Opening Ceremony London 2012 Olympics

The Opening Ceremony is a celebration showcasing the best of the Host Nation. It also features a parade of all competing nations and the highly anticipated entrance of the Olympic Flame, which ignites the Cauldron and signals the start of the Games.
The eyes of the world will be on London for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Ceremony will provide an opportunity for the world to view the artistic expression of the Artistic Director (Danny Boyle) and his team, and the culture of our Host City and the UK. There are certain elements that must feature in every Ceremony, as outlined in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) charter. The artistic performance of the Ceremony then gets underway and welcomes the world to the London 2012 Games.

Young people audtion to take part in the Opening Ceremony.

Receiving the Head of State

The Head of State of the Host Country is received at the entrance of the Olympic Stadium by the President of the IOC. For the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Her Majesty the Queen will be greeted by Jacques Rogge.

Parade of Athletes

A procession of the participating teams in the Stadium, nation by nation. Teams enter in alphabetical order, according to the language of the Host Country, apart from the Greek team, which enters first for the Olympics, and the team of the Host Nation (in this case Team GB), who march in last.

Speeches

Once all the nations have arrived into the Stadium, LOCOG Chair Seb Coe will give a speech, followed by Jacques Rogge. They will end their speeches by inviting the Head of State to officially declare the Games open.

Olympic Anthem and Flag

Once the Games have been declared open, the Olympic Flag is then carried into the Stadium and hoisted into the air as the respective Anthem is played. The Olympic Charter states that each flag must fly for the entire duration of the Games – placed in a prominent position in the main Stadium.

Oaths

A participating athlete, judge and coach from the Host Nation stand on the rostrum and, holding a corner of the IOC flag in their left hand and raising their right, take the Oath, vowing to compete and judge according to the rules of their respective sport,.

The Torch and Cauldron

The big finale is the entrance of the Olympic Flame into the Stadium. It is passed through the athletes to the final Torchbearer, who will ceremoniously light the Cauldron, indicating the beginning of the Games. The Flame will continue to burn for the whole of the Games.

Creative team

A host of world-class British directors and producers are leading the artistic team to stage the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Performers

A total cast of 15,000 will take part in the London 2012 Opening and Closing Ceremonies, which will be watched by an estimated audience of four billion.

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London Olympics 2012

The Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is on Friday, 27 July 2012. The Olympics 2012 will take place in London where athletes from several nations will participate in the various games of Olympic in 2012. London has also hosted the games earlier but after a long period of time it will host 2012 Olympics. In order to make the Olympic 2012 a huge success lots of preparations have been started so that all the things are done on time. The Olympics in 2012 will mark the beginning of some of the best athletes from around the world. In 2012 Olympics some new sports are being added to give a new dimension to Olympic in 2012. In order to get the opportunity for 2012 Olympics London was the best place. There are many grounds which are ideal for the Olympics 2012. Even the transport facility makes it a strong contender for the Olympic 2012.

The Olympics in 2012 will be an exciting event in which you will find lots of fun and entertainment. Through the Olympic in 2012 there will be many sportsperson who will fight to win. As different countries will be represented in Olympics 2012 so the athletes will want that they bring laurels to the country. Thus the 2012 Olympics is a way to connect to other people and meet them. The best thing about Olympics 2012 is that the Olympic 2012 will give a chance to showcase the new talent among the participants. By the time the Olympic 2012 are held it is a new excitement for the viewers and the people both. So this time the Olympics in 2012 will bring the same zest and zeal for you.

Therefore the Olympic 2012 is the best medium where you have something to explore. The Olympics in 2012 will be a different experience and Olympics 2012 will get huge appreciation. Though the government is trying its every effort to make the 2012 Olympics a great success but security is a big criteria. The Olympic in 2012 are therefore being awaited by many people. With the Olympic in 2012 you will certainly see some different colours. So hope that the Olympics in 2012 prove a boon to the sportspersons.

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Indo-Pak World Cup semifinal match is clean, no reason to investigate: ICC

 Reacting sharply to a British newspaper claim that the India-Pakistan semifinal in the 2011 cricket World Cup may have been fixed, the ICC on Monday dismissed the claim as "spurious".

ICC also dismissed the claim that it was investigating the semifinal match.

"The story carried by the newspaper, in which it has claimed that the ICC is investigating the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semifinal between India and Pakistan, is baseless and misleading," ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said in a statement.

"The ICC has no reason or evidence to require an investigation into this match."

ICC asserted that Indo-Pak clash was clean and the 2011 World Cup was one of the most successful World Cup organised so far.

"It is indeed sad for spurious claims to be made which only serve to cause doubt on the semi-final of one of the most successful ICC Cricket World Cups ever," Lorgat said.

Earlier, allegations that the World Cup semifinal was fixed were also rubbished by players and those associated with the game even as the Bollywood actress at the centre of the fresh controversy threatened to sue a British newspaper which carried the report.

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly found little substance in the report published in a London newspaper Sunday Times.

"I don't know how they have got the information but let me tell that India are world champions and nobody can take that away from us," Ganguly told reporters on Monday.

Former India spinner Bishen Singh Bedi also did not find any merit in the allegations.

"I am hurt as a cricketer that the name of the Indian team has been dragged into it when they played the semifinal against Pakistan. I think that is a load of rubbish," Bedi said.

The newspaper carried out a sting operation on a Delhi-based bookie, who claimed that the Indian bookmakers are fixing the results of England county games and international fixtures and they are using a Bollywood actress as a honeytrap to recruit players from countries.

The report also claimed that India's semifinal match in last year's World Cup was rigged.

Stung by the allegations, Nupur Mehta, whose picture has been used by Sunday Times along with the story, has said she is in no way connected with any match-fixing.

Nupur, who had worked in Sunny Deol starrer 'Jo Bole So Nihal' (2005), said, "I have been accused of something that I have not done. All I would say is I am not guilty of any such thing."

"The picture that they have used was taken during my film, 'Jo Bole So Nihal'," she said.

The starlet was not named in the report but she has threatened to take legal action against the British daily. "I intend to take action against them."

Meanwhile, BCCI has declined to comment on the report. BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla, who is also the IPL chairman, said unless they received something concrete from the ICC or any agency, they will not comment on the issue.

"Newspapers can publish anything, unless we get something concrete from an agency or ICC, I don't think it would be appropriate to react to it," Shukla told reporters.

"We haven't got anything from ICC, unless we get it from some police agency, it would be inappropriate to react to media reports," he reiterated.

Reacting to the allegations, former ICC president Ehsan Mani said he was "taking the report seriously".

Mani suggested that the best way tackle the menace was to legalise betting and counselled that governments should take steps to regulate betting.

"ICC and cricket boards have not been able to get to the root cause (bookies) of the problem. So far it (betting) is underground. If you regulate it then you can have administrative control, you can monitor it and unusual pattern can be highlighted," he said.

"There is no other way. A lot of money, close to 500-600 million, will be on bet during the next Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan," he added.

Just a few weeks ago former Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield became the first English cricketer to be jailed for corruption after he admitted taking money to fix a match against Durham in September 2009.

Bedi was miffed at the way the game is being managed and suggested the two bookies be put behind the bars.

"It is ugly the way cricket is being handled by the ICC and BCCI. How can these two idiots even project the game the way they are trying to do. I think they should be hauled up and the police be told to put these swines behind the bars.

"How they are going to prove what they are saying, you can't try and malign a game like cricket. The ICC and the BCCI must assert their authority to position.

The former left-arm spinner felt the problem of fixing has been existing for a while now.

"Neither the ICC nor the BCCI can dismiss this particular expose very easily. I would like to think that they have a problem in hand, not now, they have had it for a long, long time. But let me also tell you that cricket is the only sport which reflects the time you live in, and this is not the only expose you are talking about.

"We have heard so many things about the Commonwealth Games and various other political upheavals... how can cricket be an exception. This expose I would appreciate if there were authentic information. There is still room for improvement. I am not saying the BCCI and the ICC is clean."

Another former player, Atul Wasan said that corruption is rampant in cricket, but rubbished all allegations.

"I don't think these allegations or claims are true. Unless we get proofs how can the ICC or other agencies (investigate). All we can do is be more vigilant. You cannot root out people trying to fix matches," Wasan said.

"I don't think it's a conspiracy. I think it's just one of those things because betting is rampant, gambling is rampant, and these bookies, without substantial proofs, are talking through their hats.

"Every time you react when an expose comes up like this, you will be shouting yourself hoarse. We saw conclusive proofs, tangible proofs, three cricketers going to jail last year... that was brilliant," Wasan said referring to the jail sentences to Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for involvement in corruption. 

 

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IPL Schedule 2012

 The IPL Schedule 2012 is actually made according to the convenience of the players. The venue is scheduled in such a way that players do not face any problem in traveling. As there is an increase in the number of players in the team so there will be more facility given to the players. The IPL Schedule states that the matches will be played in the month of April and May. They are going to start in first week of April till last week of May. There are two more teams that are being added in the IPL 2012. But, Kochi Tuskers have been suspended due to some legal problems. Thus the games are going to be more fascinating and exciting.
Venues are decided according to the weather conditions and players convenience. The IPL of this season tell us that Chennai Super Kings is rated as the leading team. The first game will be played on April 4, 2012 between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in Chennai. The timing of the IPL matches is 8 pm or 4 pm. The Schedule of IPL 2012 tells us that there will be total of 76 matches that are going to be played this year. The 72 matches will be played by all the teams and then the two teams with highest points will play the Qualifier match on May 22, 2012 in Bangalore.
Then there is rule of an Eliminator match that is going to be played on May 23, 2012 which is going to be played between the team that has gained third and the fourth place. After that the second Qualifier is conducted between the team who lost the first qualifier and the winner of the eliminator match. So the final match of the IPL will be played by the winner of the second and the First qualifier on May 27, 2012 in Chennai. Thus the full Schedule of IPL will also be given in all the leading newspapers, magazines and is already available on the websites. So if you want to know the match will be played when and where you can easily go through it.

Date	Local	GMT	Match Details	Venue
4-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 1st T20	Chennai
5-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	KKR vs Delhi Daredevils, 2nd T20	Kolkata
6-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors, 3rd T20	Mumbai
6-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, 4th T20	Jaipur
7-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	RCB vs Delhi Daredevils, 5th T20	Bangalore
7-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings, 6th T20	Visakhapatnam
8-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Rajasthan Royals vs KKR, 7th T20	Jaipur
8-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab, 8th T20	Pune
9-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, 9th T20	Visakhapatnam
10-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	RCB vs KKR, 10th T20	Bangalore
10-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings, 11th T20	Delhi
11-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 12th T20	Mumbai
12-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Chennai Super Kings vs RCB, 13th T20	Chennai
12-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors, 14th T20	Mohali
13-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	KKR vs Rajasthan Royals, 15th T20	Kolkata
14-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 16th T20	Delhi
14-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings, 17th T20	Pune
15-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	KKR vs Kings XI Punjab, 18th T20	Kolkata
15-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	RCB vs Rajasthan Royals, 19th T20	Bangalore
16-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, 20th T20	Mumbai
17-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers, 21st T20	Jaipur
17-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	RCB vs Pune Warriors, 22nd T20	Bangalore
18-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Kings XI Punjab vs KKR, 23rd T20	Mohali
19-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 24th T20	TBC
19-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors, 25th T20	Chennai
20-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Kings XI Punjab vs RCB, 26th T20	Mohali
21-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 27th T20	Chennai
21-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors, 28th T20	Delhi
22-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, 29th T20	Mumbai
22-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Deccan Chargers vs KKR, 30th T20	TBC
23-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Rajasthan Royals vs RCB, 31st T20	Jaipur
24-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils, 32nd T20	Pune
24-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	KKR vs Deccan Chargers, 33rd T20	Kolkata
25-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 34th T20	Mohali
25-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	RCB vs Chennai Super Kings, 35th T20	Bangalore
26-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers, 36th T20	Pune
27-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, 37th T20	Delhi
28-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, 38th T20	Chennai
28-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	KKR vs RCB, 39th T20	Kolkata
29-Apr-12	16:00	10:30	Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals, 40th T20	Delhi
29-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, 41st T20	Mumbai
30-Apr-12	20:00	14:30	Chennai Super Kings vs KKR, 42nd T20	Chennai
1-May-12	16:00	10:30	Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors, 43rd T20	Hyderabad
1-May-12	20:00	14:30	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, 44th T20	Jaipur
2-May-12	20:00	14:30	RCB vs Kings XI Punjab, 45th T20	Bangalore
3-May-12	20:00	14:30	Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, 46th T20	Pune
4-May-12	20:00	14:30	Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, 47th T20	Chennai
5-May-12	16:00	10:30	KKR vs Pune Warriors, 48th T20	Kolkata
5-May-12	20:00	14:30	Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 49th T20	Mohali
6-May-12	16:00	10:30	Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 50th T20	Mumbai
6-May-12	20:00	14:30	RCB vs Deccan Chargers, 51st T20	Bangalore
7-May-12	20:00	14:30	Delhi Daredevils vs KKR, 52nd T20	Delhi
8-May-12	16:00	10:30	Pune Warriors vs Rajasthan Royals, 53rd T20	Pune
8-May-12	20:00	14:30	Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, 54th T20	Hyderabad
9-May-12	20:00	14:30	Mumbai Indians vs RCB, 55th T20	Mumbai
10-May-12	20:00	14:30	Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 56th T20	Jaipur
11-May-12	20:00	14:30	Pune Warriors vs RCB, 57th T20	Pune
12-May-12	16:00	10:30	KKR vs Mumbai Indians, 58th T20	Kolkata
12-May-12	20:00	14:30	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, 59th T20	Chennai
13-May-12	16:00	10:30	Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors, 60th T20	Jaipur
13-May-12	20:00	14:30	Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, 61st T20	Mohali
14-May-12	16:00	10:30	RCB vs Mumbai Indians, 62nd T20	Bangalore
14-May-12	20:00	14:30	KKR vs Chennai Super Kings, 63rd T20	Kolkata
15-May-12	20:00	14:30	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, 64th T20	Delhi
16-May-12	20:00	14:30	Mumbai Indians vs KKR, 65th T20	Mumbai
17-May-12	16:00	10:30	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, 66th T20	Dharmasala
17-May-12	20:00	14:30	Delhi Daredevils vs RCB, 67th T20	Delhi
18-May-12	20:00	14:30	Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, 68th T20	Hyderabad
19-May-12	16:00	10:30	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, 69th T20	Dharmasala
19-May-12	20:00	14:30	Pune Warriors vs KKR, 70th T20	Pune
20-May-12	16:00	10:30	Deccan Chargers vs RCB, 71st T20	Hyderabad
20-May-12	20:00	14:30	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 72nd T20	Jaipur
22-May-12	20:00	14:30	TBC vs TBC , Qualifier 1 T20	Bangalore
23-May-12	20:00	14:30	TBC vs TBC , Eliminator T20	Bangalore
25-May-12	20:00	14:30	TBC vs TBC , Qualifier 2 T20	Chennai
27-May-12	20:00	14:30	TBC vs TBC , Final T20	Chennai

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Todays World Series Hockey Matches Schedule

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WSH: Pune Strykers beat Delhi Wizards in an away game

Penalty corner expert Gurpreet Singh’s late conversions steered Pune Strykers to an impressive 3-1 win over Delhi Wizards in the third and last match on day four of the World Series Hockey on Saturday.

Gurpreet converted a penalty corner in the dying moments of the third quarter and then pushed a penalty stroke to the left corner of the net to enable Pune overcome the fighting Delhi Wizards.

Philip Sunkel’s 26th minute deflection helped Delhi cancel out Mario Almada’s 12th minute stunner.

Both teams had won their opening matches and faced each other in front of a sizeable Delhi crowd here at the Major Dhyan Chand National stadium.

A faulty and panicky clearance inside the circle was pounced upon by the Pune Strykers to go up early.

International star Bikas Toppo dribbled past a host of defenders to the baseline, and passed it upfront to the waiting forwards. A Delhi defender came quick and intercepted, but let the ball bounce and trickle towards the cage. Even as the panicky defender was demanding an infringement and lost focus, Argentina’s legend Almada retrieved the ball, whacked it to the net in fraction of a second (1-0).

Almada was fittingly declared the Man of the Match.

The beauty of the 12th minute goal was such that the Delhi fans jumped in joy and celebrated with bhangra, momentarily forgetting the fact the goal was struck against their team!

Rajpal Singh, Vikaram Kant and Philip Ankel worked in tandem to reply in style.

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It was a copy book triangle move. Wily winger Rajpal stole the ball in the 25-yard area, took to the top of D very fast, passed to waiting Vikaram. The international star sent a strong diagonal pass towards the cage, where Ankel lunged forward to put the stick to deflect the flight. The ball crashed into the net to the right of goalie (1-1).

The same alert forward however wasted a great feed by Shakeel Abbasi in the 66th minute.

He dived and connected timely in the circle, but the flight was miscued to miss the empty goal, and agonizingly went out.

There were no goals in second and third quarters, despite plenty of penalty corners and counter attacks.

Gurpreet struck his first goal in the dying moments of third quarter, off the team’s sixth penalty corner (53rd min, 2-1). The goal took the steam out of otherwise equally competent Delhi outfit.

Gurpreet scored his second goal in the 60th minute. Pune earned a stroke against the run of play. The burly youngster placed the ball to the left corner of the net (3-1) to take away the match from the host.

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WSH Slaps Notice On Indian Players

BHOPAL: Sparking off yet another controversy, organisers of the World Series Hockey (WSH) tournament have slapped notices on players of the national team for failing to honour their commitments. Team India's striker Shivendra Singh said he had received a mail from the organising committee seeking reasons for his absence. Shivendra had been picked to play forBhopal Badshahs in the WSH. 

According to sources, similar notices have been served on some other players of the national team for reneging on their WSH commitments. In the notice to Singh, WSH says they are disappointed by the breach of the contract signed on December 20, 2010. It says Shivendra has breached the agreement by not taking part in the WSH training camp sessions and team meetings. Shivendra was signed for the period of October 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012. His contract was for three seasons.

The organisers also claimed that Shivendra was paid Rs 1 lakh in advance as part of the player fee after signing the agreement. When contacted, chief operating officer of Nimbus Sport, Yannick Colaco, said that respective franchises must have sent the letter. "It is the right of the franchise which owns a WSH team to opt for legal action against players who failed to participate in the tournament," he said. 

The national hockey camp for London Olympics will start at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre, Bangalore on March 5. If Shivendra and others skip the camp to play in WSH, they will be automatically disqualified. 

Shivendra told TOI that he will take up the issue with Hockey India before replying. However, Shivendra said that his priority was to play in the Olympics. "There will be no second thought."

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World Series Hockey 2012

World Series Hockey 2012 Started From 29 Feb 2012 In India

World Series Hockey 2012 Starting On 29 Feb 2012 In India

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World Series Hockey 2012 Starting On 29 Feb 2012 In India: Following the IPL Franchise, BPL T20 started in Bangladesh from this year. Now it is Hockey League 2012 named as World Hockey Series 2012 starting in India. This is going to escalate the game of hockey to a whole new level of excitement and professionalism.

World Series Hockey 2012 Starting On 29 Feb 2012 In India

First of its kind hockey series ‘World Series Hockey’ is starting on Wednesday 29 February 2012 in India. In Pakistan Geo Super acquired the exclusive rights to show the matches of this tournament. Tournament will have total 59 matches including 56 league matches, 2 semi finals and a final. This tournament will feature international players along with the Indian players. According to the format there will be 8 teams participating in this tournament and their named will be like IPL and BPL. Names of the teams are following. Chandigarh Comets, Bhopal Badshahs, Sher e Punjab, Mumbai Marine, Chennai Cheetahs, Pune Strikers, Delhi Wizards and Karnataka Lions.

The series will commence from 29 February and will finish on 2 April 2012 just before the beginning of IPL 2012. The series is being played under the supervision of Indian Hockey Federation. 7 Pakisatni hockey players will be participating in different teams. Their names are Waseem Ahmed in Bhopal Badshahs, Zeeshan Ashraf and Adnan Maqsood in Karnataka Lions, Rehan Butt in Chennai Cheetahs, Shakeel Abbasi in Delhi Wizards, and Tariq Aziz in Sher e Punjab. Rehan Butt will be the captain of the Chennai Cheetahs team.

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RCB sign up Gayle for next two IPL seasons

A replacement player last season, explosive West Indian batsman Chris Gayle has now been drafted into the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the coming two editions of the Indian Premier League . 

Gayle joined RCB for the 2011 IPL as a replacement for Australian Dirk Nannes . 
He went on to win the the Orange Cap for being the highest scorer in that edition and also played for RCB in the Champions League Twenty20 after being a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first three editions of the IPL. 
"We are delighted to make Chris Gayle a permanent member of our IPL squad. He is one of the best batsmen in the world. His form helped us qualify for the final of the 2011 edition of the tournament," Siddhartha Mallya, Director, Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd, said in a statement. 
"We are confident that with players like him in our side, we will take the extra step this season, and win our maiden IPL title," he added. 
Gayle, among the most sought after Twenty20 players in international cricket, said he is back to be back at his  home away from home". 
"I had a great time representing RCB last year. It is a terrific outfit. The players are brilliant. 
"They are complemented by the support-staff and administrators, all of whom have gone out of their way to make the players comfortable, and give them the freedom to express themselves on the field. To me, Bangalore has been a home away from home," he said. 
IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla said Gayle adds a lot of value to the tournament with his explosive batting. 
"Chris Gayle is one of those cricketers who was born to excel in all formats of the sport. He was at his destructive best in IPL 2011, and one can safely assume that we will see a lot more fireworks emanate from his blade, in the forthcoming IPL seasons," Shukla said.

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