After initial reluctance, the Board of Control for Cricket in India accepted the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators' decision to give one-time benefit of Rs 35 lakh to 13 former cricketers, including Atul Wassan and Lalchand Rajput.
The BCCI's Anti-Corruption Unit on Thursday said it will launch a probe into an alleged bribery scandal unearthed by a sting operation, which claimed that a member of Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla's personal staff sought bribes to facilitate selection of players.
Pakistan's former captain and coach Javed Miandad has called on his country's Cricket Board to forget about playing India in the near future and instead focus on improving the game's structure.
Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene feels speedster Lasith Malinga has taken the right decision in bidding adieu to Test cricket.
In a landmark move in India's cricket administration, former India captain Anil Kumble and pace bowling partners Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad are set to contest Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) elections for the 2011-2013 term, scheduled to be held on November 21.
His approach to the game was a complete dichotomy to his background, a rich kid, who had a fleet of chauffeur-driven cars waiting for him to be taken to practice.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) jointly announced that Steve Elworthy had been appointed as Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup, which will be held in England and Wales in 2019. Elworthy will also have an oversight of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and the ICC Women's World Cup 2017, which will both be staged in England and Wales. Elworthy has previously been Tournament Director for three different ICC global events: the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 and the ICC World T20 tournament in 2009, which were staged in England and Wales, as well as the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa in 2007.
Imran Nazir was more talented than Virender Sehwag but didn't have his brain and was also let down by the country's cricket administration. Shoaib Akhtar believes Pakistan, in general, did not take good care of the talent it had.
The Supreme Court today warned three top BCCI office bearers of serious consequences if they do not give suggestions on the cash-rich cricket body's draft constitution, in accordance with its judgement.
The Committee of Administrators will move the Supreme Court if the Board of Control for Cricket in India general body takes any decision which is 'against the interest of Indian cricket' at its SGM on May 7, the COA has warned in a letter to the state units.
The Dronacharya awardee was given a guard of honour by young cricketers on way to the crematorium.
The Pakistan Cricket Board and its chairman Ejaz Butt has come in for severe criticism from former cricket administrators and legal experts following the ICC's decision to ban the tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir for being involved in spot-fixing.
As per norms, the CAC is mandated to conduct interviews for the job but the committee, comprising the legendary trio of Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly, may not be part of the process owing to prior commitments.
Former West Indies captain has come down strongly on West Indies cricket administrators for not fully backing the talent available in the Caribbean.
Come June 2017, Sourav Ganguly will have to go for a compulsory 'Cooling off' of three years having completed three years at the state association as secretary and president.
The Supreme Court said purity of cricket has to be maintained and all persons at the helm of its affairs should be above suspicion.
The Sharad Pawar-headed Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has no alternative but to implement in totality the Supreme Court order, based on the Justice Lodha Committee recommendations on sweeping reforms in cricket governance, feels its former managing Committee member Ravi Mandrekar.
With no one bidding for Sourav Ganguly in the IPL players' auction on Saturday, the former India captain should call it quits rather than losing his self-esteem in public eye, feels a disappointed Debu Mitra, who had coached the left-hander during his formative years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Ajit Wadekar would be remembered for his rich contribution to Indian cricket.
'James Anderson was unavailable for selection in the Test squad as he continues his rehabilitation from a calf injury,' the ECB said in a statement.
T20 could kill county cricket Former Test umpire Dickie Bird fears the shortest version of the game may end up killing county cricket in England. 'We can't lose county cricket because that's where our next generation of Test cricketers will come from,' he said.
It will be overseen by bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh.
The focus on Twenty20 and One-Day Internationals at the expense of Test cricket has created an imbalance in the cricketing calendar, according to Sachin Tendulkar, who feels that the longest version of the game should not be neglected.
The scandal shook English cricket to its core and led to numerous changes in coaching and administrative personnel at Yorkshire.
He sits on a pile of batting records but Sachin Tendulkar's 'not-so-impressive' stint as captain remains an abiding paradox in Indian cricket and former BCCI secretary J Y Lele feels it was because he "used to pay heed to too many advices".
The Committee of Administrators (COA) has recommended former India captain Kapil Dev's name as a part of the four-member steering committee that will help in the formation of Players' Association as per Lodha Panel Recommendation.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's petition seeking review of the court verdict validating Lodha Panel recommendations.
Shah will have the responsibility of heading ICC's most important committee. Al the major financial policy decisions are taken by the F&CA committee before it is ratified by the ICC board
International Cricket Council president David Morgan on Wednesday predicted day-night Tests within the next two years and said he would be both surprised and disappointed if it does not happen. Test cricket's dwindling popularity has prompted cricket administrators to explore possibilities of shoring up the longer version which apparently is on its last leg and Morgan feels day-night Tests could be the way out.
The Australian Cricketers' Association says the pink ball is not ready for day-night Tests and have cautioned administrators not to rush into the concept.
Fans, cricketers and administrators remembered Player No 408 as #63 was trending through the morning.
'The Indian board is very, very, powerful, whereas the current Pakistan administration is quite weak.'
KL Rahul needs to be way more consistent and work on his technical flaws with national team coaches, said former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin.
CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Sunday termed ICC's rejection of BCCI's appeal to reconsider its decision to take away India-England cricket World Cup match from Eden Gardens as 'unfavourable and disappointing'.
The incident took place at Tumchi Nowpora of Pulwama district in South Kashmir when the labourer, Mukesh Kumar, was in the market to buy some vegetables.
Late former finance minister Arun Jaitley's son Rohan is all set to become the next president of the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) and has promised to halt 'unnecessary expenses' in the corruption and controversy-ridden body.
It ensures participants are equipped with the information required to ensure the game remains clean and their careers do not suffer due to lack of knowledge.
Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga on Tuesday blamed the country's cricket administration led by the former captain Arjuna Ranatunga for aggravating his knee injury that forced him to retire from Test cricket.
From the country that gave the world the slider and the forkball, cricket's administrators are asking are Americans ready for the doosra and the googly? The answer may be found this weekend when cricket makes its first real attempt to crack into the United States with two official Twenty20 matches between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the country's only purpose-built cricket stadium.
BCCI has said that government body has no jurisdiction to conduct dopes tests on Indian cricketers.
