Despite the raging controversy around the IPL, Bollywood and Cricket stars who attended and made their presence felt at the Awards Ceremony/Function.
Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra, who own the Rajasthan Royals IPL team, at the awards ceremony picture: Viral Bhayani The IPL controversy is getting murkier and murkier, with more and more big names coming under the scanner for allegedly being involved in money laundering, match-fixing, receiving kick-backs and being proxies. But at the Sahara IPL Awards held at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on April 23, the gathering of Bollywood stars and cricket stars were not focusing on the scandal. They were there to honour the best from this year's IPL tournament. And they also showed their support for the man in the middle of one of the biggest scandals ever seen in India - IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
Bollywood representatives at the event included Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Preity Zinta, (all three IPL team owners), Arjun Rampal, Karan Johar, Amrita Rao, Sameera Reddy, and many others. Meanwhile, the IPL players were all there too. And there was a lot of bonding going on between everyone.
Shilpa Shetty posted a picture of herself with Preity Zinta on her Twitter account and wrote, "Revelry off the field and Rivalry on the field;) ha ha. PZs such a sport!"
And what did Preity have to say? She posted on her Twitter account, "It was so nice to see Lalit (Modi) smile despite all hell breaking loose in the media. U have 2 give it 2 him for making IPL what it is!"
Preity added later, "Hope the truth comes out and media speculation stops! Breaks my heart to see IPL bashing by any and everyone."
Arjun Rampal, who has been organising the IPL after-parties with his wife Mehr, tweeted, "Just finished the IPL awards. Srk rocked the house was in great form, Karan was superb and an endearing speech from Lalit Modi."
He continued, "The sportsmen were truly sporting, Bajji, Yusuf, Rahul and Dada..take a bow. Vijay Mallya can sing. Dada and Srk still need to practice."
The first ever IPL awards concluded tonight in Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. As expected Sachin Tendulkar dominated the ceremony as he picked up 3 major awards that includes the Jury awards for Best Batsman followed by the two viewers choice award for Best Batsman and Best Captain.
The Jury was formed by Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Umpire Simon Taufel, former Indian quickie Javagal Srinath, Commentator Harsha Bhogle and Lalit Modi asthey also handed out awards to the likes Kieron Pollard (Best Debut Performance) , Jacques Kallis (Best Consistent Performer) and even M.A Chinnaswamy Stadium and DY Patil Stadium took the honors for the best Stadium respectively.
Legendary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev was awarded with an Indian Captain’s Choice Award (An Indian Cricketing Legend I would want in my team).
List of IPL 2010 Award winners
IPL Jury Awards
Best Debut Performance: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
Best Bowler: Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)
Best Dramatic Performance: Harbhajan Singh (Mumbai Indians)
Most Consistent Performer: Jacques Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Best Breakthrough Performance 2008: Brendon McCullum (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Best Breakthrough Performance 2009: Anil Kumble (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Best Fielder: AB de Villiers (Delhi Daredevils)
Best Ground: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Best Stadium Experience: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Viewers’ Choice Awards
Best Catch: David Hussey (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
Best Captain: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
Best Bowler: Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)
Best Commentator: Ravi Shastri
Most Stylish Player: Robin Uthappa (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Most Fan-Friendly Cricketer: Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers)
Best Fielder: Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)
Statistical Awards
Most Economical Bowler: Ravichandran Ashwin (Chennai Super Kings)
Fastest Hundred: Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals)
Highest Percentage of Runs Scored in Boundaries: Virender Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils)
Indian Cricketing Legend I Would Want in my Team: Kapil Dev
IPL Awards Jury
Lalit Modi (Convener)
Sunil Gavaskar
Brian Lara
Javagal Srinath
Simon Taufel
Harsha Bogle
Photographs From IPL Awards 2010
Yuvraj Singh, Shah Rukh Khan and Adam Gilchrist attends the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
Actress Katrina Kaif performs on stage at the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
Actress Priyanka Chopra performs on stage at the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai.
Saurav Ganguly attends the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai.
Lalit Modi hugs Preity Zinta during the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
Karan Johar with Shilpa Shetty attends the IPL Awards Night
Actress Neha Dhupia (L) with Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya (R) at the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
Yuvraj Singh (C) performs on stage with Mugdha Godse (R) & Neha Dhupia (L) at the IPL Awards Night
Sameera Reddy with Lalit Modi
Preity Zinta at IPL awards 2010
Lalit Modi with Mehr Rampal
A R Rahman performs on stage at the IPL Awards Night
Yuvraj Singh, Shah Rukh Khan and Adam Gilchrist attends the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
Actress Katrina Kaif performs on stage at the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
Actress Priyanka Chopra performs on stage at the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai.
Saurav Ganguly attends the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai.
Lalit Modi hugs Preity Zinta during the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
Karan Johar with Shilpa Shetty attends the IPL Awards Night 
Actress Neha Dhupia (L) with Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya (R) at the IPL Awards Night at the Grand Hyatt on April 23, 2010 in Mumbai, India.
Yuvraj Singh (C) performs on stage with Mugdha Godse (R) & Neha Dhupia (L) at the IPL Awards Night
Sameera Reddy with Lalit Modi
Preity Zinta at IPL awards 2010
Lalit Modi with Mehr Rampal
A R Rahman performs on stage at the IPL Awards NightShilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra, who own the Rajasthan Royals IPL team, at the awards ceremony picture: Viral Bhayani The IPL controversy is getting murkier and murkier, with more and more big names coming under the scanner for allegedly being involved in money laundering, match-fixing, receiving kick-backs and being proxies. But at the Sahara IPL Awards held at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on April 23, the gathering of Bollywood stars and cricket stars were not focusing on the scandal. They were there to honour the best from this year's IPL tournament. And they also showed their support for the man in the middle of one of the biggest scandals ever seen in India - IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
Bollywood representatives at the event included Shah Rukh Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Preity Zinta, (all three IPL team owners), Arjun Rampal, Karan Johar, Amrita Rao, Sameera Reddy, and many others. Meanwhile, the IPL players were all there too. And there was a lot of bonding going on between everyone.
Shilpa Shetty posted a picture of herself with Preity Zinta on her Twitter account and wrote, "Revelry off the field and Rivalry on the field;) ha ha. PZs such a sport!"
And what did Preity have to say? She posted on her Twitter account, "It was so nice to see Lalit (Modi) smile despite all hell breaking loose in the media. U have 2 give it 2 him for making IPL what it is!"
Preity added later, "Hope the truth comes out and media speculation stops! Breaks my heart to see IPL bashing by any and everyone."
Arjun Rampal, who has been organising the IPL after-parties with his wife Mehr, tweeted, "Just finished the IPL awards. Srk rocked the house was in great form, Karan was superb and an endearing speech from Lalit Modi."
He continued, "The sportsmen were truly sporting, Bajji, Yusuf, Rahul and Dada..take a bow. Vijay Mallya can sing. Dada and Srk still need to practice."
The first ever IPL awards concluded tonight in Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. As expected Sachin Tendulkar dominated the ceremony as he picked up 3 major awards that includes the Jury awards for Best Batsman followed by the two viewers choice award for Best Batsman and Best Captain.
The Jury was formed by Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Umpire Simon Taufel, former Indian quickie Javagal Srinath, Commentator Harsha Bhogle and Lalit Modi asthey also handed out awards to the likes Kieron Pollard (Best Debut Performance) , Jacques Kallis (Best Consistent Performer) and even M.A Chinnaswamy Stadium and DY Patil Stadium took the honors for the best Stadium respectively.
Legendary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev was awarded with an Indian Captain’s Choice Award (An Indian Cricketing Legend I would want in my team).
List of IPL 2010 Award winners
IPL Jury Awards
Best Debut Performance: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
Best Bowler: Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)
Best Dramatic Performance: Harbhajan Singh (Mumbai Indians)
Most Consistent Performer: Jacques Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Best Breakthrough Performance 2008: Brendon McCullum (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Best Breakthrough Performance 2009: Anil Kumble (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Best Fielder: AB de Villiers (Delhi Daredevils)
Best Ground: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Best Stadium Experience: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Viewers’ Choice Awards
Best Catch: David Hussey (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Best Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
Best Captain: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
Best Bowler: Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers)
Best Commentator: Ravi Shastri
Most Stylish Player: Robin Uthappa (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Most Fan-Friendly Cricketer: Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers)
Best Fielder: Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings)
Statistical Awards
Most Economical Bowler: Ravichandran Ashwin (Chennai Super Kings)
Fastest Hundred: Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals)
Highest Percentage of Runs Scored in Boundaries: Virender Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils)
Indian Cricketing Legend I Would Want in my Team: Kapil Dev
IPL Awards Jury
Lalit Modi (Convener)
Sunil Gavaskar
Brian Lara
Javagal Srinath
Simon Taufel
Harsha Bogle
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