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

Refusing to bow to Dilip Vengsarkar's demand to either allow him to write columns or compensate, the Cricket Board today made it clear that the chief selector was free to make his decisions. "BCCI's stand on Vengsarkar remains the same," Board vice president Rajiv Shukla said.

The Cricket Board today brushed aside suggestions that Gary Kirsten is apprehensive about taking up the Indian coach's job because of a possible opposition from the senior players. BCCI vice president Rajiv Shukla dismissed reports that Kirsten has written to the Board, saying that he could

The stand-off between Dilip Vengsarkar and BCCI reached a point of no return with the Cricket Board today making it clear that the chief selector was free to quit and ruling out amending the guidelines relating to the selectors' conduct. Further hardening its stand, BCCI today said Ven

There has been no complaint on the bowling action of Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar from the Indian team to the Cricket Board, according to a top BCCI official. "We have not received any complaints from any Indian team member or management (on Akhtar's bowling action)," B

Yuvraj Singh, who failed to find a place in the Indian team for the first and second cricket Tests against Pakistan, was today released for playing Ranji Trophy matches for Punjab, BCCI sources said. Yuvraj will be seen playing against Bengal at Siliguri in the four-day elite group match w

BCCI office bearers will meet in Kolkata, on December 1, where Gary Kirsten's appointment as India's cricket coach could be ratified. "The BCCI office bearers will meet in Kolkata on December 1 where the issue of the new coach will certainly come up. The members would be briefed on al

The race for the Indian cricket coach continues to throw up surprises with former South African batsman Gary Kirsten today emerging as a front-runner for the high-profile job. The former South African opener was interviewed in the capital by the Coach Selection Committee -- comprising forme

The Cricket Board today made it clear that it would not look beyond the list of applications when the new Team India coach is picked to accompany the side before it leaves for Australia. BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said today that the Board had received 20-22 applications and the coach sel

The stand-off between the Cricket Board and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar reached a flash point today with the BCCI issuing a show cause notice to the former skipper for continuing to defy its gag order. The BCCI also bluntly told Vengsarkar that he could quit the post of chief selector

Delhi pacer Ishant Sharma was today added to the Indian squad for the first cricket Test match against Pakistan starting here tomorrow as cover for injuries to the pace duo of S Sreesanth and R P Singh. The Delhi pacer's induction comes a day after Munaf Patel was brought into the side foll