Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper says he does not know how to be diplomatic or subtle. So, being selected India is a challenge that Gambhir is ready for.

The former Sri Lankan skipper opened up frankly. "Twenty20 cricket is obviously here to stay. You need to have a balance. I am not saying T20 should be gone. T20 has to be there because that is the entertainment people like, it's another format through which you can take this game into new countries," he said.

For a little over a year now, Lalit Modi, has lived in exile, and is reluctant to make public his exact address, given how seriously he takes the threats against his life.

Recently-retired Rahul Dravid on Sunday indicated that he is open to the idea of coaching the Indian cricket team in future. "Who knows someday in the future," Dravid answered when asked if he would be interested in taking up coaching responsibility of the Indian team in future.

A prolific scorer for the national side in both One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals, David Hussey is still awaiting a Test call-up.

Kolkata Knight Riders had all the requisite cricketing skills to emerge Indian Premier League champions against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday night. But they didn't ignore the mental aspect.

Jacques Kallis, the South Africa allrounder, has admitted that, like many connoisseurs, he too did not buy into the idea of Twenty20 cricket when it was first mooted. Only on realising its popularity and inevitable growth was Kallis persuaded to work on his performances in the shortest format.

Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Jason Mohammed on Saturday, said that the possibility of earning IPL contracts will spur his teammates to give their best in their next two matches of the Champions League T20 tournament.

The ICC on Thursday sought to dispel the notion that the IPL has been given a window in the international cricket calendar, saying the issue did not even crop up in the governing body's annual conference nor did the BCCI push for it.

Saurashtra's prolific middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara feels that the Indian Premier League is a great platform for young cricketers to rub shoulders with the best in the business from across the world.