The Indian Premier League spent over 55 crore in opening and closing ceremonies, entertainment and hospitality when the Twenty20 League was held in South Africa last year, with now suspended Lalit Modi at its helm. The cost of the opening and closing ceremonies, which was 7.36 crore in the inaugural edition of IPL in 2008 in India, rose to Rs 18.37 crore, according to the statement of accounts presented on Friday at the IPL Governing Council's meeting in Mumbai.
Ravindra Jadeja, who represented Rajasthan Royals in the first two editions, was banned by the IPL governing council after he was found guilty of breaking IPL guidelines by negotiating with Mumbai Indians.
The IPL Governing Council has not taken any decision on whether to include or exclude players from Pakistan for the Indian Premier League's players' auction scheduled for January 8-9 next year, a member of the Twenty20 League's ruling body said.
Deccan Chargers on Monday threatened to sue the Indian Premier League authorities and skip the third edition of the Twenty20 league beginning next month if its home matches are not re-allotted to Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam.
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will miss the third edition of the Indian Premier League after being banned for one year by the IPL governing council for breaching players guidelines.
A day after the Board of Control for Cricket in India denied that Sunil Gavaskar is due any payment for his term as an Indian Premier League Governing Council member, suspended chairman of the Twenty20 league Lalit Modi said the former India captain had always been forthright in his dealings and never known to lie.
The IPL auction for the 2018 season is just three months away, but no consensus has been reached over the number of players that can be retained by franchises.
It's not only the controversial player retention clause set by the IPL governing council, that is keeping the franchises worried but also the pay structure of first-class cricketers, who won't go up for the auctions that is concerning the IPL team owners.
Inderjit Singh Bindra, a member of the IPL governing council, says Lalit Modi is unquestionably responsible for converting Indian cricket into a financial giant and for creating a truly global international brand in the IPL.
Board of Control for Cricket India president Shashank Manohar's statement after the IPL Governing Council meeting in Mumbai on Monday.
A defiant Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday made it clear that he will not attend the April 26 IPL Governing Council meeting convened apparently to decide his fate, saying he considers it 'unauthorised'.
The Indian Premier League's next three seasons, starting 2011, will have a total of 74 matches, up from 60 this year, following the addition of two new franchises -- Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi.
BCCI has approved 10-team IPL from 2022 edition and are backing ICC's bid for cricket's inclusion in 2028 Olympics after some clarifications from IOC.
Calls for boycotting Chinese products have intensified after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the Galwan Valley clash on June 15. The Chinese have so far refused to share details of the casualties they suffered.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's all-powerful Working Committee, which meets in Mumbai on August 13, would decide whether former Indian Cricket League (ICL) players can take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be held in March-April next year.
Flamboyant New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been struck off from the IPL auction list because of a match-fixing slur against his name during his stint with the rebel Indian Cricket League. Cairns's name figured in the original list for the January 19 auction, but Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi said the Kiwi's name was removed because of the match-fixing taint.
'We are working on having the IPL in India and we are hopeful that we would be able to organise it'
Stung by revelations of a player being approached for spot-fixing, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said on Friday that stringent measures will be put in place to ensure that the mega-event passes off corruption-free.
Scotching speculation that a move is afoot to oust Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi from the post, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said he is doing an excellent job as the IPL chief and will continue till 2012.
Under-fire from all quarters in the wake of Lalit Modi's alleged financial irregularities in the running of the Indian Premier League, the BCCI is planning to form a small sub-committee to run the Twenty20 league in future, according to sources.
Embattled Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday to give him just five days to prepare his reply to all questions and said he is unlikely to move court against the IPL's governing council meeting on April 26. 'I have worked for you for five years... Give me just five days to prepare answers to all the questions,' Modi communicated to BCCI, sources close to him said.
Former BCCI president AC Muthiah on Thursday said board secretary N Srinivasan, who is also the owner of Chennai Super Kings, has no right to convene the IPL Governing Council meeting on April 26 as there is conflict of interest in his position.
The IPL governing council on Tuesday announced that each franchisee would now be able to keep a purse of USD seven million (Rs 35 crore) to bid for players.
The Mumbai Cricket Association said on Thursday it is ready to lift the ban on Shah Rukh Khan's entry to the Wankhede stadium if the final of the Indian Premier League is shifted back to Mumbai.
Embroiled in a series of legal battles, and facing dissent in his home association, Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi has threatened to shift the Twenty20 matches out of Jaipur, saying the recent FIRs lodged against him are 'politically motivated'. Modi said he has been authorised by the IPL Governing council to decide on the venue of the IPL matches and shifting them from Jaipur is an option being considered.
However, the BCCI instead named Ganguly to a three-member advisory committee, which also includes greats Indian Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.
Two Indian Premier League team owners on Tuesday floated the idea of having next edition's players' auction in England
The third edition of the Indian Premier League will begin on March 12 in Hyderabad, with the final at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on April 25, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Thursday.
The money-spinning Indian Premier League has penalised the Jaipur franchise for falling short of spending the mandatory minimum amount in the landmark players' auction. Jaipur bought only eight players, spending US $29,25,000, a sum well below the required 3.3 million dollar mark.
BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi said two or three Australian players have already signed up with IPL and more are likely in the next 24 hours.
Mukesh Ambani has won the bid to sponsor the Mumbai team of the Indian Professional League (IPL) tournament promoted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, industrialist Mukesh Ambani and liquor baron Vijay Mallya emerged successful bidders for Indian Premier League teams on Thursday.
'... And give him the confidence and freedom to express himself.'
Mohammed Shami's participation in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) will depend on the findings of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Neeraj Kumar, acting president CK Khanna said on Friday.
Two days after being handed out a five-year ban for bringing cricket into disrepute, Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar today suffered another major setback with the Indian Premier League also debarring him from taking part in the cash-rich event.
India's cricket board hopes to keep offensive language and rude gestures out of the Indian Premier League by having the eight team captains take a pledge to abide by the "spirit of cricket".
The most important aspect will be the SOP that will be handed to the franchises for Monday's discussion where they can raise their concerns.
The former India captain said he was not a part of any committee that was overseeing the organisation of the ongoing Indian Premiere League.
India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said criticism that the team does not play the short-ball well does not hold merit.
The BCCI on Monday refused to confirm that Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is bidding to buy a team in next year's Indian Premier League (IPL) but revealed that more than 100 bidders have already approached the board to buy a franchise for the Twenty20 extravaganza.
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