2009 Indian Premier League
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| File:DLF IPL logo.png Logo of the DLF Indian Premier League | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  South Africa[1] |
| Participants | 8 |
| Official website | www.iplt20.com |
The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, is the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament is hosted by South Africa and is scheduled between April 18 and May 24 2009.[2] IPL 2 is expected to be the second biggest cricket tournament in the world, after the Cricket World Cup,[3] and will have an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in India alone.[4]
Concerns were raised in India that the tournament was the prime target of Islamic terrorists.[5] Because the second season of the IPL coincided with multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections, the Indian Government refused to commit security by Indian paramilitary forces. As a result, the BCCI decided to host the second season of the league outside India.[6] On March 24, 2009, the BCCI officially announced that the second season of the IPL will be held in South Africa.[7]
Though India is not hosting the second season, the format of the tournament remains unchanged from the 2008 season format.[8] According to Lalit Modi, chairperson of IPL, all the 59 matches of the second season will take place per schedule and an IPL official said that England and South Africa were initially being considered the front-runners to host the league.[9][10] South Africa was chosen as the venue primarily due to concerns over England's weather.[11]
Relocating the tournament will pose extreme logistical challenges for the BCCI since more than 10,000 cricketers and other staff members will be flown from India to South Africa within a span of a few weeks.[12] The IPL is expected to inject approximately US$100 million into South Africa's local economy.[13] In addition, the BCCI signed a Rs. 8,200 crores ($ 1.63 Billion)contract with Multi Screen Media to broadcast matches live from South Africa to India.[14]
Changes
Some of the rules were changed for the 2009 edition of the IPL. The number of international players allowed in any one squad was increased from 8 to 10 although the number allowed in any playing 11 remains at 4.[15] The players purchase cap was increased from 5 to 7 million[clarification needed]. The BCCI also negotiated with the ECB to allow English cricketers to participate in the 2009 edition of the IPL. English players will be allowed to play for 21 days in between their tour to West Indies and the subsequent return tour.[16]
"IPL 2"
Pre-season trades and signings
Trade window
Teams were reluctant to trade initially due to the troubled economic times and the general desire to concentrate on building a well-rounded team as opposed to making profits out of trades.[17] Kolkata were initially inclined to present Pakistani express bowler Shoaib Akhtar for trade but later withdrew from a deal.[18][failed verification]
| 2009 | To Template:Cr-IPL  Zaheer Khan
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To Template:Cr-IPL Robin Uthappa
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| 2009 | To Template:Cr-IPL Ashish Nehra
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To Template:Cr-IPL Shikhar Dhawan
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| 2009 | To Template:Cr-IPL Jaydev Shah
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To Template:Cr-IPL Gaurav Dhiman and Pankaj Singh
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Signings
With most international players (barring members of the England squad and Indian Cricket League players) signing up for the first season on multi-season contracts, the emphasis for off-season signings for 2009 were possible up-and-coming young players from international domestic circuits. Some teams, including the Delhi Daredevils sent scouts to domestic and 'emerging player' matches held in Australia to sign up players.[19]
Pre-auction signings
Dirk Nannes signs with Delhi Daredevils- David Warner signs with Delhi Daredevils
- Andrew McDonald signs with Delhi Daredevils
- Ryan Harris signs with Deccan Chargers
Graham Napier signs with Mumbai Indians
Sachin Rana signs with Kolkata Knight Riders- Mohnish Parmar signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ralphi Gomez signs with Rajasthan Royals
Ryan McLaren signs with Mumbai Indians- Dillon du Preez signs with Bangalore Royal Challengers
Angelo Mathews signs with Kolkata Knight Riders- Moises Henriques signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
Post-auction signings
Any 'unsold' players as well as players sought after as replacements for Pakistani players who would be unable to play for their IPL team in 2009 can be signed on after the auction. These include:
- Lee Carseldine signed by the Rajasthan Royals
- Shane Harwood signed by the Rajasthan Royals
- Robert Quiney signed by the Rajasthan Royals
- Naman Ojha signed by Rajasthan Royals
- Kamran Khan signed by Rajasthan Royals
- Burt Cockley signed by Kings XI Punjab
Re-signings
IPL Replacement Players, filling in for players away on national duty, and some under-19 players, were recruited with a one-year contract and hence their franchises had the choice to resign them or release them as free agents.
- Ajantha Mendis re-signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
- Brad Hodge re-signs with Kolkata Knight Riders
- Ravindra Jadeja re-signs with Rajasthan Royals
Dwayne Bravo re-signs with Mumbai Indians
Retirements
- Shaun Pollock opted not to return to the Mumbai Indians. Pollock retired from international cricket in 2008 prior to the first IPL, though he is going to be their bowling coach this season.
- Darren Lehmann retired from The Rajasthan camp and is currently coaching Deccan Chargers.
Stephen Fleming retired as a player and is coaching the Chennai Super Kings team.
Withdrawals
Other players opted to withdraw from this particular season from the IPL, but have not ruled out returning in the future. In most cases, the reason for withdrawal was that the players wanted a break from the hectic international schedule. There have also been withdrawals due to injury and also Pakistanis who have had their contracts terminated or suspended due to tensions between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. Most withdrawals were Australian international players, for whom the IPL would be the only break between a series against Pakistan and the upcoming long tour of England which would include The Ashes series. Withdrawals included:
- Michael Hussey - Chennai Super Kings
Jerome Taylor - Kings XI Punjab- Brett Lee - Kings XI Punjab
Shoaib Akhtar - Kolkata Knight Riders- Misbah-ul-Haq - Bangalore Royal Challengers
- Shahid Afridi - Deccan Chargers
- Shoaib Malik - Delhi Daredevils
- Mohammad Asif - Delhi Daredevils
- Umar Gul - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mohammad Hafeez - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Salman Butt - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Kamran Akmal - Rajasthan Royals
- Younis Khan - Rajasthan Royals
- Sohail Tanvir - Rajasthan Royals
- Shaun Tait - Rajasthan Royals
Player auction
The player auction was held on 6 February 2009 in Goa. There was a two-million dollar cap for teams buying at the auction. The following acquisitions were made: [20]
Build-up
The media build-up to the second season of the IPL was largely centred around security concerns, but another focus was Kolkata Knight Riders' coach John Buchanan's radical four-captain plan, which was created to utilize the knowledge of Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum and Brad Hodge together as captains. The plan met its fair share of criticism and approval[citation needed], with critics claiming the plan would lead to too much conflict of opinion on the field while supporters claimed that Twenty20 is suited to such radical ideas.
Much of the other hype around the IPL was the impact of the new-look Bangalore Royal Challengers with their new captain Kevin Pietersen. Bangalore team owner Vijay Mallya, disappointed with the team's 7th place performance last season and its categorization as a test team[citation needed], sought radical changes and signed Pietersen for a record 1.55 million USD contract before making him captain of the side (replacing Rahul Dravid who captained last season as the icon player of the Royal Challenegers). The Challengers also acquired hard-hitting batsmen Robin Uthappa and Jesse Ryder.
Some of the other topics of discussion were the potential benefit teams with a large number of South African players, like the Challengers, could gain from local knowledge of the conditions[citation needed]. There was also some concern about how teams like Kings XI Punjab could deal with the mass exodus of some of its core unit during the series due to international duty and how teams would deal with the loss of Pakistani players who in some cases (eg. Sohail Tanvir with the Rajasthan Royals) played a large part in their teams' fortunes last season[citation needed].
Stadiums
| Durban | Centurion | Johannesburg | Cape Town |
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| Sahara Stadium Kingsmead Capacity: 25,000 Matches: 17 |
Supersport Park Capacity: 20,000 Matches: 12 |
New Wanderers Stadium Capacity: 34,000 Matches: 8 |
Sahara Park Newlands Capacity: 25,000 Matches: 8 |
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| Port Elizabeth | East London | Kimberley | Bloemfontein |
| St George's Park Capacity: 19,000 Matches: 7 |
Buffalo Park Capacity: 15,000 Matches: 4 |
De Beers Oval Capacity: 11,000 Matches: 3 |
OUTsurance Oval Capacity: 20,000 Matches: 2 |
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Rules and regulations
The rules and format are the same as previous season. Points in the group stage were awarded as follows:
| Results | Points |
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| Win | 2 points |
| No Result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
If the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a one over per side "Eliminator"[21] or "Super Over":[22] [23]
- Higher number of points
- If equal, higher number of wins
- If still equal, net run rate
- If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
- If still equal, result of head to head meeting.
Teams and standings
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
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| Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.326 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.684 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +1.650 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +0.271 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +0.702 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1.700 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2.014 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.596 |
| Top 4 teams will qualify for the semi finals. |
| Bottom four teams will be eliminated. |
- **Content is subjected to change.
- Top 2 teams qualify for the T20 Champions League.
- (C) = Eventual Champion; (R) = Runner-up.
League progression
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SF | F | |||
| Template:Cr-IPL/Flags | Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-IPL/Flags | Deccan Chargers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-IPL/Flags | Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-IPL/Flags | Kings XI Punjab | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-IPL/Flags | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-IPL/Flags | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-IPL/Flags | Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Cr-IPL/Flags | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Results
Group stage
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Knockout stage
Warm-up games
The match between Cape Cobras and Rajasthan Royals was billed as the Clash of the Champions due to both teams being champions of their country's Twenty20 leagues. However, as an IPL warmup, both teams fielded understrength teams in order to try out new blood, with only 4 of Rajasthan's 2008 title-winning team playing the warm-up. Nashua Cape Cobras were the victors.
Group stage
18-21 April
16:00 18 April 2009
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165/7 (20 overs) |
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146/7 (20 overs) |
- Toss: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to field first.
20:40 18 April 2009
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133/8 (20 overs) |
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58 (15.1 overs) |
- Toss: Royal Challengers Banglore won the toss and chose to bat first.
16:00 19 April 2009
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58/0 (4.5 overs) |
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104/7 (12 overs) |
| Virender Sehwag 38* (16) |
- Toss: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to field first.
- Rain prior to the match delayed the start and shortened the game to 12 overs a side.
- Subsequent rain after 1.5 overs in the 2nd innings (Delhi Dardevils), the target was reduced by D/L calculation to 54 in 6 overs.
20:00 19 April 2009
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104/2 (13.1 overs) |
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101 (19.4 overs) |
- Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first.
20:00 20 April 2009
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179/5 (20 Overs) |
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87 (15.2 Overs) |
- Toss: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat first.
16:00 21 April 2009
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158/6 (20 overs) |
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79/1 (9.2 overs) |
- Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field first.
- Rain stopped play after 9.2 overs of the 2nd innings (Kolkata Knight Riders) and play didn't resume. So result was determined by the D/L Method.
20:00 21 April 2009
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- Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain. Teams received one point each.
22-25 April
20:00 22 April 2009
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184/6 (20 overs) |
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160/8 (20 overs) |
- Toss: Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bat first.
16:00 23 April 2009
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189/5 (20 overs) |
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180/9 (20 overs) |
- Toss: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bat first.
20:00 23 April 2009
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150/6 (20 overs) |
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150/8 (20 overs) |
- Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field first.
- Match tied as scores were level; winner determined by Super Over; Kolkata Knight Riders scored 15 runs and Rajasthan Royals scored 18 of 4 balls to win the match.
20:00 24 April 2009
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168/9 (20 overs) |
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173/3 (19 overs) |
- Toss: Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and chose to bat first.
16:00 25 April 2009
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168/9 (20 overs) |
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156/7 (20 overs) |
- Toss: Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bat first.
20:00 25 April 2009
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- Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain. Teams received one point each.
26-30 April
16:00 26 April 2009
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149/7 (20 overs) |
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153/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Toss: Royal Challengers won the toss and chose to bat first.
20:00 26 April 2009
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139/6 (20 overs) |
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112/7 (20 overs) |
- Toss: Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bat first.
16:00 27 April 2009
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165/6 (20 overs) |
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169/4 (20 overs) |
- Toss: Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to field first.
20:00 27 April 2009
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187/6 (20 overs) |
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95 (15.2 overs) |
- Toss: Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first.
- With Anureet Singh injured and unable to bat, Kolkata Knight Riders' innings ended at 95/9 after 15.2 overs.
20:00 28 April 2009
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143/7 (20 overs) |
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- Toss: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat first.
1-4 May
5-8 May
9-12 May
13-16 May
17-21 May
Semi-Finals
Finals
Times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30). Subtract 3.5 hours for local time in South Africa and 4.5 hours for British Summer Time
Statistics
Batting
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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 Matthew Hayden |
Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 4 | 215 | 132 | 162.87 | 53.75 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 6 |
| Herschelle Gibbs |
Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 4 | 183 | 133 | 137.59 | 45.75 | 69* | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
Template:Cr-IPL | 3 | 3 | 163 | 121 | 134.71 | 81.50 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
| Adam Gilchrist |
Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 4 | 163 | 95 | 171.57 | 40.75 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
| Rahul Dravid |
Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 4 | 144 | 106 | 135.84 | 36.00 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| Tournament's leading scorer wears an orange cap when fielding.[24] |
Bowling
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Econ Rate | Average | Strike Rate | Best Bowling |
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 Lasith Malinga |
Template:Cr-IPL | 3 | 10.2 | 9 | 4.35 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 3/11 |
| R. P. Singh |
Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 14.4 | 9 | 6.88 | 10.88 | 9.7 | 4/22 |
| Pragyan Ojha |
Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 14.0 | 8 | 5.21 | 9.12 | 10.5 | 3/21 |
| Yusuf Abdulla |
Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 11.0 | 7 | 8.27 | 13.00 | 9.4 | 4/31 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji |
Template:Cr-IPL | 3 | 9.5 | 6 | 7.93 | 13.00 | 9.8 | 3/19 |
 Daniel Vettori |
Template:Cr-IPL | 3 | 11.0 | 6 | 7.18 | 13.16 | 11.0 | 3/15 |
| Anil Kumble |
Template:Cr-IPL | 5 | 19.1 | 6 | 5.79 | 18.50 | 19.1 | 5/5 |
| Tournament's leading wicket taker wears a purple cap when fielding.[25] |
- Note: Economy rate acts as a tie-breaker if players are level for most wickets.
Best economy
- Minimum four overs bowled
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Econ Rate | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | Best Bowling |
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| Lasith Malinga |
Template:Cr-IPL | 3 | 10.2 | 4.35 | 9 | 5.00 | 6.8 | 3/11 |
| Suresh Raina |
Template:Cr-IPL | 4 | 4.0 | 4.50 | 2 | 9.00 | 12.0 | 2/18 |
| Amit Mishra |
Template:Cr-IPL | 1 | 4.0 | 4.75 | 1 | 100.00 | 24.0 | 1/19 |
| Kamran Khan |
Template:Cr-IPL | 3 | 11.0 | 4.90 | 5 | 10.80 | 13.2 | 3/18 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan |
Template:Cr-IPL | 3 | 11.0 | 4.90 | 4 | 13.50 | 16.5 | 3/11 |
References
- ^ "South Africa to host IPL 3: Modi". Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "IPL second season set for April 2009". Cricinfo. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
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- ^ England and South Africa race to host IPL
- ^ Another 26/11 type attack likely: US think-tank
- ^ IPL will be held outside India: BCCI
- ^ South Africa to host IPL
- ^ IPL shifted out of the country
- ^ IPL to be played outside India
- ^ England emerges as a frontrunner to host Indian Premier League The Times, March 22 2009
- ^ Weather Eye: South Africa beats England on the weather front
- ^ IPL will benefit South Africa's economy - Modi
- ^ Rain saves South Africa: Poms may be denied IPL due to English weather
- ^ IPL signs Rs. 8200-cr deal with MSM
- ^ "IPL auction shifted to February 6". Cricinfo. October 21, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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- ^ "Players unsold at auction available as replacements". Cricinfo. January 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Cricinfo: List of players sold". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
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"One-over eliminator could replace bowl-out". Cricinfo. June 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Orange Cap to separate best from the rest". The Times of India. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "After Orange, IPL now introduces Purple Cap". The Times of India. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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