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

Showing no signs of repentance, Indian captain Rahul Dravid today said that he was not worried by the Cricket Board's stand to seek an explanation from him for his outburst against the team manager for the South African tour. Dravid said controversies had become a part and parcel of Indian

Jumping to the defence of Chetan Desai, the Cricket Board today said it would seek an explanation from captain Rahul Dravid for his outburst against the team manager for the South African tour. Desai had come under a scathing attack from the Indian skipper for his tour report which criti

The International Cricket Council today decided to send a special team to Nagpur to investigate Marlon Samuels alleged links with a bookie. The team, mainly comprising of ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit officials, will be in Nagpur by Monday and will have detailed discussions with the Nagpur

Concerned by the fallout of a long-drawn telecast dispute, the BCCI today appointed a four-member committee to amicably resolve the vexed issue of sharing the live feed of cricket matches between rights owner Nimbus and public broadcaster Prasar Bharti. The decision to form the committee,

The issues of telecast rights and contract system for cricketers are likely to feature in the BCCI 's working committee meet today. The meeting assumes importance in the wake of the ordinance which has made it mandatory for television rights owner to share the live feed with public

The national selectors today announced Indian squad for the forthcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka beginning on February 8 . Out of form opener Virender Sehwag and Munaf Patel have been recalled for the first two one dayers. Gautam Gambhir, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina and Romesh Powar wer

A very busy schedule waits for the Indian cricket team following the World Cup in March-April, with a short tour of Bangladesh setting off a gruelling programme right up to the summer of next year, sources said. Talking to scribes, BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said: "The tour to the

The Indian squad for the upcoming cricket World Cup in the Caribbean would be chosen on February 11 or 12. "The selectors, who are to meet in Mumbai on February 3 to pick the team for the Sri Lanka series, will decide on the date and the venue, either Rajkot or Mumbai," the BC

Paceman Munaf Patel was today ruled out of the first two one-day internationals against West Indies after being advised two weeks of rest for a sore ankle. Patel has hurt the ankle early on the tour of South Africa and had sat out of three ODIs and the first two Tests. He was brought in f

The fourth and final one-day international between India and the West Indies would be held at Vadodara on January 31 instead of January 30, the BCCI said today. "The West Indies Cricket Board has agreed to our request to put off the match by a day as the police had told the B

Indian speedster Irfan Pathan returned here early this morning from South Africa, sources said. The left arm pace bowler was sent back by the Indian team management before the conclusion of the ongoing test series against the host to rediscover his bowling form in domestic cricket.