Best
buddies
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Karan
Johar
have
co-hosted
many
Bollywood
award
functions
in
the
past,
and
now
for
the
first
time
ever,
the
duo
will
be
seen
hosting
the
grand
IPL
Awards
scheduled
to
take
place
on
April
23rd
in
Mumbai
this
year.
The
announcement
was
made
by
IPL
Commissioner
Lalit
Modi
at
a
function
in
Mumbai
yesterday.
With
the
whole
nation
being
gripped
by
the
IPL
frenzy,
the
organizers
have
decided
to
come
up
with
the
first
ever
IPL
Awards
which
will
recognize
the
best
performances
and
honour
the
best
players
of
the
IPL.
Some
of
the
categories
are
Best
Batsman,
Best
Bowler,
Best
Fielder,
Best
IPL
Debutante,
Most
Consistent
Performer,
Most
Dramatic
Performance
and
Breakthrough
Performance.
The
winners
in
these
categories
will
be
selected
by
an
esteemed
jury
comprising
of
Lalit
Modi,
Sunil
Gavaskar,
Brian
Lara,
Harsha
Bhogle,
Javagal
Srinath
and
umpire
Simon
Taufel.
Apart
from
the
jury
awards
there
is
also
a
separate
section
for
the
Viewers'
Choice
Awards
where
cricket
fans
will
get
to
vote
for
their
favourite
performers
from
the
IPL.
In
true
IPL
style,
the
evening
will
be
a
fusion
of
cricketing
and
entertainment
excellence,
with
some
of
India's
biggest
names,
including
AR
Rahman,
Shilpa
Shetty,
Katrina
Kaif,
Priyanka
Chopra
and
Hrithik
Roshan,
set
to
deliver
their
trademark
energy
and
style.
Besides,
the
event
will
also
feature
performances
by
some
leading
cricketers,
who
will
show
the
world
that
they
are
equally
talented
off
the
field
too.
With
the
who's
who
of
the
cricketing
and
entertainment
world
in
attendance,
this
high
profile
event
surely
seems
like
the
perfect
finish
to
what
has
been
a
fantastic
45
days
of
non-stop
entertainment.
Story first published: Monday, June 4, 2012, 14:59 [IST]