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Sourav Ganguly during the shooting of an ad film for Election Commission of India at the Eden Garden stadium in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: Sourav Ganguly's  Indian Premier League  (IPL) dream may not be over yet as the former India captain on Wednesday said that he is still hopeful of a comeback in the fourth edition of the ongoing Twenty20 extravaganza.  Asked whether he could be seen playing in the ongoing IPL, Ganguly told a television channel, "...Dekhte paabe (you will see). I am keeping my fingers crossed."  There may be a latest window of opportunity for the 38-year-old, as it is believed that Sri Lankan batsman  Mahela Jayawardene  who is the skipper of  Kochi Tuskers Kerala  will leave for  Sri Lanka  in the first week of May for the upcoming tour of England.  Ganguly is tipped to lead the debutants Kochi outfit once Jayawardene leaves for the national duty.  The Lankan cricketers have been asked to return home ea...

Former India and Kolkata Kinght Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly may have lost a realistic chance of playing in this year's Indian Premier League, according to the IPL rule book. It was learnt on Friday that the Kochi Tuskers Kerala had made an attempt to rope in Ganguly as a replacement player for Steve Smith. Having been ignored at the IPL-4 auction in January in Bangalore, the only way Ganguly could have come into the IPL was as a replacement player. With Smith pulling out of injury, Kochi wanted Ganguly as his replacement but the rule book states that, a player can be replaced at the same or lesser price than the player to be replaced. Smith was purchased by Kochi for $200,000 while Ganguly's base price was $400,000. Surprisingly, Ganguly's base price, initially, was $200,000. But former Indian skipper, along with a few other players, including Rahul Dravid, had increased it to $400,000. If he had not done that, Ganguly could easily have walked into the Kochi team and ful...

 Ever since editor-turned-director heard that Hong Kong had made the world's first 3-D porn film, he has been wishing that India would legalise such movies. "Hong Kong has made the 1st 3D porn film! Wish it were legal to make it here," Kunder posted on his Twitter page Friday. Shirish's  interest  in the 3-D technology is obvious as his upcoming film "Joker", which he is producing and directing, is in 3-D format and it has  Akshay Kumar  and Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles.

Kochi:  Former Indian and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Sourav Ganguly is once again linked to make a sensational comeback in the IPL with Kochi franchisee, sources have told CNN-IBN. Kochi Tuskers Kerala, who are making their IPL debut this year, is keen to take Sourav Ganguly on board seven days after the kick-off for the fourth season of the IPL. Ganguly is likely to be included as a replacement player for Kochi Tuskers after Steve Smith was ruled out of the tournament. And if Ganguly dons the orange, the Kolkata icon will debut for Kochi against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on April 20. So the KKR fans, who were shouting in anger when KKR dropped Ganguly, are sure to have a jaw-dropping scenario when their favourite son sits in the opposition dug-out. Ganguly, along with Mumbai captain Wasim Jaffer and Punjab pacer VRV Singh were the only three Indian players to remain unsold at the end of the two-day auction that took place in January in Bangalore. Kochi has made wors...

 Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, who went unsold in this year’s IPL, is set to make a comeback in the fourth season of the T20 extravaganza with Kochi Tuskers Kerala, according to media reports which emerged on Friday. Reports suggested that the former Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper could come in as a replacement for the injured Steve Smith in the Kochi side, who lost both their matches in this edition. Meanwhile, in contrast to the earlier report, the owners of the Kochi franchise have denied making any offer to the Kolkata icon, thus ruling out a possible comeback for Saurav Ganguly. If included in the squad, the Kolkata fans will see their favourite son making a debut in Kochi colours against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Eden Gardens on April 20. Ganguly was among the three Indian players who remained unsold in the IPL-IV auction that took place in January.

Image via  Pinkvilla Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif became brand ambassador for Etihad Airways in August 2010. The actress did an uber glam photo shoot for the airline. (Check out pics of the hi-flying shoot  here .) She also did a fun video for the airline choreographed by Farah Khan. But recently we got our hands on this photo that seems to be of the same shoot. Don't miss Kat's comfy chilled out look (in jeans and a red sleeveless top) as she digs into a pack of ice cream. Hot pic, we think. What do you think of this Katrina Kaif's photo?