Pakistan excluded banned ex-captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from a list of central contracts announced Friday, raising further doubts over their international careers.

As Sachin Tendulkar relates in his Foreword, Kumble, the man with the camera, would tell his teammates, "As long as I am in the team, you will have no privacy."

This is a record Deccan will seek to fix on a priority. Without any delay. They have never beaten Punjab in the IPL and Friday's 'home away from home' game at the Barabati Stadium here is just the right place to begin to return the favour.

It's a case of the missing skippers as Chennai travel to the Feroze Shah Kotla sans MS Dhoni and Delhi look to bounce back and defend their citadel minus Gautam Gambhir.

Rajasthan Royals were handed a 10-wicket humiliation by Royal Challengers Bangalore to be condemned to their third successive defeat in the tournament at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.

Glenn McGrath's late wife Jane, who died of breast cancer, re-launched the McGrath Foundation along with her husband with a dream that every sufferer should have access to a dedicated nurse.

Neil D'Costa, who spotted Michael Clarke as a seven-year-old and helped mould him into a cricket star, has rebutted suggestions that Lara Bingle was a negative influence on the Australian vice-captain.

Left arm Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson says that he is looking forward to bowling first change in the first test against New Zealand to be played at Wellington's Basin Reserve cricket ground from Friday.

Fast bowler Brett Lee has returned to Australia from the Indian Premier League (IPL) to undergo more treatment on his elbow in a bid to make himself available for the world Twenty20 championships.

After back-to-back defeats, Kings XI Punjab will be eyeing a redemption while defending champions Deccan Chargers hope to continue with the winning momentum when they take on each other in an IPL match here on Friday.