Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Friday called for a quick resolution to his appeal against the indefinite ban imposed on him by the PCB.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the Board could not accept the former all-rounder as head of both NCA and ICL.
Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi believes the national team is balanced enough to defend their Twenty20 World Cup title in the West Indies, despite the absence of their most experienced fast bowler, Umar Gul.
Gautam Gambhir has enlisted Kolkata Knight Riders Assistant Coach Abhishek Nayar's expertise for the role of assistant coach with Team India.
Gujarat off-spinner Mohnish Parmar, who is alleged to have a suspect bowling action, will undergo a rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore to correct it.
"Don't expect me to wait outside the PCB office, holding a letter in my hands seeking a coaching job," said the Pakistan bowling great.
The uncapped 26-year-old has an experience of 74 first-class matches with 4143 runs with a strike rate of over 100 in T20s.
Natarajan was added to the Test squad for the remaining two Test matches against Australia on January 1.
The BCCI and Anil Kumble were at loggerheads on Tuesday over the exact reason for the former Indian captain's sudden resignation as the chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
India's World Cup preparations appear to have suffered a major setback with pacer Praveen Kumar's participation looking doubtful for the upcoming tournament, beginning in Dhaka on February 19, because of a recurring injury. According to sources, the Uttar Pradesh pacer is likely to miss the tournament as he hasn't fully recovered from the elbow injury he sustained in South Africa last month.
Also missing from the first day's action at the NCA was Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer, who is down with viral fever.
Jasprit Bumrah grabbed the player-of-the-match award on his international return.
Mithali Raj will lead the 17-member Indian women's cricket squad for the upcoming England tour from August 26 to September 9. India will be playing five One-Day Internationals and a Twenty20 match during the tour.
Yuvraj Singh is busy working on his comeback at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
Washington Sundar's return to international cricket will be further delayed as a left shoulder injury sustained during a 50-over game for his county side Lancashire has now ruled him out of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, starting on August 18.
The former England captain said India will struggle to win a Test series outside the subcontinent until they find a specialist opening pair.
BCCI shot a letter to Kapil Dev asking him not to align with the ICL, but the former all-rounder is unperturbed.
Pakistan's discarded fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is yet to give up hopes of reviving his international career. He was recently seen practicing with the Pakistan 'A' players at Lahore's National Cricket Academy.
The Kolkata Knight Riders spinner is likely to miss out on a potential India debut for the second time for not performing up to mark in a fitness test, Cricbuzz reported.
Australia's skipper Meg Lanning bagged the 'Leadership Legend' award. She led her side successfully in all formats of the game.
Five years after USA Cricket shared its plans to launch a domestic T20 tournament, the inaugural edition of the MLC kicked off having assembled an impressive array of investors.
BCCI President Sharad Pawar said since Dav Whatmore had already been appointed for the NCA job, there was no question of considering him for the coach's post.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 trophy returned to Dubai on Thursday after embarking on a world tour, which started at the ICC headquarters in the city on July 3. The trophy has so far visited India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea.
Shastri takes over from Ajay Shirke, who was made acting chairman of the Bangalore-based Academy after Kapil Dev was sacked from the post for signing up with the rebel Indian Cricket League.
The Indian coach told youngsters at the NCA that one should not be discouraged when results do not come up to expectations.
India's preparatory camp for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka began in Bangalore on Wednesday
India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan says his recovery post-ankle surgery is "slow but positive" and has not set any timeframe for making his international comeback.
The lanky bowler has been undergoing a rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore.
'I have a feeling that after a certain transition happens, you could see Rishabh Pant opening the batting for India in T20 cricket.'
The former India captain is 'upset and hurt' at being removed as Talent Resources Development Officer for West Zone.
'We're going to have to work with the Health Department and Government authorities to find out a way in which even if a player tests positive, the whole tournament isn't cancelled'
Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag on Thursday said he is not yet close to his peak fitness and want to spend one more week at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for rehabilitation.
Delhi middle order batsman Virat Kohli was on Monday named by the junior national selectors to lead the India under-19 squad in the February 10-March 3 World Cup in Malaysia.
Ruled out of the West Indies Test series due to an elbow injury, India pacer S Sreesanth is hoping to be fit for the England tour next month.
'There is a lot more stability; not much changing and chopping,' says Brijesh Patel, chairman of the cricket selectors.
According to Delhi Daredevils' CEO, the BCCI has not given franchises any directive over players' workload management.
He will be looking after the Pakistan senior, A and under-19 teams besides being based at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore.
The BCCI had confirmed that the all-rounder will be consulting a hand specialist in Sydney before he returns to India.
Harbhajan Singh pays tribute to Sourav Ganguly, the captain who transformed his career.
The Indian team will finetune their preparations for the forthcoming World Cup with a three-day training camp at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
