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Reiterating his stance on scrapping the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy, former Team India director Ravi Shastri on Thursday said such tournaments dilute the bigger events like the World Cups in different formats of the game.

An angry Leander Paes on Thursday lashed out at non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi, accusing him of flouting the selection criteria after being dropped from India's Davis Cup squad for the tie against Uzbekistan.

The Indian football team achieved its best-ever FIFA ranking in over two decades as it jumped to 101 in the latest list released on Thursday.

Star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh said he has been batting with more freedom after making a successful return to the Indian ODI team earlier this year.

Two-time winners KKR will be up against a strong unit which beat them twice last season, and who made some smart purchases at this year's auction.

Despite R Ashwin's absence, Smith has two leg-spinners at his disposal South African Imran Tahir and Aussie Adam Zampa - and left-arm orthodox spinner Saurabh Kumar, who can be a surprise weapon.

Had Chris Gayle delivered in the manner he had threatened to, it probably would have sealed the deal for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL's opening act.

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said he never thought IPL would become so big since its inception in 2008 and lauded the cash-rich T20 tournament for spreading the game to non-cricketing countries.