The short bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan will be held between December 24 and January 5 if the much-anticipated rubber gets the green signal from the Indian government this week.
Reacting to the excessive pitch talk in the ongoing series between India and South Africa, Harbhajan Singh has come out supporting the home team's viewpoint saying 'Indian pitches assist spinners and there is nothing new about it'.
If people from state to state start telling who should be in the team, it would cause irreparable damage to the game, the BCCI prsident said.
Sports fraternity mourns former PM Vajpayee's demise
Gopal Sharma, Yashpal Sharma and Pranab Roy were ousted from the Kiran More-led selection committee.
'I am not talking anti-India if I am asking for a cricket series with Pakistan'
"It was not possible to play in Pakistan and a neutral venue as the Indian government would not give the permission," he was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
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.
A sellout crowd of 88,000 would turn out at the Eden Gardens in the opening game of the four-match India-Sri Lanka ODI series.
Sachin Tendulkar opted out of the two-Test series in Zimbabwe, commencing on September 13.
The BCCI is likely to issue the team coach a warning, asking him to desist making controversial comments.
Aditya Verma, the main petitioner in Board of Cricket Control India (BCCI) case which paved the way for Justice R.M. Lodha panel's formation, on Sunday dared the Indian cricket board to make the Deloitte report public and accused it of "threatening" the state cricket associations not to implement the reforms recommended by the panel. Speaking to ANI, Verma said that the BCCI would stand exposed if the report is made public. "I dare the BCCI and other state cricket associations that if they have guts then submit the Deloitte report before Justice Lodha by November 8. If they do, everything will become crystal clear. The BCCI has been blackmailing the state cricket associations over the report," Verma said.
India's captain said there is space for the instant version of the game in domestic cricket.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya's widow Chandralekha, on Saturday, said she has been 'deeply hurt' by the Supreme Court's observations on her late husband during the hearing on Justice R M Lodha-led committee recommendations to revamp cricket.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur, on Monday, asserted that the Indian cricket board is ready to implement the Lodha Panel recommendations but added that the state cricket associations are still confused over the reforms.
Zee Telefilms filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order that upheld BCCI's cancellation of telecast tender.
"We are exploring possibilities of playing in North America in September," said Niranjan Shah.
New Zealand are preparing for the third test against India as scheduled despite a local media report that the remainder of the tour has been cancelled by the Indian cricket board due to financial problems. The Indian Express newspaper quoted an unnamed official from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as saying the board's bank accounts had been frozen after a recommendation by the Lodha Committee, a court-appointed panel set up to look into its operations.
Rayyudu will replace Badani in the India-A squad for the Triangular One-day series in Kenya.
Nike will supply apparel, footwear and equipment to India's various football teams.
Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to stop running after the BCCI to resume bilateral ties.
The International Cricket Council has decided not to interfere in modalities related to bilateral agreement involving two nations.
Rahul Dravid withdrew from the Afro-Asian series on Thursday citing personal reasons
However the final decision to shift the tournament will be Asian Cricket Council's prerogative.
Former South African cricketer and ICC General Manager of Cricket Operations Dave Richardson if no Indian features in the Elite Umpires panel it is not because of any flaw in the appointment process.
The state association expressed its inability to stage the match.
The fitness test has been put off by a few days from May 20 and would be done on May 22 or 23.
BCCI is also in early discussions to build a new stadium in the national capital.
The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board has launched an investigation after only 22 overs could be played over five days in the fourth and final Test between West Indies and India at the Queen's Park Oval due to a soggy outfield.
The master batsman has come to the aid of the physically challenged people in gaining smooth access into the spectators' enclosures inside cricket grounds in India.
New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground is in danger of losing its World Twenty20 fixtures after the Indian cricket board (BCCI) moved a match against Sri Lanka away from the venue due to administrative lapses.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will donate Rs. 1 crore to those affected by Sunday's tragedy.
The BCCI has said that money would not be a factor when appointing the next coach of India.
The injury to Harbhajan gave the chance to Murali Kartik to make another of his infrequent appearances in the team.
BCCI President N Srinivasan has rejected accusations that the Indian Cricket Board censors commentators employed by it, insisting that it does not "interfere with the freedom of the press".
The under-fire Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) will hold its Special General Meeting on December 2 in New Delhi to discuss the Status Report filed by the Supreme Court appointed Justice RM Lodha Committee.
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said like the Indian Cricket Board, AIFF can also be asked to frame an amended constitution incorporating the suggestions of the Delhi high court.
