Kolkata, May 26 -- It was a matter of time that the two of the most expensive teams in the Indian domestic Twenty20 league met each other in the final. But Mumbai Indians would especially be vexed by the fact that despite pouring in the money, they have never won the trophy.At the players auction earlier this year Mumbai …

Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings Saturday said its players and support staff have no knowledge of betting and spot fixing, and were distressed by the allegations and news reports concerning the franchise and the Indian Premier League.

Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hopes that investigators "get to the bottom of the mess and reveal the truth" about spot fixing.

Troubled Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf will fight to clear his name in an ongoing spot-fixing scandal in India, family sources told AFP on Saturday, saying he had returned to his home in Lahore.

The other finalists, Chennai Super Kings, are in grave danger of a dishonourable exit.

NEW DELHI, May 25, 2013 (AFP) - A top Indian industry body has called for legalising sports betting amid a spot-fixing scandal in which cricketers were allegedly paid tens of thousands of dollars by bookmakers in underhand deals.

Understanding the fragility of the world's top players and the human element of the game have been the cornerstone of Gary Kirsten's approach to coaching international cricket teams. The 45-year-old heads off on his last assignment with South Africa on Saturday to the Champions Trophy in England after deciding to quit the …

What I wonder now, amidst these ruins, is this: how do I watch a cricket match again?

Camp Srinivasan lacks a moral compass and a sense of fairplay. It is time Srinivasan resigned from his his positions as an administrator in Indian cricket.

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Having pulled out its franchise Pune Warriors from the Indian Premier League (IPL), Sahara chief Subrata Roy fired another salvo saying he would immediately stop sponsoring the Indian team if N. Srinivasan continues to be the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Asad Rauf, the Pakistani umpire whose name has cropped up in the current T20 league spot fixing scandal, has left the country in a hurry. Rauf, who was officiating in the current T20 league season, was dropped by the ICC from the Champions Trophy after allegations of match fixing cropped up against him.

PepsiCo didn't confirm or deny if it was considering invoking a clause to look at a possible exit from its title sponsorship.