The continued suspense over Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future has revived the debate on whether the biggest icons in Indian cricket know when the time is right to bow out of the scene gracefully.
Maharashtra batsman Vijay Zol will lead the India Under-19 squad for the ACC Asia Cup in the UAE, which begins on December 28. Kerala wicketkeeper Sanju Vishwanadh, who was part of the Under-19 team for the Asia Cup in 2012, has been named his deputy.
Former chairman of national selection committee Sandeep Patil called Yuvraj Singh 'God's gift' to Indian cricket but said form and fitness will hold the key to the seasoned campaigner's participation in the 2019 World Cup.
Questions are also being raised as to whether Anil Kumble will be again taking part in the interview process despite his stupendous record, after what all has transpired in the past 72 hours.
BCCI President Anurag Thakur on Sunday made it clear that unlike his predecessor Shashank Manohar, he is not "interested" in any ICC post and his sole focus at present is to protect the rights of Indian cricket. Hinting at Manohar, Thakur said, "One who had to go to ICC have already gone long back. I have no interest and I am happy here with BCCI and nothing is more important for me than India. We have to protect the rights of India. If you don't think about India then it will be difficult to think about any other country. "Today there is India, so world cricket is growing," Thakur said.
India may have to pull out of next year's Champions Trophy in England if the Board of Control for Cricket in India implements Justice RM Lodha Committee recommendations in toto, Board president Anurag Thakur warned on Monday.
'Random displays of anger will end in punishment from the IOC and the loss of points in the World Cup, without achieving what we seek,' says Aakar Patel.
In case BCCI accepts Dravid's resignation, a new captain has to be appointed within the next two weeks before Australia's tour of India gets underway from September 29.
With the schedule of Indian Premier League clashing with the 2014 general elections, the popular Twenty 20 tournament may be shifted to Sri Lanka.
Faced with an International Cricket Council inquiry for his alleged role into a dispute with India, Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat said that he is "distressed" by the turn of events.
Thakur, who is expected to meet Board president, Jagmohan Dalmiya at his residence later in the afternoon, said that an announcement on support staff is on the cards.
There were no surprises when the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced India's squad for the for the upcoming World Cup.
Going by the rotation policy, India should get to host the final of the mega event.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes was pulled up by the Public Accounts Committee for delay in tax recovery from the hosts of the 1996 cricket World Cup.
The Delhi opener will lead the 'A' team in the Emerging Team Trophy one-day tournament, in Sri Lanka.\n\n
India's Test cricket captain Virat Kohli has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the nation's biggest sporting honour, by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
BCCI sources said while skipper Sourav Ganguly favours Chappell, vice-captain Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble prefer Moody for the India coach's job.
The BCCI president ruled out interference in team selection.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's Tours and Fixtures Committee shortlisted Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad for India's three-Test series against the West Indies during October and November this year.
"There have been several instances in the past when presidents have intervened in the selection process," added Dalmiya.
The suspense over Delhi hosting the sixth and final one-dayer against Pakistan continued on Monday.
South Africa will stage this year's Champions Trophy one-day tournament in September and October, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
The BCCI will also discuss a host of other issues, including award of television rights, for the high-profile series.
TNCA has not been able to procure fit certificate for three stands I, J and K from the local municipal corporation since 2012.
The company claims it was the lowest bidder for production rights of the India-Pakistan series.
The BCCI will confirm the producer of live television feed for the India-Pakistan series by March 1.
It was also decided that no legal recourse will be taken against the International Cricket Council as per the diktat of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators.
The Indian squads for the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in Bangladesh and the subsequent International Cricket Council World Twenty20 championship in India are to be chosen on February 5 at Delhi by the national selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil.
The Mumbai Cricket Association has changed its eligibility rules for contesting its forthcoming elections. The move is widely seen as a bid to prevent senior administrator Prof Ratnakar Shetty from regaining his place in its managing committee.
Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources.
Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik were named in the Indian squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan.
'I would have loved to win a 50-over World Cup. We had two chances, but we didn't convert them.' 'There are regrets, but not regrets that I will be thinking about for years and years.'
If the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decides to follow the recommendations on reforms suggested by the Justice RM Lodha committee, one could soon find stadiums in Pune, Nagpur, and Rajkot hosting Indian hockey team's 'Test' matches or tennis team's Davis Cup games.
The International Cricket Council decided to take away the right to terminate matches from umpires and handed it instead to match referees.
Indian women's cricket coach Ramesh Powar insisted that Mithali Raj's axing from the World T20 semi-final was based on strategy and not acrimony.
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