Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya's widow Chandralekha, on Saturday, said she has been 'deeply hurt' by the Supreme Court's observations on her late husband during the hearing on Justice R M Lodha-led committee recommendations to revamp cricket.
New Zealand are preparing for the third test against India as scheduled despite a local media report that the remainder of the tour has been cancelled by the Indian cricket board due to financial problems. The Indian Express newspaper quoted an unnamed official from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as saying the board's bank accounts had been frozen after a recommendation by the Lodha Committee, a court-appointed panel set up to look into its operations.
The former India coach says it will augur well for the longevity and future success of Indian cricket.
The national champions of Pakistan will play a four-day challenge match against their Indian counterparts from Sept. 27 to 30, a Pakistan Cricket Board official said on Monday.
The Indian cricket board has dismissed concerns that teams might pull out of the Champions Trophy after Tuesday's bombings on Mumbai trains that killed at least 186 people.
Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stop running after the BCCI to resume bilateral ties.
The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has launched an investigation after only 22 overs could be played over five days in the fourth and final Test between West Indies and India at the Queen's Park Oval due to a soggy outfield.
If people from state to state start telling who should be in the team, it would cause irreparable damage to the game, the BCCI prsident said.
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said like the Indian Cricket Board, AIFF can also be asked to frame an amended constitution incorporating the suggestions of the Delhi high court.
Gopal Sharma, Yashpal Sharma and Pranab Roy were ousted from the Kiran More-led selection committee.
The BCCI had been vehemently opposed to signing up with NADA, claiming that it is an autonomous body, not a National Sports Federation and does not rely on government funding.
A sellout crowd of 88,000 would turn out at the Eden Gardens in the opening game of the four-match India-Sri Lanka ODI series.
The BCCI is likely to issue the team coach a warning, asking him to desist making controversial comments.
Sachin Tendulkar opted out of the two-Test series in Zimbabwe, commencing on September 13.
'We are sure India will eventually want the ICC to include the clause of government clearance in the FTP for matches between the two countries. But at the Auckland meeting they neither approved nor rejected the proposed 19 matches'
India's captain said there is space for the instant version of the game in domestic cricket.
New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground is in danger of losing its World Twenty20 fixtures after the Indian cricket board (BCCI) moved a match against Sri Lanka away from the venue due to administrative lapses.
The under-fire Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) will hold its Special General Meeting on December 2 in New Delhi to discuss the Status Report filed by the Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha Committee.
"We are exploring possibilities of playing in North America in September," said Niranjan Shah.
Zee Telefilms filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order that upheld BCCI's cancellation of telecast tender.
On December 15, the top court had observed that Thakur prima facie appears to have committed matter of perjury in relation to demanding an intervention via a letter from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in order to sidestep the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations.
Rayyudu will replace Badani in the India-A squad for the Triangular One-day series in Kenya.
Nike will supply apparel, footwear and equipment to India's various football teams.
Rahul Dravid withdrew from the Afro-Asian series on Thursday citing personal reasons
The Indian Premier League will get two new teams on Tuesday for the ninth edition of the popular Twenty20 tournament.
Former South African cricketer and ICC General Manager of Cricket Operations Dave Richardson if no Indian features in the Elite Umpires panel it is not because of any flaw in the appointment process.
The state association expressed its inability to stage the match.
The fitness test has been put off by a few days from May 20 and would be done on May 22 or 23.
BCCI is also in early discussions to build a new stadium in the national capital.
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shaharyar Khan said that he would push for the elimination of the Big Three governance system and revenue distribution formula.
BCCI President N Srinivasan has rejected accusations that the Indian Cricket Board censors commentators employed by it, insisting that it does not "interfere with the freedom of the press".
The master batsman has come to the aid of the physically challenged people in gaining smooth access into the spectators' enclosures inside cricket grounds in India.
The 52-year-old, who has played 99 Tests and 334 One-Day Internationals, said that it was a fact that cricket relations between the two countries were subject to clearance from the governments.
In the wake of the Supreme Court order on reforms in the Indian Cricket Board, former BCCI vice-president Gokaraju Gangaraju quit as secretary of Andhra Cricket Association while GVK Ranga Raju has taken over as the head of the state unit.
The BCCI's 'be present in person for interview' clause for picking selectors has been born out of a strong desire to avoid a Ravi Shastri-like fiasco in the future. Clause 11 of selection criteria put up by the Indian Cricket Board states "candidates should be willing to appear for personal interview", indicating that the BCCI learnt its lesson from the controversy that broke in the aftermath of interviews for the Indian coach's job. Shastri had appeared for his personal interview via video conferencing.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will donate Rs. 1 crore to those affected by Sunday's tragedy.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly considering to appoint C.K. Khanna as its new president. However, if the decision is taken forward, it would ignore the fact that Khanna is ineligible on tenure count because of having served more than nine cumulative years in state cricket association. Earlier, the Supreme Court after removing Anurag Thakur from the post of BCCI president, had entrusted the senior-most vice-president of the BCCI, Khanna, to run its affairs.
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