Newsfile: April 20

Critics “evil,” says Samuels: Most bowlers who have been warned for a suspect action keep mum and work on correcting it. Marlon Samuels reacted by saying those who questioned the legality of his action were “evil." "They are doing all this because they can't play my bowling. If I was hit into the galleries, my action would never have been questioned," Samuels told Times of India. "I have worked very hard on my bowling. Slow bowlers these days need to have variations and the faster ball, which goes at 120 plus, is surely a great weapon to have. It's like Saeed Ajmal, and now Sunil Narine, having the teesra."

Zinta hits the headlines: Priety Zinta, Kings XI Punjab's co-owner, made headlines for the wrong reasons during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali, after Shaun Marsh was given out caught behind. While television replays were inconclusive, Zinta – sitting near the boundary - was shown agitated and reacting animatedly during the time–out and had to be calmed down by her team’s captain Adam Gilchrist. The incident is now being investigated by IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla. "I have sought a report from the match referee [Roshan Mahanama] on the entire issue," Shukla said. “I will also take Preity Zinta's version on the incident.”

Mohali intruder: More drama in Mohali. At the start of the 16th over in Kolkata’s innings, bowled by Kings XI medium-pacer Dimitri Mascarenhas, an intruder ran on to the field, and managed to fling about some bits of paper before the security caught up with him. It didn't merit much media space but Gilchrist took it seriously. "You are always concerned when you get pitch invasions in any sport," he said. "Terrible things happen when someone runs like that towards the players and you just can never be sure at that stage what's going to happen. We were concerned. I hope the ground security will ensure it doesn't happen again."