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I have been receiving this question from various people about where they can officially and legally watch IPL matches online. So, I am compiling a list of legal online streams where you can watch the DLF IPL T20 season 3 live online.

Here are three of the top choices for watching IPL 3 live and legally onlline:

1. Youtube: IPL took a revolutionary step by making a deal with Youtube wherein people all around the world can watch IPL 3 free on the world’s most popular streaming website Youtube. But it will be streamed 5 minutes delayed on Youtube in India which sounds quite fair as it is broadcast live on TV in Set Max channel. You can watch all matches of IPL 3 live on the official IPL youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/ipl

2. TV Catchup: TV Cathup is only useful for users in the United Kingdom and does not work in other locations. You can watch various UK channels including ITV4 where IPL season 3 will be broadcast live. You can register and watch IPL on ITV4 if you are in the UK.

3. Willow TV: Willow TV is also a very good cricket streaming website for nearly all big cricketing events. They provide good streaming but the only downside is that they are a paid service.

So, please watch cricket and IPL at official and legal streams and enjoy the cricket extravaganza.

IPL had introduced the strategic time-outs last year during IPL 2 and they had told that they would continue with the time-outs in IPL 3 this year too. The IPL management has finally clarified the strategic time-outs for IPL 2010 and there are a few changes this year. One of the most significant changes is that the strategic time-outs have been reduced from seven and a half minutes per 20 over innings which was there in IPL 2 last year to only five minutes per 20 over innings this year. The five minute strategy breaks or time-outs have been divided this year into two time-outs of two and a half minutes each. The batting side can ask for the time-out anytime between the sixth and eighth overs while the bowling side can ask for the time-out anytime between eleventh and sixteenth overs. The IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said that the main purpose of the time-outs was to allow teams to discuss strategies during the game so that extra time is not wasted in discussing strategies during the course of the game and thereby reducing match-time delays. However, some of the franchisees still have a bit of concern as they fear that even this short delays might break the player’s concentration.

The IPL season 3 would start on March 12, 2010 with a grand opening ceremony followed by a clash between the winners of last edition of IPL Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knightriders at Navi Mumbai. The final of this 2010 edition of the Indian Premier League would take place on 25th of April at Navi Mumbai’s D Y Patil Stadium. There will be 60 matches in total and several new venues have also been added in this year’s IPL. Here is the complete schedule of IPL season 3.

1st match Fri Mar 12 – Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

2nd match Sat Mar 13 – Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

3rd match Sat Mar 13 – Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

4th match Sun Mar 14- Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

5th match Sun Mar 14- Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

6th match Mon Mar 15 – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

7th match Tue Mar 16- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

8th match Tue Mar 16- Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

9th match Wed Mar 17 – Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

10th match Thu Mar 18 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

11th match Fri Mar 19 – Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

12th match Fri Mar 19 – Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

13th match Sat Mar 20 – Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

14th match Sat Mar 20 – Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

15th match Sun Mar 21 – Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

16th match Sun Mar 21 – Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

17th match Mon Mar 22 – Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

18th match Tue Mar 23- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

19th match Wed Mar 24 – Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

20th match Thu Mar 25- Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

21st match Fri Mar 26- Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

22nd match Sat Mar 27- Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

23rd match Sat Mar 27- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

24th match Sun Mar 28- Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

25th match Sun Mar 28- Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

26th match Mon Mar 29 – Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

27th match Tue Mar 30 – Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

28th match Wed Mar 31- Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

29th match Wed Mar 31- Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

30th match Thu Apr 1 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

31st match Fri Apr 2 – Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

32nd match Sat Apr 3 – Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

33rd match Sat Apr 3 – Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

34th match Sun Apr 4 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

35th match Sun Apr 4 – Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

36th match Mon Apr 5- Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

37th match Mon Apr 6- Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

38th match Mon Apr 7- Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad / Jaipur (venue not confirmed)

39th match Mon Apr 7-Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

40th match Thu Apr 8- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

41st match Thu Apr 9 -Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

42nd match Thu Apr 10-Dccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

43rd match Sat Apr 10 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

44th match Sat Apr 11- Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

45th match Sat Apr 11 – Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad / Jaipur (venue not confirmed)

46th match Sat Apr 12 – Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

47th match Tue Apr 13 – Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

48th match Tue Apr 13 – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

49th match Wed Apr 14- Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad / Jaipur (venue not confirmed)

50th match Wed Apr 15- Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

51st match Wed Apr 16- Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

52nd match Wed Apr 17- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

53rd match -Wed Apr 17 Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

54th match Wed Apr 18- Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

55th match Wed Apr 18- Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

56th match Wed Apr 19- Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Semi-Final Wed Apr 21- TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Semi-Final Wed Apr 22- TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

3rd Place Play-off Wed Apr 24- TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

Final Wed Apr 21- TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

NOTE: The match timings for all matches of IPL 3 would be 8:00 PM IST on days when there are only one match and 4:00 PM IST and 8:00 PM IST respectively on days when there are two matches in a day. The only exception would be the second match of IPL 3 on 13th match which would start at 3:00 PM IST as it was re-scheduled by an hour on a request by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) as the timings clashed with the Hockey World Cup Final.

My dad would be proud. I am in bed by 10 pm, set the alarm for 6 am, have a sandwich ready in the fridge and actually have a plan for the next day (well… at least half of it). I’m gonna wake up at 6 and run to stand under the shower to keep myself from nodding off. Brush them pearlies, race to my room and jump into my boxers while microwaving the sandwich. And then plop on the couch, fire up my laptop and take my first bite with the first ball.

And then, an odd but familiar feeling whispers from my bladder. Arrrggghhh!

I Pee Later!
It’s the IPL!

Who’d have thought a league of motley crews would generate so much excitement and so much moolah? When it first started, I was quite bemused by it all. Hit and Giggle and all that, I was flabbergasted as to which team to follow. I could just pick the team from my city, but dearie, that is not so easy when you are like me – an Indian. There are a lot of identities to an Indian – I’m an almost Telugu feller living in Bangalore, born in Madras having spent most of my childhood in Orissa and Maharasthra. I love Delhi femmes, Bengali rossogollas and Punjabi music. One Fresh Identity Crisis to-go please?

So, I just winged it in Season 1 cheering for all the Indian guys playing irrespective of the team. Officially, I opted for Bangalore Royal Challengers, Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings. But, I just couldn’t help but jump with joy when Sehwag smashed Symonds all over. And when Sehwag demanded the Hyderabad crowd to applaud his fifty, I was filled with the most eclectic mix of emotions – the short-circuit of incredulity, a whisper of indignation, the glow of wonder, an affirming warmth of pride, the goosebumps of patriotism, a gush of primal excitement and the soothing balm of unparalleled unity. I was sold.

One of my teams made it to the finals and with it solidified my choice for Season 2 somewhat. It was a fitting finale to a great new avatar of my favourite sport.

And now here it is – IPL Season 2. I still support BRC, CSK and DC. It is true hell when they face each other. But, I have begun to enjoy the team rivalries and all the joshing that comes with it. I have already committed blasphemy, brought out my inner regionalist and revved up my factory of under-the-belt potshots.

So, to sport a cliche, Cricket sure unites us all. But, boy does the IPL make a mockery of that unity.

OK, gotta pee now.