Calling all cricket fans

Fresh from the IPL action, we now invite you to play the ICC World Twenty20 Fantasy League. Select your team of global stars from the 12 countries participating in the 2010 edition of the ICC World Twenty20 series. The tournament starts on Friday 30 April with the opening match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at 19:00 SA time.

Enter your team now at http://fantasy.supersport.com/t20

With another exciting IPL series drawing to a close, the action now switches to the West Indies where the top cricketing nations will be challenging for the honour to be crowned ICC World Twenty20 champions. Will Pakistan be able to mount a serious defence of their title? The team is in turmoil and there are some strong challengers snapping at their heels, with the likes of Australia, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka all keen to claim the 2010 trophy. Fantasy managers can pick their team based on recent IPL form with top players such as Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, David Warner, Kevin Pietersen and Lasith Malinga all available for selection.

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Losing its lustre?

As a South African cricket fan, I have been a little disappointed by the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket this year and I can't put my finger on why?

I'm not sure whether it has become a little gimmicky or what but I've noticed this year that the quality of the cricket has not been particularly high. I watched the game with the Kings Punjab XI couldn't catch a cold, let alone a cricket ball.

Don't get me wrong - Matt Hayden and "The Mongoose" is a little innovative and something to at least keep the crowds a little entertained but not sure its enough to keep the fans coming back.

Some of the images from the games I've watched seemed to show that the grounds were a little emptier than they were in previous years? But now there are supposedly two new franchises coming in to play in 2011 - are they not diluting the brands which have been built over the last few years?

Surely it is only now that the brands and franchises are starting to build international fan bases?

Not sure whether it is a fair comparison but a few years ago there was quite a strong "Masters" setup in tennis where a lot of the players who were at the ends of their professional careers were involved in a league. The tennis wasn't the fastest or hardest but the players had fun and the crowds enjoyed it. The question for me is whether or not this is where the IPL is headed - a social graveyard where players go to have a bit of fun before they retire?

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Sunday IPL action

Two IPL games on the go today with the Kings Punjab XI taking on the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Delhi Daredevils playing host to the Royal Challengers Bangalore

Knight Riders vs Kings Punjab
T20 cricket is a lottery at the best of times but after the shocking showing from the Kings Punjab on Friday night I can't see how you can look beyond the Knight Riders to win this one.

Our picks for this match
Top Kings Punjab batsman - Youvraj Singh
Top Knight Riders batsman - Sourav Ganguly
Most sixes - KKR

Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

As for the Delhi Daredevils and the RCB, I'm leaning in favour of RCB for this one. Kohli really impressed me on Friday night and I've tipped him to carry on his form.

Top RCB batsman - Kohli
Top Daredevils Batsman - AB Devilliers

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Cricket picks - Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers

The Deccan Chargers need to pick up maximum points this afternoon against the Mumbai Indians if they are planning to make the knock-out stages of the IPL this year. Gilchrist and Co will be cursing the fact that they have dropped some points in earlier games and now need to make it up against Tendulkars men.

Our picks for this fixture:

• Split bet on top Deccan batsman - Andrew Symonds (5/1) and Herschelle Gibbs (4/1)


• Top Mumbai Indians batsman - JP Duminy

Come on Deccan!

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What the hell happened?!

Did anybody watch the Kings Punjab XI versus the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL last night?

I have to ask half seriously whether the Kings Punjab team had a couple of phone calls from the bookies considering how they tossed away the game?

I think they dropped four catches, misfielded badly in close and let a couple of balls through to the boundary with some very average fielding attempts.

For crying in bucket - these are supposed to be well paid professionals, many of whom have represented their country at international level. Shocking stuff and certainly not doing the game any good.