The meeting of the Governing Council ended today at the BCCI office in Mumbai and a decision was taken to appoint Chirayu Amin as the new chairman of the interim Governing Council. This interim committee will meet again in a time span of around one month to decide on the course of action for

John Buchanan has created a big controversy by naming some of the great Indian cricketers in his book, "The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20" as misfits for Twenty20 cricket. He said that Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman are not suited to play this s

The technical committee of the BCCI - that also comprises of Sourav Ganguly - has advised the BCCI to not have foreign players for the domestic season and to restrict the number of players from regions other than the team itself, to be at maximum of three. The technical committee has also sa

Former Indian great, Sunil Gavaskar has exhorted the Indian youngsters to place more importance to the Indian cap than the lucrative tournaments like the Indian Premier League. Gavaskar has not been the only known face to have spoken about this issue, with former cricketers like Gary Kirstein

Pakistan cricket authorities have nominated their former Test captain and Board Chief Executive Majid Jahangir Khan to head the influential International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee after the resignation of Sunil Gavaskar of India. Gavaskar stepped down as the chairman of the Commit

Sunil Gavaskar's controversial chairmanship of ICC's Cricket Committee came to a sudden end today when he announced his resignation from the post, weeks after he was asked to choose between his media commitments and his role with the games's world governing body. The former India captain co

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

Coming down heavily on I S Bindra for accusing him of chasing money through the Indian Cricket League (ICL), Kapil Dev said the former BCCI President was a "frustrated man talking loud". "If someone wants to take out personal vendetta, he can talk whatever crap he wants. Bin

Australian captain Ricky Ponting today said he saw no reason why an Australian coach could not do a good job in India when quite a few of them were doing well with teams around the world. "I think Tom Moody has done some terrific job in Sri Lanka leading them to the World Cup final an

Refusing to specify any reason for omitting Australian Dav Whatmore from contention for Team India coach's post, the Cricket Board today said it was a collective decision taken by the Search Committee. Asked why Whatmore was ruled out for the post, BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said, "

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 ICC Cricket Committee has expressed deep concern at the crammed international calendar, saying "the addition of many ODIs" to the Future Tour Programme was bound to have a "severe impact" on the standard of the game and the players' fitness. "The committee expr

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

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

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

Glenn McGrath and Brad Hodge today joined the chorus in slamming Sunil Gavaskar for linking Australian behaviour with the death of David Hookes, saying the Indian great's remarks could "damage his relationship" with Australian cricket."It is very disrespectful. Sunny was an amazin

Australian captain Ricky Ponting has hit back at Sunil Gavaskar's comments that the World Champions were "an unpopular team" and said the Indian legend was acting "high and mighty" in repeatedly criticising his side for their on-field behaviour.Ponting said it was natural t

Batting maestro Sunil Gavaskar, a member of the 1983 winning team, today exuded confidence that Team India will emerge winners in the upcoming World Cup. When asked to rate India's chances at the World Cup, Gavaskar said, "On a scale of 10, I would say 9. And I seriously believe th

Cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar was on Thursday presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the game. Bollywood star Mithun Chakrabarty handed over the award to the 'Little Master' at a glittering function organised by the Calcutta Sports Journalists' Club. Gavask

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's return to international cricket was today celebrated with the launch of journalist Debashish Dutta's new book charting Dada's career. The book contains scores of pictures throughout Sourav Ganguly's career. In fact, Debashish Dutta has also added anoth

It was a great challenge for the Indian batsman to take the one day games seriously during the early days and the attitude of the team changed in the early '80s during the Australia tour while taking part in a triangular tournament, former captain Sunil Gavaskar said today. "When

The Indians have failed to get out of the blocks when it came to their turn to bat in the series against South Africa with master batsman Sachin Tendulkar struggling for runs. The poor form of Sachin Tendulkar has put enormous pressure on the rest of the young and inexperienced batsmen a