This Times Of Teenz 'Breaking News' is a complete shocker! Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will no longer be a part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad from the forthcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL)! Dhoni, who was appointed the ambassador of Nepali Cricket last week, will captain a new IPL team from Nepal that will feature in this cash-rich tournament in 2013.
"The IPL governing body is pleased to announce that the the league will have its first foreign team in Gorkha Brigade in 2013," said an ecstatic Rajeev Shukla, the commissioner of the IPL, to the press that gathered outside the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) office at Mumbai late last evening. "After the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala from the IPL, a tenth team was needed to make the schedule more feasible, and hence this addition."
Talks are doing the rounds that Dhoni reached this decision after a feud with current BCCI President and CSK owner N Srinivasan left the former fuming with rage. When quizzed by the media, Dhoni denied any rift with his former franchise owner, and revealed that the plan to shift base to Gorkha Brigade was in fact suggested by Srinivasan himself.
Dhoni, too, appeared happy with the move. "Well of course, I'm looking forward to it. Representing a foreign team in the IPL is going to be a unique experience, you know."
the Indian cricket fraternity is fairly happy with the turn of events, and this happiness was reflected in N. Srinivasan's words. "Mr. Tony Greig stated in his Cowdrey Lecture that the IPL should be expanded into 'an Asian League' to include teams from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. We believe we've taken a huge first step by including Nepal, and we're proud of our decision," he said triumphantly.
The Gorkha Brigade franchise will meet in a month's time to discuss their plans and strategies for the forthcoming IPL. Also, it is believed that former actress Manisha Koirala could be the brand ambassador of the Gorkha Brigade team. The 41-year-old actress was, however, unavailable for comments
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