I have been keeping track of IPL T20 matches (since 2008) that are Indian cricket league matches played every year among 8 teams and now between 9 teams this year.

I had posted the IPL T20 schedule 2008, 2009 and 2010 before. And I am just continuing my tradition of following IPL closely here. You shall also get a link to watch the IPL T20 2010 matches live online soon.

If you happen to like this post, please recommend to your friends.

IPL T20 2011 Schedule

Fri Apr 8
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
1st match – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sat Apr 9
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
2nd match – Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Sat Apr 9
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
3rd match – Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Sun Apr 10
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
4th match – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Sun Apr 10
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
5th match – Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Mon Apr 11
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
6th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Tue Apr 12
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
7th match – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Tue Apr 12
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
8th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Wed Apr 13
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
9th match – Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Wed Apr 13
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
10th match – Pune Warriors v Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Thu Apr 14
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
11th match – Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Fri Apr 15
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
12th match – Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Fri Apr 15
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
13th match – Mumbai Indians v Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sat Apr 16
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
14th match – Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sat Apr 16
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
15th match – Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Sun Apr 17
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
16th match – Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Sun Apr 17
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
17th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Mon Apr 18
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
18th match – Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Chennai Super Kings
Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Tue Apr 19
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
19th match – Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Tue Apr 19
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
20th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Wed Apr 20
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
21st match – Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Wed Apr 20
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
22nd match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Thu Apr 21
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
23rd match – Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Fri Apr 22
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
24th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Fri Apr 22
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
25th match – Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sat Apr 23
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
26th match – Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Sun Apr 24
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
27th match – Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Sun Apr 24
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
28th match – Rajasthan Royals v Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Mon Apr 25
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
29th match – Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Tue Apr 26
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
30th match – Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Wed Apr 27
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
31st match – Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Wed Apr 27
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
32nd match – Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Deccan Chargers
Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Thu Apr 28
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
33rd match – Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fri Apr 29
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
34th match – Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Fri Apr 29
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
35th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat Apr 30
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
36th match – Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Delhi Daredevils
Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Sat Apr 30
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
37th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sun May 1
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
38th match – Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Sun May 1
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
39th match – Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Mon May 2
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
40th match – Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Mon May 2
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
41st match – Delhi Daredevils v Kochi Tuskers Kerala
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Tue May 3
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
42nd match – Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Wed May 4
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
43rd match – Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Wed May 4
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
44th match – Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Thu May 5
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
45th match – Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Kolkata Knight Riders
Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Thu May 5
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
46th match – Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Fri May 6
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
47th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat May 7
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
48th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sat May 7
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
49th match – Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sun May 8
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
50th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kochi Tuskers Kerala
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sun May 8
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
51st match – Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Mon May 9
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
52nd match – Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Tue May 10
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
53rd match – Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Tue May 10
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
54th match – Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

Wed May 11
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
55th match – Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Thu May 12
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
56th match – Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Fri May 13
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
57th match – Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Kings XI Punjab
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Sat May 14
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
58th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sat May 14
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
59th match – Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sun May 15
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
60th match – Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Sun May 15
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
61st match – Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Rajasthan Royals
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

Mon May 16
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
62nd match – Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Tue May 17
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
63rd match – Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Wed May 18
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
64th match – Chennai Super Kings v Kochi Tuskers Kerala
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Thu May 19
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
65th match – Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Fri May 20
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
66th match – Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sat May 21
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
67th match – Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Sat May 21
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
68th match – Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Sun May 22
10:30 GMT | 16:00 local
69th match – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Sun May 22
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
70th match – Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Tue May 24
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
Qualifier 1 – TBC v TBC (1st v 2nd)
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Wed May 25
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
Eliminator – TBC v TBC (3rd v 4th)
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Fri May 27
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
Qualifier 2 – TBC v TBC (Winner Eliminator v Loser Qualifier 1)
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Sat May 28
14:30 GMT | 20:00 local
Final – TBC v TBC
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Earlier I published a post about moving to UK on Tier 1 General visa. And looking at the response to that post, I thought it’s useful to publish the latest on Tier 1 General visa.

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has recently mentioned the changes that will take place in April 2011 which include a permanent immigration cap on skilled immigration, a new exceptional talent visa, and new criteria for skilled workers with a job offer and intra-company transfers. There will in effect be significant changes in the rules for sponsoring non-EU workers. In addition the Tier 1 General skilled immigration visa will in effect end on 6 April 2011.

From 6 April 2011, there will an annual limit of 20,700 Tier 2 visas and 1,000 visas for the new ‘exceptional talent’ visa category. The exceptional talent visa will replace the popular Tier 1 (General) highly skilled immigration route.

So if you are thinking about applying for Tier 1 General Visa, either you do it now before 6th April 2011, or forget it!

The latest updates are at the bottom of the page -

• Kevin Pietersen went to Deccan Chargers for $650,000
• Rajasthan Royals then bought New Zealand’s Ross Taylor for $1 million
• Vijay Mallya’s Royal Challengers bought South African batsman AB de Villiers for $1.1 million
• Vijay Mallya’s Royal Challengers bought Indian bowler Zaheer Khan for $900,000
• Vijay Mallya’s Royal Challengers bought Sri Lankan all-rounder Dilshan for $650,000
• Yuvraj Singh was bought by new team Pune Warriors for $1.8 million
• Kochi team bagged Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene for $1.5 million
• Mumbai also bought Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds for $850,000
• Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara went to Deccan Chargers for $700,000
• No takers for Sourav Ganguly and Chris Gayle
• New Zealander Daniel Vettori for $550,000 went to Rajasthan
• New Zealander Brendon McCullum went to Kochi for $475,000
• Jacque Kallis was bought by KKR for $1.1 million
• South African all-rounder Johan Botha went to Royals for $950,000
• South African skipper Graeme Smith went to Pune for $500,000
• Rahul Dravid went to Rajasthan Royals for $500,000
• Kings XI Punjab bought Adam Gilchrist for $900,000
• Kolkata Knight Riders bought Gautam Gambhir for a whopping $2.4 million
• Kolkata Knight Riders bought Yusuf Pathan for a whopping $2.1 million
• Mumbai Indians bagged Rohit Sharma for $2 million
• Team Kochi bought pacer RP Singh for $500,000
• Team Kochi bought their home boy S Sreesanth for $900,000
• Team Kochi bought VVS Laxman for $400,000
• Delhi Daredevils bagged Irfan Pathan for $1.9 million
• Pune Warriors bought Robin Uthappa for $2.1 million
• Chennai Super Kings bagged Australian Michael Hussey for $425,000
• Jesse Ryder and Herschelle Gibbs got no takers
• Brian Lara got no takers too at $400,000
• Deccan Chargers bought Shikhar Dhawan for $300,000
• Deccan Chargers bought JP Duminy for $300,000
• Kings XI then bagged David Hussey for $1.4 million
• Australian David Warner went to Delhi for $750,000
• Royal Challengers Bangalore bought dashing batsman Saurabh Tiwary for $1.6 million
• Delhi Daredavils bagged Pragyan Ojha for $270,000
• Kolkata Knight Riders bought Brad Haddin for $375,000
• Australian wicket keeper Tim Paine went to Team Pune $270,000
• Matt Prior went unsold
• Mark Boucher went unsold
• Jacobs went to Mumbai Indians for $190,000
• Punjab get Dinesh Karthik for $900,000
• James Hopes is sold to Delhi Daredevils to $350,000
• Indian all rounder Ravindra Jadeja is bagged by Team Cochi for $950,000
• Luke Wright of England went unsold for base price of $400,000
• Bangladeshi Shakib Al Hasan went to Kolkata Knight Riders for $425,000
• Stuart Broad, England’s bowler with base price of $400,000 went to Kings XI Punjab for $425,000
• Abhishek Nayar from India with base price of $50,000 went to Kings XI Punjab for $800,000, 16 times his base price
• Angelo Mathews from Srilanka went to Team Pune for $950,000
• Dwayne Bravo is sold for $200,000 to Chennai Super Kings
• Steven Smith sold for $200,000 to Team Kochi
• James Franklin is sold to Mumbai Indians for $100,000
• Dilhara Fernando found no takers
• James Anderson from England, the killer bowling performance in Ashes remains unsold too
• Ishant Sharma, Indian bowler, is sold to Deccan Chargers for $450,000
• Pravin Kumar, another Indian bowler, is bagged by Kings XI Punjab for good sum of $800,000
• Ashish Nehra, one more Indian bowler, while all the teams are trying to grab fast bowlers, is sold to Team Pune Warriors for $850,000
• Australian fast bowler, Brett Lee, is under the auction… and here he goes at his base price for $400,000 to Kolkata Knight Riders. The opening bid is the closing bid.
• South African Morne Morkel who was from the star bowler pair in recent India tour to South Africa, is sold for $475,000 to  Delhi Daredevils
• Another South African bowling superstar, Dale Steyn, with base price of $200,000, is being targetted by all teams. He is bagged by Deccan Chargers for $1.2 million
• Australian bowler Ryan Harris is bagged by Kings XI Punjab for $425,000
• Dirk Nannes, another Australian bowler, bagged by Royal Challengers for $650,000
• Doug Bollinger from Australia under the hammer now. $700,000 by Chennai Super Kings. SOLD.
• Muttiah Muralitharan, the Srilankan top bowler with base price of $300,000 is chased by many teams specially Kochi, and here he goes to Kochi for $1.1 million. Another bowler above the $1 million mark. Superb!
• Graeme Swann, the English spinner goes unsold, that’s again a shocker
• And there Piyush Chawala, the Indian spinner is bagged by Kings XI Punjab for $900,000
• Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is sold for $850,000 to Chennai Super Kings
• Ajantha Mendis, the Srilankan bowler is unsold. Probably the teams are chosing overseas players carefully due to the limit
• Pragyan Ojha is pulling good bids. Pragyan Ojha is retained by Deccan Charges for $500,000
• Murali Karthik, another Indian spinner, but remains unsold
• Amit Mishra, the Indian bowler is pulling some bids unlike Murali Karthik and goes to Deccan Chargers for $300,000
• Nathan McCullum from New Zealand, gets no bidders than Team Pune for $100,000. Opening bid remains closing bid
• Ramesh Powar, another Indian spinner, almost went on opening bid but got some more bids and now he goes for $180,000 to the new team of Kochi
• Chamara Kapugedera from Srilanka, gets no bids
• Aaron Finch the Australian cricketer goes to Delhi Daredevils for $300,000
• Eoin Morgan, the English Batsman, hopefully gets some bidders. Rajasthan Royals is the first bidder. Finally English player is sold for $350,000 to Kolkata Knight Riders
• Brad Hodge, the Australian crickets is sold to Team Kochi for $425,000
• Tamim Iqbal from Bangladesh goes unsold
• Callum Ferguson from Australia bagged by $300,000 to team Pune
• Manoj Tiwary for $475,000 to Kolkata Knight Riders
• Cheteshwar Pujara sold to the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a good amount of $750000
• S Badrinath went 8 times his base price for $800,000 to Chennai Super Kings
• Rajasthan Royal bagged Paul Collingwood for very cheap at $250,000

and now see you tomorrow for further updates on IPL Auction 2011 LIVE

Most of you would want to go out to celebrate new year’s eve. But there are plenty of reasons, you should spend time at home on last day of the year.

Save your money

On the special occasions, it would simply cost a fortune to spend the new year’s eve outside with family. All the restaurants, pubs, clubs are charging exorbitant charges to spend few hours on the last day of year. Moreover, if you don’t like the music and entertainment, it’s absolutely waste of money.

Avoid the Crowd

I don’t know about everyone, but I absolutely hate the crowd. I try my best to avoid all the occasions where I may find crowd around. And with this being new year’s eve, most of them are drunk and wasted. Who would like to face such a crowd.

Cold Weather

Most of the countries in the world have bad weather this time of the year. It’s sub zero in Europe, America and Canada. It’s pretty cold in Asian countries too. Isn’t it a pain to get ready with all your warm clothes, and coats and go out. Simply stay at home, and avoid the hard weather.

Long Weekend to Relax

1st January being holiday all over the world, it’s usually one of those long weekends which you really deserve after hard work all the time all the year. Why not to relax on this long weekend. If you are really not comfortable just relaxing, introspect yourself on how your 2010 was spent and plan something good for new year.

Family Time

It’s the last but most important reason. It’s a real family time, believe me. Your family will be so happy to be with you at home. Play cards, carrom, monopoly, any board games or play Wii, Xbox, PS3 whatever your family likes. Otherwise, simply spend time watching all those new year programs for free on television or rent DVDs and watch movies.

You have all the time to go out rest of the year, but think about these five reasons. What you think? Are there any other reasons you can think of to stay at home on New Year’s eve?