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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.

Sep 01, 2018 16:09
PUNE: Former India captain MS Dhoni continues to be a huge favourite amongst marketers in the country and abroad as well as he has signed a 3-year deal with German cybersecurity company, WardWiz worth Rs 150 million, Economic Times reports. WardWiz has its India operations in the city of Pune and offers security solution products for both PCs and mobiles.
Sep 01, 2018 15:09
MUMBAI: Saba Karim, the BCCI’s General Manager of Operations has declared the cricket board ready when it comes to tackling the challenges such as logistics for organizing more than 2000 domestic matches across the Indian cricket season for the first time in history, ESPNcricinfo reports.  
Sep 01, 2018 13:09
NEW YORK: Thursday was a landmark day for cricket in the USA as the country’s governing body in the sport, USA Cricket, now has three independent directors. This is expected to give cricket a great chance to grow the game in the country apart from the USA growing its own cricketing talent and stature. The names approved by the 7-member BoD are –
Sep 01, 2018 13:09
MUMBAI: Indian fashion brand Sin Denim released an all-new TVC called ‘Game Changer’ on Saturday featuring its brand ambassador and cricket star Hardik Pandya.
Aug 20, 2018 16:08
LONDON: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has been named as one of the 30 cricketing experts alongside West Indian legends Michael Holding and Courtney Walsh for a new smartphone-based mentoring app called Proatar, Press Trust of India reports.  Co-founded by Indian entrepreneur Srikanth Tanguturi and Sri Lanka’s Christy Kulasingam, it was launched at the Home of Cricket, Lord’s Cricket Ground in the city last week. 
Jul 23, 2018 18:07
MUMBAI: Cricket remains the major contributor to sports viewership on Indian television, but football got a boost with the just-concluded 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia where India was not even participating.
Jun 16, 2018 13:06
TORONTO: DAZN, the dedicated OTT live sports streaming service backed by Perform Group, has bagged the digital rights to show all cricket matches featuring Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies in Canada for a period of 2 years. 
Jun 08, 2018 15:06
NEW DELHI: French food products major Danone has roped in rising cricket star Shubman Gill as brand ambassador for its popular protein brand, Protinex.  As part of the endorsement deal, Shubman will be the face of Protinex for next five years.
May 17, 2018 12:05
NEW DELHI: TCM Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. has won exclusive commercial rights, including title sponsorship and ground advertising rights, for cricket in New Zealand for the next three years. The teams that are scheduled to play in New Zealand over the next three years are India, Australia, Bangladesh, England and Sri Lanka.
Apr 28, 2018 15:04
MUMBAI: Pro Star League, an under-16 cricket tournament endorsed by the School Games Federation of India with the stated aim of identifying and nurturing talent at the grassroots level, was launched at a city hotel on Friday.