IPL 2010

My IPL 2010 dream team:

1. Murali Vijay (Chennai)
2. Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai)
3. Suresh Raina (Chennai)
4. Andrew Symonds (Deccan)
5. Robin Uthappa (Bangalore)
6. Kieron Pollard (Mumbai)
7. Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan)
8. R Ashwin (Chennai)
9. Dale Steyn (Bangalore)
10. Lasith Malinga (Mumbai)
11. Pragyan Ojha (Deccan)

The IPL XI by Cricinfo picks its IPL XI, and it's a Chennai-Mumbai-Bangalore oligopoly

1 Jacques Kallis (Bangalore)
Stats: 572 runs, 115.78 strike-rate; 13 wickets, economy-rate 8.35.

2 Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai)
Stats: 618 runs, 132.61 strike rate.

3 Suresh Raina (Chennai)
Stats: 520 runs, 142.85 strike-rate, 6 wickets, economy-rate 7.46

4 Ambati Rayudu (Mumbai)
Stats: 356 runs, 144.71 strike-rate

5 MS Dhoni (capt & wk) (Chennai)
Stats: 287 runs, 136.66 strike-rate

6 Robin Uthappa (Bangalore)
Stats: 374 runs, strike-rate 171.55

7 Kieron Pollard (Mumbai)
Stats: 273 runs, strike-rate 185.71; 15 wickets, economy-rate 7.40

8 R Ashwin (Chennai)
Stats: 13 wickets, economy-rate 6.10

9 Anil Kumble (Bangalore)
Stats: 17 wickets, economy-rate 6.42

10 Lasith Malinga (Mumbai)
Stats: 15 wickets, economy-rate 7.02

11 Doug Bollinger (Chennai)
Stats: 12 wickets in eight games, economy-rate 6.67