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New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum believes the lure of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is so great that it is inevitable English players will before too long be involved in the Twenty20 tournament. ‘It’s not just the money, but the tournament itself - the opportunity to play with some of the greatest players in the world, an opportunity you would never otherwise get; sitting in a dressing room with guys like Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly and working out how they go about the game. You can’t buy that experience. ‘I’m sure we’ll all look back on it as a pretty defining moment in terms of international cricket.’

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Matches to be played on Saturday

Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers at Bangalore. Start at 3.30pm PST

Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders at Mohali, Chandigarh. Start at 7.30pm PST

Points Table

Team P W L Pts NRR

Chennai 4 4 - 8 +1.091

Rajasthan 5 4 1 8 +0.525

Delhi 4 3 1 6 +1.431

Punjab 5 3 2 6 +0.372

Kolkata 5 2 3 4 +0.681

Deccan 5 1 4 2 -0.214

Mumbai 5 1 4 2 -1.396

Bangalore 5 1 4 2 -1.886

(correct upto start of Friday’s match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils at Chennai)

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