IPL 2011: News

Come Friday, and the drama surrounding Gautam Gambhir's availability will come to an end. The left-handed batsman, who aggravated injuries to his right shoulder and groin during the Indian Premier League, is set to miss the West Indies tour, thus leaving India without their top-three batsmen for the one-day series. HT reports.

As the club-over-country debate rages, the man in the middle of the latest row, Gautam Gambhir, has dismissed suggestions that he could put his Indian Premier League team ahead of India. Gambhir says

“Lalit Modi must be laughing at them. For Mumbai Indians playing a qualifier at the Wankhede Stadium, he would have ensured the stands were overflowing," a Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) official said sarcastically as he surveyed the empty seats in the stadium during the Indian Premier League eliminator tie on Wednesday. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports.

Gautam Gambhir is often the crisis man for India. Shah Rukh Khan and his fellow Kolkata Knight Riders owners know this as well as any international bowler who has been thwarted by Gambhir. Rohit Bhaskar reports.

After the five-over mark, Kolkata Knight Riders were stuttering at 19 for 3 while Mumbai Indians had raced away to 51 for no loss. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports. 5 tastiest bits |  Scorecard 

In this day and age of high-powered gym workouts, controlled diets and psychological training, Kolkata Knight Riders' left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdulla has a simple route to success - just go out on the field and bowl. Rohit Bhaskar reports.

Defending 21 is like defending 12 ten years ago, that's how much things have changed, writes Jacques Kallis.

Sachin Tendulkar's team set up a rematch with Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai, reports Nikhilesh Bhattacharya. Scorecard

The best teams have qualified for the playoffs and can salvage the IPL season, writes Sanjjeev Karan Samyal. Watch out for this | Things that clicked

After one-and-a-half months of IPL drama, we look at the four skippers with different styles but a common goal. Nikhilesh Bhattacharya reports. Dhoni: The champion | Gambhir: The fortune changer | Tendulkar: The veteran | Vettori: The craftsman

All eyes will be on the two players when MI and KKR lock horns, writes Sanjjeev Karan Samyal. Tell all numbers | Match box

It all boils down to who is in top two, which ensures one less match on road to final; both teams want to win. Nikhilesh Bhattacharya reports. Match box

Our team is raring to go and while there is talk about the Mumbai Indians being under some pressure, I am not worried about their mindset. Gautam Gambhir writes.

I don't want to get into outrageous mathematical possibilities because as far as the KKR are concerned, we will be involved in the knockout stages of the tournament after our win against the Pune Warriors on Thursday. Jacques Kallis writes.