Shah Rukh Khan at India Today Conclave 2011

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Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar to host First IPL Awards

The first Indian Premiere League (IPL) Awards night to honour best players and performances of the T20 tournament will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai on the 2rd of April. Your hosts for the evening will be close friends Shahrukh Khan and Karan Johar.

"This star-studded award ceremony will see the superstars of Bollywood and cricket get together to make it the Oscars of the cricketing world. Celebrating sportsmanship, the viewers will be in for colourful treat as IPL champions get felicitated for their performance through the series," Ashvini Yardi, programming head, Colors, said. "It will be one of its kind and fitting celebration with lots of exciting performances and brilliant surprises to conclude this year's IPL action," Yardi said in a press release.

Touted as the perfect mix of cricket and entertainment, a host of Bollywood stars will be performing at the event. The list includes Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan.

The awards will be given in 22 categories including batting, bowling, fielding, most stylish player, best stadium and commentator etc. There are also categories like IPL Jury Awards, Viewers' Choice Awards, Statistical Awards, IPL Captain's Awards and IPL Winners Award.

"IPL has evolved into a uniting force in world cricket and signalled a new era in sports entertainment over the past three seasons. The IPL Awards is the crowning jewel and a fitting event to recognise the best of this season's breathtaking tournament," said IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi.

The critics' choice awards will be adjudged by the IPL Awards Jury, comprising Lalit Modi, cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Javagal Srinath, well-known umpire Simon Taufel, and cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle.

Shahrukh Khan dealing with disappointments

It was a do-or-die game for Shahrukh Khan’s team Kolkata Knight Riders but they were soundly and emphatically beaten by the dominant opposition from Chennai Super Kings by 9 wickets on Tuesday.

And the man who’s most disappointed is Shahrukh Khan who apologised to the team’s loyal fans for yet another embarrassingly poor season of IPL. Last year, their team was last in the points table; this year it’s second last.

“Outbatted, outbowled, outclassed...out of semis. Never lost so much, so often, so consistently. Apologies to all who supported us,” SRK tweeted after the team’s defeat on Tuesday.

Instead of blaming anyone, SRK took all blame upon himself.

“I completely take the blame for not putting up a good enough show...so much love for KKR & I couldn’t reciprocate,” he wrote.

SRK added that he can’t promise good performances from his team in the future.

“Bye all. I am off now to deal with disappointments in the way I know best. You find your poison. Love u all. Unconditional apologies to all,” he posted.

"My Name is Khan" premieres in Abu Dhabi - Photo Gallery

Abu Dhabi: All eyes are on Abu Dhabi with Bollywood titans Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Karan Johar heading to the capital to showcase their latest My Name Is Khan. The much-awaited love story premieres tonight at the Emirates Palace and will see the stars walking down the red carpet at an exclusive, invitation only event.