Bosman sent home, and a birthday wish

Bosman sent back due to incomplete paperwork

Loots Bosman, the South African batsman signed by the IPL, was forced to return to Johannesburg late on Tuesday night after immigration officials at the Mumbai airport found that he had incomplete paperwork. Bosman, who is a member of the Mumbai Indians outfit, has now sorted things out with diplomatic officials and is expected to land in India on Thursday.

Warne's birthday wish for Sachin

Shane Warne has wished Sachin Tendulkar as many playing years as he wants. This came a day before Tendulkar's 35th birthday. "He is a great player. We may have to wait for many-many years to have another player like him. He should be allowed to continue till he wants to," Warne was reported as saying.

Maxwell misses the point

Neil Maxwell, the CEO of the Mohali franchise, can't understand the fuss over members of the side being given preferential treatment with regard to the hotels they are staying in. "I could stay under the table to play alongside some of the best in the world," he was reported as saying in the Hindustan Times. This comes in the wake of reports about lesser-known players of the franchise being asked to move out of the five-star hotel to accommodate important guests.

Meanwhile, Maxwell, while talking to the Sydney Morning Herald, said that Australia cannot sustain its own version of the IPL since its market is too small. Maxwell, who is the chief executive of Kings XI Punjab, said it would be a good idea if the Australian board charged a transfer fee for players signing on with domestic leagues like the IPL.

Gayle arrives but still uncertain

Chris Gayle has joined the Kolkata Knight Riders' squad but his participation in team's next few games is still uncertain. He didn't take part in the net session on Wednesday. His groin injury, which he picked up in the recent home series against Sri Lanka, is still being monitored and he remains a doubtful starter for the next match against Chennai on Saturday.

McGrath looks to expand breast cancer foundation

Glenn McGrath and wife Jane are looking at expanding their breast cancer foundation into India to help tackle a soaring incidence of the disease, the Herald Sun reported. "Obviously there's huge opportunities for us to get involved with something over here," he said. "I think we need to do our homework. It's doing amazingly well back home, so if that could be a blueprint for other countries, that would be great.