IPL 6 kick off Today

Cricket fever will reach its peak again next month when the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League kicks-off. Seventy-six matches, spread all across the country, will see the leading international cricketers battle it out against each other in the Twenty20 format. This year's IPL has a new team in Sunrisers Hyderabad, which was formed when SUN TV network took over Deccan Chargers after Board of Control for Cricket in India axed the franchise, after its owners failed to produce a Rs 100-crore bank guarantee before the Bombay high court, a condition that had been set for the struggling team's survival in the league. The nine teams will also get their first taste of the two new venues this season -- the international cricket stadium in Raipur and the JSCA international stadium in Ranchi. New additions, like Ricky Ponting, to the teams from this year's players' auction will add to the excitement and the hype. The former Australia batting ace and skipper was snapped up by Mumbai Indians and named as captain, while young Virat Kohli will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore. Inauguration function @ Eden garden involves the performance of pop singer Pitbull & performance of Bollywood Stars...