The BCCI members have all voted in favour of accepting the charges that were levied against Lalit Modi, the suspended chairman of the IPL. This was done at the special general body meeting in Mumbai. This means that the charges will now be sent across to the disciplinary committee consisting o

The Indian cricket board and two of the eight franchises, Mumbai and Chennai have said that they would like the teams to retain some of the players for the next season's IPL. On the other hand, the other eight franchises, including the new ones, Pune and Kochi have said that they will want all

The Sports Management firm which managed the Indian Premier League for the first two seasons, IMG, has said that there was no reason why their contract should have been broken by the BCCI. This has led to speculations that the IMG may be planning to take BCCI to the court regarding the same.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has severed its relations with IMG, the company that had been hired to look into the organising and the conducting of the Indian Premier League in its first two editions. This seems to have happened because of the clash over payment with the sports man

A day after the BCCI backed its players with the whereabouts clause and refused to sign the dotted line, it has said that it will suggest to the cricket's apex body, the ICC, to give up on World Anti Doping Association (WADA) code of conduct for anti-doping and form one of its own for the memb

The technical committee of the BCCI - that also comprises of Sourav Ganguly - has advised the BCCI to not have foreign players for the domestic season and to restrict the number of players from regions other than the team itself, to be at maximum of three. The technical committee has also sa

The BCCI has granted amnesty to 79 ICL cricketers, along with 11 former cricketers and 11 officials who were released from their Indian Cricket League contract. These cricketers and officials will now undergo a cooling period of one year, during which they will be eligible to participate in th

Australia's coach, Tim Nielsen has called on the cricketing authorities to show greater respect to the shortest version of the game, T20, than what they are at present. Even 2 years after the inaugural World T20 that was held in South Africa, cricketing tours normally hover around Tests and OD

Pakistan's aggressive stance, after it was decided that the country wouldn't host any of the 2011 World Cup matches, continued uninhibited as their Board President Ijaz Butt met with his counterpart and other officials in Sri Lanka. On offer were two proposals; Either the Asian Bloc agree to a

How often have we heard of that fairytale? A young man from nowhere, wanting to become successful in the big bad world out there, having all the talent in the world, getting fame and that initial bit of success only then to getting derailed in the tracks by forces that at times to the hu

The Cricket Board will pay Mumbai Cricket Association around Rs 23 crore as its "contribution" to the affiliated unit's "cricket development" purposes, in lieu of lease rent for occupying its premises at Cricket Centre inside the Wankhede Stadium complex. Sharad

Struggling players Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan lost their places in India's Test squad today with the national selectors including ODI batsman Rohit Sharma and replacing an exhausted Mahendra Singh Dhoni with wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel for the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka lat

The Cricket Board has recommended India's ODI and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest honour for any sportsperson in the country. BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty said the board has already forwarded its r

The Cricket Board today said it has not received any intimation from India's ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to exclude him from the Sri Lanka-bound squad. The BCCI was reacting to media reports which claimed that Dhoni was set to pull out of the Sri Lanka tour as he was tired of playing n

Surprised at two London-based cheergirls' allegations of racial abuse a month after they claimed the incident took place, a senior BCCI official today said the Board was ready to probe if a formal complaint was lodged with the IPL. "I am surprised why these cheergirls have taken over a m

Stung by the ICC's criticism of the Green Park Stadium's pitch here, the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association is on damage control mode and has already started preparing the track for the next international match at the venue, an India-England ODI in November. As a precautionary measure, the U

In a much-awaited announcement that will decide the fate of disgraced Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh, BCCI appointed commissioner Sudhir Nanavati completed his reported over the Harbhajan Sreesanth slapping episode that took place a fortnight ago in the Indian Premier League. With th

Sudhir Nanavati, BCCI-appointed Commissioner probing the slapping row involving Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth, will be wrapping up the investigation after hearing both the players here tomorrow. Harbhajan and Sreesanth have confirmed to appear before Nanavati, a lawyer, tomorrow after bei

BCCI-appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati, investigating the slapping row between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth, today said he was left stunned after seeing the video footage of the incident. "What I saw was shocking but it has made my job easier. It will also help me in my further

Former Australian Test umpire Lou Rowan today described Harbhajan Singh as a rogue player and said the temperamental off-spinner deserves nothing less than a life ban for slapping India teammate S Sreesanth. "This fellow (Harbhajan) doesn't belong to the game of cricket. He has shown h

Harbhajan Singh has been punished enough by the Indian Premier League for slapping India teammate S Sreesanth and the BCCI should not be very harsh when it hands out a separate penalty to the off-spinner, IPL match referee Farokh Engineer has pleaded. Engineer, who adjudicated the hearing aga

The BCCI today appointed advocate Sudhir Nanavati as Commissioner to conduct a preliminary inquiry into Harbhajan Singh's alleged slapping of India teammate and IPL rival S Sreesanth. "As per the constitution, BCCI has appointed Sudhir Nanavati, Advocate, Ahmedabad as Commissioner to m

The BCCI took a great step ahead in the launching of its mega million dollar new 20-20 domestic cricket structure aptly named the Indian Premier League with the naming of the eight city franchises and their owners, a mix of the biggest names in business and Bollywood. The auction con

The Indian team management may be keen to have Munaf Patel in the squad, but the BCCI is not too happy with the paceman's attitude and appears to have second thoughts about sending him to Australia. The BCCI, it is learnt, has taken strong exception to Munaf's decision to skip the Ra

Following the rift between chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar and Cricket Board over compensation, BCCI today announced a hike in the allowances of selectors. BCCI Finance Committee which met here today decided to hike the allowances of board members and selectors. Board secretary Nir

Australian spin legend Shane Warne will be the highest paid cricketer in the BCCI-sponsored Indian Premier League (IPL) with a staggering USD 400,000 in his kitty. The BCCI managing committee announced the names of 34 cricketers including Warne, who have signed the contract and w

Virender Sehwag was today handed out a fresh lifeline with the national selectors springing a surprise by recalling him while also naming rookie paceman Pankaj Singh in India's 16-member Test squad for the gruelling cricket tour of Australia. Sehwag, who did not figure in the lis

Indian team today suffered a major jolt with Sachin Tendulkar being a doubtful starter for the third and final cricket match against Pakistan here due to knee pain. Indian skipper Anil Kumble said Tendulkar had aggravated his knee pain which he first felt during the one-day series an

Chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar would be able to watch the third and deciding Test match between India and Pakistan at Bangalore on all five days following the rescheduling of his meeting with Cricket Board chief Sharad Pawar to next week. "Vengsarkar is expected to meet Pawar next we

Delhi batsman Gautam Gambhir will join the Indian team in Bangalore as a cover for Sachin Tendulkar who is the doubtful starter for the third and final cricket Test against Pakistan, beginning tomorrow. The BCCI said Gambhir would be on the stand-by because Tendulkar was doubtful for