Rajasthan slash ticket rates It was difficult for the authorities in Jaipur to fill up the 30,000 seats at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium and resorted to slashing the ticket rates, Mumbai Mirror reported.

That wasn't all.

The Rajasthan Police demanded Rs 8,000,000 for providing security for the first match against Kings XI Punjab.

Terming IPL to be an event organised for monetary benefits, the Rajasthan Police refused to provide security free of cost.

Hayden settles in Matthew Hayden was all praise for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leaderships skills and even said he had an aura about him.

"I have no issues with that.

Dhoni is a fine thinker and a confident individual," said Hayden.

"There is an aura about him.

For me, it is a great experience sharing the dressing room with Indians and learning how they go about their cricket." West Indies players to return on May 18 Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo are expected to return to the West Indies on May 18, in time for West Indies' series against Australia.

West Indies Cricket Board CEO Donald Peters said that the players will return four days before the first Test in Jamaica, starting on May 22.