The Annual General Meeting of the BCCI which was scheduled to be held on September 27 in Kolkata has been indefinitely postponed as the parent body awaits Supreme Court verdict on whether former president N Srinivasan can be allowed to attend meetings.
International Cricket Council chairman Narayanswami Srinivasan on Monday made it clear that he does not want to engage in a war of words with Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur.
The decision was taken after state association's working committee meeting chaired by former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
India may have to pull out of next year's Champions Trophy in England if the Board of Control for Cricket in India implements Justice RM Lodha Committee recommendations in toto, Board president Anurag Thakur warned on Monday.
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The BCCI chief was made the ACC president-designate after Dalmiya stepped down after the recent BCCI elections.
The BJP and its senior leader L K Advani may have closed the chapter on the Jinnah controversy, but for the VHP, a key member of the Sangh Parivar, the issue is not yet "clear". "Things have to be made clearer by him (Advani)," senior VHP leader Ashok Singhal said on Thursday.
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'The BCCI believes that with great power comes greater responsibility.' 'We are conscious that the cricket world looks at us as "leaders." We will strive to lead effectively and responsibly.'
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India chief and current International Cricket Council Chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan was on Friday unanimously re-elected President of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.
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Curator Daljit Singh has retired a happy man after 22 years of service to Indian cricket. The groundstaff are no longer seen as gardeners and are getting due respect, a change that pleases him the most.
Amid speculation over the fate of India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series, IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla said no final decision on it has been taken as there are certain issues that need to be resolved.
Sourav Ganguly is a "very lucky man", says Dr Azhar Turap, the radiologist who's seen the extent of damage to the Indian captain's back.
India's seam attack is one of the best that we have seen, reckons former South Africa captain Graeme Smith.
Fearing legal trouble after the Bombay high court declared its IPL spot-fixing probe "illegal and unconstitutional", the under-fire Board decided to call off its Working Committee meeting in New Delhi on Friday.
Supreme Court appointed observer T S Krishnamurthy allowed two votes from Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and also ordered that Bihar could vote.
From genuine concerns about safety of the players, the issue of India's tour to Pakistan is now degenerating into the utterly ridiculous.
The unrecognised Cricket Association of Bihar chief Aditya Verma, who has shaken the BCCI by dragging it to the Supreme Court over the IPL spot-fixing scandal, has demanded that the Board's former President Shashank Manohar head the probe panel against the scam.
The September 27-28 meeting will, for the first time, elect office-bearers and selectors for a two-year term.
India will play their 250th Test at home when they face New Zealand in the second five-day game of the three-match series at the iconic Eden Gardens from September 30, and the Cricket Association of Bengal has lined up a host of events to make this a special occasion. To start with, a Lord's like bell will be rung to mark the beginning of the historic Test and the CAB also has plans to felicitate both the teams. "We just got a confirmation that this will be the 250th Test on Indian soil which makes it historic and special," CAB joint-secretary Avishek Dalmiya said.
A coach, a physiotherapist and a trainer are three very important people in the Indian team these days. Of course, a doctor and a masseur are also invariably attached to the team whenever and wherever they play.
The high court order came on a petition filed by Haji Mehboob and Haji Mohammed Siddique challenging the trial court order discharging Advani.\n
Amid speculation over the fate of the proposed India-Pakistan series, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla today said there are "no immediate chances" of revival of cricketing ties between the two countries.
The issue of merger of the Women's Cricket Association with the BCCI will be taken up at the next working committee meeting.
The BCCI announced an initial list of 17 players who will be awarded yearly contracts.
The BCCI said on Wednesday it was making arrangements on its own to broadcast next month's Test series against Australia.
After controversy over the telecast rights, the BCCI is planning to make arrangements to broadcast the India-Australia series.
Zee Telefilms claimed Rs 1630 crore for the "losses caused to us" due to the cancellation of the telecast rights.
The Madras high court came down heavily on former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya for termination of the tender process for telecasting cricket matches in the country.
The BCCI's review committe will look to resolve the Ganguly-Chappell spat.
The Kolkata high court stayed the BCCI's AGM till conclusion of the hearing on an appeal filed by the Jagmohan Dalmiya group.
All three observers appointed by Kolkata high court -- K N Singh and M M Punchi and S C Sen -- were present at the meeting.
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