BCCI to seek SC approval to relax tenure reform
After threatening to file a contempt petition in the Supreme Court, unrecognised Bihar Cricket Association secretary Aditya Verma wrote to ICC President Alan Isaac, pleading with him to stop sidelined BCCI chief N Srinivasan from attending the governing body's Executive Board meeting in Dubai.
The BCCI and Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and hosting agreement to boost cricketing ties between the two countries.
BCCI official Ratnakar Shetty will discuss with the two judges appointed to inquire into the complaints against Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra -- the owners of CSK and Rajasthan Royals -- the 'preferred mode of operation' in the IPL-6 spot-fixing and betting scandal.
Meanwhile, the MCA's apex council decided to felicitate legendary batter and former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on his 75th birthday on July 10.
Earlier this month, the BCCI had decided to postpone the IPL to April 15, 2020, as a precautionary measure. But on Monday the Board said that no final decision has been taken on the fate of this year's IPL yet even as the country is under a 21-day COVID-19 lockdown.
Reuters reported earlier this week that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has sent a warning notice to the companies expressing concern that the merged entity will effectively have a monopoly on cricket broadcast rights worth billions of dollars, allowing it to squeeze advertisers.
This year's Twenty20 World Cup could be moved to the United Arab Emirates if the COVID-19 crisis does not subside in India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.
Secretary XI beats President XI in friendly on eve of AGM meeting.
Indian cricket's 2023-24 domestic season will kick-start with the Duleep Trophy tournament
In the first Chennai Test against Bangladesh, Pant scored a magnificent century and returned to Test side with a bang.
'We came in the day before yesterday and we just eased into our routines here, the players are just getting used to the time zone.'
Even as Bangladesh expressed outrage over the Rohit Sharma 'no-ball' controversy during their World Cup quarterfinal defeat to India, the BCCI asked ICC President Mustafa Kamal who criticised "poor umpiring" in that match, to raise the issue before the world body.
The senior state association member said there is also a tax rebate issue which is still an ongoing process.
The BCCI is not sending either Prithvi Shaw or Devdutt Padikkal to England as a replacement for the injured Shubman Gill, who has been ruled out of the five-match Test series with shin splints.
Dave Cameron, the president of the West Indies Cricket Board, has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to sort the issue of his country's pull-out from their India tour midway into the series last year through a bilateral discussion or third-party mediation over the next two months.
Reports said that hurricane Beryl, originating in the Atlantic, had intensified with maximum sustained winds of 210 kmph.
Ashwin has urged bowlers to start working on their batting skills in order to meet the demands of the game.
Stung by Sahara's pullout as sponsor of Indian cricket team and owner of IPL franchise Pune Warriors, the BCCI on Monday took a more re-conciliatory stand towards the aggrieved corporate giant, saying it was ready to sit across the table and sort out all the matters.
Six state associations wrote to the BCCI's acting president CK Khanna, saying that protocol had not been followed while convening the Special General Meeting in New Delhi.
PCB continued to insist that the tournament will stay in Pakistan despite speculation of a 'hybrid model' being under consideration to ensure India's participation.
Let's delve into the performances of the top 5 batters who have amassed the highest run totals in the ongoing 2023 tournament.
Ashwin took home the 'Player of the Match' award for his match-turning spell against RCB on Wednesday.
BCCI has sent a 23-point agenda to all affiliated units 21 days prior to the holding of the AGM.
The 47-year-old Ganguly was officially entrusted with the task of heading Indian cricket for the next nine months at the BCCI's General Body meeting in Mumbai, ending a tumultuous 33-month reign of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday confirmed they have suspended the IPL title sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile giant VIVO for this year's Indian Premier League amid widespread anti-China sentiment in India.
New Zealand is the latest country after the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka which has offered to host the Indian Premier League in case the T20 league can't be held in India due to rising cases of coronavirus. The postponement announcement of the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in October-November in Australia, is imminent, creating a window for the 13th edition of IPL.
Lord's, the 'home of cricket', will host its first-ever Women's Test between India and England in 2026, the ECB announced on Thursday.
The proposed event, to be hosted by India, England and Australia on rotational basis from 2021, has divided opinions as it is likely to increase revenue of the boards involved. The ICC doesn't approve tournaments involving more than three teams, which are not part of its own multi-lateral roster.
The window came up for discussion during BCCI Apex Council meet on Friday and if finalised, it will mean the board will have to conduct 60 matches in 44 days.
One of the major points in the agenda of BCCI's AGM to be held in Ahmedabad is the inclusion of new IPL franchises.
Hardik Pandya's indifferent batting form in IPL 2024 is a big worry.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 1 match between India and Australia, at Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Monday.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Narayanaswami Srinivasan will be back in focus as some of the Board's state units plan to prop up his name at its Special General Meeting on Sunday despite COA seeking Supreme Court directives on this issue.
Rohit remarked that Jadeja rarely bowls this many no-balls in the IPL.
They can make a comeback to the Indian team for the T20 World Cup in June if they fare well in IPL 2024.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will only consider staging the Indian Premier League (IPL) abroad as a last resort if there is no other way to salvage the lucrative limited-overs tournament this year, a top BCCI official said. The annual tournament was originally scheduled to begin on March 29 but was postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19. India's death toll from the pandemic surpassed 20,000 on Tuesday.
Rahul Dravid's two-year contract ended after the World Cup and he is unlikely to seek an extension or accept one if offered by the BCCI.
