Auction is Live Now…


We will see you after an hour
14.00 – Australian Shane Harwood and West Indies’ all-rounder Ravi Rampaul goes unsold as we head for lunch. .
13.59 – Strangely there are no bids for West Indies’ Fidel Edwards. He was with Chargers last season.
13.58 – No buyers for Andy McKay.
13.57 – VRV Singh, former Punjab employee, goes unsold.
13.56 – Jerome Taylor of West Indies goes to Pune.
13.54 – Bangalore gets Johan van der Wath at base price os $50,000.
13.52 - South African Andre Nel and New Zealand’s Ian Butler go unsold
13.50 - Pankaj Singh, retained by Rajasthan, 95,000.
13.50 – Chris Tremlett, Ashes hero, unsold.
13.50 – Ryan Sidebottom, unsold.
13.50 - Mkhaya Ntini, unsold. He is playing his farewell international match today. Don’t miss it.
13.49 – Lonwabo Tsotsobe, unsold.
13.48 – Chanaka Welegedera, unsold.
13.46 - Jeevantha Kulatunga, unsold.
13.46 - Kaushalya Weeraratne, unsold.
13.45 - Graham Napier, unsold.
13.45 -  Prosper Utseya, unsold.
13.43 - John Hastings, gone to Kochi for 20,000.
13.42 – Andrew McDonald, sold to Delhi, 80,000.
13.39 – Mitchell Marsh, brother of Shaun, son of Geoff, captain of the Australia juniors and U-19 World Cup winner. Good talent, formerly with Deccan Chargers.
Sold to Pune for 290,000 where his father Geoff is the coach. Interesting.
13.36 – Ryan ten Doeschate, the Dutch all-rounder. Sold to 150,000 to Kolkata. He’s the ICC Associate Cricketer of the year.
13.35 - Darren Sammy, unsold. Aaron Redmond, unsold.
All-rounders segment next.
13.31 - Michael Klinger, Aussie batsman, 20k. Sold to Kochi for 75,000. Kochi are going after some batsmen now.

13.30 - Neil McKenzie, 100k, unsold.
13.29 - Lou Vincent. Remember him? Unsold.
13.28 - Owais Shah, 200k. Sold to Kochi for base price.
13.27 - Jehan Mubarak, starts at just 20k. This could be a good bargain buy. But Mubarak is unsold.
13.27 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul – unsold.
13.26 - No takers for Simon Katich.
13.25 - Martin Guptill, Kiwi batter, excellent fielder, 100k. Unsold.
13.24 - Jacques Rudolph, 100k, unsold.

13.24 - Jonathan Trott, starting at 200,000. Unsold.
13.23 - Bryce McGain, unsold.
13.21 - Surav Randiv, Chennai bid for 50,000. Sold for 80,000 to Chennai.
13.20 - Ray Price, Zimbabwe, any takers? Still unsold.
13.20 - Aaron Heal, unsold.
13.20 - Jason Krejza, who took 12 on Test debut in Nagpur, unsold.
13.19 - Xavier Doherty, Australia, 100k, no takers. Unsold.
13.19 - Suhrawadi Shuvo, Bangladesh, 50k, unsold.
13.18 - Abdur Razzaq, Bangladesh, 50k. Will KKR go for him? No. Unsold.
13.18 - Spin bowlers next.

Kochi’s side is loaded with bowlers. Wonder what’s their strategy. Who would be their captain? We’re thinking Mahela or Brendon McCullum. Here’s a thought: what would happen to the team if Sreesanth was its captain? Comment away!
13.05 - Tim Southee, unsold.
13.00 - Sudeep Tyagi, opening at 50k. Punjab pull out at 240,000 and that’s what he will be paid by Chennai, who’ve retained Tyagi. Chennai have looked after their own, rebuying several of their players.

12.59 - Chaminda Vaas, left out of the SL World Cup team. Unsold, no surprises.
12.57 - Nuwan Kulasekara, former world No. 1 bowler in ODIs, starts at 100,000. Goes to Chennai for his base price.
12.55 - Abhimanyu Mithun, sold to Bangalore for 260,000.


12.53 - Wayne Parnell, 100k, goes to Pune for 160,000.
12.52 - Kemar Roach, 100k, unsold. Thilan Thushara, unsold again.
12.47 - Joginder Sharma, the T20 World Cup hero, but long discarded from the Indian team, up for 100k. He is retained by Chennai, for 150,000.
12.41 - Manpreet Gony, one of the finds of IPL 2008, starts at 50k. Kings XI seem to be interested in the burly Punjabi pacer. He was with Chennai previously. Deccan and Punjab are in a bidding war here. Up to 190,000.
Gony’s record, 26 IPL matches, 23 wickets at 30.73. Up to 250,000 now.
Gony goes to Deccan for 290,000!

12.33 - Jaidev Unadkat. Begins at 50k. Chennai make the first bid.
12.33 - Juan ‘Rusty’ Theron, 50k, unsold. Sanjay Manjrekar says it’s shocking. He was a good death bowler in the Champions League, he says.
12.32 - Peter Siddle, Aussie pacer, 200k. No bids. Quite incredible. Unsold! He just took a hat-trick in the first Ashes Test recently.
12.31 - Ben Hilfenhaus, the big Aussie, for 100k. Chennai make a belated first bid. No other bids. Sold for 100k.
That’s the end of the all-rounders’ segment. Pacers next
2.30 - Grant Elliot, Kiwi, 50K, unsold.
12.30 - Moises Henriques, NSW all-rounder, unsold.
12.59 - Dillon du Preez, formerly with RCB, unsold.
12.28 - Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwe captain, unsold.
12.26 - Scott Styris, starts at 100K. Chennai start at 100k. The unsold streak ends. For 200,000 he goes to Chennai.

12.25 - Vernon Philander, starts at 50K. No bids! Seven in a row.
12.24 - Zander de Bruyn – looks like he won’t be sold. That’s six in a row.
12.22 - Justin Ontong, starts at 20K among the new set of all-rounders. Unsold. That’s five players unsold in a row.
12.22 - Darren Bravo, brother of Dwayne, goes unsold. Wasim Jaffer. Unsold.
12.20 - Adam Voges, Upul Tharanga – Unsold.
12.15 - Venugopal Rao, up for 100K. Pune makes the first bid. Kochi next. A talented batsman, he’s been a disappointment in the IPL – 33 games, two fifties, 446 runs at 19.39. But he’s batted down the order a lot.
Sold to Delhi for 700,000!

12.15 - Venugopal Rao, up for 100K. Pune makes the first bid. Kochi next.
12.15 – Michael Lumb. Unsold.

12.12 - Mohammad Kaif next. Bidding starts at 100,000. No bids. Wow. Now that’s a fallen star. He’s done poorly in T20.
12.12 - Luke Pomersbach goes to Bangalore for 50k.
12.10 - England’s Ian Bell. Unsold. Lots of England players have been avoided. Availability is a problem.
12.10 - Back after the break. Chamara Silva, base-priced 100K, goes unsold.

News plug: Lalit Modi says the auction reveals the true worth of players. Do you agree?
And we have a breather for 10 minutes now. It was a crazy session with teams spending very carefully on players.

11.57 – Kochi gets little known Australian Steven O’Keefe for $20,000. Nice buy…ehh
11.55 – West Indies’ Nikita Miller not sold as well.
11.53 – South Africa’s Robin Peterson, West Indies’ Sulieman Benn, Sri Lankan Kaushal Lokuarachchi and Malinga Bandara go unsold.
11.51 – Delhi bags South African Roelof van der Merwe at base price of $50,000.
11.50 – Sri Lankan spin bowler Rangana Herath and South African Paul Harris also goes unsold.
11.48 – England’s Monty Panesar goes unsold.
11.44 – Lakshmipathy Balaji is up for the grabs and Chennai is seriously after him. Super Kings lose their man and Kolkata gets Balaji for $500,000.
11.42 – Clint McKay, Australian all-rounder, goes to Mumbai for $110,000.
11.38 -Indian Umesh Yadav must be jumping in the air. There is a big fight between the teams out there for him. And Delhi gets him for $750,000…U gatta be kidding me.
11.36 – Rajasthan get their guy Shaun Tait back at base price of $300,000.
11.35 – New Zealand’s Kyle Mills goes unsold.
I don’t understand, Mumbai let Zaheer go yesterday and bought Munaf today…Strange by miles…
11.34 – Munaf Patel is getting all the attention from the IPL teams at the auction. And Mumbai gets him for $700,00.
11.32 – Sri Lankan Farveez Maharoof with a base price of $100,000 goes unsold.
11.28 – Ashok Dinda is now up for the grabs and Kolkata looks very serious for him. And Delhi gets him for $375,000.
For your information the IPL-4 will have 70 league matches
11.26 – Big fight for former Bangalore player Vinay Kumar. Big buyer Kochi gets him for $475,000.
11.24 – South African Charl Langeveldt, a useful Twenty20 bowler, is up for the grabs now. And Bangalore gets him for $140,000.
11.23 – South African and former Mumbai bowler Ryan McLaren goes unsold.
11.21 – And the fight is on for Ajit Agarkar. Remember him! And Delhi gets him for $210,000.
11.20 – England’s Ravi Bopara, West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Smith, New Zealand’s Jacob Oram, South Africa all-rounder Justin Kemp and England’s Dimitri Mascarenhas goes unsold.
11.16 – Sri Lankan Thisara Perera goes to Kochi for $80,000.
11.14 – Big fight for Australian all-rounder Daniel Christian. Deccan Chargers finally wins the race to land Christian for $900,000.
11.12 – No takers for England’s Ashes hero Tim Bresnan.
11.09 – Former Mumbai Indians opener Sanath Jayasuriya with a base price of $200,000 goes unsold. He now joins biggies in Lara, Ganguly and Gayle who failed attract a bid this time.
11.08 – Gareth Hopkins from New Zealand, Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor, Sri Lankan Dinesh Chandimal, Ireland wicket-keeper, Niall O’Brien and Australian Luke Ronchi goes unsold.
It is getting very hot here.
11.06 – Delhi Daredevils has taken the initiative to start the proceedings. Matthew Wade goes to Delhi for $100,000
11.05 – No buyer for Australian wicket-keeper Chris Hartley.
11.04 – Sri Lankan Indika de Saram and Denesh Ramdin from West Indies goes unsold.

IPL 4 Unsold Players ( 08/01/2011)


Unsold Players:

Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle, Jesse Ryder, Herschelle Gibbs, Brian Lara, Graham Manou ,Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Luke Wright, James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ajantha Mendis, Murali Karthik, Chamara Kapugedera, Tamim Iqbal

10 IPL Teams squads as of now - ( 08/01/2011)



Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina , M Vijay, Albie Morkel, Michael Hussey, Wriddhiman Saha, Dawyne Bravo, Doug Bollinger, S Badrinath, R. Ashwin

Deccan Chargers:
Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara, JP Duminy, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Dale Steyn

Delhi Daredevils:
Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, David Warner, Naman Ojha, James Hopes, Morne Morkel, Aaron Finch

Kings XI Punjab:
Adam Gilchrist, Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Broad, Abhishek Nayar, Praveen Kumar, Ryan Harris, Piyush Chawla

Kochi:
Mahela Jayawardene, VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum, Sreesanth, RP Singh, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Steven smith, Ramesh powar, Brad Hodge, Muttiah Muralitharan

Kolkata Knight Riders:
Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Brad Haddin, Shakib-al-Hassan, Bret Lee, Eoin Morgan, Manoj Tiwary

Mumbai Indians:
Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, James Franklin

Pune Warriors:
Yuvraj Singh, Graeme Smith, Robin Uthappa, Tim Paine, Angelo Mathews, Ashish Nehra, Callum Ferguson

Rajasthan Royals:
Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Johan Botha, Paul Collingwood

Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli, Tillakartane Dilshan, Zaheer Khan, AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori, Sourabh Tiwary, Dirk Nannes, Cheteshwar Pujara,

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