Yuvraj’s close pal and Indian skipper M S Dhoni is also the captain and icon player of Chennai Super Kings.

Yuvraj , who is the icon player of Preity Zinta promoted Kings XI, said friendship cannot be taken to the field. Mohali is Yuvraj’s home ground.

Yuvraj Singh also said there was no issue in portraying the contest as a Yuvraj vs Dhoni tussle. The Punjab Kings XI skipper said such comparisons would only increase the popularity of the Twenty20 competition.

The dashing Indian batsman also said IPL does not make the players’ calender too crowded as there will be only 59 matches in 44 days.

Kings XI Punjab has a bunch of international players including Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and Simon Katich of Australia.

Yuvraj’s prize catch among young Indian players include Karan Goel and Uday Kaul. Yuvraj Singh has also lined up a formidable bowling attack with Aussie pacer Brett Lee set to open with either S Sreesanth or Irfan Pathan.

This makes Yuvraj’s Mohali eleven as one of the most competitive sides among the eight teams in IPL. Yuvraj acknowledged that he was happy with the composition of the team, pointing to the fact that his bowling attack was capable of putting any opposition on the defensive.

And on the batting side Yuvraj himself is the spearhead – remember he has hit six sixes in an over in the inaugural Twenty20 ICC World Cup in South Africa last year and hopes to do it again this time in IPL.

Yuvraj Singh also agreed with Mumbai Indians’ skipper Sachin Tendulkar’s view that IPL offered an excellent opportunity for young Indian players to rub shoulders with the World’s best.

Former Sri Lankan coach Tom Moody, the coach of Yuvraj’s Mohali team, wants the team to open the IPL on a winning note. Mohali will host seven matches and Yuvraj Singh was confident that people from all over Punjab will turn up to see the matches.

The key worry for the Kings XI Punjab team is that Brett Lee will have to leave the competition after two weeks as he would have to take part in the training camp ahead of Australia’s West Indian tour.

Indian pacer and Yuvraj’s team mate in Kings XI Punjab Ifran Pathan said the seamer-friendly track would help him exploit the extra bounce.

The tickets are available from Rs 50 to Rs 3,000. Online provisions are also made for buying the tickets.

According to organisers, people can buy the tickets from Mohali PCA stadium today from 3pm. Major cities like Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Amritsar will be provided with new counters from Monday onwards.

“Brett and me are going to be at the PCA Stadium tomorrow to personally sell and autographed tickets to all the cricket lovers. I would personally want to request all the ardent followers of the sport to come tomorrow at the PCA Stadium and buy tickets to be a part of the cricketing action that we are going to witness in the upcoming days in Mohali,” Preity Zinta said.

In order to have a good viewing experience, exclusive corporate boxes are arranged for viewers. One of the best hospitality service catering will also be provided for the IPL matches.

James Hopes, who plays for Queensland in the Australian league, will join his team mate Brett Lee in the Mohali line-up in the DLF IPL Twenty20 championship.

What is thrilling the 29-year-old James Hopes is the prospect of playing against some of his own team mates in Australian side. James Hopes can take on Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symmonds (Hyderabad IPL), Matthew Hayden (Chennai) and his own captain Ricky Ponting (Kolkata Knight Riders)

James Hopes can also have the opportunity to take on spin legend Shane Warne, with whom his Queensland team mate Shane Watson will line-up.

Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta have reportedly working been on theme song music videos for their respective IPL teams.

SRK has reportedly signed up choreographer Ganesh Hegde to do a music video for his Kolkata IPL team. Shah Rukh Khan may even act in the video, sources said.

Om Shanti Om music directors Vishal-Shekhar will compose the music for Kolkata IPL’s team song. The team is tight-lipped about the details as Shah Rukh Doesn’t want any other team to do similar things.

The Kolkata IPL teams have international stars, such as India’s former captain Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting, Shoaib Akhtar, Chris Gayle and Misbah Ul Haq.
But Mohali IPL’s Preity Zinta is also doing a similar act. Priety Zinta has apparently signed up the music director duo of Sajid-Wajid to shoot the theme song for her Mohali IPL team. Daler Mehndi has also been roped in to add fizz. The Mohali IPL team is not as star-studded as the Kolkata team – but it has match winners for sure, such as Yuvraj Singh, Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Brett Lee.