Gautam Gambhir says Chris Lynn's catch was unbelievable against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 7

Chasing 151, Royal Challengers Bangalore fell short against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League after an airborne Chris Lynn, who had earlier smashed a 31-ball 45, stretched his body backwards at the deep mid-wicket fence to pull off a blinder and send back dangerman AB de Villiers.

Sharjah:  Skipper Gautam Gambhir called it "incredible" after his side Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a remarkable come-from-behind victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday.

Riding on one of the greatest catches of all time and superb bowling at the death, the Knight Riders pulled off a two-run win in a thrilling last-ball finish.

"It was an incredible win. We deserved some luck too as we have had a number of these last-ball finishes," Gambhir said at the post-match presentation ceremony after his side's second win in the tournament.

Chasing 151, RCB fell short after an airborne Chris Lynn, who had earlier smashed a 31-ball 45, stretched his body backwards at the deep midwicket fence to pull off a blinder and send back dangerman AB de Villiers.

"Once the ball got a little old, it was difficult to hit. Chris scored useful runs, so did Surya. So we had it in mind that once the ball got that old, we had a chance.

"We were scratchy with the bat, and with the ball, so we need to improve on the areas. The catch was unbelievable and Chris deserved the Man of the Match for that catch," Gambhir added.

Asked about the blinder that he had pulled off, Lynn said, "I slipped and I though if I stood up and dropped the catch, it would look very silly, so just stayed down."

Chasing on a good batting surface, Bangalore were off to a blazing start with Yogesh Takawale (40) and Parthiv Patel (21) dealing in boundaries. They were very much the favourites to log full points till Lynn came in their way.

RCB captain Virat Kohli said his team messed up the chase in the last few overs.

"We lost that game rather than KKR winning that one. We played some really good cricket to restrict them to a total, built partnerships, but messed up the game in the last few overs," a dejected Kohli said.

Is AAP’s Shazia the latest entrant to Azam-Amit hall of shame?

If the Lok Sabha elections 2014 could be described in one word, it would likely be communal. Blame it on the Muzaffarnagar riots in Uttar Pradesh. Blame it on Modi. Blame it on the sickular libtards. Blame it on the boogie-woogie for all we care. Whatever the reason, the ugly truth is that we are in the midst of an election where polarisation rather than policy has become the name of the game. 

Our netas on the campaign trail have only served to fuel the proverbial fires - and not by accident either. In the scramble for votes, you gotta do whatcha gotta do. Ilmi is now a candidate for the communal hall of 'shame' The beleaguered Election Commission has had its work cut out, rushing around asking for rally tapes, censuring politician after politician but to seemingly no avail. 

The latest entrant on this list is AAP's Shazia Ilmi who said, "Muslims are not communal. They have become too secular. This time they should be communal. They should think for themselves. Muslims have become political slaves of the Congress, BJP and SP." She did not advocate any kind of 'badla' or violence but her words were no less shameless in trying to capitalise on an already polarised electorate. It certainly makes her a candidate for the communalism hall of shame, which includes a number of all-star zeroes. Here then are the biggest names who made this exclusive list and the statements that put them there: Azam Khan (Samajwadi Party) “You (Muslims) constitute one fifth of the population. You can’t be the badshah but no one could become badshah without your blessings. Modi calls us, this one fifth of the population, kutte ka pilla (puppy). Kya electronic media ek hatyare ko badshah banayega? (will the electronic media make this murderer an emperor)". 

"Inteqaam ki aag ko apne dil me jagaye rakho. Us se inteqaam lo jo tumhe kutte ka pilla kehta hai. Pehle zaalim se zulm ka badla lena hai, cycle par button daba kar. Hindustan ko kasai ke haath nahi doge. Secular rakhoge (Keep the fire of revenge aflame in your heart. Take revenge against the one who calls you a puppy. First you must take revenge by pressing the button against the symbol of the cycle. Don't give India into the hands of a butcher. You have to ensure the India remains secular). 

Amit Shah (BJP): "This election is about voting out the government that protects and gives compensation to those who killed Jats. It is about badla (revenge) and protecting izzat (honour). Batons, guns and swords belong to a bygone era. These days you take revenge by pressing the button.” 

Imran Masood (Congress): "If Modi tries to make Uttar Pradesh into Gujarat, then we will chop him into tiny pieces...I am not scared of getting killed or attacking someone. I will fight against Modi. He thinks UP is Gujarat. Only four percent Muslims are there in Gujarat while there are 42 percent Muslims in UP," 

Ramdas Kadam (Shiv Sena) "These Muslims riot against the police and burnt their vehicles. They vandalised the statues of our martyrs. These Muslims molest our women policemen...I am sure that Narendra Modi will ensure that such acts do not go unpunished"

 Giriraj Singh (BJP) "Those opposing Narendra Modi are looking at Pakistan, and such people will have place in Pakistan and not in India" 

Praveen Togadia (VHP) "If he (Muslim owner of a home in a Hindu area) does not relent, go with stones, tyres and tomatoes to his office. There is nothing wrong in it. Killers of Rajiv Gandhi have not been hanged ... there is nothing to fear and the case will go on" If Ilmi wants to be part of this august company, she will have to do a lot better than just throwing the C-word around.

Top Indian court urges new corruption probe into IPL

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged a tough new investigation into allegations of spot-fixing and illegal betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket competition after months of controversy.

The top court said it wanted the country’s investigation agencies to team up with its own three-member panel appointed last year to probe the allegations into the popular Twenty20 competition.

The panel, led by former judge Mukal Mudgal, has already produced a damning report which lists 13 people, including Indian cricket boss N Srinivasan, who has been forced to stand aside in the wake of the scandal.

Justice A K Patnaik said he wanted the new investigation to look further into allegations contained in a sealed section of the report — which has not been made public and which deals with the 13 people.

“We want to know from the Mudgal panel if they are willing to continue investigations,” Patnaik told the court.

The court has accused Srinivasan, seen as the most powerful man in world cricket, of effectively turning a blind eye to the allegations that have embroiled the IPL since last year.

The court last month ordered Srinivasan to stand aside as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It installed batting Indian great Sunil Gavaskar, who is charged with overseeing the latest edition of the IPL.

Srinivasan is still set to take over in July as head of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The panel has been looking into allegations surrounding last year’s IPL, when former Test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was caught deliberately bowling badly while playing for the Rajasthan Royals in return for thousands of dollars from bookmakers.

The panel’s report concluded that Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan — who was the team principal of the Chennai Super Kings — could be guilty of illegal betting on IPL games.

The Super Kings are owned by India Cements, whose managing director is Srinivasan. The team is captained by India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

The court had asked the BCCI itself to investigate the panel’s report. But after hearing legal arguments on Tuesday against the BCCI’s proposed list of names to head the probe, the court asked if the Mudgal panel was willing to take over.

Former judge Mudgal later told media that he would be happy to head another investigation.

“We have given our consent, it is entirely for the Supreme Court to decide,” Mudgal told the CNN-IBN channel.

Meiyappan and several cricketers and bookmakers have also been the target of a separate police investigation which has resulted in charges including forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy.

International news organisations, have suspended their on-field coverage of matches hosted by the BCCI since 2012 after the board imposed restrictions on picture agencies.