Even as the fourth season of IPL i.e. IPL 4 kickstarted recently, lets take a look at some of the new developments and some stars this time in the IPL 2011 Teams.

New IPL 4 teams: Kochi, Pune

The Sunanda Pushkar saga notwithstanding, dd sports live t20 Kochi team seems to boast of a formidable line of players. Mahela Jayawardhane, who was among the most prolific run getters in the recently concluded ICC Cricket World Cup matches.

By the rather high decibel creation of Kochi team, the creation of Pune Warriors carried more weight given the kind of money it generated during the bidding process. In fact, initially quite a few Bollywood actors had shown interest, chiefly Saif and Kareena and Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt. But as the bidding amount skyrocketed, it was left for Sahara to pick up the team.

Past Champions: Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings

Of the last three editions, two finals have been won by relatively less fancied teams. Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals were the least fancied team but they romped home as winners in the first edition of the IPL.

Then came the second edition i.e. IPL 2009 and yet another non fancied team, the Deccan Chargers walked home with the trophy. It was only in the last edition i.e. IPL 2010 that we saw two fancied teams putted against each other. Eventually Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians.

Stars in each IPL 4 team

Here’s a list of stars in each IPL 2011 team:

Chennai Super Kings: Dhoni, Suresh Raina & Micheal Hussey

Dhoni: The most charismatic remains 2011 World Cup winning skipper of India Mahendra Singh Dhoni. His captaincy is among the most talked about thing in Indian cricket off late.

Suresh Raina: Another star of the CSK team is Suresh Raina. The cracker of a semi final against Pakistan saw him play a critical knock that steered the team to victory along with a masterly knock by Yuvraj Singh a 74-run partnership between the two. This Uttar Pradesh (UP) player is an electrifying fielder to boot and between him, Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli can save as much as 30-40 runs.

Micheal Hussey: He is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is often called Huss, The Huss and Mr Cricket, the last due to his encyclopaedic knowledge of this sport.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Brad Haddin, Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Brett Lee, Jacques Kallis

Brad Haddin: He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper having played 32 Test and 76 ODIs in all.

Gautam Gambhir: His masterly knock of 97 runs in the Cricket World Cup final against Sri Lanka is still the talk of the town. He came in when India was reeling under the shock of Sehwag’s departure and no sooner had he made entry, master blaster Sachin too made a hasty retreat. It was left to Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli to steer India from a tough spot to a victory like situation.

Yusuf Pathan: Better known as Irrfan Pathan’s elder brother, he is a powerful and aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. In fact, it was his Rajasthan Royal stint that got him recognition internationally.

Brett Lee: Brett Lee, a lethal fast bowler and possibly the fastest in the world, he plays for Australia. Alongwith Shoiab Akhtar of Pakistan, he is a most fearsome bowler now.

Jacques Kallis: After Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis is the second most prolific run getter in Test cricket with more than 10,000 runs. With 40 plus Test centuries, he comes second to Sachin’s record of 51 centuries.