Former International Cricket Council CEO Haroon Lorgat was on Saturday appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Cricket South Africa (CSA), replacing the controversial Gerald Majola.
The World Anti-Doping Agency on Saturday confirmed that the 2011 Cricket World Cup will be subject to the world body's anti-doping code.
After long discussions, the Board of Control for Cricket in India and England and Wales Cricket Board had said more test results will be taken into consideration before taking a call on the match getting underway.
'I would say Board president is Board president but yes the Indian cricket team captain is also a big thing. But talking badly about each other in public, I don't think it is a good thing, whether it is Sourav or Kohli.'
Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy says the unprecedented nomination for the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award doesn't hold much relevance for her but she would like to believe that the recognition is a giant step forward for women's cricket.
Former England captain Michael Atherton gives some credence, if reluctantly, to the view that England and Australia feel they have no choice but to grant India power in a way that will encourage them to run the world game responsibly - and even suggests India has now been affected with the arrogance of old colonialism.
'Insignias or not, Dhoni's will remain the deadliest pair of gloves behind the stumps,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
Sourav Ganguly has gone against the Board's constitution by attending every selection meeting since taking over the BCCI president, said the Indian Express revealed on Friday.
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'.
The allegations against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri have been made by an unnamed person, who claimed to be his colleague during his stint at Discovery Channel.
Dope-testing on players will carry on as the International Cricket Council (ICC) continues negotiations with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over the controversial "whereabouts" clause, the ICC said on Wednesday. The ICC implemented the new WADA code on January 1, according to which players are supposed to reveal details of their location for an hour every day for the next three months to an ICC-nominated officer.
BCCI president's comments come on the back of a BCCI media release earlier in the day which stated that Bumrah had "sustained" a back injury and was being monitored by their medical team at the NCA.
Ganguly is one of the 11 members of the world cricket committee, chaired by Mike Brearley of MCC, which announced the new Laws of Cricket, to be incorporated in the ICC Playing Conditions.
The lucrative Indian Cricket League has been postponed to mid-November because of logistical problems, organisers said.
Alleging 'step motherly' attitude by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, about 100-odd present and former cricketers under the banner of Bihar Players Association on Saturday demonstrated outside BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya's residence in Kolkata demanding full membership for the state.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will wait for more clarity on international travel restrictions before making a call on the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka in July, a top board official said. Virat Kohli's team are scheduled to play three One-Day Internationals and the same number of Twenty20 Internationals in Sri Lanka but the series is under threat due to measures imposed to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India in a letter to the prime minister said India ran the risk of being isolated in world cricket by not playing with Pakistan.
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for Hyderabad Cricket Association president's post after incumbent Arshad Ayub quit office following the Supreme Court verdict on Lodha committee reforms.
Prithvi Shaw suffered a rotator cuff and labrum injury to his left shoulder during the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Karnataka.
Union sports minister M S Gill on Friday said the Indian cricket team should not undertake its scheduled tour of Pakistan in January. Prior to going public he it believed to have informally made know the government's mindset to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The second Test between India and Bangladesh will be a day-night Test and will be played with a pink ball.
In 2010, India has already played seven Tests, 18 ODIs and seven T20s with the Indian Premier League sandwiched in between.
Another BCB director Mahbubul Anam too smelt a conspiracy against the Board.
The intense exchange between Kohli and Gambhir caused a stir on national television.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India believes that it will be able to 'pull something off' towards the end of June as the body discusses resumption of training for the top Indian cricketers.
Sachin Tendulkar confirmed on Thursday that he is retiring from cricket after playing his 200th Test match next month.
He has been away from the hullabaloo of Indian cricket for the last six months but former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Anurag Thakur says if required, he 'won't shy away from accepting responsibility'.
The off-spinner said he wants to play all the four games for Worcestershire even though he might get called up for the forthcoming One-Day International series against Australia next month.
'We don't know when the BJP tried to induct Sourav Ganguly into the party. Sourav Ganguly is a cricketing legend. Some people are now shedding crocodile tears about the changes in BCCI. Did they have any role when he took over as BCCI president? The TMC should stop politicising every issue.'
BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya said he's been getting positive indications from the government.
Legendary cricketer Barry Richards says the BCCI has transformed the game for commercial interests by its sheer money power.
BCCI is expected to hold a discussion on matters related to women's IPL at its annual general meeting in September this year. Much of the planning around the tournament will be around sale of its media rights.
Newly-elected president Sourav Ganguly said the Board of Control for Cricket in India will do everything possible to support current India skipper Virat Kohli and his team.
Police said the wicketkeeper-batsman, who was alone in the car when it crashed in the northern state of Uttarakhand, had lost control of the vehicle when he "dozed off".
People living in Delhi should be more concerned about pollution levels rather than hosting a cricket match, said former India opener Gautam Gambhir.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will allow 20,000 spectators, mostly ticket-holding members of Cricket Association of Bengal, to watch the third and final T20I between India and the West Indies on October 20.
"I am going to cheer for a good game of cricket," said Arun Jaitley, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and a powerful voice in the world of Indian cricket, who is in Mohali to witness the mega semi-final between India and Pakistan.
The BCCI on Tuesday announced that it will not send either the men's or the women's cricket team for this year's Asian Games in China, where cricket makes its debut in the Twenty20 format.
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