Friday 8 April 2011

MS Dhoni hopes to retain IPL Trophy


IPL Season 2011
According to the fresh reports from the IPL season 2011, Chennai Super Kings  are all set to play their first match against Kolkata Knight Riders Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.


While talking to media, MS Dhoni said, “I always say that the fitness of the players is the key. Players do struggle during the course of the IPL. If all the players are available for selection, then it is a very good side. Quite a few of them will be missing due to injuries and international commitments. Once we get together, we will be very good.”



Further, the captain of Chennai Super Kings said, “The batting line-up is as good as last year - Vijay, Badri, Raina, myself and Albie. Du Pless has come in, we have the all-rounders and Mr.Cricket (Mike Hussey) will also join us. Overall, it's a very good batting line-up."


Chennai Super Kings squad:-


MS Dhoni*, S Anirudha, R Ashwin, S Badrinath, GJ Bailey, DE Bollinger, DJ Bravo, F du Plessis, BW Hilfenhaus, MEK Hussey, SB Jakati, Joginder Sharma, S Randiv, KMDN Kulasekara, VY Mahesh, JA Morkel, A Mukund, SK Raina, WP Saha†, TG Southee, SB Styris, S Tyagi, K Vasudevadas, G Vignesh, M Vijay.

Kolkata Knight Riders squad:-


G Gambhir*, S Ladda, L Balaji, R Bhatia, MS Bisla, SP Goswami, BJ Haddin†, Iqbal Abdulla, JH Kallis, B Lee, EJG Morgan, YK Pathan, JL Pattinson, PJ Sangwan, Shami Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, LR Shukla, RN ten Doeschate, MK Tiwary, JD Unadkat.

Umpires BR Doctrove and PR Reiffel

TV umpire S Asnani

Match referee J Srinath

Reserve umpire K Srinath

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