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Indian Premier League for the fifth tournament, auctions will be start at the end of January or at the beginning of February. For each IPL franchises get cap of $2 million to spend on players. The players of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise will be part of the auction, which was terminated by BCCI earlier in this year. The IPL Governing council increased the number of players from 30 to 33 in each team. In IPL-5, foreign players will be 11 instead of 10 for each team. However, two more Indian players can be included to each team's roster. The IPL-5 season will start on April 4 in Chennai and the final will also be played in Chennai on May 27, 2012. There will be an additional four play-off matches, in Bangalore and Chennai.

Canceling contract of Kochi Tuskers Kerala by BCCI despite hopes expressed by the Sri Lankan spinner Muthiah Muralitharan is hopeful of being picked by any franchise that make them a chance to play in IPL. Violation of the terms of the contract by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala , after that BCCI cancelled the contract for Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Muttiah Muralitharan said " I am hopeful that if they (Kochi) are not playing, some other franchise will take me as I am fit and playing this format continuously. I want to play two more years in IPL. " Experience with Kochi, Muttiah Muralitharan said, my experience with Chennai Super Kings was best, I just had played five matches out of 16 for kochi" He took only two wickets in his last season.

India tour of West Indies, the wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel to replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Upcoming series of India vs West Indies, Starting from 4th June 2011 Dhoni has given a break from this tour. Parthiv Patel to replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni and will open the innings with Gautam Gambhir. Parthiv said,''I do not say that I bat like Sehwag and keeping like Dhoni. I will try to give my hundred percent. captain of Kochi Tuskers Kerala , Patel is happy with its performance in IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday despite losing two chances of Stumping.