After industrialist Sanjeev Goenka's company, New Rising, successfully bid for the Pune Indian Premier League team, questions on potential conflict of interest were raised since Ganguly is a Governing Council member as well as co-owner of Indian Super League football team Atletico de Kolkata, of which Goenka is one of its owners.
Lalit Modi is out. And, judging from what Shashank Manohar had to say about Sundar Raman, the Indian Premier League CEO's head too could soon on be the chopping block.
Making India the top team in all formats of the game will be the priority for BCCI president Anurag Thakur, writes Rediff.com's Harish Kotian.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sought a report from the Orissa Cricket Association on the crowd trouble during Monday's Twenty20 match against South Africa which has prompted calls for a ban on the venue.
Acknowledging it was transition time in Indian cricket, Shashank Manohar, who quit as BCCI President on Monday after completing his tenure, has suggested that senior players in the national team should guide the juniors before handing over the reins.
Bilateral cricket ties have been suspended since 2007 although Pakistan did tour India for a short limited over series.
Greg Barclay, confirmed as chairman of the ICC, said they were contracted to deliver them within the current broadcasting agreement.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan on Friday said that former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief Giles Clarke is playing a role in trying to revive the planned India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series in December.
Current secretary Ajay Shirke is all set to be elected unopposed at the 87th Annual General Meeting of the BCCI scheduled to be held on Wednesday. In fact a senior BCCI functionary confirmed that Shirke's was the only nomination for the secretary's post. "His (Shirke) was the only nomination received today (Tuesday)," the official told PTI.
Johri, who last served as Discovery Networks Asia Pacific's Executive Vice-President and General Manager for South Asia, will take up his new assignment on June 1.
"At the moment Mr Srinivasan is the BCCI representative to the ICC and we have no issues with that," the former South African player said on sidelines of a function in Mumbai.
Narayanaswami Srinivasan's decade-long regime as a cricket administrator has come to an end, in Mumbai, on Monday.
Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur's affidavit, to be submitted in the Supreme Court, will be the focal point of discussions when the BCCI's affiliated units meet for a Special General Meeting (SGM) in New Delhi on Saturday to deliberate upon implementation of the Lodha Committee reforms.
'We are going to write the BCCI president to take a call on Srinivasan's continuing as the president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association despite the apex court's order'
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) will meet on Sunday to consider an additional revenue offer from the game's world governing body but regardless of what decision they come to, a Champions Trophy pullout by the holders looks unlikely.
Incumbent Ajay Shirke was on Wednesday elected unopposed as the BCCI Secretary at the Board's 87th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai. Shirke was the lone BCCI functionary to file his nomination for the post on Tuesday. The 62-year-old became the secretary in July after Anurag Thakur was elevated as the President with Shashank Manohar opting to quit BCCI for the ICC chairmanship.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday condoled the demise of its former president Raj Singh Dungarpur in Mumbai. Dungarpur, who was BCCI president for three years in the late 1990s, was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
IMAGE: BCCI president Anurag Thakur, right, with ICC CEO Shashank Manohar. Photograph: PTI Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur on Monday said in Supreme Court that he had not asked International Cricket Council's CEO Dave Richardson to state that the appointment of Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha committee would "tantamount to government interference" in the functioning of BCCI.
The two troubled Indian Premier League franchises, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, can breathe easy as members of the Board may not push for their termination at the Working Committee meeting to be chaired by newly appointed President Shashank Manohar in Mumbai on Sunday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering a proposal to relocate its headquarters back to London from Dubai, according to a report on Sunday.
The BCCI's three-member Disciplinary Committee, headed by President Shashank Manohar, is set to decide on the fate of tainted cricketers, Ajit Chandila and Hiken Shah on Tuesday. The two players had met the committee members in person here to answer questions put to them on December 24 before the three-man panel deferred taking a decision by giving them time till January 4, 2016 to file a written response to the charges of spot-fixing against them.
Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) Secretary, Aditya Verma has criticised BCCI for appointing a new CEO without following the guidelines prescribed by the Lodha committee.
Claiming to have resolved all outstanding issues, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Saturday, announced the resumption of bilateral cricket ties with the West Indies starting with a four-Test series in July-August.
He attended the meeting as a special invitee for being a former president of the BCCI but not as CCI representative.
Jagmohan Dalmiya challenged his expulsion for life from the BCCI in a civil suit in the Calcutta high court.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has given the Delhi & District Cricket Association a deadline of November 17 to get their house in order, failing which the fourth and final Test match between India and South Africa will be shifted to Pune.
In what comes as a surprise move by the Indian cricket board, the BCCI is mulling to apply conflict of interest rules for current cricketers, who, in effect, will not be allowed to have business interest in player-management companies which represent them.
With India's Champions Trophy participation in doubt, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is still willing to pay the Board of Control for Cricket in India $100 million more than the original share from the revamped revenue model.
The International Cricket Council on Monday announced that it has withdrawn Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar from the remaining matches in the ongoing India versus South Africa series following threats from Shiv Sena.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has called for a Special General Meeting on May 22 in Mumbai to elect its new president following the resignation of Shashank Manohar.
The far-reaching effect on the implementation of the Lodha Committee's recommendations calling for sweeping reforms in the BCCI's structure and the subsequent scathing observation on the matter by the Supreme Court which has shaken the Board members, is set to dominate the Special General Meeting.
Former BCCI President Sharad Pawar has questioned the Cricket Board on its decision to "unilaterally" terminate IMG's services in future IPLs and warned that it would invite a long-drawn legal war as well as harm their public image.
Former wicketkeeper-batsman Syed Kirmani was nominated for this year's Col. C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award, which comprises a trophy, citation and cheque for Rs 25 lakh.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has officially invited Pakistan to play its 'home' series in India in December, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Saturday.
The DDCA on Tuesday notified the Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar and secretary Anurag Thakur about getting the provisional No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) which will enable them to organize the World T20 matches smoothly.
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur is the hot favourite to take over as the new BCCI chief
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shahryar Khan on Tuesday met Indian Premier League chief Rajiv Shukla at his residence in New Delhi in what was described as a 'courtesy call' in the backdrop of the furore surrounding talks for a possible resumption of India-Pakistan bilateral cricket ties.
A staunch and consistent opponent of the controversial Decision Review System, the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the first time ever could use the technology with some changes in this year's Indian Premier League.
Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party are going all out to ensure that the fourth and final Test match between India and South Africa is not shifted out of the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan on Wednesday demanded a definitive answer from the Board of Control for Cricket in India on the proposed Indo-Pak series, saying Pakistan will assume a 'no' if India continue to delay the decision.
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