Despite not managing to set what many would have regarded a challenging score, Kolkata Knight Riders completed their league campaign with a resounding 34-run win against Pune Warriors, a team which has to now stay content with just 4 wins this season.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Australian pacer Brett Lee on Monday said his IPL skipper Gautam Gambhir is one of the most brilliant captains he has played under as the Indian backs up good leadership with strong personal performances.

Kolkata Knight Riders had a comfortable win by 6 wickets to show against Delhi Daredevils, en route to their march to the top of the points table at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here on Monday.

Injuries wrecked havoc on his career and Brett Lee's perseverance wavered several times but the Australian speedster says music therapy kept him going, helping him overcome professional as well as personal challenges that life threw at him quite frequently.

In spite of Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha not being a cricket fan, she still does like watching some handsome faces among cricketers.

An upbeat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) hope to build a winning momentum in the league matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL-5) T20 when they take on a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here on Tuesday.

They have one of the world's fastest bowlers (Brett Lee); they have the most destructive batsman behind Chris Gayle in world cricket (Brendon McCullum); they have the most dependable batsman in all formats (Jacques Kallis) and they have the world's best all-rounder in ODIs (Shakib Al Hasan).

West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for making "physical contact" with Australian pacer Brett Lee during his side's fifth and final ODI in St Lucia.

Kieron Pollard smashed a blistering century as West Indies defeated Australia by 42 runs in the fourth one-day international on Friday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Australian pacer Brett Lee has paid rich tributes to retired Rahul Dravid and iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar, describing them as "brilliant cricketers and extremely great guys off the field."