The "spirit" question rose on the recently concluded acrimonious Indian tour to Australia where events in the infamous Sydney Test prompted India Test skipper Anil Kumble to say that only India was playing in the spirit of cricket.

With more bad blood during the rest of the series, the BCCI wants to ensure that the multi-national and star-studded Indian Premier League (IPL) is not crippled by individual skirmishes on the cricket field.

IPL governing council member Inderjit Bindra told Hindustan Times today that the captains of all eight City teams will take a pledge "to play by the spirit of the game before the tournament gets rolling."

Meanwhile the official IPL site will be launched on April 7, while BCCI's official portal is due to go live sometime in July this year. A North American company has been handed the responsiblity of running both sites.

The IPL kicks off on April 18 with a grand ceremony planned at the Chinaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The BCCI has decided to bear 50 percent of the cost of this ceremony along with Bangalore franchise owner United Breweries Group, which is headed by Vijay Mallya.

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