The Calcutta High Court today stayed the BCCI suspension on Jagmohan Dalmiya and directed that the former cricket board chief was free to contest the coming Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) polls. Upholding Dalmiya's application against the suspension imposed by the Sharad Pawar -led reg

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

BCCI President Sharad Pawar, after being elected Chairman of the 2011 World Cup Organising Committee, vowed today to make the event spectator friendly with low priced tickets for the cricket-crazy fans in the sub-continent. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Naseem Ashraf was named chief conven

Mantaining their hold over the prestigious Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), BCCI chief Sharad Pawar and his supporters swept the elections for the organisation held today, with their group winning all the 16 positions up for grabs. While Pawar, who is also the head of the NCP and the Unio

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher was the unnamed foreign candidate who has been invited for discussions with the BCCI Search Committee here on June 9, Cricket Board sources said here today. The sources, however, dismissed speculation about Arjuna Ranatunga, saying the former Sri Lankan

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 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

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

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

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

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

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 International Cricket Council Chief Percy Sonn's tenure has been extended till 2009. The channel sources further told that Sonn accepted an invitation from the ICC to extend his term during a two-day board meeting that ended on Friday. "The standard term for an ICC president

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

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 ICC has set in motion the process of identifying its next President, beginning with the scrutiny of the two nominations, from BCCI President Sharad Pawar and England and Wales Cricket Board Chairman David Morgan. The ICC nominations committee, chaired by former BCCI President A C Mu

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

BCCI today ruled out participation in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi stating a busy schedule of the Indian team under the ICC's Future Tours Programme. The BCCI Working Committee also formed a sub-committee to deal with players' contract but there was no discussion on nominating its

Indian Cricket Board President, Sharad Pawar, has received support from the other three Asian Test playing countries to succeed South Africa's Percy Sonn as the chief of the International Cricket Council. "Yes, it has been decided that Mr. Pawar will be the candidate to take over as