ANDREW Symonds fetched $1.47 million in the IPL bidding frenzy, but his commitment to Australian cricket means he will sacrifice almost $1 million of that as our elite cricketers prepare for a two-week cameo in the Indian Twenty20 extravaganza.

Test stars Symonds, Brett Lee, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey and Matthew Hayden will surrender $2.46 million collectively by agreeing to play only bit parts in the IPL before embarking on the West Indies tour.
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Shah Rukh Khan has roped in buddy Rani Mukherji and Bipasha Basu to participate in his IPL video. But Preity Zinta who’s currently in London makes it clear she’s in no competition with Shah Rukh Khan as far as a star line up in the IPL music video is concerned.
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Sri Lanka’s proposed series of one-day internationals against Pakistan next month is in jeopardy due to a clash of dates with the cash-rich Indian Premier League.

Sri Lanka had offered to play in the short series following a pull-out by Australia from a full tour of Pakistan in March-April due to security concerns.

But the dates of the series — from April 23 to May 5 — are in direct clash with the inaugural Twenty20 league, to be played over 44 days at various venues in India from April 18 to June 1.
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