Hockey India president Narinder Batra, however, strongly refuted the allegations, saying Gill's charges were 'baseless'.
Kejriwal said that if Modi 'uses the CBI to get any file' then the country will have no democracy left.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India released pending payments to various stakeholders which include Test match centres, state bodies, match fee of India players besides salary of coaches and commentators.
The ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2009, Gambhir went on to thank his family, friends and current Australia coach and former opener Justin Langer for helping him with his batting in 2015.
South Africa's warm-up game for the Twenty20 leg of their India tour has been shifted from Feroz Shah Kotla to the Palam ground with DDCA expressing their inability to host the match.
The HC closed both the defamation suits against Kejriwal and four AAP leaders after a joint settlement plea was moved before it.
Chetan Chauhan, who had been admitted in a hospital after being tested positive for COVID-19, breathed his last on Sunday.
Azad is currently serving his third term in the Lok Sabha, representing the Darbhanga constituency in Bihar.
Punjab's Shubman Gill refused to leave the crease after he was adjudged caught-behind by Delhi slow medium bowler Subodh Bhati during the Ranji Trophy match in Mohali on Friday. Showing dissent to the umpire's decision is a breach of the 'Code of Conduct' and there is a possibility that match referee P Ranganathan will have a word with the player. He could either be let off with a warning or charged with a Level 1 offence.
The second day of the ongoing Ranji Trophy Group matches in Mumbai and Rajkot will start late by two hours from the regular time due to solar eclipse on Thursday. A source in the Mumbai Cricket Association confirmed the development after the opening day's play between Mumbai and Railways concluded at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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.
All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.
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.
Former skipper Bishan Singh Bedi slammed the curtailing of India's tour of South Africa, saying the players should have got more practice matches to prepare and acclimatise to the conditions.
Hours after being suspended from the BJP, Lok Sabha MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad slammed the party's move, stating that he was punished for speaking the truth.
Noted criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani will represent Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the civil and criminal defamation suits filed against him by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Kejriwal suggested that Jaitley should instead cooperate with the commission of inquiry formed by the Delhi government to probe the alleged irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association.
Out-of-favour Indian batsman Virender Sehwag has finally decided to make a shift from Delhi to Haryana for the forthcoming domestic cricket season.
Ishant is on course to become only the second Indian fast bowler, after the great Kapil Dev, to complete 100 Tests for the country.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recorded his statement in a criminal defamation complaint filed against Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders, accusing them of making false statements against him.
A show cause notice has been issued to him asking him to explain his "anti-party conduct", the party said, adding that further action will depend on his reply.
Gautam Gambhir launched a scathing attack on Bishan Singh Bedi after Navdeep Saini's dream debut in international cricket.
Wives, daughters, daughter-in-law, son and brother, all linked to politicians, are in the fray for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls with the Congress fielding the maximum number of political dynasts.
Aam Aadmi Party spokespersons, Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan and Raghav Chadha, are adept at turning issues on their head and putting up a good offence in their defence.
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai, on Monday, said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India elections will be held in next 90 days now that the Constitution has been adopted.
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Zaka Ashraf thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India as well Indian fans for the warm reception the team got during the five-match limited-overs' series that concluded on Sunday.
The court, meanwhile, directed the complainant's counsel to supply the copies of the documents, filed along with the complaint, to the accused persons.
Indian opener Virender Sehwag will lead the 15-member North Zone team in their Duleep Trophy match against West Zone scheduled to be held early next month at Chennai, the selectors said.
Following are the various committees and sub-committees of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the year 2011-12, selected at its 82nd AGM, in Mumbai, on Monday.
The Delhi and District Cricket Association has offered to host the two IPL play-off games scheduled in Pune after the Bombay High Court ordered for their shifting from Maharashtra owing to the water crisis in the state.
With the Supreme Court making it clear that a cumulative period of 18 years as per the July 18 verdict stands, the two executive functionaries - joint secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhary are expected to resume office.
After his cricket career, Chetan Chauhan twice served as a Member of Parliament and also worked for the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) in various capacities.
India openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were on Monday named in the Delhi team for the Ranji Trophy starting in November.
Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad said Rio Olympics Organising Committee's warning that it will cancel the accreditation of Sport Minister Vijay Goel over his alleged violation of protocols is the "biggest insult" to the nation and had brought it a "bad name". Azad, a former international cricketer, also rejected the Ministry's claim that it was a case of misunderstanding, saying breaking protocols is a way of life for Indian politicians and there is no smoke without fire.
"I did not take the name of (any) party... I will definitely expunge the 'vested interest' remark... I am sorry," Sumitra Mahajan said referring to the words she had used when the Congress members were protesting in the well of the House.
Dilip Vengsarkar's future as a member of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) committee will only be decided when the Board of Control for Cricket in India holds it's next Annual General Meeting, even as the Board is set to appoint a full-time Special Projects director.
ICC's chief pitch consultant Andy Atkinson on Sunday inspected the Feroze Shah Kotla pitch, which was banned for one year from hosting international matches after the abandoned India-Sri Lanka game in Delhi last year.
Describing his maiden experience of overseeing the organisation of a Test match as an "interesting experience", high court-appointed observer Justice Mukul Mudgal said it feels like a 'daughter's marriage'.
Heated exchanges were witnessed between Union Minister Arun Jaitley and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani in the Delhi high court on Wednesday during the former's cross-examination in a defamation case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
He believes that skill level has been impacted because players are playing more T20s than Test cricket now.
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