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<---Shilpa Shetty the new owner of Rajasthan Royals,Shilpa Shetty invested in Rajasthan Royals Team,Shilpa Shetty in IPL Cricket Season 2 2009,Rajasthan Royals IPL Team Owner,IPL Cricket 2009 Season 2 Matches,Shilpa Shetty got 12% stake in Rajasthan Royals Team.After establishing her name in London, Bollywood and Yoga, Shilpa Shetty is now trying her hand at Cricket. No, no she is not set to play cricket but yes she will now be the new owner of Rajasthan Royals IPL Team for Season 2 to be held in 2009.The news is that, Shilpa Shetty along with her beau, Raj Kundra has bought a 12% stake in the last year IPL Champions, Rajasthan Royals team. She will now be seen promoting the franchise from Emerging Media that bought the franchise in 2008 at $67 million.This year Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra spent $15.4 million for a 12% stake in the Rajasthan Royals Team for IPL Cricket 2009 Season 2. The best thing is that now, cricket fans will get to see another Bollywood beauty apart from Priety Zinta for Mohali Kings XI Team in IPL Cricket 2009 Season.

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Pakistani Players Banned from IPL Cricket 2009,Pakistani Players Skip IPL 2009,Pakistani Players Not Allows in IPL Cricket 2009,No Pakistani Players in Indian Premier League 2009,Pak Players Banned in IPL 2009,IPL Cricket 2009 Banned Pakistani PlayersThe latest news in IPL Cricket 2009 Season 2 is that this time the Pakistani players will be banned to play in IPL. This ban has not been imposed on the Pakistani players but by the Pakistani Cricket Board due to their concerns for security of their players.Recently, Saleem Altaf, PCB chief operating officer said, “The foreign ministry had written to the board advising it not to send Pakistani players to India for any IPL event.” "We have informed the IPL and Indian board that our players can't take part in the IPL this year," Altaf told Reuters."The sports ministry said it would give clearance but the foreign ministry has told us it would not be advisable to send players to India at this time," Altaf said. Last year in IPL Cricket 2008, dozen of Pakistani players were auctioned for different franchises but this time, IPL Cricket 2009 will miss to see Pakistani players play in India.All this is an outcome or a sort of concern from Pakistan’s side, the country alleged for sending terrorists in India for November 26th, 2008 Mumbai attack.In IPL Cricket 2008, Pakistani players were a great attention but now, they will be replaced by England players who were not in IPL Cricket 2008 Seasons 1.

The Indian Premier League second season will be DLF IPL 2009. Indian Premier League is established by the BCCI in 2007.
The second season is tentatively scheduled between April 10 and May 29 2009.
The format of the tournament would remain unchanged from the 2008 season format.
The eight franchisees will first play against one another in a league on home-and-away basis.
The top four teams will then figure in the two semi-finals and a final.