Shashank Manohar is all set to once again become the Board of Control for Cricket in India president with the ruling Anurag Thakur faction as well as Sharad Pawar group projecting him as the consensus candidate for the post left vacant by Jagmohan Dalmiya's demise.
It said it will take legal action against the BCCI's decision to go in for a fresh tender for its telecast rights.
"I don't see the need for this post to be given to someone connected with the game," said Jaywant Lele.
India want to play one-day internationals in Karachi and Peshawar instead of Test matches.
The BCCI is still awaiting a formal communication from the Centre about the go-ahead for the cricket team's tour to Pakistan.
Zee Network bagged the telecast rights for all international cricket matches to be played in India for the next four years.
BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said as a result of the GCC's laxity substantial revenue losses were incurred.
Dalmiya said India's counter-claim would be based on the contention that marketing of the World Cup by GCC was not\n\nproper.
The chief minister said stern action would be taken against the guilty officials and added that she had ordered suspension of the construction activity much before Jagmohan intervened in the matter.
Three officials will visit Pakistan next week to assess security in the run-up to the team's tour.
The BCCI chief ruled out the possibility of the issue figuring at the ICC's Executive Committee meeting.
The BCCI chief said the Indian trainer's resignation had nothing to do with his contract.\n\n
BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya will surely stake claim for the World Cup guarantee money due to India.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said it is ready to host India, which has twice cancelled tours to Pakistan.
The BCCI working committe cleared their participation as the sixth team in the tournament.
'The detailed itinerary is still in the drawing board. We are talking to Pakistan board officials on this,' Dalmiya said.\n\n\n\n
It won't be surprising if Sharad Pawar plunges into the electoral fray if he finds that he has enough numbers to topple N Srinivasan.
The BCCI wants feedback on the tournament's new format.
The BCCI chief said the Board decided to send Kartik 'so that the team does not find itself handicapped' in case of an emergency.
BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said the extension is subject to the approval of the Working Committee.
The tourist inflow in the country has not been adversely affected due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the killer pneumonia virus, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.\n\n\n\n
The standoff over the World Cup guarantee money will be the most important issue at the ICC's two-day meeting in Barbados.
The Dhar district administration in a report had suggesting reopening the Bhojshala-Kamaal Maula mosque.
Indian officials have asked the ICC to extend its 10-year Test championship programme by at least 2 years.
The agency had registered a preliminary enquiry in 2017 on the basis of allegations that 13 faculty members of the academy were appointed in spite of being ineligible.
The BCCI granted Rs 2 lakh to the former Indian skipper, who is undergoing treatment for a stroke in Mumbai.
BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said there is nothing new about it as Pakistan are not staging the tournament.
The soft drinks giant bagged the sponsorship rights along with TVS Motor company and Videocon for matches in India in 2003-04.
'Somebody will need to blow the whistle, call the play to a halt, and convince all players that they belong on the same side of the goal,' says Shekhar Gupta.
The first Test between India and New Zealand, which was to be held at Kanpur, will be at Ahmedabad.
Continuing its efforts to clean up the game, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday said it will put in place a Player Agent Accreditation System to ensure that those handling the cricketers' commercial interests are bound by a code of conduct.
The Indian team for the Pakistan tour will be selected on the March 3.
India's first Test tour of Pakistan in 14 years will be delayed due to logistical problems, including security, said BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya.
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