The Kolkata Knight Riders’s first camp would be held at the Eden from April 12. According to an official of franchise owner Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd, coach John Buchanan would step in couple of days prior to that. No confirmation, however, was available on when Australia captain Ricky Ponting would land in the city.

Meanwhile, CAB president Prasun Mukherjee admitted on Monday that the organisation is lagging behind as far as ticket sales is concerned. Tickets for the other seven venues would be available online from Tuesday.“As of now, we still don’t know when the tickets would be available. We are trying to expedite the process. But it’s not in our hands,” he said.

“The agency that was supposed to handle the issue is facing a few teething problems. A high-level Red Chillies’ delegation would arrive on Wednesday. Hopefully, we will wrap it up as soon as possible.”

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik feels Indian Premier League (IPL) will be an interesting experience as cricketers from different countries share the dressing as team-mates, forgetting they had been opponents. “It (the IPL) is a great opportunity for international cricketers. Players from different countries will come together. It is great for the game and credit must go to India,”

The 26-year-old Pakistani said he and his overseas colleagues would play with the same passion and intensity for the Delhi team as they play for their countries.

“I am from Lahore, a city not very different from Delhi. I feel at home here and it’s great to be a part of this unique marriage between cricket and films. Bollywood stars are very popular in Pakistan and I am a great fan of Akshay.”

Bollywood Star Akshay Kumar is all set to be a part of The Delhi Daredevils. Virender Sehwag was full of enthusiasm when he was asked to comment on this.He said the daredevil image of Akshay will be fitting into this role and we hope that our team will learn a lot from the Daredevil image of the superstar.

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“It is not a case of putting the Indian Premier League before my county. Yes, I am excited about coaching and captaining the Rajasthan Royals and I believe that the IPL will give a huge boost to cricket worldwide”