Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday made light of the controversies surrounding the fifth edition of IPL and also supported underfire BCCI, saying the sports body has run cricket in the "best possible way".

The Rajasthan Police today served summons on superstar Shah Rukh Khan to appear in a Jaipur court on a complaint that he was seen smoking in public. SRK was seen on camera smoking during an IPL match at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh stadium in April this year.

The sting operation brought to light the worst kept secret of the billion dollar league - franchises are not shy of paying players under the table to lure them into signing a contract. But will the IPL take action against the all-powerful franchise owners?

Controversies sell, and the latest series of incidents involving IPL have only added more drama to the T20 league rather than denting its brand equity, according to industry experts and advertisers.

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 ugly row between Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and Kolkata Knight Riders team owner Shah Rukh Khan may have been triggered off by the Bollywood superstar's refusal to oblige guests of some the MCA's officebearers, MiD DAY has learnt.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to step in to resolve the issue of a ban on superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Sources say the BCCI is unhappy with the decision of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) to bar the actor, who also owns the IPL team the Kolkata Knight Riders from the Mumbai stadium for five years.

The full transcript of the conversation during the brawl between Shah Rukh Khan and Mumbai Cricket Association staff after the match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will meet today to discuss its next steps in its very public fight with superstar Shah Rukh Khan; on Wednesday night the actor was caught in a scuffle with MCA officials at Mumbai Wankhade stadium after a match between his IPL team the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Mumbai Indians.

"I was being bullied. I was angry, but I was not drunk." Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has finally spoken about last night's incident at the Wankhede stadium and he says he is owed an apology.