Board Of Control For Cricket In India

KS Bharat should get preference as a Test wicketkeeper

For the record, he has 296 catches and 35 stumpings in 86 first-class matches spanning a decade. Bharat has scored 4,707 runs at an average of 37.95, with nine hundreds and 27 fifties.

Indian cricket team selection: The issue with using a yo-yo fitness test cut-off

Physical endurance, while important, does not a great cricketer make. Suryakumar Yadav is no Hercules, and you would be hard-pressed to recall a time when Sri Lankan great Arjuna Ranatunga sprinted for a run.

Storyboard18 | BCCI cricket sponsorship rights - what's in it for Mastercard?

Mastercard is set to replace Paytm as the title sponsor for BCCI’s international and domestic cricket matches till 2023. This move can put the credit cards major back in the spotlight which had shifted to digital wallets and BNPL products.

Lalit Modi's enduring legacy: IPL, and cricket’s changing economy

Why the Indian Premier League is unlike anything Indian cricket has seen - on or off the field.

BCCI has sold IPL media rights for Rs 48,390 crore. Time is ripe for Women's IPL

There are 1,100 registered female cricketers in India. Experts say the time is ripe for an IPL-like women's league with six or seven franchises to begin.

Indian team’s loss to South Africa is just part of the natural ebb and flow of sports

Indian cricket has had a good run over the last 10 years. The current slump is just the natural ebb of that tide.

Storyboard | Lucknow and Ahmedabad IPL teams will open up Hindi heartland to advertisers, say experts

Experts add newer brands and more local businesses will come on as advertisers, as the city-centric fanbase grows.

Two new IPL teams mean more opportunities for players, advertisers

With 10 teams (including the Lucknow IPL team and the Ahmedabad IPL franchise) playing in IPL 2022, the number of IPL matches will increase from 60 to 74.

Maharashtra Govt demanded Rs 120 cr for Wankhede stadium lease renewal

Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil, in a written reply, said the Mumbai city district collector sent a notice to the MCA about the dues on April 16 this year.

BCCI vs Lodha: SC likely to appoint BCCI administrators today

The SC was expected to name the administrators last Tuesday, but Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi requested the SC to not nominate administrators for the BCCI for another two weeks.

BCCI moves SC to release funds for India-England test tomorrow

The bench, comprising Justices A R Dave and A M Khanwilkar, said it will discuss the matter with Chief Justice T S Thakur during the day and the CJI will take a call when to hear the BCCI plea.

After Twitter, Facebook in the fray for IPL digital media rights

Facebook is the latest company to join the fray for the digital media rights for Indian Premier League after Amazon and Twitter. The social media site has purchased tender documents worth USD 10,000 for the rights of the twenty20 extravaganza, Mint reported on Tuesday.

Justice Lodha panel directs banks to freeze accounts of the BCCI

As per a report in Indian Express, a senior BCCI official said that they have no option other than to call off the India-New Zealand series as our banks have decided to freeze BCCI accounts.

Money from broadcast rights can't be disclosed: BCCI to SC

The cricket body says it is in full compliance with local and central laws and has necessary checks and balances

Water woes in Maha: High court gives nod for first IPL match

The HC was hearing a petition to shift the cricket tournament from Maharashtra in light of immense wastage of water in many parts of the state. But it said it can't grant a stay because all arrangements for the match have already been made.

SC rap for Mumbai cricket body over watering pitches for IPL

The court has asked for all Indian Premier League matches to be shifted out of Maharashtra, as the state is reeling under a drought. Mumbai Cricket Association has hit back saying it purchases water for its use and also that this water is non-potable.

BCCI opposes Lodha panel recommendations

The BCCI has opposed the 'one state, one vote' recommendation - arguing that the board's membership structure is historically based on levels of cricketing activity and not the geographical limits of states

Dalmiya's death to unleash fresh battle for BCCI leadership

Dalmiya, who held a variety of BCCI posts, first came to prominence by bringing the 1987 and 1996 World Cups to the sub-continent.

BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya passes away

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to hospital few days back after he complained of chest pain, passed away at a city hospital this evening following a massive cardiac arrest.

Champions League T20 scrapped with immediate effect

While the scrapping of the CLT20 was always on cards due to the poor response it generated, the Lodha Committee report was like a last straw for the CLT20 Governing Council after Chennai Super Kings, who are defending champions as well as one of the competitors after finishing runners-up were suspended for two years.

Lalit Modi controversy: Time for PM to clean up mess

In India‘s crab-bring-down-crab political environment, dividing the opposition, through fair means or foul, seems to be the only way to rule. The Gandhi family used this to great effect. Modi will have to do the same.

Essel‘s Subhash Chandra gets ready to end BCCI's monopoly

Having burnt his fingers once with the poorly-funded Indian Cricket League (ICL), which wound up two years after it was launched in 2007 after arch-rival Lalit Modi and the BCCI launched the hugely successful Indian Premier League (IPL), Chandra seems to be playing his cards differently this time.