India’s newly-appointed national selectors, the first set to be paid by the BCCI, will be on a four-year contract which will be reviewed annually, according to Shashank Manohar, the board’s new president. Manohar was confirmed as Sharad Pawar’s successor at the annual general meeting in Mumbai, while Kris Srikkanth was appointed the new chairman of [...]
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah on Tuesday put the onus on the senior cricketers to inform the board or the selection committee about their future retirement plans to enable a smooth transition in the Indian team. “The senior players, who can be phased out in two or three years, should make their own retirement plans and [...]
Treasurer N Srinivasan is all set to take over as the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) new secretary as incumbent Niranjan Shah steps down from the post at the September 27-28 BCCI AGM in Mumbai following the expiry of his tenure. According to BCCI sources, Srinivasan will be the automatic choice for [...]
Banned by the BCCI for having signed up with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) in 2007, 64 Indian cricketers are still waiting to be paid dues worth millions of rupees they claim the Indian board owes them for matches played on the official domestic circuit before they joined the unauthorized venture. The ICL says it [...]
The BCCI has ruled out the possibility of playing an international ODI series in either Pakistan or South Africa in place of the Champions Trophy in the gap created in the international calendar created by the postponement of the ICC Champions Trophy. Instead they want to prepare for the “very important” home Test series against [...]
Almost after 18 months of exile, Jagmohan Dalmiya is back with a motive as the newly elected president of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). 68 year old Dalmiya had earlier been accused of misappropriating PILCOM accounts for which he was banned and had to relinquish his post as CAB president in December 2006 after 13 [...]
A whole scene has been created over the selection of Jaydev Shah’s selection as India A team captain for a three match series in Israel. This is a highly significant move on the part of the Board as there is also a forthcoming tour of Australia for the A team. It is reminiscent of the [...]