BCCI's senior officials feel that allegations of domestic violence levelled by Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan are completely under police jurisdiction and they have nothing to do with it.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the Board of Control for Cricket in India's plea against the Bombay high court verdict, which declared as illegal its probe panel that was set up to look into the Indian Premier League spot-fixing and betting controversy.
Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore has notified the Board of Control for Cricket in India about Vijay Mallya's resignation as Director of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL).
A day after the fixtures for the second leg of IPL 7 were released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the Rajasthan Cricket Association claimed it was not consulted before allotting Rajasthan Royals' home games to Ahmedabad.
The Delhi Daredevils franchise has decided against retaining Kevin Pietersen, their skipper in the last edition, Dinesh Karthik, the costliest buy, and Test specialist Murali Vijay for the eighth season of the Indian Premier League.
"The granting of the Freedom of the City of London recognises how they have added their voices to the growing global movement to stamp out racism."
A section of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's old guard, especially from the Narayanaswami Srinivasan faction, is set to advocate a pull-out from the Champions Trophy despite the Committee of Administrators' (COA) warning of possible consequences.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar was "disillusioned" with the proceedings of the Board's Emergent Working Committee meeting, which he had attended as a representative of the Vidarbha Cricket Association.
Mumbai Indians physio Patrick Farhat was handed a suspended fine of $10,000 by the Indian Premier League disciplinary committee for offence of misconduct during an earlier match of the on going T20 extravaganza.
Lalit Modi's fall from grace was complete on Wednesday when he was ousted from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which revealed more financial irregularities by him.
Just like it happens in football, where everybody from around the world wants to play in European leagues, every cricketer would dream to play in the Big Bash, IPL and The Hundred, explains Abhishek Singh.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's probe panel on spot-fixing and betting charges in the Indian Premier League struck down as "illegal" as it was set up in violation of its own rules, the Bombay high court said on Wednesday. It went on to add that a prima facie case is made out that BCCI president-in-exile N Srinivasan was involved in its formation.
The nine franchises of Indian Premier League (IPL) will go into the auction for next edition of Indian Premier League with a purse of $2 million, as per the decision taken by the Governing Council at a meeting held in Chennai.
The calls for boycotting Chinese products are increasing
In a complete defiance of the Supremer Court, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Saturday, rejected key recommendations of the Lodha Committee, like one-state one-vote, age limit of 70 years and cooling-off period of three years, setting the stage for another round of confrontation with the apex court.
The squabbling Kochi IPL franchise on Sunday got yet another breather from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which decided to defer the decision on its fate till December 5 after the consortium's investors reached a last-minute agreement over their shareholding pattern.
The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has rescheduled its Working Committee meeting from April 24 to May 2.
Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal on Thursday congratulated Ravichandran Ashwin for being named as ICC Cricketer of the Year, saying the ace off-spinner truly deserves the award. "I think he truly deserves this award. From two-three years, he has been performing brilliantly, especially while bowling. This year especially, his performance has been phenomenal and he has won many matches for India," Lal told ANI. "There was never any doubt that he is a world class spinner.At present, I think he is the best spinner in the world," he added.
As in all successful comebacks, strong leadership will be key for the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals.
Mumbai Cricket Association has formally requested the BCCI to allot the second and final Test between India and the West Indies to the Wankhede Stadium so that Sachin Tendulkar could play his milestone 200th Test before the home crowd.
Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla said Rajasthan Royals will wait and see what sanctions the ICC imposes on Steve Smith before taking a call on his future as the franchise's captain, following a ball tampering scandal that prompted, among others, even Australia's prime minister to react.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India top brass is in no mood to consider embattled Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi's plea to defer the Governing Council meeting by five days and made it clear that it will go ahead as per schedule.
Indian Premier League-II runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on South Africa's Cape Cobras in the opening match of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament that commences in Bangalore on October 8. Hyderabad will host the final on October 23, as well as the second semi-final on October 22, while Delhi will host the first semi-final on October 21.
Former BCCI president and a member of the anti N Srinivasan group, Inderjit Singh Bindra, lashed out at the Board's interim head Jagmohan Dalmiya for accepting what he termed an "illegitimate stop-gap" arrangement.
BCCI's ACU chief Ajit Singh, however, ruled out the possibility of any international player being a suspect.
The BCCI Apex Council met, on Friday, to decide on a number of issues including apparel sponsorship, which is a significant if not huge income for BCCI.
Ms Usha may soon discover that winning four gold medals at the Asian Games and qualifying for the Los Angeles Olympics is a walk in the park compared with the challenges of stabilising governance at the IOA, observes Kanika Datta.
The Committee of Administrators (COA) running the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to conduct a review of India's dismal performance in South Africa.
The actor also said that the Centre will face TN wrath if it fails to set up CMB.
After industrialist Sanjeev Goenka's company, New Rising, successfully bid for the Pune Indian Premier League team, questions on potential conflict of interest were raised since Ganguly is a Governing Council member as well as co-owner of Indian Super League football team Atletico de Kolkata, of which Goenka is one of its owners.
In fact, the ICC on Friday, sent out multiple clarifications to the interested parties on the bidding process that will be held in August for the cycle starting 2024.
Cricket has been shortlisted for potential inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games along with baseball-softball, flag football, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash and motorsport.
'If the conditions change and we can have the Asia Cup, it must be held as earnings from it are distributed as development funds to member countries for next two years'
Indian cricket board said there is no need for it to step in.
There are seven items on the agenda and right at the top of the list is domestic cricket, which also includes junior and women's categories.
Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha, who headed the committee that proposed the two-year suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, says the Board of Control for Cricket in India is free to terminate the two Indian Premier IPL franchises.
Although he termed Champions League T20 as a "great platform", Test specialist and SunRisers Hyderabad player KL Rahul feels that scrapping of the tournament will not mean the end of opportunity for talented Indian players to prove their mettle.
A crammed international calendar in three formats of the game and the added strain of playing in biosecure bubbles during the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed players like Trent Boult to breaking point.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India called a Special General Meeting on May 29 to discuss the upcoming cricket season in India, including the T20 World Cup scheduled in October-November.
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