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Former team Indian coach Anil Kumble was paid Rs 48 lakhs for his services in April 2017 while Rohit Sharma received Rs 1.12 crores and Ravichandran Ashwin earned Rs 1.01 crores according to their contracts. Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane was paid over Rs 1.10 crores as per to his central contract.

Gautam Gambhir, who guided his team to two IPL titles, is planning to handle mentor's position in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). Gambhir has reportedly been approached by multiple franchises but the KKR captain wants assurances that he would be allowed full control of the team.

There are times in the IPL when a viewer is pleasantly surprised by what the players can pull off, while at times he can't help but laugh at the hilarious gaffes. Yesterday, Ankit Rajpoot gave fans a taste of the latter when he bowled a ball so wide that it landed on the adjacent pitch.

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has credited the team's all-around effort for their entry into yet another final of the IPL. He also expects the convincing win over Kolkata Knight Riders to give the side the much-needed confidence going into Sunday's final against in-form Rising Pune Supergiant.

Kolkata Knight Riders produced an amateurish batting performance in the effective semi-final against Mumbai Indians as the entire team could only account for 107 runs. Even though KKR failed to turn up for such an important game, the Twitterati did not as they tore into the two-time Champions.