After much dilly- dallying the selection panel of the BCCI finally announced the team for the third and final Test against Pakistan, to be played in Bangalore, and the list of probables for the tour of Australia in a hurried manner following a meeting which lasted close to two hours.
"They will come here by tonight and undergo the fitness test tomorrow morning," team manager Lalchand Rajput told newspersons at the Eden Gardens.
While notable participants among 22 state units were acting president CK Khanna (Delhi), cornered treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry (Haryana) and current CAB president Sourav Ganguly (joining on tele-conference), the acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary (Jharkhand) chose to skip the informal gathering keeping a distance from the revolters.
The master batsman was declared fit after making "satisfactory progress" from a shoulder operation.
The basic tenet of the Lodha panel's constitutional reforms for Indian cricket has fallen flat after most of state units are being controlled by family members of disqualified office-bearers, says former MCA president Abhay Apte.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India put off its scheduled meeting of the coach selection committee on November 3 to an unspecified date, saying Sunil Gavaskar in not available on that day.
Virender Sehwag was recalled in the 15-member squad for the first two one-dayers of the upcoming series against Pakistan.
The national selectors made just one change to the Indian squad for the next two one-dayers against Australia, bringing in Murali Kartik for Ramesh Powar.
Jagmohan Dalmiya challenged his expulsion for life from the BCCI in a civil suit in the Calcutta high court.
The India captain is currently playing for Karnataka in a Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra at Rajkot.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the deadline for receiving applications is September 15 after which they will be scrutinised.
It is highly unlikely that Srinivasan's daughter will face any opposition with the last date for filing nomination being September 24.
The candidate should be a qualified coach with minimum level III coaching accreditation from Cricket Australia, England or India or should have played at least First Class cricket.
Sharad Pawar will contest for the top position in the ICC after support from the Asian bloc.
'He is free to act the way he wants for the benefit of Team India,' says BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah says there is no national pride attached when you play or work for something like the ICL.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the Board could not accept the former all-rounder as head of both NCA and ICL.
The Punjab southpaw will go through a eight-week rehabilitation programme to get him fit in time for next year's World Cup.
Indian cricketers could get performance related incentives when BCCI revises its fee structure this week.
He has been asked to appear regarding PILCOM accounts before a BCCI disciplinary committee at Mohali on October 29.
The BCCI turned down player's request for more practice games on the Australia tour.
The BCCI said that they have discussed with Dav Whatmore his interest in coaching the Indian team.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shan said the process should be completed within the next three-four days.
The former BCCI president will chair the six-member committee that will choose the next ICC president in 2007.
Munaf Patel was ruled out of the Bangladesh Test series with a back injury.
The Kerala paceman was ruled out of the Test series against Bangladesh with a calf-injury.
The visitors will play their tour games at Mumbai's Cricket Club of India, Baroda and Jaipur.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah feigned ignorance about a reported indirect approach made by the Indian Board to Australia's World Cup-winning coach John Buchanan to take over the reins of the team.
22-year-old Rajasthan pacer Pankaj Singh was also named in the 16-man team for the upcoming series Down Under.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the ace leg spinner was examined by physio John Gloster in London and asked to rest.
Injured pace bowlers RP Singh and S Sreesanth have been asked to go to Kolkata and undergo a fitness test overseen by Indian team physio John Gloster ahead of the second Test against Pakistan
BCCI has radical plans to allow participation of overseas players in major domestic tournaments.
The Malaysia-Singapore tri-series featuring Australia, West Indies and India will be held from September 12 to 24.
The Indian cricket board has dismissed concerns that teams might pull out of the Champions Trophy after Tuesday's bombings on Mumbai trains that killed at least 186 people.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah reassured that top security would be provided during the India-Pakistan series.
"The cops and other security personnel on duty in the stands have vouched that the people were actually chanting the hymns of Lord Ganesha in Gujarati and Hindi," said Vadodra Police Commissioner C.P. Thakur.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah surprised everyone when he confirmed the former India captain was not rested, but left out of the team for the third ODI against Australia.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah expressed satisfaction with the fitness of Munaf Patel, saying he bowled well in the rain-ruined first ODI against Sri Lanka.
In view of a number of injuries the Indian team is beset with, the Bengal batsman has been asked to join the team.
