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Shaken to the core by a BCCI suspension for unruly behaviour during the Corporate Trophy, Indian pacer Praveen Kumar is remorseful and has vowed not to repeat the incident in future. It was wrong on my part. The episode should not have happened. I regret it now, Praveen told PTI while recalling the incident. I have learnt how to control my anger. I need to be cautious while expressing my emotions on the field. It happens sometimes when things do not go your way. I have moved on from that incident as it's history for me now. It won't happen again. [caption id=attachment_666081 align=alignleft width=380 Shaken to the core by a BCCI suspen
The BCCI has a strangely obdurate idea that Duncan Fletcher is a great coach, saddled with an Indian team that restricts his genius. He gets along with the boys, doesn't speak out of turn - always allows N Srinivasan a first stab at everything cricket - remembers his lessons, respects the officials, Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, doesn't grumble about the IPL either and of course gets the results too. He is perfect. The truth, however, is stranger still. Under him, India have lost 10 off the 22 Tests they've played. Of the eight wins India has under him, only one (against West Indies in 2011) out of 11 matches has come 'away' from home. We have seen VVS Laxman walk away in a huff. We have seen the best opening comdination in the world waste away -- Virender Sehwag's batting troubles have not gone away and Gautam Gambhir, despite Fletcher's help, still doesn't know where his off-stump is. Zaheer Khan flounders, Ishant Sharma persists, Harbhajan Singh makes a comeback. And the reason they are being persisted with is because India doesn't have any options. But despite all of this the BCCI believes Fletcher is the man to lead a new generation of Indian cricket stars. Is it also because India doesn't have any home grown options who can take over as coach? Wasn't Fletcher the coach when India decided to abandon a chance for a win against West Indies in 2011, needing to score 86 runs off 90 balls? He showed great leadership there right? [caption id=attachment_663779 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI has a strangely obdurate i
The Board of Control for Cricketin India (BCCI) today told a Delhi court that no injusticeis being done to sacked IPL commissioner Lalit Modi in theongoing inquiry against him on an IPL bidding issue and he hasnot yet challenged the proceedings of disciplinary committee. The BCCI made the submissions on a plaint filed by Modiagainst the Board, its President N Srinivasan, disciplinarycommittee members Arun Jaitley, Jyotiraditya Scindia andothers seeking a declaration from the court that the committeeis biased against him and has not conducted the proceedingsso far in a fair and transparent manner. Senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam, who appeared for BCCI,said it is a serious charge that the Board is manipulatingthe proceedings before the disciplinary committee and if itis so, Modi should have sought a judicial review of theinquiry proceedings but he has not done it so far. It is a serious charge against the Board. If grossinjustice is done to a person at this stage, he will challengeit but he (Modi) has not done so, Subramaniam told AdditionalDistrict Judge Ruby Alka Gupta. [caption id=attachment_646144 align=alignleft width=380 The Board of Control for Cricketin
strongNew Delhi/strong: The BCCI today made it clear that the second cricket Test between India and Australia will go ahead as per schedule in Hyderabad since the state government has assured of safety and security of the players. The city of Hyderabad was rocked by two terror blasts yesterday, killing 14 people and injuring many. The visiting Australian players and officials had expressed concerns but BCCI today assured them all safety measures would be in place. Senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla said they saw no reason to shift the Hyderabad Test, scheduled to begin from 2 March, from the city. [caption id=attachment_635712 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi/strong: The BCCI to
strongNew Delhi/strong: The BCCI is very unhappy with Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India's decision to impose a hefty penalty of Rs 52.24 crore for indulging in anti-competitive practices and is planning to seek legal recourse in this regard. We at BCCI do not agree with the findings of the Competition Commission. The BCCI doesn't need to indulge in any sort of anti-comptitive practice and we are very unhappy with this decision. We are planning to seek legal recourse and appeal against the decision, a senior BCCI office-bearer told emPTI/em today. [caption id=attachment_619149 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi/strong: The BCCI is
The BCCI seems to believe that two wrongs make a right. The board has a href=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/bcci-bars-30-england-cricketers-from-training-in-india-614221.htmlreportedly prevented /aaround thirty players from England from practicing on the spinning pitches of India on trips organised by the Global Cricket School. The reason, according to ema href=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/news/9845947/Indians-ban-30-English-players-following-Test-defeat.htmlThe Telegraph/a/em, is that the BCCI is thought to be particularly annoyed that Joe Root, who looked really good during the Test series and the ODIs, had already experienced Indian conditions thanks to the GCS before that debut. [caption id=attachment_616034 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI seems to believe that two
strongNew Delhi/strong: With the BCCI being skeptical about hosting the Women's World Cup in Mumbai due to simmering tension on the Indo-Pak border, Pakistan Cricket Board chief, Zaka Ashraf, today suggested that the quadrennial extravaganza be shifted to South Africa. Anticipating trouble due to Pakistani players' participation in the event, to be held in Mumbai, the BCCI had sought the ICC's help in taking a final call on whether to stick to the original venue or change it for the team from across the border in order to avoid security hassles. Women's World Cup is an ICC event and if the security is not good enough in India, then the world governing body should consider shifting it to a neutral venue like South Africa or somewhere, he said. I would want to leave it on ICC to decide. The entire tournament has to go to a neutral venue and a few matches cannot be shifted to another country and rest play somewhere else. [caption id=attachment_590972 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi/strong: With the BC
The BCCI's all-powerful Working Committee meets today and Duncan Fletcher and MS Dhoni will reportedly be the main topics of discussion. There have been reports that Fletcher's contract will not be renewed and India's lean run over the last year and a half has resulted in Dhoni losing his golden boy status as captain. At emFirstpost/em, we thought we'd give the BCCI bosses a hand by listing a few things they should consider at today's meeting. strongWho should replace Fletcher/strong Fletcher's failures are all the more stark because of the success his predecessor, Gary Kirsten, enjoyed. Yes, India have lost Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, and Sachin Tendulkar's powers are waning, but the team also seems to be functioning without any plans for opposing teams and players. What the BCCI needs to do is determine what kind of coach would work best with MS Dhoni, and then hunt for that kind of coach. Money is no object for the world's richest cricket board, so the focus has to be on finding the right person. Going purely by results, Fletcher is clearly not him. [caption id=attachment_588082 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI's all-powerful Working Com
The Tour, Programme and Fixtures Committtee of the BCCI has decided to shift the third Test of the forthcoming AIRTEL Test series between India and Australia from the Green Park, Kanpur to the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. This change is as per the rotation policy of the Board. [caption id=attachment_571323 align=alignleft width=380 The Tour, Programme and Fixtures Co
strongNew Delhi:/strong Senior BCCI functionary and IPL chairman, Rajiv Shukla, today denied reports that Sachin Tendulkar was forced to retire from one-day cricket, saying it was purely his decision. There was no pressure on Sachin Tendulkar to retire from this format of the game. It is for the player to decide whether to retire or whether not to retire. I think he has taken the right decision at the right moment.[caption id=attachment_568041 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi:/strong Senior BCCI
In this photograph taken on April 3, 2011, Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar poses with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy with the Gateway of India monument in the background during a photo call at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai. India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar on December 23, 2012 announced his retirement from one-day cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. In this photograph taken on April 3
In this photograph taken on March 16, 2012, Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar reacts after scoring his hundredth century during the one day international (ODI) Asia Cup cricket match between India and Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar on December 23, 2012 announced his retirement from one-day cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. In this photograph taken on March 1
In this photograph taken on April 2, 2011, Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is carried on his teammates' shoulders after India defeated Sri Lanka in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final played at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar on December 23, 2012 announced his retirement from one-day cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. In this photograph taken on April
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strongMumbai/strong: The BCCI has sought an explanation from the Mumbai Cricket Association for hosting England's Performance Programme squad's practice session at its DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai without seeking the parent body's permission. The BCCI has also written a letter to the England and Wales Cricket Board asking why they did not follow the correct protocol of asking its permission to have ECB's second-string squad practising in India, it was learned. The Board has written a letter to us asking for an explanation on the issue and we have forwarded that to Mr Vijay Patil (boss of the D Y Patil Academy) asking him to reply last week. We will forward his reply to the BCCI. It's a question of not following the proper protocol, said MCA president Ravi Savant today. Patil is, incidentally, a vice-president of the MCA. [caption id=attachment_543161 align=alignleft width=380 strongMumbai/strong: The BCCI has s
strongMumbai:/strongThe BCCI's Working Committee willmeet here tomorrow to discuss the course of action on formercaptain Mohammad Azharuddin after the ban imposed on him bythe Board was lifted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court earlierthis month. The Working Committee will discuss what action will betaken on Azharuddin after the High Court lifted the banimposed on him by the Board, a BCCI official told PTI oncondition of anonymity. [caption id=attachment_529655 align=alignleft width=380 strongMumbai:/strongThe BCCI's Work
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The BCCI today refused to react onthe court verdict that set aside the life ban on formercricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin, saying it will analysethe judgement before taking any decision. The Andhra Pradesh High Court, allowing Azharuddin'sappeal against the order of a local court, which had upheldthe decision of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),said the ban was unsustainable. However, senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla said theywould not react until their legal team looks at the courtjudgement. [caption id=attachment_519526 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI today refused to react ont
The BCCI's decision to retain the Anthony De Mello Trophy for the India-England series hasn't gone down well with Sharmila Tagore - wife of late India skipper MAK Pataudi. Sharmila was pushing for calls to name the trophy after her late husband, especially after the ECB had named previous trophies (2007 and 2011) in England as the Pataudi Trophy after the father-son duo of Iftekar Ali Pataudi and MAK Pataudi. [caption id=attachment_517677 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI's decision to retain the A
The BCCI have released the nine full squads for IPL-6 and Harbhajan Singh has been included in Mumbai Indians' team. The Mumbai franchise boast of the largest squad with 27 members while Rajasthan Royals have the smallest squad with just 14 players. Each franchise has a Salary Cap of up to $12.5 million to spend on their 2013 squad of upto 33 players, of whom a maximum of 11 can be from overseas. Only four overseas players can figure in the starting XI for any match. [caption id=attachment_511531 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI have released the nine ful
The BCCI has quickly acted on the the Home Ministry's clearance to the first Indo-Pak series since November 2007, and already published a schedule for matches between the two teams. According to the just releaseditinerary,hosts India will play two T20 internationals and three ODIs between December 2012 and January 2013. [caption id=attachment_511471 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI has quickly acted on the t
strongNew Delhi:/strong The BCCI today initiated the process of finding a new title sponsor for the Indian Premier League by floating tender notices for the same. After realty firm DLF ended its five-year long association with the IPL as the title sponsor in August, the BCCI has formally started looking for a replacement. Under this invitation to tender, the winning bidder will be granted the right to be Title Sponsor of the Indian Premier League for the five seasons from 2013 to 2017, the tender notice issued by the Board in leading newspapers stated. [caption id=attachment_506334 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi:/strong The BCCI to
The BCCI today downgraded Harbhajan Singh's contract from Grade 'A' to Grade 'B' while Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli and R Ashwin's contracts have been upgraded to Grade 'A'. In total, the BCCI have awarded central contracts to 37 players. The Grade 'A' contract is worth Rs 1 crore and the Grade 'B' contract is worth Rs 50 lakh. The Grade 'C' contract is worth Rs 25 lakh. [caption id=attachment_503750 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI today downgraded Harbhajan
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modifired a fresh salvo at BCCI president N Srinivasan,alleging that he is trying to gift the Hyderabad franchiseto his friends. So finally Sun TV has got an IPL franchise. I hadpredicted 3 months ago it will be SUN as BCCI president wantedit that way. Can't be a bigger scam than this. Someone shouldsee N Srinivasan's relationship and India Cements relationshipwith Sun TV. Don't forget Kalaignar TV and India TV scam,Modi wrote on Twitter. [caption id=attachment_503366 align=alignleft width=380 Former IPL chairman Lalit Modifired
The BCCI's Col. C.K. Nayudu Award Committee met in Mumbai and chose Sunil Gavaskar as the winner of the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award. The award comprises a trophy, citation and cheque for Rs. 25 lakhs. One of the all-time greats, Gavaskar represented India in 125 Tests from 1970-71 to 1986-87. He scored a record 774 runs in his debut series in the West Indies, and went on to achieve several milestones. He was the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Tests, and the first to play 100 consecutive Tests. [caption id=attachment_502588 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI's Col. C.K. Nayudu Award C
The BCCI may be one of the richest sporting bodies in the world, but one of their affiliates- the MCA is presently in financial trouble. According to areport in theem a href=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sahara-stumps-maharashtra-cricket-body/490263/Business Standard/a, /ema delay in payments by Sahara Group's Adventure Sports Ltd for its stadium in Pune has had adverse effects on the finances of the board and has resulted in rating agency CRISIL downgrading MCA's rating from BB to D. [caption id=attachment_498871 align=alignleft width=380 The BCCI may be one of the richest
strongMumbai/strong: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced that it had terminated it's contract with the owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Deccan Chargers after the Bombay High court stayed the arbitrators order, granting more time to the owners of the team to pay bank guarantees. BCCI moved an appeal against the Order of Arbitrator and the same was heard today morning. The Hon'ble High Court was pleased to stay the Order of Arbitrator after hearing both the parties, the cricket body announced in a brief statement today. Thus, the termination of DC Franchise stands,the BCCI said. [caption id=attachment_489617 align=alignleft width=380 strongMumbai/strong: The Board of C
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the richest cricket board in the world, has beat its own expectations for 2011-12 and registered a whopping 101.53 percent jump in its net profit for 2011-12 to Rs 382 crore from Rs 189.72 a year earlier primarily because of proceeds from cash-rich IPL and media rights. The organisation had previously projected a profit of Rs 296.31 crore and gross income of Rs 1043.11 crore for the year 2011-12 The income from the Indian Premier League show a colossal raise of Rs 146.38 crore over the previous year. The BCCI earned Rs 265.14 crore from fourth edition of the IPL in 2011 while it garnered Rs 118.76 crore in 2010. This is a whopping 123.26% jump!   [caption id=attachment_472296 align=alignleft width=380 The Board of Control for Cricket in
Indian Gujarat state Chief Minister, Narendra Modi (C) leaves after attending the Annual General Meeting at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) head office in Mumbai on September 27, 2012. Former Indian cricketer Sandeep Patil was appointed the Chairman of the national selection committee on September 27, while Mohinder Amarnath was sacked after serving just one year in the panel. Indian Gujarat state Chief Minister
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N. Srinivasan speaks during a news conference at their head office in Mumbai on September 27, 2012. Former Indian cricketer Sandeep Patil was appointed the Chairman of the national selection committee on September 27, while Mohinder Amarnath was sacked after serving just one year in the panel. Board of Control for Cricket in Ind