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BCCI to pay Rs8bn+ compensation to Kochi Tuskers

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Oct 24, 2017 12:10

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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 07, 2017 15:11

Star Sports acquires NZ cricket rights for next 3 yrs

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

Sreesanth to appeal to SC against life ban

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

Ganguly to pen book on mind games in sport

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

SLC confirms more cricket tours to Pak

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

Former BCCI GM MV Sridhar passes away

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

MONEY BALL: CSK does not need Dhoni

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.

Oct 31, 2017 12:10

CoA submits BCCI draft constitution to SC

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Oct 31, 2017 12:10

ICC amended anti-doping rules for India: Report

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) appears to be content with the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) anti doping measures, even as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) presses for the cricket body's adherence to its accredited Indian arm - the National Anti Doping Agency.

Oct 30, 2017 17:10

SC defers Lodha case hearing to Nov 29

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing in the case related to reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to November 29. The BCCI had submitted a draft constitution to the court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), which filed a report on Friday.

Oct 30, 2017 13:10

Chris Gayle wins defamation case against Oz publisher

MUMBAI: West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has won a defamation case against Australian publisher Fairfax Media over articles that claimed he exposed himself to a female massage therapist during the 2015 World Cup.

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