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The Indian Premier League has refused to enlist the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit despite fears the glitzy Twenty20 event could fall prey to match fixers.

According to media reports, Botha was in line for a lucrative contract with Rajasthan Royals in the weeks prior to the T20 tournament. But the IPL franchise dropped the idea after the off-spinner was reported for suspect action during the fourth ODI against Australia.

Blaming the UPA government for the shifting of IPL to South Africa, BJP in Himachal Pradesh has said the high-profile event could have bolstered India's economy in the present scenario of global recession.

It’s no surprise that someone like Lalit Modi came up with the idea of a seven-and-a-half minute break in what is cricket’s fastest, most action-packed and abbreviated form. After all, it gives you just enough time to squeeze in two extra two-and-a-half minute advertising spots to rake in the moolah, reports Anand Vasu.

As the festivities got under way after the two opening games at the Newlands Stadium, the IPL brought together onto one stage political adversaries who would probably never have been seen sharing the same platform at the same time just four days before the general election here.

Former national cricketers reacted sharply after Sourav Ganguly was dropped as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders team in the ongoing IPL tournament.

Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has dismissed John Buchanan's multiple-captain theory, calling it nothing but a 'joke'. Miandad said the former Australia coach's unique theory has nothing to do with serious cricket.

The Indian Premier League will be missing one spicy ingredient from its heady mix in 2009 after Pakistan's exhilarating players were exiled from the money-spinning tournament.

John Buchanan, the former Australia coach has certainly set the cat among the pigeons by his theory of multiple captains for Kolkata Knight Riders. During the time he was Aussie coach, he never enjoyed the kind of attention he does now, writes Sunil Gavaskar.