IPL 2009 : Dream IPL team by APF agency

Indian Premier League which had 59 matches all together witnessed some most interesting matches and nail-biting finishes.The team which emerged as winners was the Deccan Charges who were the last in the table last time around.There are a lot of individual notable performances and based on strike rate average and the consistency the Dream team for IPL 2009 has been selected.
IPL DREAM TEAM 2009

1) Matthew Hayden (Chennai Super Kings)

2) Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers, Captain / Wicketkeeper)

3) Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)

4) AB de Villiers (Delhi Daredevils)

5) Tillakaratne Dilshan (Delhi Daredevils)

6) J.P.Duminy (Mumbai Indians)

7) Anil Kumble (Bangalore Royal Challengers)

8) Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)

9) Rudra Pratap Singh (Deccan Charges)

10) Ashish Nehra (Delhi Daredevils)

11) Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians)

IPL 2009 : Deccan Charges are the Champions

The story script for Deccan Charges was so perfect that they were the table bottom team last year.This year IPL they were the winners.Perfect finish to a team lead by one of the most humble persons in cricket "Adam Gilcrist".

Rohit Sharma, R.R.Singh were the main and they were instrumental for Deccan Charges win.Ever since Symonds came back to the squad he has been a very key plater for them.Even though if he does not score runs he sledges the batsman very well.Prime example for this would be when he sledged the 19 yer old Manish Pandey.Deccan skipper Adam as also told that Symonds has been really handy for them.

IPL 2009 : Statistics

The overall result of IPL to is a success.The beginning was not so good when compared to IPL 2008 when Mucullum smashed the RCB bowling part.This was different we had low scoring games and spinners had a major part to play and the runs scored in the 20 overs was drastically less when compared to last year.

Nevertheless the matches were very interesting and we witnessed some very close encounters and one match between the Rajasthan Royals and the Kolkata Knight Riders went to become a tie and we had the first Superb Over.The team which looked totally out of socks was the KKR team,but we cannot write them off.Sice the last year table had Deccan and RCB at the bottom of the table.This year those both where the teams which faced each other in the final and DECCAN CHARGES emerged as winners.

IPL 2009 : Adam Gilcrist the most valuable player of IPL

Adam Gilchrist ha been declared as the most valuable player of IPL.He is rated about Mathew Hayden mainly because of his match winning innings in a crucial game against the Delhi Daredevils to take the Deccan Charges team to the finals and then use his cricketing brain to win the most important encounter against the Royal Challengers Bangalore to clinch the title.

Adam Gilcrist and Mathew Hayden both from Australia and retired from Cricket and are of the same age were the most dangerous batsman of this year IPL.Adam Gilcrist at this age of 37 looks really fresh and the exuberance of youth is still there in him.He scored 495 runs at a strike rate of over than 150.Even at this age Adam Gilcrist is one of the dangerous and destructive openers of all time.He is surely a legend of Cricket.

IPL 2009 highlights : Finals : Deccan Charges win the DLF IPL 2009

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The Deccan Charges and Royal Challengers where the "Underdogs" of the last year IPL.But this year they scripted a great way to play in the final for the Title Clash.Both team look really good with their new captain Adam Gilcrist and Anil Kumble and finally it was won team that had to win and it was Deccan Charges who won the IPL 2009 title.

IPL 2009 highlights : Semifinals 1 : Deccan Charges win by 6 wickets against Delhi Daredevils

Gilly won the match for Deccan Charges with his swash buckling batting. He attacked the opposition from th word go and Delhi Daredevils had no answer for that.Gilly scored the fastest IPL 50.He scored 85 in 35 balls. He was ruthless from the word go.Earlier after winning the toss Delhi was asked to bat by Deccan Charges.

Deccan made one of the worst possible starts.They lost 2 wickets at the end of the first over..They lost both the openers Gambhir and David Warner.then some good partnership by Sehwag and Dilshan helped Delhi to score 153/8 in alloted 20 overs.Deccan won the match with ease.they scored the runs with 14 balls to spare.Now Deccan are the first finalist.The next finalist will be either Chennai Superb Kings are Royal Challengers Banglore.We have to wait till tomorrow for the winner.