Contrary to speculation that his wings may be clipped, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi is in Dubai to attend an International Cricket Council meeting on behalf of BCCI president Shashank Manohar.
IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Sunday exuded confidence of resolving the controversy over ownership of Kochi franchise saying he had no personal issue either with the team owners or Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor.
Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi was questioned for as long as eight hours over the financial dealings and share holding patterns of the cricketing body as Income Tax officials left his Worli-based office early on Friday.
Sports Minister M S Gill on Thursday ridiculed the ongoing ownership row involving the Kochi franchise in the Indian Premier League, saying it is 'just not cricket'.
There seems to be no respite from controversies for the Kochi IPL franchise. In fresh developments, it has been reported that Vipul Shah of Parani Developers and 2 others of the Kochi team were raided in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Police have initiated an enquiry into an alleged forgery case against Indian Premier League commissioner and Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Lalit Modi and two others in Nagaur city in Rajasthan. The complainant claimed that to become RCA president Modi purchased a piece of land in September 2004 to prove his residency in the city, but the land registry carried fake signatures of Modi as he was not present in the city when the registration was done.
Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has threatened to sue Rendezvous Sports. The action comes after Rendevous alleged that Modi had bribed them to withdraw from the race.
In a new twist to the controversy over Kochi team, its owner Rendezvous Sports on Wednesday alleged that Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi had offered a US$ 50 million bribe to withdraw from the race, prompting him to threaten legal action.
Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday ignored the Board of Control for Cricket in India's diktat and took another potshot at the Kochi IPL team owners. IPL chief Modi pointed out that there are still question marks over the ownership of the Kochi franchise and even some of the stakeholders were also not clear about it.
The party leadership has been left red-faced following the ugly war of words between Tharoor and the IPL commissioner Lalit Modi with the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party demanding that the minister be sacked on charges of corruption and that a CBI probe be constituted into the entire IPL goings-on.
With the public showdown between Lalit Modi and minister Shashi Tharoor over the Kochi franchise snowballing into a major controversy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to convene a meeting of the IPL Governing Council within 10 days to discuss and take a decision on the episode.
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit back at IPL commissioner Lalit Modi alleging he had made attempts to pressure the winning consortium to abandon their bid for the Kerala outfit.
The Indian Premier League's new franchise Rendezvous Sports World (RSW) has threatened to sue IPL commissioner Lalit Modi for breaking the confidentiality terms.
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor himself may not be a stakeholder but the lady he is reportedly planning to marry is part of the consortium which owns the Kochi franchise of the Indian Premier League, revealed IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi and title sponsor of the Twenty20 extravaganza DLF have been asked by the Sports Ministry to stop misusing the word India and comply with an Allahabad High Court order. At the centre of the controversy is the 'Building India' tagline in the DLF logo on the bowler's run-up area and the passage leading to the presentation ceremony, where players frequently tread on.
The Commonwealth Games is symptomatic of the deeper decay, decadence, and debilitation of our moral and ethical standards. It is not just about Kalmadi. It is about much more.
Two new Indian Premier League franchisees will be unveiled on March 8, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said on Wednesday.
Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has claimed that a top English football club is planning to bid for an IPL team but the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea have denied any such interest.
Champions League commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday dismissed allegations that the England and Wales Cricket Board was not consulted before finalising the dates of the T20 event and asked the ECB to tweak its county schedule.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has asked the organisers of Champions League Twenty20 to rework the event's schedule as a clash of dates with the domestic season in London could prevent the counties from playing in the cash-awash tournament.
The Cricket Board has convened a Special General Meeting (SGM) in Mumbai on July 3 to decide the fate of embattled Lalit Modi amidst speculation that the suspended IPL Commissioner may be expelled from the BCCI.
Denying that boosting advertising revenue is the real reason behind introducing 'strategy breaks' in this year's Indian Premier League, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday said it is actually aimed at expediting the matches.
Victorian Bushrangers have qualified to play in this year's Champions League Twenty20 after winning Big Bash Preliminary final against Gold Queensland Bulls.
Lalit Modi will submit his reply to the second showcause notice issued to him by the BCCI, which accuses the suspended IPL commissioner of planning a rebel Twenty20 league in England on Monday.
Suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi will meet the May 31 deadline for replying to the Board of Control for Cricket in India's second show cause notice and it is expected to be less voluminous than his staggering 15,000-page reply to the first one, his legal advisor Mehmood Abdi said on Friday.
The league will showcase 59 matches. Eight franchises will battle over 36 days in South Africa and each franchise will play on a home and away basis with seven matches at home.
The Indian Premier League was on Sunday shifted to another country amid speculation that England or South Africa would be the venue for the second edition of the high-profile event.
Out of the Box: Watching the Game We Love, is eminent cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle's latest book. It was launched by Sachin Tendulkar at a glittering function in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has catapulted to the top position in the SportzPower List 2009, while the once-powerful Lalit Modi and number one in 2008 dropped to fifth position. Union Sports Minister M S Gill dropped two spots in 2009 and is placed fourth. He is replaced by former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sharad Pawar in the second place.
The newly elected Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) has set up a three member committee, headed by a retired IAS Mahendra Surana, to probe the alleged "financial irregularities" during the tenure of former president Lalit Modi.
Flamboyant New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been struck off from the IPL auction list because of a match-fixing slur against his name during his stint with the rebel Indian Cricket League. Cairns's name figured in the original list for the January 19 auction, but Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi said the Kiwi's name was removed because of the match-fixing taint.
Scoffed at by purists but wildly popular among fans, the Indian Premier League has been rated by former England captain Michael Atherton as one of the 10 most significant events that changed the face of cricket last decade.
Eager to participate in the third Indian Premier League, at least a dozen Pakistani cricketers have made themselves available for the players' auction, on January 17.
Suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Tuesday strongly objected to the Board of Control for Cricket in India referring him as "then chairman" while announcing the appointment of an advisor to interim chairman Chirayu Amin.
The Lalit Modi-BCCI showdown is set to drag on for a while as the suspended IPL commissioner is expected to get five more days to respond to the first show cause notice issued to him for alleged financial misdemeanours.
Suspended Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi on Saturday ridiculed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's second show cause notice for allegedly planning a 'rebel' Twenty20 league in England, saying it has become a part of life for him to be treated as "public enemy number one" by the Board.
One of the three county clubs which were allegedly in talks with suspended IPL chief Lalit Modi to start a 'rebel' Twenty20 league in England, Yorkshire has denied the allegations insisting that there was 'nothing underhand' about the idea.
Scotching speculation that a move is afoot to oust Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi from the post, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said he is doing an excellent job as the IPL chief and will continue till 2012.
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday rubbished reports that he is part of the alleged campaign to remove Lalit Modi from the post of Indian Premier League commissioner. A powerful lobby within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is bent on clipping Modi's wings and sources claimed that the move to remove Modi as the IPL commissioner and chairman is gaining momentum within the board.
Suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has agreed to hand over the documents related to franchise bids and media rights of the Twenty20 league, which the BCCI had sought for.
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