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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.

Dec 20, 2017 10:12
MUMBAI: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will inaugurate his global cricket academy in Singapore on 20 January 2018. 
Dec 20, 2017 10:12
CHENNAI: The Players’ Association, recommended by the Lodha panel recommendations, is finally taking shape.
Dec 18, 2017 09:12
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India could consider an e auction process for Indian cricket media rights, which are scheduled for tendering in a few months. 
Dec 16, 2017 14:12
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) is working on a plan to add Rs two billion to the existing budget of Rs 1.8  billion this season to provide for a hike of cricketers who play for India, as well as domestic players.
Dec 13, 2017 18:12
MUMBAI: In the next Future Tours Programme (FTP) cycle  of 2019-23, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is the only domestic Twenty20 league during which all international cricket will come to a halt through April and May.
Dec 13, 2017 14:12
MUMBAI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken objection to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s decision not to include any bilateral matches with Pakistan in its proposed FTP (Future Tours Programme) for 2019-2023. The PCB has approached the International Cricket Council (ICC) and initiated a Dispute Resolution Process against the BCCI for not honouring its commitment of playing Pakistan.
Dec 12, 2017 13:12
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan will play its first ever Test against India in 2019-2020, the final schedule for which will be worked out later. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to to host the country’s maiden Test match. On the other hand, it chose to cold-shoulder Pakistan in its latest Future Tours Programme (FTP) announced on Monday.
Dec 12, 2017 13:12
NEW DELHI: A revised Future Tours Programme (FTP) passed unanimously at the Board of Control of Cricket in India's (BCCI) SGM on Monday will see India playing more Tests against Australia, England and South Africa.
Dec 11, 2017 13:12
WHEN RAJASTHAN ROYALS, the underdogs, won the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 against all odds, one of the co-owners was overheard jokingly quipping to his business partner that it might be a good time to sell.
Dec 11, 2017 12:12
MUMBAI: A fresh edition of the T 10 Cricket League, floated by the Wadhwa brothers - owners of the T 10 Gully Cricket league - has been launched in Mumbai.