The Heavens favour IPL IV

Jup SunMar Mer		Moo	Ket
Ven	RASI
			LAG
Rah			Sat

Map of the Heavens at the Inaguration of IPL IV. Jupiter, as the 8th lord in the 8th, aspecting the House of Wealth, indicates success.

The formidable four planetary combination happens in the House of Gains, or the Eleventh House in the Birth Chart of IPL IV and it indicate success.

Rohini is the ruling asterism and the Lunar Ascendant has coincided with India's Ascendant, indicating that the cricket industry in India will grow by leaps and bounds. The brand valuation of IPL will go up and Cricket will be India's national sport !

Two wheeler major Hero Honda, have switched horses. They were

sponsoring the Delhi Daredevils and now they will be sponsoring the

formidable Mumbai Indians team, led by legend Sachin. HH is paying

an estimated fee of about 75 cr in three years.

Moreover, Japanese tyre manufacturer, Bridgestone is entering the

Indian cricket market and is sponsoring MI, paying 7 cr annually

under a three year deal.

Meanwhile, Coca Cola has replaced Pepsico as the partner for MI for IPL IV.

"It (Mumbai Indians) is among the better teams in the IPL and I

think there is an air of stability around it. Also, it has a huge fan base

and that must count for a lot," said cricketcommentator Harsha Bhogle.

For Bridgestone, this is its first honemoon with cricket. Bridgestone has

been sponsoring F1 and other motor sports globally.


"We, as a company, would like to strengthen our involvement in

India’s most watched sport and

be a part of the victory; We are sure

Mumbai Indians will achieve this IPL," according to

Bridgestone India

Managing Director H Tanigawa.

Loop Mobile has also joined the list of MI sponsors. Other great

brands

associated with MI

are Master Card, Dheeraj Reality,

Addidas, Kingfisher,

Royal Stag, Orbit, Boomer, Air India &

MSN.

Mumbai Indians, led by icon player Sachin Tendulkar, has added some

new talent for IPL 4,

Rohit Sharma and A Symonds. Mumbai Indians

has matchwinners like Harbhajan Singh,

Lasith Malinga and Kieron Pollard.

Letsbuy.com has partnered with Master Card and Master Card are

preparing to launch

MI Indians pre-paid card to offer interesting deals

to MI fans.

A hairless Mahendra Singh Dhoni, (his hair at the Lord's feet !), said that Chennai is capable of retaining the IPL crown !

Most of the players have been retained, except the greatest off spinner the world had ever seen, Muralitharan, who was bought by Kochi Tuskers !

Chennai will host Kolkotta in the inaugural match which begins at 0800 PM at the Chennai Chidambaram Stadium.

Said the formidable Indian skipper

"The new team is quite good. Like I always say, it's not about how good the team looks on paper, but it's what we do on the field that is very important. I always say that the fitness of the players is the key. Players do struggle during the course of the IPL. If all the players are available for selection, then it is a very good side. Quite a few of them will be missing due to injuries and international commitments. Once we get together, we will be very good. "The batting line-up is as good as last year - Vijay, Badri, Raina, myself and Albie. Du Pless has come in, we have the all-rounders and Mr.Cricket (Mike Hussey) will also join us. Overall, it's a very good batting line-up."

Dhoni regrets losing Murali, who is an asset to any team.

"We will miss Murali. He had great influence in the dressing room. We knew that once the auction happened, we will miss a few key players. Once people were out of our pocket, we found it difficult to hold them back. We have to start all over again, but the core team is virtually the same."

CSK owner Gurunath Meiyappan, said: "We have been very professional in the way we handled our team. This year, we have kept our core team and hope to do well. We have been one of the most consistent sides in the IPL so far. Our focus on the basics has paid us rich dividends and our brand of cricket has won us global admirers. Our team has not needed any major changes and our core group remains the same. We have tremendous faith in our boys and under our inspirational captain. We expect them to scale bigger heights."

Stephen Fleming, the coach of CSK, said: "With most of our players being in action during the ICC World Cup, lack of match practice will not be an issue. Playing the best teams in the world and in our home grounds is the best build up any player could hope for. We are quietly confident of our prospects and will play like true champions. Our core team remains the same and we look forward to another successful run in this year's tournament too."

Gulf Oil is the new sponsor of CSK. along with Aircel.