The smooth operator

The Independent's Stephen Brenkley meets Rajiv Shukla, the new chief of the IPL. Shukla explains why the BCCI are happy India lost in England.

"As far as the fans were concerned they were not very happy, but in games, defeat and victory go together, you lose and you win, that happens," said Rajeev Shukla. "England have been losing for the last 10 years, most of their teams, and at football also. So therefore we're absolutely happy because we want cricket to grow in England."