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| Cricket Board to contribute 23 crore to Mumbai Cricket Association for development
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
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Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan dropped Where as Rohit Sharma and Pragyan Ojha in Test squad
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
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| Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
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
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Indian Cricket Board unaware of Mahendra Singh Dhoni pull out plan
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
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| BCCI ready to probe if cheergirls complain says M P Pandove
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
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Criticised by ICC now UPCA starts work on Kanpur cricket pitch
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
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| Nanavati Completes Harbhajan Sreesanth enquiry
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
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Sudhir Nanavati to hear Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth tomorrow
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
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| Nanavati astonished at the slap gate footage of Harbhajan and Sreesanth
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
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Ban Harbhajan Singh for life feels former Australian Test umpire Lou Rowan
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
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| Farokh Engineer hopes BCCI would be lenient on Harbhajan Singh
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
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BCCI appointed commissioner to inquire Harbhajan singh slapping Sreesanth
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
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| BCCI Launches Indian Premier League a mega million dollar Twenty20 domestic cricket
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
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Munaf patel annoys cricket board with his low performance
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
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| Cricket Board announces hike in the allowances of selectors
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
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Shane Warne to be the highest paid cricketer in Indian Premier League
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
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| Virendra Sehwag earns surprise recall as Pankaj Singh lone face in cricket Test squad
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
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Sachin Tendulkar doubtful starter for third Test cricket
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
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| Dilip Vengsarkar to meet Sharad Pawar next week
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
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Gautam Gambhir to join cricket team in Bangalore
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
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| Cricket Board sticks to gun while Dilip Vengsarkar mum on quitting still
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.
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Gary Kirsten not apprehensive about senior players says Cricket Board
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
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| Dilip Vengsarkar vs indian cricket board stand off reaches flash point
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
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No complaints from team about Shoaib Akhtar action says cricket board
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
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| Yuvraj singh to play Ranji cricket match against Bengal at Siliguri
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
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Cricket Board meeting on 1 December 2007 to discuss new cricket coach appointment
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
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| Gary Kirsten front runner for taking over as Indian cricket coach
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
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Cricket Board not to look beyond list of applicants for new cricket coach job
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
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| Dilip Vengsarkar climbs down and says not to write cricket news columns
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
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Ishant Sharma added to Indian Test cricket squad against pakistan test series 2007
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
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