IPL Auction Results: Pune, Kochi In

The IPL auction of 2 newborn teams on March 21 is won by desert and Rendezvous for Pune and Kochi respectively.

21st Mar, 2010: The IPL showcased its financial strength erst again today when the 2 new franchises that were bought netted a mind-boggling total turn of $703m.

The desert group, one of the most visible names for cricket fans thanks to its perennial sponsorship of Team India, won the Pune francise for $370m, and Rendezvous Sports, a association of 5 companies, won the Kochi concern for $333m.

Like cricinfo put things in persective, the turn that the desert group effort for Pune is more than the entire turn netted by the BCCI in the sell of 8 teams before IPL1. This means that the returns for the existing IPL team owners, assuming apiece of the teams is worth at least $300m now, are in excess of at least 200% (Reliance bought Mumbai Indians for $100m).

The desert group effort for Ahmedabad and Nagpur, too, (and were highest there, too) but chose Pune finally. The Adani and Videocon groups, which were the only ones to effort at the cancelled earlier regular sell on March 7, 2010, for the 2 new teams, failed to win this time.

The 2 new teams will make their debut in IPL 2011.

Rahul chooses Dimpy as his bride on TV

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Bombay: Rahul Mahajan chose Dimpy Ganguly as his bride on Weekday period on NDTV Imagine's actuality simulation Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega.

There were digit finalist on the demo - Dimpy, Nikunj Malik and Harpreet Chhabbra - but eventually it was the Kolkata-based Dimpy who won Rahul's courage.

The actuality TV take and Rahul's ritual with Dimpy was among the top 10 trending on cheep.com.

Rahul is the son of slain Bharatiya Janata Band feature Pramod Mahajan. It is his ordinal marriage.

The girls had wooed Rahul in every realizable way during the lead, leaving behind 14 contestants. Over 16,500 women practical to be on the pretending.

Rahul's ritual with immaturity soul Shweta Singh came to an end in 2008.

He has contrived to go to the Land and Ireland for his honeymoon, if a solicit which is retentive his permission allows him to do so. He is covering charges of using banned drugs.

Sachin Tendulkar First to Score 200 in ODIs, Breaks Saeed Anwar’s Record

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar today created a new world record, he became the first batsman to score a double-century in the one day (50-over) international cricket match. The previous record holder was Saeed Anwar of Pakistan having scored 194 runs against India.

Sachin scored 200 runs from 147 deliveries against South Africa in the second match of the ODI series, played at Gwalior.

In the process, he also scored his 46th ODI hundred. Team India scored 401 for the loss of three wickets, after winning the toss and electing to bat.

Tendulkar had reached to 100 off just 90 balls, and thereafter accelerated his scoring rate.

Dhoni hit a smashing 50 towards the end of the innings, he was 68 not out from 35 balls.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sachin-sets-world-record-hits-double-ton/86721/on