Sixty five former cricketers, including legendary Sunil Gavaskar, have been invited by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-offs where they would be handed over the cheques as a part of Board's one-time benefit payment.

While applauding BCCI's prompt action in suspending the five players who featured in the spot-fixing sting, NDTV cricket experts Sunil Gavaskar and Dean Jones said action must be taken against the IPL franchises as well for flouting the Salary Cap rules.

The lone century-maker in this edition of the Indian Premier League, Ajinkya Rahane says the support from all quarters is motivating him to raise the bar with each outing.

Cricket commentators from across the world will lend their voices to the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, which is scheduled to commence from April 4 in Chennai.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday said the selectors should not be afraid of dropping non-performing players but he refused to criticise the selection of the side for the upcoming Asia Cup.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday praised Virat Kohli, saying he has "tremendous skills and lot of self-belief at such young age" and is moving in the right direction.

Sourav Ganguly, former India captain, has asked Sachin Tendulkar to think about his career in the shorter format of the game and decide if "he's still good enough to play in the ODIs".

Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday said he hoped a window could be found to accommodate an India-Pakistan series, as tight schedules were stopping the arch-rivals from playing each other.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame in Dubai, receiving his commemorative cap from fellow Hall of Famer and team-mate Kapil Dev.

India Thursday looked set to extend star batsman Sachin Tendulkar's long wait for his elusive 100th international century by resisting calls to scrap their top-order rotation policy.