IPL Season 4 T20 Cricket Latest News Updates

At a time when cricket fans are praying for India to win the ongoing World Cup, IPL franchise owners are busy finalizing plans to sell tickets for the season four of IPL that kicks off from April 8.Chennai Super Kings has kicked off online ticket sales through its official website for the team's matches.

Similarly Pune Warriors and the Kochi tuskers team, have already tied up with KyaZoonga.Com for tickets.Rajasthan Royals has partnered with Bookmyshow.Com, for selling tickets.

Each of the 10 franchisees will play at least seven matches and according to experts the ticket revenue will vary from team to team as it would depend on the stadium capacity.Like, The capacity of the Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur is around 30,000 seats and tickets would be priced starting from Rs 200, Rs 500, Rs 1000 and going up to Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 for corporate and luxury bookings.

IPL 4 will provide opportunity for cricket fans, especially to those who missed out watching India's matches and also other crucial games in the World Cup due to unavailability of tickets.This will also give franchisees ample opportunity to earn significant amount of gate revenues.

IPL revenues generated from tickets are directly proportional to the branding and marketing activities done by a particular franchise along with the performance of the team.
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It has been announced that the Kings XI Punjab will be captained by former Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist when the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League finally gets under way in April.

The veteran stumper was picked up by the franchise in January’s player auctions for $900,000 and has experience of leading teams in the IPL, having skippered the Deccan Chargers to the 2009 title when the competition took place in South Africa.

Even if he is not at the peak of his career, I still feel as a leader he has a lot to offer. In Twenty20 Cricket you are not asking the guy to strike at 120 in the opening position," Kings XI Punjab coach Michael Bevan told the official IPL website.

You are asking for guys to strike at 140 or 150 and ‘Gilly’ is the type of player who can turn in three or four match-winning performances over the season.

That is a great sign; him lending his experience with some of the players he has played with. As a coach, you want your captain immersed in what we are trying to achieve."

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Now IPL 4 season P2 stand ticket for a three hour IPL T20 match will cost you Rs 55,000, almost four times the cost of a P2 ticket at Chinnaswamy Stadium for an ODI game,That ticket cost Rs 15,000 (inclusive of food and beverages).  These tickets make for good gifts too.

The P2 stand is most sought after not just because of the full hospitality that comes with it but also because of its location. While it affords one of the best views of the ground, it's also a place to see and be seen at.

The Preity Zintas, Shilpa Shettys and Shah Rukh Khans, the Mallyas, father Vijay and son Siddarth, who may or not be accompanied by Deepika Padukone, all sit in that little stand. No wonder it's so pricey.

The same ticket cost Rs 44,000 last season, and it came with entry to the after-match party. Most likely, there won't be official IPL parties, but as it happened in the inaugural season, the king of good times is likely to throw some of his own.
Other stands are pricey too. If you want to watch a single game from the top-tier J Corporate stand, it'll cost you Rs 33,000. A seat in the P4 stand is priced at Rs 27,500. Sales of tickets will begin shortly.

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Indian Premier League Cricket fans planning to catch all the IPL action at M Chinnaswamy Stadium will face tough challenges in reaching the stadium with closure of Cubbon Road, due to Metro work.

The traffic restriction implications means that 3 gates N , H and National Cricket Academy will be closed for three years .The road will be closed not only for vehicles, but also for pedestrians. So, no one will be allowed to enter the stadium from the gates which have entry from Cubbon Road. The traffic police fear that the crowd would gather at Queens Road to enter the stadium during the IPL matches, creating security problems. KSCA should take necessary action for the smooth entry of the huge crowd expected during IPL 4.

Parking not a problem
A traffic police officer said that the closure of Cubbon Road would not affect parking during the IPL matches. “There had been no provision for vehicle parking on Cubbon Road during the matches. So, it is not expected to create problem in the future as well.

Vehicles can be parked at Kanteerava Indoor Stadium and Cubbon Park as well. We have space at St Joseph High School ground, top of the Shivajinagar bus stop and corporation ground near Shivajinagar. We can use these grounds as parking space if the need arises,” said a senior traffic police officer.

KSCA secretary Javagal Srinath said it would cause inconvenience to the public. “Even during the England-India game, one gate (H Stand) was closed due to Metro work. If the police have taken this decision, there is nothing we can do. If three gates are closed, then it leaves us with no option but to open the gates as early as 10 am. This could lead to security issues too,” said Srinath.

The  IPL 4 season kicks off on April 8. Chinnaswamy Stadium will play host to seven matches. The first match in Bangalore is scheduled for April 12 between Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians.

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OWING TO the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, the governing body of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released a revised provisional schedule of IPL 2011.

The fourth installment of the hugely awaited IPL 4 is set to commence from April 8 until May 22. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings, which was the winner of the IPL 3, will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of the IPL 4 on April 8, 2011 at MA Chidambram Stadium in Chennai.

IPL 4 will see 10 teams battling it out for the top spot.

The IPL 2011 Revised Schedule is placed below:

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