The fake IPL player yarn takes a new twist every day. Sources close to the KKR team said they had serious doubts on newcomer Anureet Singh. But the youngster had come to South Africa without a laptop and there was very little evidence to support the charge. The focus shifted to Kings XI’s medium pacer Ranadeb Bose, who was a part of the KKR squad last year. The Bengal player had denied the allegation completely. The search for the real one is set to continue for some time to come.

Mahela Jayawardena was constantly talking to newcomer Yusuf Abdulla when he was operating the end overs against Bangalore Royal Challengers. Wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara was making adjusting the field. All this while Yuvraj was silently chewing his nails at mid-wicket. Will the real captain stand up please?

The public address system at the Kingsmead is a big let down. Songs from DDLJ did not go with the mood of the fans. It only helped in bringing down the energy levels of the fans. The announcer making constant mistakes when reading out the scores and statistics did not help things either.

Lalit Modi had come up with a statement a few days back on strict regulations about players on field behaviour. But who is to check tardy over rates? The strategic breaks is not helping things either. The KKR-RR match ended at 1.15 am India time. There seems to be no comment on this from the match officials.

Andrew Flintoff who had to rush back to England because of injury will be paid for the six matches he was scheduled to play. The British media and former players are divided on the issue of English players turning out in the IPL. "As professionals we cannot afford to miss tournaments of this magnitude," said KP after the loss to Mohali.

— V. Balaji