India may have lost in the final at the Women's ODI World Cup in England earlier this year, but the team's excellent showing in the tournament was a huge fillip for the sport in the country, believes Ratnakar Shetty, in-charge of BCCI women's cricket.
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday unveiled Raj Singh Dungarpur's portrait at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai and recalled his long association with the late cricket administrator.
International Cricket Council Chief Executive Officer Malcolm Speed on Wednesday admitted that it will be a huge challenge to integrate Twenty20 cricket with the existing formats of ODIs and Test cricket. The veteran administrator said there is no rush or demand as of now to create a window for the IPL and the BCCI has still not approached the ICC for the same.
New Zealand Cricket chief Justin Vaughan says the nomination of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for the ICC vice President's post was regrettable considering the furore it created.
Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi praised vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane for his attacking unbeaten half-century which helped the visitors make a strong reply with the bat during Day 2 of the second Test against Australia.
A top BCCI source said even if a note is sent and the ICC agrees to put it out in front of member boards for a vote, India is unlikely to find any support from other nations.
Sri Lanka's cricket board has been dissolved by the government for the third time since 1999, the sports minister has announced.
V V S Laxman, who scored an incredible 281 to lead India's amazing comeback in the Eden Gardens Test against Australia, recalls Chetan Chauhan's role in that memorable triumph.
The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association has put out ads on local TV channels to get in touch with their players from the Valley who have been incommunicado.
Ganguly said his life has been full of surprising twists and turns and he has never really had a clue about what's coming next for him.
'The whole IPL rigmarole seems to have taken its toll. Somewhere down the line, the problem of playing in very different conditions, the lack of time to acclimatise, all seem to have played a role,' says cricket writer Sanjay Jha.
BCCI may have suspended Lalit Modi as IPL Commissioner, but the suave former chief of Twenty20 extravaganza can still be seen smiling on the website of Indian Premier League.
West Indies' top players will make themselves available for the summer tour to Australia, despite their ongoing dispute with cricket administrators, local media quoted all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as saying.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday termed the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs as 'gross injustice' and alleged that it was a ploy by the Bharatiya Janata Party to stop these job losers from being deployed in poll duty.
And now Kiran More dons a new avatar, as an expert analyst on rediff.com for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Join Kiran More on the Rediff Chat where he gives his take on the World Cup as it has been so far, and as it will hopefully be.
And now Kiran More dons a new avatar, as an expert analyst on rediff.com for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Join Kiran More on the Rediff Chat where he gives his take on the World Cup as it has been so far, and as it will hopefully be
And now Kiran More dons a new avatar, as an expert analyst on rediff.com for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Join Kiran More on the Rediff Chat where he gives his take on the World Cup as it has been so far, and as it will hopefully be
And now Kiran More dons a new avatar, as an expert analyst on rediff.com for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Join Kiran More on the Rediff Chat where he gives his take on the World Cup as it has been so far, and as it will hopefully be
And now Kiran More dons a new avatar, as an expert analyst on rediff.com for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Join Kiran More on the Rediff Chat where he gives his take on the World Cup as it has been so far, and as it will hopefully be
In another stunning twist in the saga of Pakistan's cricket administration, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sacked Zaka Ashraf as the Chairman of the PCB and suspended the Governing board with immediate effect.
Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani denied reports that his Board has reached an agreement with the BCCI on the controversial ICC revamp proposals in lieu of reinstatement of their CEO Haroon Lorgat into mainstream administration.
Batsmen in the mould of, or, as talented as Michael Clarke or the retired Ricky Ponting, may never be seen in Australia again if the 'holes in the production line' are not addressed by the country's cricket administrators, says former great Ian Chappell.
Fans gathered in large numbers at the airport, outside their hotel and on both sides of the road for a glimpse of the cricketing stars.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday submitted a list of players, including former greats Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Sourav Ganguly, and administrators with commercial interest in the Indian Premier League to the Supreme Court, which reserved its order in the alleged betting and spot-fixing scam case.
After Australian fell to two back-to-back crushing losses against India in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, former skipper Ian Chappell slammed the visitor's team selection.
'I remember walking up to him and telling him, "Sambhal ke khelna".'
International cricket needs more context and support from administrators to stop players from choosing lucrative Twenty20 leagues over the traditional Test format, former England captain Mike Brearley has said.
Inderjit Singh Bindra, a veteran cricket administrator, was on Sunday unanimously re-elected president of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) at the Annual General Meeting of the cricket body held in Mohali. M P Pandove, who is PCA's honorary secretary, was also re-elected unanimously.
Jagmohan Dalmiya was re-elected unopposed at the Cricket Association of Bengal's 78th annual general meeting in Kolkata. He also retained his panel of two joint-secretaries and treasurer.
Australia's cricket administrators are attempting to soften Indian opposition to the umpire decision referral system, starting with its use in the Test series between the two countries in October. Cricket Australia is pushing for the use of the system in the October series, with two Tests to be played in Mohali and Bangalore, as a precursor to the home Ashes series in which the UDRS will be used.
'Najam Sethi tweets at 2 in the night that Ramiz Raja is out. Is this respect for a former captain? I was not even allowed to go to the office and collect my belongings.'
"Not at all," Gambhir said when asked if he was contesting in the next general elections.
Sri Lankan cricket team which returned home from winning the Asia Cup in Bangladesh were given a rousing welcome home on Sunday.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly today told the members that the body cannot hold its AGM, scheduled later this month, due to lack of clarity on Lodha committee recommendations.
The Aussie television viewers will miss all the action of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League, starting in Chennai on Wednesday, due to a stalemate involving Australian television networks and Indian cricket administrators.
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.
BCCI monitoring situation in Sri Lanka: Sourav Ganguly
Former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop said Jasprit Bumrah's career can only be managed by picking and choosing tournaments amid the relentless schedule.
West Indies right-hand batsman Shai Hope believes that their upcoming five-match ODI series against England would be a good gauge for them ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
'But for reasons not yet known, Jay Shah is still continuing as the BCCI secretary while Sourav Ganguly has been removed from the position. Our grievance is why Sourav Ganguly was let go from BCCI. We want to know on whose order it was done. We believe that there was injustice done to Ganguly.'
