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

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

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.

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

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 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

BCCI office bearers, headed by President Sharad Pawar, will meet tomorrow in Delhi with the long-pending matter of appointment of a coach for the Indian team topping their agenda. The naming of a coach has been kept pending since the decision of previous incumbent Greg Chappell not to s

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

Sachin Tendulkar today turned down the offer to become the captain of India's Test cricket team just two days before his appointment was to be formally announced here. The veteran batsman, who had initially agreed to take over the mantle after Rahul Dravid stepped down, has informed the

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

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"

BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar was today all praise for Twenty20 world champion Indian cricket team and its captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. At the felicitation of the team at the Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai, Pawar said the young brigade has brought an all new dimension to Indian cricket. Comme

India's World Cup winning cricketers returned to a tumultuous welcome today as an ecstatic nation rolled out the red carpet for the homecoming of their young heroes. The euphoria of the remarkable Twenty20 World Cup triumph spilled over onto the streets as the bustling metropolis virtually

As the cricket fraternity gropes for the exact reason which prompted Rahul Dravid to quit Indian captaincy, the player himself revealed that he was not enjoying leading the side anymore. "I enjoyed the captaincy, I loved it, but it can get tough after a while and some of the enjoyment

Rahul Dravid today sprang a surprise by resigning as the captain of Indian cricket team on the ground that the burden of leadership was affecting his batting. Back from leading India to a rare Test rpt Test series win against England, Dravid submitted his resignation to BCCI Chief Sharad Paw

In a surprise development, Rahul Dravid today expressed his desire to step down as the captain of the Indian cricket team. Dravid met BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar here yesterday and expressed his desire to relinquish the post. "Rahul Dravid met Sharad Pawar at Delhi on September 13 and

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today said it has settled a dispute with sports gear firm Nike on sponsorship issue, adjusting 1.228 million dollars compensation claim put on the Board after making some discounts. "There is no outstanding issue, everything has been reso

Turning the heat on the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), BCCI President Sharad Pawar said the Board would announce its own Twenty20 plans in the next 10-15 days. Pawar, who watched India beat England in the fifth one dayer here at Headingley yesterday, derided ICL, calling it a "pur

Former BCCI President I S Bindra today questioned Kapil Dev's real motive in joining the Indian Cricket League, saying he went there to make quick bucks but was trying to rationalise his decision by camouflaging it in name of the game's development. "If Kapil's mission was to develop

The Indian Cricket League today received support from an unexpected quarter with West Bengal Sports Minister Subhash Chakraborty saying the multi-million dollar breakaway league would be allowed to use the Eden Gardens and other grounds. The Minister said all the grounds belonging to the s

Eight Ranji players belonging to Bihar Players Association today protested in front of the BCCI office demanding that Bihar be allowed to take part in the domestic cricket season. The cricketers sat on a hunger strike at the BCCI headquarters where its Working Committee meeting was on, but

Acutely aware of the perceived challenge to their authority by the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), which is luring young domestic cricketers into its fold, the bigwigs of the Cricket Board are girding their loins to meet it head-on. Today's late evening meeting of the BCCI's offic

The Cricket Board today defended its stand on withdrawing financial benefits from players aligning with the rebel Indian Cricket League, saying the proposed tournament was an "out and out commercial venture". The BCCI said the players were free to play for the ICL but it was only &

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

The Cricket Board today issued an ambiguous statement on the contentious issue of Indian Cricket League, saying that anyone associating himself with "any other organisation" will not be connected with the activities of the BCCI. The BCCI office bearers, who met at President Sharad

The Indian Cricket League today hit back at the Cricket Board for threatening to impose a life ban on players aligining with the rebel body, saying the BCCI was a private organisation and had no right to issue such directions. A day after BCCI made it clear that players taking part in the br

Coach for Team India is expected to be appointed in a month's time, BCCI President Sharad Pawar said today. Pawar also said there is no proposal before the BCCI to pick former coach Greg Chappell for an advisory role at the National Cricket Academy. Asked about the progress made on appoint

The BCCI today added a new twist to the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test between India and England by claiming that the International Cricket Council had set up a committee to look into the issue. The BCCI President Sharad Pawar told reporters here that the ICC had formed a

BCCI President Sharad Pawar today said the Board will take a decision on Kapil Dev's fate as the Chairman of National Cricket Academy at its upcoming general body meeting. "The Board will take a decision on the (Kapil Dev) matter", said Pawar while referring to the former captain

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