Deccan Chargers take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament opener on Friday as the IPL returns to India with a heady mix of cricket and entertainment.
While ex-captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf have been indefinitely barred from playing for Pakistan, Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved have been handed one-year ban for the team's disastrous tour of Australia.
The ICC has rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board's complaint against the IPL for snubbing Pakistani players, saying that it cannot act against a domestic event.
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