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NEW DELHI: The most powerful cricket body in the world has yet again been forced to eat humble pie after falling at the wrong end of the stick on the legal front. Needless to say, it is a seriously expensive pie. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly ready to cough up compensation of over Rs8 billion to IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala for terminating its contract in 2011, a massive mark-up on the Rs3 billion the team's promoters were initially willing to settle for.

Nov 13, 2017 11:11
MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the process for the recruitment of an independent director for the ICC board. The introduction of an independent director, who must be female, was approved by the ICC full council in June as part of wide ranging constitutional change aimed at improving the global governance of the sport, says an official statement.
Nov 11, 2017 16:11
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in an official communication, has intimated to the government that the Indian cricket board does not come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
Nov 10, 2017 11:11
MUMBAI: Fitness centre chain Cult.fit has announced cricketer K L Rahul as its brand ambassador. The deal was facilitated by Cornerstone Sport- a brand consultant and talent representation agency. 
Nov 09, 2017 10:11
MUMBAI: Indian captain Virat Kohli's star continues to be on the ascendant. A recent Forbes report pegs his charge per Instagram post at $500,000 (Rs 32 million), putting him on par with Real Madrid star Christiano Ronaldo.
Nov 07, 2017 15:11
MUMBAI: Star Sports has acquired the broadcast and digital rights for New Zealand Cricket for all men’s and women’s International matches being organized in New Zealand for the next three years for the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia.  India is expected to play a total of three Tests, 10 ODIs and three T20s during this period in New Zealand.
Nov 04, 2017 14:11
BENGALURU: Former India cricketer S Sreesanth plans to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Board of Control for Cricket in India's imposition of a life ban, following allegations of spot-fixing during an IPL match in 2013.
Nov 02, 2017 13:11
KOLKATA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is planning to write a book on mind games in sport. Ganguly, who has shied away from penning his memoirs, has said that he was being chased for a long time, and that he would now be penning a book on mind games. "It's a book on how the player's mindset is important to develop the sport and I found that pretty boring actually," PTI quotes him as saying.
Nov 01, 2017 13:11
MUMBAI: Sri Lanka Cricket chief executive Ashley de Silva has said the SLC board plans to send its junior side to Pakistan soon, and "the senior side would follow as soon as possible." The affirmation comes on the back of a successful Twenty20 match in Lahore played by Lanka for the first time on Sunday, after a gap of eight years.
Oct 31, 2017 16:10
MUMBAI: Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) general manager MV Sridhar passed away in Hyderabad on Monday morning. Sridhar succumbed to a cardiac arrest, aged 51. Sridhar's passing away a little over a month after he resigned from his post of BCCI's general manager - Cricket Operations, having been in the position since 2013. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
Oct 31, 2017 15:10
TO RETAIN OR NOT to retain. It is the biggest dilemma facing Indian cricket now. With a decade over, one would think the Indian Premier League (IPL) would have got its act together. Especially on team composition. While it always maintained that the 2018 edition will see all players being thrown into a common auction pool, there are franchises that would like to retain important players.