IPL Awards !!!!

Dear All, (only those interested in ongoing IPL )

Later this week, the IPL awards will be handed out and, in keeping with the glitz and glamour and off-field antics that characterize this version of the game, it's got everyone in a tizzy. Normally, the names of winners are kept a closely guarded secret but with so many secrets tumbling out of the IPL closet, this one too has been leaked. Here is the jury, the categories and the winners.

IPL Awards JuryPranab Mukherjee, P. Chidambaram, INC (Indian News Channels), Lalu Prasad Yadav, Brinda Karat, Shobhaa De, Income Tax Department.

2010 IPL Award Winners

Most Promising Player:

Lalit Modi for making too many promises he couldn't keep.

Best IPL Debutante:

Shashi Tharoor who scored heavily without playing a match.

Most Powerful Hitter:

Sharad Pawar, as former BCCI boss he has final say on IPL's future.

Best Catch:

Deepika Padukone, by Royal Challengers and Siddharta Mallya in particular.

Best Stumping:

Lalit Modi by Shashi Tharoor.

Most Male Fan Following:

Cheerleaders.

Most Female Fan Following:

Lalit Modi (being chased for VIP passes).

Worst Match:

Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar.

Best Match:

Nita Ambani and Sachin Tendulkar.

Costliest Dropped Catch:

Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia.

Costliest Match:

Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar.

Best Commentator:

Mandira Bedi (when she wasn't speaking).

Worst Commentator:

Danny Morrison (when he was speaking).

Most Consistent Performer:

SRK (whenever he knew the camera was on him).

Most Inconsistent Performer:

Yuvraj Singh (when the camera focused on him batting).

Most Dramatic Performance:

Katrina Kaif In IPL's Bangalore Royal Challengers Music Video.

Best New Cricketing Term:

Sweat Equity.

Best Expert Comment:

Lalu Yadav on his son: "Yadavs should not be carrying towels and water bottles."