The Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to put behind the off-field issues then they take on a Sunrisers Hyderabad side looking for the win which will take them one step closer to the IPL 2013 playoffs.
The Royals will have to concentrate on the match at hand, despite three of their players - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - being arrested for spot-fixing during IPL 2013.
Rahul Dravid expressed his disappointment at the turn of events, but will hope his side can put mind over matter with the Royals looking to finish in the top two.
"I am shocked, disappointed, and distressed by the events that have resulted in the arrests last night and this morning," Dravid said. "Rajasthan Royals is a special team, where we have always operated like a family -- so this is particularly devastating.
"I hope that our fans get behind us even more, and that we become stronger as a unit - which often happens in times of adversity."
The Royals lost to the Mumbai Indians in the now infamous game at the Wankhede on Wednesday - the game where Chavan bowled the third over of the innings, conceding 15 runs, after allegedly making a deal with the bookies.
That game as also intense following the on-field and off-field clash between Shane Watson and Kieron Pollard, with the latter giving the former a grand send off after taking the catch to dismiss him.
Dravid was not too amused by Pollard's antics and called it "cowardice."
"I guess it was a competitive game," he said. "Things can get tough in a Twenty20 game. But, it could have been managed a little bit better. Things can get heated in the middle.
"But, when you send off a batsman after you have got him out, is an act of cowardice because the batsman can never respond. Saying something on the field is part and parcel of the game, a bit of banter while the game is on is fine.
"But sending him off after you have got him out is an act of cowardice."
The Sunrisers have eight wins in 14 games, and know if they win their two remaining matches they will be the fourth team to qualify for the playoffs. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has been kind to the Sunrisers this year, even if their unbeaten record might have gone for a toss after their loss to CSK in their previous home game.
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