The erratic behaviour of the pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday during the Indian Premier League match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Charges will be probed, BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said. Shah said the IPL's technical committee and the Cricket Association of Bengal would probe all aspects of the pitch to ensure that a better wicket is prepared for the upcoming matches.
CAB president Jamgohan Dalmiya demanded that the BCCI withdraw its latest missive withholding subsidies and payments to the affiliate unit and tender an unconditional apology.
Income Tax officials probing alleged financial irregularities in the cash-rich IPL on Thursday claimed to have found some "incriminating" documents during searches at the offices of Kolkata Knight Riders and Cricket Association of Bengal.
The Indian captain is uncertain for the Duleep Trophy match between East Zone and Central Zone on February 15 due to a side strain.
There was speculation that current and former players will also be asked to sign the undertakings, just like the BCCI members who have been asked to declare that they do not have 'conflict of interest' while holding functionary posts in their respective cricket associations.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) left no stone unturned to make the occasion a memorable one.
Jagmohan Dalmiya challenged his expulsion for life from the BCCI in a civil suit in the Calcutta high court.
Reacting to the BCCI's claim, Jagmohan Dalmiya said that he still continues to be Cricket Association of Bengal president.
He has been named as the Manager of the Indian cricket team for the Holland triseries and the Natwest Challenge in England.
The former India captain took three wickets and contributed 43 runs as Bengal were 113 runs ahead of Punjab.
The last time an ODI was hosted at the Eden Gardens 632 runs were scored, with India chasing down Sri Lanka's huge total. This time it's no different as a lively pitch awaits India and England.
With the series already decided and subsequent lack of interest among fans, ticket sales for the fifth and final One-dayer in Kolkata have been poor.
The historic Eden Gardens will finally get to host its first match in the ongoing World Cup but an empty stadium awaits the South Africa-Ireland tie on Tuesday, as there is little interest among the spectators.
In the limited number of ODIs and T20Is she played, Vanitha scored 85 and 216 runs respectively, and was part of India's squad during the women's World T20 at home.
Cricket Association of Bengal president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Tuesday said he is waiting for an official communication after ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the Eden Gardens will 'in all likelihood' host the three World Cup matches next month.
The media was barred entry into the Eden Gardens as the ICC team inspected the under-construction stadium amid fears that the venue may not be ready for the World Cup, scheduled to start on February 19 in the sub-continent. The Cricket Association of Bengal had already missed two deadlines, but president Jagmohan Dalmiya said it is a 'routine ongoing process that happens before every match and that there is nothing to worry about'.
The famed Eden Gardens, which resembles a battlefield with renovation work going on in full gear ahead of the ICC team's final inspection for the World Cup, might paint a sorry picture, but the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is optimistic that it will be ready in time.
He has been discharged from the hospital and is now staying in a hotel in London.
The historic Eden Gardens will host two play-off matches that were originally scheduled in Pune, Indian Premier League governing council confirmed.
West Indian batting legend Brian Lara, on Sunday, lamented that he never played a Test match at the historic Eden Gardens and suggested that Cricket Association of Bengal officials organise a veterans' match at the venue, and, that, it should including Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is planning to hold a cricket lecture in memory of late ICC and BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya during the upcoming Indian home season. Dalmiya passed away last September as sitting BCCI president after a brief illness.
Ganguly convinced the Bangladesh Cricket Board to agree to a Day/Night Test just a few days before their team was to land in India.
The former BCCI chief failed to turn up for the disciplinary committee meeting, vs-a-vis the misappropriation of funds case.
The Kolkata police on Friday met the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) officials to inquire into the Eden Gardens power failure that disrupted the India-Sri Lanka day-night fifth One-Day International for about 25 minutes on Thursday. The meeting was attended by officials from private power utility CESC, state PWD and Joint Commissioner of Police Debashish Roy who would submit his report in three days.
A look at the players who could make it to India's provisional squad for the World Cup.
"He was the real ambassador of the gentleman's game," Jagmohan Dalmiya said.
Jagmohan Dalmiya resigned from the Cricket Association of Bengal but promised to soon bounce back into reckoning.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is hopeful that Bangladesh will agree to play the first-ever Day/Night Test between the two countries, notwithstanding the neighbours' apprehension about facing the pink ball.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Narayanaswami Srinivasan will be back in focus as some of the Board's state units plan to prop up his name at its Special General Meeting on Sunday despite COA seeking Supreme Court directives on this issue.
In a noble gesture, Kolkata Knight Riders named deceased Bengal cricketer Ankit Keshri as their 16th man while his family was given a cheque of Rs 20 lakh at a ceremony ahead of their Indian Premier League against Chennai Super Kings at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Thursday.
With their revenue-sharing dispute with Cricket Association of Bengal refusing to end, the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders has decided to shift few of its matches to Gujarat.
The Indian captain had no problems while working out at a gymnasium.
Champions Kolkata Knight Riders paid tribute to deceased cricketer Ankit Keshri by naming him as the 16th member of their side for their rain-hit Indian Premier League match against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday hit back at allegations of dubious source of money received by CAB for hosting seven matches of Kolkata Knight Riders saying 'when you get monthly salary from your employers do you question where they got the money from?'
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is impressed with the form exhibited by pacer Umesh Yadav in the ongoing Test series against Australia.
A member of the 1983 cricket World Cup-winning squad, Azad was suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party for openly targeting the then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over alleged irregularities and corruption in the Delhi and District Cricket Association in December 2015. He joined the Congress in 2018.
Sourav Ganguly, on Tuesday, inspected the pitch that will play host to the first India-Sri Lanka Test and insisted that the track will produce a good contest.
The 67-year-old Patel had played 21 Tests for India with little success but was a stalwart for Karnataka at the first class level.
