The BCCI president blamed the media for raking up controversy.
After scoring a brilliant 115 in the first innings of Durban Test, Philip Hughes went one step further as he scored 160 in the second dig.
Former Australia captain Greg Chappell feels that Steven Smith is a worthy candidate to lead the national cricket team but adds he is not the only choice if Michael Clarke decides to step down some day.
West Bengal sports minister Subhas Chakraborty said the former BCCI president's faction had not leaked coach Greg Chappell's email on Sourav Ganguly.
India's new coach believes overseeing a smooth change of guard in the Test team represents the biggest challenge of his two-year tenure.
The newly-appointed Indian cricket team's coach is expected to begin his stint with the team in the first week of July.
Dismissing all rumuours about being a 'double agent', former India coach Greg Chappell declared that he does not possess any classified information about the Indian team, and even if he did would not hand it over to his new employer, Australia.
The Sri Lankan coach denied that the absence of Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vass has been a big blow to his team.
The BCCI constituted a four-member committee, led by Shashank Manohar, to resolve the telecast issue.
The former India coach has alleged an attempted cover-up by the BCCI after he was 'racially abused' at an airport in Orissa.
The coach selection committee, headed by BCCI chief Sharad Pawar, will meet in Mumbai on November 3.
India should appoint a full-time coach before the burden of leadership begins to affect new captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, several former players said.
"Chappell doesn't understand the nuances of democracy," CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta said.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was picked in the 16-member squad for the Pakistan tour.
The protesters shouted slogans demanding that Ganguly be recalled to the Indian team.
Former international batsman Mark Waugh had previously been assisted by former head coach Darren Lehmann in selecting the Twenty20 team.
Greg Chappell survived the dubious distinction of being symbolised as a demon, as the Kolkata police on Thursday got the clay model of 'Mahisasura', resembling the Indian cricket coach, destroyed.
'I am an experienced player and have not done badly as an administrator either in the past,' says Chandu Borde, newly-appointed Team India manager.
Former captains Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev favour an Indian candidate although senior players want an overseas coach.
The big names in the Aussies squad were tricked into partying hard a night before they lost to rookie, cricket-loving Canadians in a one-off One-day match.
BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said the outgoing Bangladesh coach is a frontrunner.
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Former India coach Greg Chappell has advised beleaguered all-rounder Andrew Symonds to learn to cope with the constant media glare and handle off-field stress.
The BCCI has instructed the coach selection committee to appoint a full-time coach within 10 days, Board secretary Nirajan Shah said in New Delhi on Friday.
Sourav Ganguly took strong exception to coach Greg Chappell's disparaging remarks on him.
The former BCCI chief claimed that the India coach had violated clause 3.2.9 of the Regulations.
Greg Chappell believes MS Dhoni should gain more experience as captain in ODIs and Twenty20 before taking on the role in Tests.
The Indian team members arrived to a cheerful welcome in Mumbai early on Monday morning from their Pakistan tour.
Greg Chappell denied raising any questions on the legality of Shoaib Akhtar's bowling action.
Tom Moody and Tim Nielsen top Cricket's Australia's list of coaching candidates.
"The commitment to excellence still stands. The players understand what is expected of them and Sourav is no different," said India's coach.
BCCI spokesman Rajiv Shukla has told Greg Chappell to refrain from making comments about Members of Parliament.
It will be a real test of character for the batsmen in the third ODI and another slip-up will only lead to a fresh uproar among fans.
Upset over the humiliating loss to South Africa in the second ODI, Members of Parliament also demanded an explanation from BCCI chief Sharad Pawar.
However, Chappell denied that Akhtar knocked his Jaipur hotel room door that night.
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