2011 Indian Premiere League 4

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DLF Indian Premiere League Season Four

Welcome to the DLF IPL 4 Thread. Nowthe WorldCup has ended and India have triumphed with a great win. This IPL Season starts April 08, 2011. Unfortunately there are no Pakistani players but still the IPL 4 will be an extremely exciting even then

Here is a look at the 2011 Season schedule
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Lack of experience hurt us - Dravid

Rahul Dravid has said the lack of experience in the Rajasthan Royals squad hampered the team's performance but was confident of a better show in the next season.

Rajasthan were top of the table midway through the season but four straight defeats have put them out of contention for a play-off spot.

"Our side has got a little bit of inexperience," Dravid said on Tuesday. "There are 10 teams and at the end of the day other teams probably had more experienced players in this competition." While most of the other franchises picked up at least a dozen players in January's auction of top cricketers, Rajasthan were content with buying only six players with international experience and building the squad with lesser-known Indians.

Even a victory in Rajasthan's final league match, against Mumbai Indians on Friday, won't lift them above sixth spot. Dravid, though, said there were bright spots for Rajasthan in the campaign such as the performances of 20-year-old Ashok Menaria and 22-year-old Ajinkya Rahane.

"We have some youngsters doing well for us. We can improve next year," he said. "Happy to see some young players like Ajinkya Rahane and Ashok Menaria come through ... they have shown a glimpse of what they can do. Rahane has done well for Mumbai in Ranji and domestic cricket while Menaria has done well for Rajasthan."

After the IPL, Dravid's next engagement is the West Indies tour, with the Tests starting June 20. One of his career highlights was leading India to their first Test series win in the Caribbean in 35 years when they toured five years ago, and Dravid hoped the team could repeat that success.

"We won the series there last time around, but I hope we will do better this time," he said. "If the West Indies play their full strength side, they will be a tough team to beat. But it will be interesting to see if they have their full side."

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Warne fined for IPL dispute

Shane Warne has been fined US$50,000 by the BCCI but was spared a ban for his public spat with Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) secretary Sanjay Dixit over changing of pitches in Jaipur during the IPL.

On Tuesday the pair faced an IPL commission, comprising Ravi Shastri and league chairman Chirayu Amin, which ruled Warne to be in "serious breach of his IPL playing contract" for criticising Dixit.

The RCA had complained to the BCCI and IPL that Warne reportedly abused Dixit after his team's loss to Bangalore in Jaipur last week. The pitch used for that game, and the previous one against Chennai Super Kings, was different from the one Warne's team had enjoyed a strong home advantage on.

In taking its decision the commission took into account Warne's apology to Dixit and his status as one of the all-time greats of the game. "It (the Commission) regards the public criticism of Mr. Dixit as being a serious breach by Mr. Warne of his IPL playing contract," a BCCI release said.

"However, at the same time, the Commission also recognises that Mr. Warne has apologised to Mr. Dixit, and that the incident occurred just after the match. In addition, the Commission is cognisant of the contribution to the game of cricket in general, and to the Indian Premier League, which has been made by Mr. Warne."

The Commission also said that further breaches could result in a fine, a match ban or points deduction for the player's team, or a combination of the three.

Since the pitch was changed on May 9, Warne and Dixit have engaged in a war of words that has been fought in public, private and through the media. The hearing in Mumbai followed RCA's rejection of an apology offered by the Rajasthan franchise, with the state board also threatening further action if the matter was not resolved to its satisfaction.

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khatam honay ko hai yeh IPL bhi. Jaan chuuti. Jeeti phir wohi chooray dhoni ki team.

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Chennai Super Kings win IPL 2011.

Chennai Super Kings 205/5 (20/20 ov)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 147/8 (20.0/20 ov)

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cricket ko hila k rakhdia hai IPL ne pese ki waja se

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CSK

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bas abb paisa hi hai har jaga. india ki dominance sey pehley kafi hadd tak originality baki thi game mei, Now its only a business.

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even k cricketers apni country se kkelne si ziada IPL ko prefer karrhe thay, SL cricketers end pe pohanchay Eng tour k lye, training camp b attend nhi kya

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ye final fix tha
dhoni ki team ko hi jetwana tha
star jo bana hua hai WC jeetwa ke

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sure thing.