During times such as what Indian cricket is going through, actual cricket becomes insignificant, but it can also be the healer for the players

Plays of the day from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata

Kept alive by Kieron Pollard's fighting 60 off 32, the Mumbai Indians bowlers attacked their way to a first IPL title

ESPNcricinfo's brief profile of the Chennai Super Kings official now in police custody

The Plays of the day from the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata

Half-volleys hit straight to hand. A fielder found perfectly with a long hop. Crazy wide balls. A dropped catch to finally lose the match. Another night in the life of the IPL

Batting higher, Brad Hodge could have easily scored 500 runs this season, but his captain will gladly take the 50 he scored under pressure from No. 7

Plays of the day from the IPL qualifier between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in Delhi

The same old story of Chennai Super Kings' domination of big IPL matches continued as they made it to their fifth final out of the six IPLs played

Kallis might have just about pulled his weight this IPL season, but the demands of T20 and his slow strike-rate has made him look desperate with the bat

Plays of the day from the IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians in Dharamsala

On the last day of Adam Gilchrist's IPL career, another veteran, Azhar Mahmood, scored 80 off 44 balls to give Kings XI Punjab a consolation win against Mumbai Indians

Plays of the day from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad gave themselves a lead over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the race for the final spot in the IPL playoffs with a comprehensive win over the troubled Rajasthan Royals

Sreesanth wasn't the most likeable team-mate or opponent, but he had skill beyond doubt, which we might have seen the last of

Plays of the day from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai

Mumbai have all but sealed a place in the top two after maintaining a clean sheet at home

Plays of the day from the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors in Ranchi

Yusuf Pathan ended his three-year IPL fifty drought, but the day was meant for the end of another barren spell

Plays of the day from the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab in Bangalore