Bribery and molestation, star tantrums and rave parties, yet growing crowds - this year's Indian Premier League is proving there is no such thing as bad publicity.

Five years into the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday managed to finally earn a title shot in the Indian Premier League. A look at the statistical highlights from their 18-run win against Delhi Daredevils at Pune.

It took the team five years but on Tuesday, Kolkata Knight Riders' late hitting and very sensible bowling helped them earn a shot at the Indian Premier League title. Delhi Daredevils at the other end, beaten by 18 runs and left to play another match for the same chance.

West Indies captain Darren Sammy left the door open for former skipper Chris Gayle to return in the remainder of the Test series against England after the tourists' defeat in the opener at Lord's.

Terming the Indian Premier League as "shameful", Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday, said that his government would not allow IPL matches in the state.

Australian captain Michael Clarke, who played for Pune Warriors in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League, believes the cash-rich tournament will sustain despite being marred by endless controversies.

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.

India's sports minister Ajay Maken feels banning the Indian Premier League (IPL) is not the solution and has made three suggestions to clear the mess in Indian cricket.

On Friday morning, actor Shah Rukh Khan was declared banned from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for five years. The Maharashtra Cricket Association or MCA, said the actor had to be penalized for allegedly manhandling a security guard and abusing officials who tried to stop him from walking onto the cricket grounds with his entourage on Wednesday night.

The IPL on Friday distanced itself from the molestation case involving Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke Pomersbach here with its chief Rajiv Shukla saying that it was "an individual misbehaviour of an individual player".