Cricket Controversies

Shahid Afridi-Javed Miandad spat: Dawood Ibrahim bats for 'samdhi'; reportedly threatens Lala

The Shahid Afridi-Javed Miandad spat took a turn for the worse when underword don Dawood Ibrahim issued a threat to the former for taking legal action against his relative.

Ben Stokes on Marlon Samuels: I do not like him one bit; he doesn't respect the game

England cricketer Ben Stokes has lashed out at West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels, saying that he "did not like the latter one bit" and that he "does not respect the game".

IPL fixing scandal: Ajit Chandila handed life ban, Hiken Shah banned for 5 years by BCCI

The 32-year-old Chandila an off-spinner who was found guilty of spot-fixing during his stint with Rajasthan Royals, was handed a tougher punishment for violating the codes pertaining to accepting bribes, fixing, underperfoming,

Bodi blow: Former South Africa cricketer Gulam charged in match-fixing case

Indian born Gulam Bodi played for South Africa in two ODIs and one T20I. The 37-year-old is a regular in the domestic T20 leagues.

Reading the fine print: Here's why the Lodha committee report is not the panacea for BCCI's ills

Some observations of the Lodha committee seem downright outlandish

Under-19 captain Ishan Kishan embroiled in reckless driving controversy; no arrest say police

The OIC said it was actually Kishan's father Pandey who was driving the car when it hit the autorickshaw that turned turtle and a woman sustained minor injury.

The BCCI is present-day Company Sarkar and it needs a complete overhaul, writes Ajay Maken

The office-bearers of BCCI, even as defined by Justice Lodha Committee and the apex court, do not want to call themselves ‘Public Functionaries’.

After years of resistance, will Lodha Panel report finally force BCCI to come under RTI Act?

Will the Justice R M Lodha-led Committee Report result in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) finally coming under the public scrutiny through the RTI?

BCCI asks state associations to discuss Lodha panel report before 31 January

Rattled by the recommended sweeping reforms to its structure by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice Lodha Committee, the Cricket Board has advised its affiliated state units to convene a meeting of its managing committee before this month end to discuss its implications.

Lodha Panel report: BCCI may have to reschedule IPL 9 itinerary

If the Supreme Court makes Justice RM Lodha committee's recommendations on BCCI reforms final and binding, the parent cricket body might have to alter the date of the ninth edition of Indian Premier League, scheduled to start on April 9, this year.