Brett Lee says that playing in the IPL has resulted in the Aussies gaining a greater understanding of Indian culture : HARBHAJAN SINGH is not the only one to have said he will turn over a new leaf. The leader of the Australian attack, Brett Lee, last night pledged the Australian team will be on its best...

Those busy bodies at the ICL have taken another big step in the direction of a challenge to the ICC itself, not just the BCCI. As Soulberry puts it : So there are three international teams so far in the ICL - India, Pakistan and BD. New Zealand and Sri Lanka cannot be far away and it must be a cinch...

When can you travel somewhere safely? Cricket Australia say they just follow expert advice : It is a charge from the subcontinent and the International Cricket Council that has already been laid against players from several countries who stayed in India for the lucrative Indian Premier League after a...

Sean points out that Chanderpaul's record over the last year puts him in Bradman territory . He was pretty unorthodox too, of course. Vir Sanghvi writes about the European Cup Final, club loyalties, and what's inevitably in store for cricket, via the IPL : One objection could be that it blurs...

Amit Varma pursues a favourite theme on the IPL. That big money brings accountability : What the IPL setup guarantees is that it isn't just Vijay Mallya's players who are accountable to him - Mallya himself is accountable to the market. If Mallya manages his team badly, it will perform badly...

Mohan is a little disenchanted with the IPL , worrying about its length and ability to generate fan following, while Richard wants to rethink the league format of county cricket to make it more competitive. Continuing in the rethinking mode but this time on the relationship between the IPL and all the...

Homer reports that England's players are not happy about playing in a winner-takes-all care of Stanford. From the Daily Mail article Homer links to: The players are keen to take part in the annual big-money match at Stanford's private ground in Antigua, and an annual quadrangular tournament in...

Sanath Jayasuriya strikes again . Ottayan reports that Kevin Pietersen will sign up for next year's IPL for as much as 2 million pounds! The article Ottayan linked to suggests: An ECB insider told Sportsmail that the final decision on all centrally-contracted players heading for the IPL will be in...

Patrick Kidd writes about the rash of English players going out of their way to announce that they've turned down an offer to join the IPL . These honourable players most likely weren't offered much to play given limited budgets, but never mind because it looks like the IPL is set to scrap payroll...

A report has come out from Frontier Economics, a consultancy firm, offering up a regression on performance stats and IPL auction values . Batsmen are undervalued, for example. Homer digs deep into the money question, quoting from Indranil Basu's article on IPL revenue models and an interview with...