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.
Rajasthan Royals' co-owner Raj Kundra came down hard on the Board of Control for Cricket in India over its handling of the Indian Premier League, saying recent controversies are a 'dampener' for the cash-rich tournament.
Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday asserted that Pakistani cricketers missed the deadline for the third IPL and the only way they can be part of the Twenty20 tournament is through the January 19 auction. Modi said the Pakistani cricketers missed the bus by failing to get visas by the December 7 deadline and the IPL franchises have already replaced them with fresh recruits.
The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League will go ahead next month without the Indian cricketers after talks failed with the Indian board (BCCI), Sri Lankan sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage told Reuters on Friday.
Salman Khan could become the latest Bollywood superstar to join the Indian Premier League bandwagon, with the actor expressing his interest in bidding for a franchise for the 2011 edition of the cash-rich event. Salman met IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday and discussed the procedure to buy a team for the 2011 edition, which will see the addition of two more franchises.
The Income Tax (I-T) department has said Tharoor did not benefit from the Kochi IPL deal. Meanwhile, the finance ministry has said that the I-T department is probing IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi's offshore money and trying to find out if stakeholders are fronts for Modi.
Indian Premier League would generate a revenue of $1 billion this season, thanks to huge fan following across the globe, attracting a large number of advertisers, its Commissioner Lalit Modi said on Wednesday.
Representatives of leading sports management firm IMG on Monday met BCCI's top brass in Mumbai presumably to give details of the financial dealings during suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi's tenure.
The Indian Premier League has fixed a five-minute period, split into two equal halves, for the mandatory strategic time-outs during the third edition of the Twenty20 event starting March 12.
The Congress party's campaign for resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Parliament on Wednesday came to a naught as the minister made a spirited defence.
The chief investigator of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption and security unit, Ravi Sawani, has resigned as the game confronts its most serious integrity issue in a decade.
IPL chief Lalit Modi met Cricket South Africa chief Gerard Majola in Johannesburg on Tuesday after which African nation's decision to host the second edition of the Twenty20 tournament was made known.
The shifting of the Indian Premier League to another country turned into a political slanging match with Home Minister P Chidambaram hitting out at the BCCI and the BJP for blaming the government for relocating the event.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has cleared its players to take part in the January auction for the third Indian Premier League scheduled to be held in March-April next year. PCB has also directed all its players who are keen to take part in the twenty20 tournament to complete their documents and NOCs by December 31st to be forwarded to IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
Suspended Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi could be in further trouble after the Board of Control for Cricket in India unearthed another couple of instances of corruption in the Twenty20 mega event.
After being rocked by charges of financial irregularities, the Indian Premier League was on Wednesday hit by a fresh controversy with a report claiming that the players' auction in 2009 was fixed.
The BCCI and its officials did not open a separate bank account in South Africa
In a statement that could worsen the already-strained relationship between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Indian Cricket League, Lalit Modi said the International Cricket Council cannot grant sanction to the 'rebel' league as it does not satisfy the norms of 'authorised cricket'.
Enforcement Directorate has issued notice to the BCCI to explain transfer and routing of funds to the tune of Rs 1,600 crore in the conduct of the second season of Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
Reiterating his 'suit-boot ki sarkar' jibe, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a feku (a brag).
The Congress president was angry with Tharoor over the leak of his views against party's stalling tactics in Parliament in the media.
The monsoon session of Parliament beginning Tuesday is set to be stormy as Congress and several other Opposition parties appeared to be closing ranks to corner the government on a range of issues including Vyapam scam and Lalit Modi controversy.
The BCCI, which has its own commercial deals worth $1 billion, refused last month to sign the ICC Members Playing Agreement (MPA) over long-term sponsorship for the world governing body.
During the 2009 Indian Premier League, Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola had signed a contract with the former IPL chairman Lalit Modi which favoured the league organisers and brought serious risk to the affiliates of CSA, a report in Johannesburg said.
BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi said the Twenty20 tournament will be played from September 29 to October 8 at three venues -- Jaipur, New Delhi and Mohali. With England participation in doubt, Pakistan has been convinced to replace them in the tournament, which was originally scheduled to feature top two Twenty20 domestic teams from India, Australia, South Africa and England.
Owners of IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala on Wednesday moved the Bombay High Court to challenge the BCCI's decision to terminate the team's contract at its Annnaul General Meeting.
Keith Vaz, Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin MP was on Thursday re-elected as chair of the British Parliament's influential Home Affairs Select Committee.
Sheela Bhatt explores the tangled web of deception, lies and money woven by IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, former BCCI chief Sharad Pawar and the UPA government.
Relieved after winning a libel suit against axed IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, who had accused him of match-fixing, former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns said he feels "complete vindication".
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray demanded a ban on Tuesday on the controversial Indian Premier League "to save cricket." "The ongoing controversy involving IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has maligned the image of the 'gentleman's game'. Ban the IPL to save the game of cricket," he said in a statement on Tuesday night.
Official sources said on Wednesday, that the "source probe" commenced after a controversy broke out this week over the share holding patterns of the a consortium led by Rendezvous which bagged IPL's Kochi franchise. The probe is only to determine the source of funds though there is no specific input that fuelled suspicions, the sources said.
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's security has been tightened following an SMS death threat received by him from Mumbai.The SMS was reportedly sent by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's associate Chhota Shakeel.In the SMS, Tharoor was asked to apologise to Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi over the Kochi IPL team standoff.Tharoor has reportedly written to the home ministry about the death threat, following which his security has been tightened.
The diamond-studded Indian Premier League winner's trophy, encrusted with rubies and yellow and blue sapphires, was unveiled in Mumbai on Monday by IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi
Several Indian sportspersons were felicitated at an awards function organized by Sports Illustrated magazine in Mumbai on Monday.
The BCCI emphasised that a change in the policy taken to cap players' endorsements at its last Working Committee meeting was to stay.
Security expert Reg Dickason's report on the threat to the IPL says that while the security plans are sufficient on paper, the Indian state governments are yet to commit to providing the required police numbers which is the primary concern for the Australian players participating in the tournament.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday extended help to a distressed Indian in Dubai after her help was sought.
India changed its stance towards Britain over Lalit Modi who has ED cases against him, and Vasundhara Raje, who gave the ruling BJP its most triumphant victory in Rajasthan, is in the dock for alleged nepotism.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday left for New York where she is going to participate in the International Yoga Day event being organised by the Indian Mission at the United Nations.
BCCI secretary and Chennai Super Kings franchise owner N Srinivasan on Thursday rubbished reports that he tried to 'fix' the IPL 2009 player auction and insisted that he won the bid 'fair and square'.
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