Babes and Dudes of IPL

The pre and post-match shows of the Indian Premier League have been as much of TRP pullers for the cricket contest as the matches themselves. Let's take a look at some of babes and dudes who have played anchor for the cash-rich league: Rochelle Maria Rao, the winner of Miss India International 2012, has spiced up the IPL 6 with her sizzling debut as a cricket host. The leggy lass is doing a great job as the host and is surely grabbing some eyeballs as well.

Bigg Boss 6 contestant Karishma Kotak is also the co-hosts for Indian Premier League season 6. The hottie has joined Sameer Kocchar, Gaurav Kapoor and Rochelle Rao as anchor.

Sameer Kochhar, along with Gaurav Kapoor, has become the face of IPL pre-shows. The Delhi boy has hosted the pre-show since the very first season starting 2008 and now has been associated with the league for six years in a row. His knowledge of cricket and the skill of interacting with the fans on the ground has given him a lot of success as a cricket host.

Gaurav Kapoor has been a part of the IPL from the second season. He claims IPL is a clean family entertainment compared to the regressive shows on TV. His wit, whackier sense of humour and excellent screen presence have made him a class apart in the league of cricket hosts.

VJ-turned-anchor Archana Vijaya proved to be an instant hit when she took on hosting the IPL 5 pre-show on a TV channel. The girl from Kolkata started her career as a model but soon she was bitten by the cricket bug and went on to became a top cricket anchor in India.

Shibani Dandekar took over the reigns from Mandira Bedi as the host of IPL pre-show in 2011. Apart from IPL, she has also hosted the Celebrity Cricket League.

Angad Bedi, the son of legendray spinner Bishen Singh bedi, was roped in by a channel to host IPL 3 pre-show. His good looks, charm and his cricketing knowledge made him one of the happening cricket hosts that year.

Ayushmann Khurana, now a successful Bollywood actor, has also hosted a season of Indian Premier League. He joined Sameer Kochhar, Gaurav Kapoor and Angad Bedi as anchor of IPL 3, the only season which had all male hosts. The four hunks did a great job and made the IPL 3 pre-shows a huge success.

Mandira Bedi's anchoring, style and her dynamic presence surely became one of the highlights during the second edition of IPL.

The gorgeous Shonali Nagrani hosted the very first season of Indian Premier League. Apart from the IPL, the sexy model has also hosted Champions Trophy and World Cup 2007 shows.