The Pakistan Cricket Board President, Ijaz Butt has said that there was a chance that the bilateral series between India and Pakistan will be revived on neutral grounds. He said that the Indian side had agreed to playing the Pakistanis on the neutral venues, and the ICC has agreed to factor th

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

BCCI, the Indian Cricket Board, is planning to introduce a software in the system of video recording of domestic matches which will help them in assessing the performance of Indian umpires on a regular basis. The BCCI's umpires committee met here today and was given a demonstration by two

After being snubbed by South African Graham Ford, the Indian Cricket Board would be more careful in handling the coach selection process in the future, said BCCI President Sharad Pawar. "In future, we will see that these issues are handled carefully," Pawar said on the sidelines

The Indian Cricket Board wants to make minor changes in the itineraries of the forthcoming tours by Australia in September-October and the subsequent visit by Pakistan in November-December. The changes have been necessitated following the desire of the Haryana Cricket Association to host t

The decision to appoint a new coach of the Indian cricket team is likely to be announced after two days at Bangalore, where BCCI selection committee meeting is being held, the Board secretary Niranjan Shah said. "The selection committee meeting is being held at Bangalore on June 4 an

The International Cricket Council will soon appoint an acting president in place of Percy Sonn, who died of complications from a colon operation. Sir John Anderson of New Zealand and Malaysian Prince Tunku Imran are said to be in the running for the post vacated after the demise of the 57-ye

Dav Whatmore, widely tipped to be India's next coach, today said he was keen for the job because it was the right step forward in the learning process as a coach. "It is a logical extension to a bigger challenge. It is the right step forward in the learning process as a coach," said o

Jharkhand Director General of Police J B Mahapatra today denied reports that cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni faced any naxal threat. "There is no danger or threat to Dhoni," said Jharkhand's top police officer. Mahapatra was responding to a query as to whether Dhoni had bec

International Cricket Council President Percy Sonn, who was critically ill for the past few days, died in Cape Town today. Sonn, 57, was admitted to the Durbanville clinic in Cape Town on Monday after developing complications from a colon surgery. A former president of the South African cr

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

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

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 Indian Cricket Board today said that it has received the report of the Nagpur Police on West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels' links with a bookie and has forwarded it to the International Cricket Council. "We have received the report today and have forwarded it to the ICC for ne

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to prepare fast pitches in every state for Ranji Trophy matches so that our players get used to playing on fast tracks outside the country. According to the sources, at least two fast pitches will be prepared in each state for