The Cricket Board has promised to arrange special flights to cart the players around if the schedule is tight during the visit by Pakistan later this year, but maintained the venues of the matches would be decided by its own rotation system. "We have played in small centres in Pakista

Indian Cricket Board's (BCCI) five-year broadcast deal with Zee Television has been cancelled, plunging the three-match ODI series against South Africa next month in doubt, a report said today. India were scheduled to play South Africa in three one-dayers in Belfast from June 26 to July 1

Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) President Sharad Pawar is likely to be named as chairman of the 2011 World Cup organising committee when it is constituted formally next month. The board officials of the four Asian Test playing nations - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - are to meet i

The Cricket Board has expressed its inability to pencil in more than one tour game prior to the four-match Test series in Australia later this year as desired by the players. "There's no chance to add any extra games. The players may want more but where's the time," BCCI secretary

Former captain Ravi Shastri today reiterated that his role as Cricket Manager of the Indian team was a one-off assignment and he would not seek to extend his contract with the BCCI. "I like honeymoons anyway. The more the merrier. The thing is I was very clear right from the outset tha

Having cracked a composed ton to leave behind his bitter memories of a pair of ducks in the first Test, a jubilant Indian opener Wasim Jaffer today said he came to bat with an "extra bit of determination" to get a good score. "It is nice to get a hundred in Test cricket, espec

Global sports goods giant Adidas today said it has approached MRTPC as it felt its exclusive rights to the use of the name of brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar was violated by rival Nike. "MRTPC has issued notices to the respondents," Adidas said in a statement, while declining to

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today squarely blamed public broadcaster Doordarshan for denying millions of Indian fans the chance of watching the ongoing Test series between India and Bangladesh. "Doordarshan is to be blamed for this. They should have prepared an underst

The Technical Committee of the Cricket Board, headed by Sunil Gavaskar, is to meet on June four at Bangalore, the BCCI said today. "The Technical Committee is to meet at Bangalore on June four. It will discuss the suggestions put forth by captains and managers of last year's Ranji Trophy

India have agreed to play a tri-series in Bangladesh with Pakistan as the third side in 2008 or 2009. The matter was discussed at a meeting between the BCCI top brass and their counterparts in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) here last night. "We have agreed to play the tri-series in

Sachin Tendulkar wants the BCCI to consider the players' views while appointing the new coach for the Indian cricket team. Speaking to newspersons after scoring his 36th ton in the first Test against Bangladesh, Tendulkar said he was not aware of the BCCI's seven-member coach selection panel

India suffered another setback in the bowling department with Munaf Patel being called back from the Bangladesh tour after being declared unfit due to a lower back spasm. Patel strained himself while bowling in the nets yesterday and had to sit out of the first Test against Bangladesh that

Asserting that the Indian Cricket League was not meant to antagonise the BCCI, former player and one of the directors on ICL's executive board Kiran More said the planned series would contribute to the game's growth in the country. "We should see the ICL as an opportunity which will p

After flexing its muscles over the players' contracts, the Cricket Board today made a tame climb down and said the Bangladesh-bound team members can sign the contract even after returning from the tour if they were not happy with some of the clauses. "I don't have a feed back yet from

The Indian Cricket Board has slammed the International Cricket Council for the World Cup final fiasco and threatened to bring a no-confidence motion against its office-bearers, who have become "more and more bureaucratic". In a scathing reaction to the goof-up in the World Cup fin

Even as the Indian cricket board continues its search for Team India's new coach, a section of former cricketers want the board to consider Mohinder Amarnath's name for the job, media sources said. According to the sources, the BCCI has constituted a seven-member panel headed by Board chie

The Indian cricket team's new manager and coach would be appointed for a tenure of two years, the Cricket Board disclosed on Tuesday. A day after constituting a seven-member panel to pick Greg Chappell's successor, the BCCI said it was yet to zero in on possible candidates for the job but ha

A seven-member committee headed by BCCI President Sharad Pawar was today set up to choose India's new cricket coach amid reports that Australians Dav Whatmore and Tom Moody are the front runners for the job. Besides Pawar, the "Special Committee" will consist of three former capt

The Cricket Board today ruled out issuing any directive to the selectors to drop or select any particular player for the Bangladesh tour as has been reported in the media. "I totally deny having written to Dilip Vengsarkar (selection panel chief) to choose or drop any player," s

Barely a year after signing a telecast deal with the Cricket Board for a whopping 612 million dollars, Nimbus today issued a notice to the BCCI threatening to pull out of the deal. Nimbus' decision to withdraw from the deal, covering matches in India till 2010 March, comes after the Gove

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today said that the decision to provide National Security Guards commandos for the security of the Indian team during the World Cup was the government's move and the BCCI had not made any specific request in this regard. Talking to newsmen, B

The BCCI President Sharad Pawar, who could not meet the World Cup-bound Indian team here yesterday to convey his best wishes in person, is planning to visit the West Indies in the first week of April to watch a couple of Super 8 Series games. "He could not make it to Mumbai and meet t

Sourav Ganguly today found merit in the Indian Cricket Board's decision to bar players' wives from accompanying them during the initial stages of the World Cup, saying it would help the boys spend more time with each other. "It's a big tournament. The players will get more time wit

The Delhi High Court asked the centre to take "just and proper" decision on broadcaster neo sports' alleged racist advertisement that depicted India as an "inhospitable host" during the India-West Indies and India Sri Lanka cricket series. The direction came from a bench

Beleaguered cricketer Irfan Pathan stoutly defended himself against criticism, saying he remained positive about a successful performance in the world cup despite question marks over his form and fitness. "I have been answering these queries about the loss of in-swing and drop in pa

The BCCI president, Sharad Pawar, will address the Indian World Cup team here on February 27 before it leaves for the West Indies. The BCCI chief will talk to players after the official media conference at the Board's headquarters in the Wankhede Stadium, Board sources said today. Dep

The Indian team has suffered a severe setback with star batsman Sachin Tendulkar pulling out of the 4th and final ODI against Sri Lanka to be played on Saturday. The BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah announced on Thursday that Tendulkar pulled out of the crucial tie due to a stiff back. Th

The ICC nominations committee will meet in Dubai today to consider the two nominations for the next ICC President. BCCI President Sharad Pawar and England and Wales Cricket Board Chairman David Morgan are the two nominees to succeed current ICC President Percy Sonn. The members of the

The Board of Control for Cricket in India today announced the 15-member cricket squad for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, west indies with Virender Sehwag finding a place in the team despite his recent not so good performances. The National Selection Committee, along with skipper Rahul Dravid

The cricket board brought little relief for the fans of the Bengal Tiger by declaring that the thumb injury suffered by Sourav Ganguly in the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka was not serious. Ganguly is available for World Cup selection, the BCCI said. "It is a minor injury and w