BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah expressed satisfaction with the fitness of Munaf Patel, saying he bowled well in the rain-ruined first ODI against Sri Lanka.
In view of a number of injuries the Indian team is beset with, the Bengal batsman has been asked to join the team.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the ace leg spinner was examined by physio John Gloster in London and asked to rest.
BCCI has radical plans to allow participation of overseas players in major domestic tournaments.
The Malaysia-Singapore tri-series featuring Australia, West Indies and India will be held from September 12 to 24.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the Board will not be advertising for the post of India cricket coach.
India's premier Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will play for Team Zalawad Royals in the inaugural Saurashtra Premier League.
Besides being an experienced player, former India captain Chandu Borde is also quite a seasoned hand at cricket administration.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said an MRI scan of the pacer's groin is clear and he should be available for selection.
The biennial one-day tournament is scheduled from Oct. 7 to Nov. 5.
He added that he has no regrets on not getting the job.
The unrecognised Cricket Association of Bihar chief Aditya Verma, who has shaken the BCCI by dragging it to the Supreme Court over the IPL spot-fixing scandal, has demanded that the Board's former President Shashank Manohar head the probe panel against the scam.
The Indian cricket board has dismissed concerns that teams might pull out of the Champions Trophy after Tuesday's bombings on Mumbai trains that killed at least 186 people.
The BCCI made it clear that a full-time coach for the Indian team would be appointed before it leaves for Ireland.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, in a veiled threat, said underperforming players will be called back from South Africa, a view chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar does not share.
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Board of Control for Cricket in India said all players picked for the Bangladesh tour would be given a flat retainer of Rs 500,000.
A summary of the second day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches.
The visitors will play their tour games at Mumbai's Cricket Club of India, Baroda and Jaipur.
The Indian fast bowler suffered a fracture in his left thumb during the Champions Trophy match against the West Indies last month.
The former BCCI chief failed to turn up for the disciplinary committee meeting, vs-a-vis the misappropriation of funds case.
The newly appointed BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla said that N Srinivasan "wouldn't assume charge as per Supreme Court directive" and the Tamil Nadu strongman has made it clear to the members of the board.
The Indian players' annual contract with the BCCI would be finalised and signed before the team departs for South Africa next month.\n
He will be replaced by Dinesh Karthick, while Rahul Dravid will return to the squad in place of Ajit Agarkar.
The 77th Annual General Meeting of the BCCI is set to be a tame affair after reigning president and three of his confidantes were declared elected unopposed for a two-year term.
The September 27-28 meeting will, for the first time, elect office-bearers and selectors for a two-year term.
Greg Chappell has acknowledged receiving an e-mail from BCCI for his outburst against Ganguly but is yet to respond to the warning.
The BCCI is likely to issue the team coach a warning, asking him to desist making controversial comments.
The former BCCI chief issued a 'point-by-point' reply to charges by the Board's top brass.
This race among parties to woo the farmers mainly stems from the analysis of political pundits that the peasant class played a crucial role in the defeat of the BJP in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh.
Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Niranjan Shah thinks so.
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for playing the 'dalit card' to defend Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti over her controversial remarks and claimed she did not belong to the community.
The Indian team will have a fitness-cum-training camp at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy stadium from July 25.
Is it right to recall a player from a foreign tour if he is not playing well? Is the BCCI going a step too far in adopting a stance?
'Since Sehwag has failed, why can't the selectors replace him as vice-captain?' asks BCCI General Secretary Niranjan Shah.
The former BCCI president was also the manager of the Indian team on its tour to Pakistan in 1984.
Greg Chappell and his support staff have signed contract with the BCCI till 2007.
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja got engaged to a Rajkot-based mechanical engineer, Reeva Solanki, in a private ceremony on Friday.
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