Amid speculation that the currently-suspended IPL could be held in the United Arab Emirates due to the rising COVID-19 cases in India, Dubai Sports City's Head of Cricket and Events Salman Hanif has said they are keeping the facilities ready for such an eventuality. The IPL is aiming to secure the September-October window, which it might just grab as there is immense uncertainty surrounding the fate of the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said that IPL final will be held in Mumbai and not Ahmedabad.
Senior BCCI official and IPL governing council chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday said the BCCI is satisfied with the improvement shown by Yuvraj Singh and is hopeful of his availability during the upcoming World Twenty20 Championship in Sri Lanka.
In relief to former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar, the Bombay high court on Wednesday quashed and set aside a notice issued by the Enforcement Directorate directing him to appear before the agency over allegations of foreign exchange violations in the 2009 Indian Premier League, held in South Africa.
'It is the Indian Premier League after all. We should be proud of what we have, which is a wonderful national anthem and a wonderful league. In NBA too, national anthem is played before every game'
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, following a request from Sunil Gavaskar, interim president BCCI-IPL, has appointed Deepak Parekh as his special advisor for the 2014 season of the Pepsi Indian Premier League.
The Indian Premier League players' auction for season 10, which will be the final edition under the existing 10-year contract, will be held in Bengaluru next month. The IPL franchises' workshop will be organised in Dubai, decided the event's Governing Council in a meeting in New Delhi. It was learnt that centres in Maharashtra such as Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur will be allowed to hold matches in the 10th edition of the tournament that started in 2008 amid much fanfare.
Deccan Chargers, the champions of second edition of Indian Premier League, is unlikely to feature in the next edition of the cash-rich league which may force the BCCI to lookout for a prospective buyer in the next few days.
Australian all-rounder James Hopes has been ruled out of the upcoming IPL due to a knee injury, dealing a blow to Pune Warriors' preparations for the fifth edition of the cash-rich league.
The Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee has given the BCCI a second set of timelines besides setting a December 15 deadline for conducting AGM and forming an Apex Council. The decision was taken during a committee meeting on Sunday.
The IPL Governing Council has asked Sahara Pune Warriors to obtain the consent of all the franchises to field five foreign players in the fifth edition of the T20 tournament.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India treasurer Ravi Savant on Wednesday said that Board president N Srinivasan is likely to attend the Working Committee meeting in Kolkata on September 1.
Speeding up its probe into the finances of Indian Premier League, the Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Indian cricket captain Ravi Shastri for questioning in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the IPL.
Chirayu Amin has been appointed new chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), while former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was dropped from the Governing Council of the IPL.
The IPL Governing Council is yet to work out a plan to help players left in the lurch after Kochi's axing, but the league's boss, Rajiv Shukla, assured that the interest of the affected players will be protected.
The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League will be held from April 4 to May 27, 2012, with the inaugural match to be played in Chennai. The IPL Governing Council, after its meeting in Hyderabad on Friday, decided that player regulation, including participation of Pakistani players, and trading modalities of the auction, will be discussed at the next meeting, the dates of which were not announced.
The Kochi IPL team, which will be making its maiden appearance at the Indian Premier League this season, will henceforth be known as "Kochi Tuskers Kerala", sources said.
Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday filed a petition in the Bombay High Court, challenging BCCI's decision of terminating its franchise agreement.
Some BCCI officials are of the view that unless VIVO backs out on its own in prevailing circumstances, the board should honour the remainder of the contract, which ends in 2022.
Former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi on Friday questioned the IPL Governing Council's move to change the players auction norms for the fourth season of the T20 league at the last minute.
Amid fast-moving developments in the controversy surrounding the Kochi IPL franchise, the BCCI on Sunday decided to put off its Working Committee meeting, which was scheduled on Saturday.
Legendary West Indian batsman Brian Lara and dashing Australian wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist are among overseas players who have been put in the top bracket base price for the upcoming auctions of the fourth edition of Indian Premier League.
Amid indications that investors of the Kochi IPL franchise have withdrawn, BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said the Board has received "certain letters" from the consortium's stakeholders and a final decision on the troubled team would be taken on November 28.
Omitted from the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League, a disgruntled Sunil Gavaskar said the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the promoters of the Twenty20 League, has not paid him a single penny for his services.
In a respite for the squabbling Kochi IPL consortium, the BCCI on Wednesday gave the franchise 30 more days to resolve its disputes or risk termination from the high-profile league.
Lalit Modi continues to find support from unexpected quarters. IS Bindra became the latest voice to have kind words for the former IPL commissioner.
Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya on Sunday backed Mumbai Indians in its fight against the alleged rigging of the IPL 4 auction and called for more 'transparency' and 'inclusive approach' in the administration of the Indian Premier League.
Just when it seemed that things were looking bright for the Indian Premier League after the successful conduct of it's players' auction earlier this month, another major controversy seemed to have emerged.
Unable to resolve their differences, the Kochi franchise have withdrawn from the Indian Premier League (IPL) barely two days before the expiry of their one-month deadline, paving the way for the Board of Control for Cricket in India to issue a new tender for a replacement team.
Sources say that since Australia's Doug Bollinger could be unavailable for the cash-rich IPL-4, CSK wants the New Zealand fast bowler as his replacement.
The players' auction for the forthcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) would be held in January, while a decision on the Kochi franchise will be taken after November 27, the BCCI said in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Amidst indications that the investors group of the Kochi IPL team is not too keen in running the franchisee, the IPL Governing Council is likely to take a call on scrapping the team during its meeting at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India says it was not aware of the Kochi consortium's 'links' with former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who was a member of the Indian Premier League's Governing Council before being ousted a few weeks ago. However, Gavaskar's alleged involvement in the whole process may just include another item in the agenda of the IPL Governing Council when it meets on Thursday in Nagpur to decide the Kochi team's fate.
Sourav Ganguly failed yet again to make it to the fourth season of the Indian Premier League after Team Kochi's move to sign for the former India captain was stalled on Friday. It is believed that as many as four of the nine franchises objected to the left-hander's inclusion in Team Kochi.
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.
Knives are out for Lalit Modi and the IPL Governing Council is set to sack him as chairman in a potentially volatile meeting on Monday after being rattled by Indian cricket's biggest financial scandal in recent memory.
The BCCI on Thursday rejected embattled Lalit Modi's contention that the April 26 IPL Governing Council meeting was illegal and made it clear that it would go ahead with the meeting as per schedule.
Mumbai Indians have acquired Unmukt Chand from Rajasthan Royals and R Vinay Kumar from Kolkata Knight Riders in the first Indian Premier League Trading Window, which opened on October 6.
Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Patel has clarified that "a slight mistake" in the circular issued to summon Friday's Working Committee meeting in Delhi forced it to be called off.
With Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab being cleared by the Bombay High Court to take part in the January 8-9 Indian Premier League players' auction in Bangalore, the fourth season of the cash-rich Twenty20 league in April-May will be a 10-team event.
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