WICB dissatisfied at Gayle's IPL decision

  Chris Gayle's choice of the IPL over country has infuriated the West Indies Cricket Board, which said it decided Gayle a no-objection certificate only after he had made himself occupied for national selection and fly to India. The IPL clash directly with Pakistan's Test and ODI tour of the West Indies. Gayle will take no part in either series, having connected Royal Challengers Bangalore as a substitute for Dirk Nannes.  The WICB also...

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Kochi smother Kolkata in hard-fought win

Kochi Tuskers Kerala 132 for 7 (Jadeja 29, Yusuf 3-20, Shakib 3-28) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 126 for 9 (M Tiwary 46, RP Singh 2-25, Jadeja 2-25) by six runs Kochi Tuskers Kerala won a battle of abrasion against Kolkata Knight Riders on a slow Eden Gardens pitch to move to the third place in the points table. The wicket did not play as low as it did in Kolkata's win against Rajasthan Royals, but it was just as slow, making it hard for batsmen...

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Mumbai beat ordinary Pune

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Sri Lanka players agree to come back home

Sri Lankan cricketers now playing in the Indian Premier League will go back home early to get ready for the upcoming England tour, new skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan said. Dilshan is among 11 players who have been asking by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to return home by May 5, more than three weeks before the profitable Twenty20 tournament ends. "Personally, I am not miserable to return early," Dilshan told journalists. "Playing for my country is more...

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