Min. of 4 Malayalees in Kochi IPL team: Vivek Venugopal

Two days back i posted about the two new IPL teams: Pune and Kochi which were added up to make the Indian Premier League (IPL) a 10-team affair from the 2011 season. Today i would like to share with my readers what Vivek spoke to the media on cricket and future plans of RSL. Vivek said that, There will be a minimum of four Malayalees in the Kochi-based IPL team, said Vivek Venugopal, the Malayalee face in the Rendezvous Sports Limited (RSL), that bought the team in the last IPL auction. He also said that RSL is planning to unveil new talents identified and selected from the district leavel along with seasoned campaigners. For this RSL will hold district-level camps.

Meanwhile Malayalam superstar Mohanlal added up that, It was a great thing to have Kochi’s representation in the Indian Premier League (IPL ). Mohanlal also said that, "Now since Kochi has a team in IPL, definitely we will support."  Priyadarshan and Mohanlal had earlier expressed interest in bidding for a team in IPL, but backed out at the last moment due to the introduction of some changes in the bidding process.

Readers Choice: Should Sreesanth be a part of Kerala IPL team?

Kerala has got its IPL team out of the blue. The men who made it happen know their business. But should they consider Kerala Express, S. Sreesanth, who is now playing IPL for Kings XI Punjab, as the new team’s icon player or captain? It really is a topic that is capable of generating heated arguments for and against.

Do comment down about Should Sreesanth be a part of Kerala IPL team and the name that you would prefer for the newly added Kochi IPL team. And also do share this post to all IPL lovers.