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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Determined to ensure that its gag order was not defied, The Cricket Board has sent a reminder to the national selectors asking them not to write columns in newspapers as per its constitutional provisions. "Yes, a message has been sent to the selectors not to write columns," said B

In a gag order, Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar has been asked by the BCCI not to interact with the media, a few days after he was banned from writing syndicated columns. Vengsarkar, a former India captain who has often found himself in trouble for his comments in the media on selection ma

Andhra Pradesh police have registered a case against BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar and five others for alleged misappropriation of funds during the third India-Australia cricket ODI here held recently. On a direction from a local court, the Uppal police here booked the case against Paw

A court today ordered that an FIR be lodged against BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar and three others for alleged misappropriation of funds during the fifth India-Australia ODI here. The Third Metropolitan Magistrate of Cyberabad issued the order acting on a complaint filed by a former Ra

The national selectors today sprung a major surprise by dropping former captain Rahul Dravid and recalling Virender Sehwag in the 15-member Indian one-day squad for the first two matches of the upcoming cricket series against arch-rivals Pakistan. The 34-year-old Dravid, who struggled

The International Cricket Council has warned the Indian Board that it must abide by its anti-racism code and act seriously on the incident of racist crowd behaviour against Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds in Vadodara. The BCCI has played down the incident only to irk the Australian tea

The BCCI today declined that it has received any request from the Pakistan Cricket Board to accommodate a one-off Twenty20 international during the series against the arch-rivals starting next month. "Where's the question? We have not received any request from the PCB on the issue,&qu

BCCI has taken exception to selection committee Chairman Dilip Vengsarkar and Indian team manager Lalchand Rajput's statements to media over senior players' performance. "If selectors are not happy with the performance of seniors, then selection committe can drop then. But the

National selectors today recalled left-arm spinner Murali Kartik to strengthen the struggling Indian bowling against Australia while keeping rest of the 15-member squad unchanged for the fourth and fifth cricket one-dayers. The selectors, who met here, decided to include the 31-year-old Kart

Sourav Ganguly, who pulled a hamstring muscle during the first ODI, will be rested for the second cricket one-day international against Australia to be held in Kochi on Tuesday. However, the good news for Team India is that Ganguly's injury is not serious and he will be available for rest

Former Test captain and all rounder Ravi Shastri was today appointed new chairman of Bangalore-based National Cricket Academy at the Cricket Board's 78th AGM here after he agreed in principle to do the job. However, the player-turned-TV commentator has sought "a day or two"

Victorious Indian cricketers arrived here this morning to a tumultuous welcome following their triumph in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in Johannesburg. Thousands of cricket fans braved rain and waited for their heroes outside the CSI airport. Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh,

The rebel Indian Cricket League was too small an entity to challenge the authority of BCCI, Board secretary Niranjan Shah said today. "ICL is too small to challenge (BCCI), it is very small against the BCCI," Shah said. He said the BCCI initiative to start the Indian Premier Leag

India will play under an interim coach in the ODI series against Australia and a full-time coach would take over before the home series against Pakistan, BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said here today. "We (BCCI) have received some applications for the job of coach which would

The Cricket Board today rubbished a media report claiming Sachin Tendulkar spurned captaincy protesting BCCI allegedly paying more money to foreign players who are being roped in for the Indian Premier League (IPCL). A vernacular channel claimed that Tendulkar was miffed with the BCCI, as wa

Once bitten ever shy seems to be the policy of the Cricket Board vis-a-vis its selection of the national coach in the aftermath of the disastrous Graham Ford episode a few months ago. "We have been receiving applications from candidates and the deadline is September 15 after which the

Even as the BCCI's flip-flop over the Indian Cricket League continues, Railway Minister and Bihar Cricket Association President Lalu Prasad today openly backed the ICL, saying the million-dollar tournament could be played on Railways stadiums. Prasad described the ICL as a "good initi

Training his guns on the Sharad Pawar-led BCCI, Jagmohan Dalmiya today asserted that he would go all the way to expose those who considered the Board as their personal property and bend rules to suit their own interests. Bubbling with confidence after getting a stay from the Calcutta High Co

The trophies won by the Indian cricketers in the Future Cup one-day series against South Africa in Ireland have been recovered and would be delivered at the BCCI office in Mumbai today. Indian Cricket Board Secretary Niranjan Shah said the luggage containing the team's winners' trophy, Sac

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

India will have a new captain at the Twenty20 cricket World Cup in South Africa with Rahul Dravid today opting out of the inaugural edition of the tournament, alongwith seasoned campaigners Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, to make way for youngsters. The three stalwarts, in their 30s,