Leg glance!: Cheerleaders for the Royal Challengers Bangalore cricket team of the Indian Premier League (IPL) perform during a preview at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on April 13, 2009

 Perry scope:  US pop singer Katy Perry shakes hands with a fan (unseen) in front of a statue of the Hindu god Nataraja after taking part in a pre-inaugural event of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at a hotel prior to her performance in Chennai on April 3, 2012

Dialled in: Rahul Dravid arrives for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 players' auction in Mumbai on February 20, 2008. He was RCB's captain in 2008

Chair-leader!:  Owner of Mumbai Indians team, Nita Ambani (R), watches her team play and cheers them on from the front during the IPL cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 4, 2012

Not so cheerful:  Cheerleaders watch a match from the sidelines between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils during the IPL at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban on April 23, 2009

Hand it to them: An Indian dance group perform during the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 at The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 8, 2011

Troubles tunes?:  Sreesanth arrives at the Taj Residency Ummed in Ahmedabad on May 9, 2008, for a meeting regarding the slap-gate incident with Harbhajan Singh during a match of the Indian Premier League (IPL)

 Lee way for fans: Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee and pacer Sreesanth (C) from Kings XI Punjab (then) wave to the crowd as IPL cricket teams parade in the street of Cape Town on open buses on April 16, 2009, one day ahead of the IPL tournament

VV Yes!: Even VVS Laxman could not stay away from the glitz and glamour of IPL. He captained Hyderabad's  Deccan Chargers in 2008. Here he is seen addressing a press conference in Hyderabad, late 18 March 2008, during an unveiling ceremony

Hair we go! Former captain of Delhi Daredevils team Virender Sehwag looks on during a press meet in New Delhi on March 31, 2008

Hair we go, again!: KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan adjusts his hairstyle during a press meet in Kolkata on March 11, 2008

King roots for Kings: Co-owner of Kings XI Punjab, Preity Zinta (L) hugs fellow Bollywood film actor Akshay Kumar during the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab at The Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town on April 19, 2009

Snapped:  Former Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Sourav Ganguly seems to be catching forty winks during a press conference in Durban on April 28, 2009

Sold out!:  A woman glances at a display of mannequins bearing images of IPL's Hyderabad team cricketers outside a shop in Hyderabad on February 23, 2008

Hats off to Warnie?: Former Rajasthan Royals player, the late Shane Warne (L) and Bollywood actress and shareholder of the Punjab Kings, Preity Zinta (R) laugh as they sit on stage at the Alexander Sinton High School on April 17, 2009, in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa.

Been there, Dan that: Former Royal Challengers Bangalore spinner Daniel Vettori sits in the lobby of a hotel in Chennai on April 3, 2012

Mr and Mrs Cool:  (Left) Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hugs his wife Sakshi after winning the IPL Twenty20 cricket final match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at The M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 28, 2011. (Right) Sakshi watches the IPL match between Chennai Superkings and Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali on April 13, 2011

SRK stands tall KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan (L) hands over a replica helmet to pace bowler Ishant Sharma during a press meet in Mumbai on March 13, 2008. Shah Rukh had to stand on a chair to hand over the helmet

Cake that!: Sachin Tendulkar blows out candles on a cake at a surprise birthday party in Durban early April 24, 2009. Tendulkar celebrated his 36th birthday with friends and teammates in South Africa during the Indian Premier League in 2009

The Preity and Shetty show: Bollywood actresses and co-owners of Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals respectively, Preity Zinta (R) and Shilpa Shetty (L) caught in a candid moment at a press conference on April 16, 2009, at the Cape Town international convention center in Cape Town, South Africa.