According to IPL insiders, T20 batsmen who bend rules generally tweak the “bat bulge” to their advantage, making the so-called “sweet spot” sweeter without increasing the legal weight.

Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit lavished praise on in-form skipper Ajinkya Rahane, 36, for shouldering both responsibilities — as leader and top-order batsman — perfectly. Rahane ...