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It’s the end of the final countdown. The Indian Premier League’s second season is back with a bang. Mr. Lalit Modi is undoubtedly the happy man with worldwide success in the first edition. Though there were a few initial hick ups (the IPL second season had to be shifted to South Africa as the Indian government dismissed the IPL authority’s demand of supplying extra protection to the players) but IPL still rocks!

As of now IPL’s South African safari is moving along swiftly, big money and big stars have made the League an instant success in land of the sun. If last year was marked by a deluge of stars in the League then this year the list got even longer with many English players deciding to turn up for the IPL. English players were the biggest attractions of the IPL with Andrew Flintoff (who joined Chennai Super Kings) and Kevin Pietersen (playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore) being the most priced players for this edition. Then there are English players like Ravi Bopara who has signed for Kings XI Punjab and Paul Collingwood who would be playing for Delhi Daredevils .

As the league unfolds itself the biggest surprise was the upsurge of Deccan Chargers . Some of the other teams who brushed aside their last year’s disappointment were Mumbai Indians, ably led from the front man Sachin Tendulkar, and Delhi Daredevils. With more uniformity between the bat and the ball on the seaming wickets of South Africa the battle would definitely be more intense one.

Whether you are at home, office or in friends circle there is only one thing to discuss IPL matches and IPL live scores. If SARS was deadly then this fever is deadlier!