New Delhi: In a move that clearly depicts the BCCI's urgent need to clean up the mess in the aftermath of the spot-fixing scandal in the IPL, a number of important decisions were taken at the board's emergency Working Committee meeting in Chennai on Saturday. Two days after CNN-IBN had broken the story of the ICC having warned the Indian cricket board of the possible dangers of fixing in the ...
09:31 AM, May 20, 2013
As the Indian cricket board comes under intense pressure after the IPL spot fixing scandal broke out, CNN-IBN has learnt that its top bosses disagree on the best way forward. ...
10:12 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may hand life bans to the tainted quartet of S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and Amit Singh in a meeting in Chennai on Sunday. Sreesanth, Chandila, Chavan have played several matches for Rajasthan Royals this season, while Amit represented the Jaipur-based IPL team for the first few seasons. Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan have reportedly confessed to spot-fixing in...
08:25 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Breaking his silence on the IPL spot-fixing scandal that has maligned Indian cricket, IPL chief Rajiv Shukla has said that he "was not hiding" and the BCCI will do everything it takes "to weed out" corruption. Here are the excerpts: CNN-IBN: Your first reaction, four cricketers in police custody, answering questions from police interrogators. There's s much alleged stories about them having nexus with the under-world, what is...
01:43 PM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Breaking his silence on the IPL spot-fixing scandal that has maligned Indian cricket, IPL chief Rajiv Shukla has said that he "was not hiding" and the BCCI will do everything it takes "to weed out" corruption. Here are the excerpts: CNN-IBN: Your first reaction, four cricketers in police custody, answering questions from police interrogators. There's s much alleged stories about them having nexus with the under-world, what is...
01:43 PM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: CNN-IBN has accessed the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) report on fixing in the IPL in which it had warned the BCCI and the nine IPL franchises about the dangers of fixing in the lucrative Twenty20 league. The ICC report wrote that the IPL has considerably increased the risk of match-fixing and spot-fixing. The ACU had also asked the BCCI and franchises to monitor players' agents as...
05:27 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy will receive a grand farewell after all with the perceived threat of a pull-out by the game's most powerful cricket board, and in effect the 50-over world champions, having dissipated. Hard-pressed for promotion in what is its final run, the ICC Champions Trophy will have a stately exit with all decks cleared for India to take up the challenge of adding another limited-overs...
06:08 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is unlikely to probe the election of former India legspinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as the players' representative on the ICC Cricket Committee, sources told CNN-IBN on Thursday. Siva, as he is popularly known as an expert commentator, last week replaced Australia's Tim May on the committee in a voting process that involved votes of the 10 Test captains; however, May raised doubts over the...
02:17 PM, May 15, 2013
FICA chief executive Tim May told CNN-IBN that there are enough evidence to proof that captains have been influenced and not allowed to vote according to their choice. ...
12:07 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: While the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA) has called for a probe by the ICC into the election of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan to the cricket committee, its chief executive Tim May has spelt out he will not seek re-election even if the voting and election process is found to be unconstitutional in the inquiry. Speaking to CNN-IBN, May also reiterated that FICA has evidence of certain boards trying...
10:19 AM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team will have its hands full with non-stop cricket for nearly nine months, starting this December, which hardly leaves them with any time away from the game. After months of uncertainty, the tour to New Zealand next year is back on track, leaving virtually no rest period for MS Dhoni's men. CNN-IBN has learnt that after prolonged negotiations between the respective cricket boards ended months...
05:15 PM, May 10, 2013
There couldn't have been a better moment than now for the 71-year-old grandfather to step away, having restored the Red Devils' dominance and Ferguson retired with an unmatched legacy. ...
09:30 PM, May 09, 2013
Alex Ferguson's retirement as Manchester United manager has evoked reactions from across the sporting fraternity. One of football's eminent international broadcasters, John Dykes spoke to CNN-IBN's Sanjeeb Mukherjea on Ferguson's retirement and the lasting legacy of the distinguished Scotsman. ...
12:28 AM, May 09, 2013
The BCCI selectors on Saturday kept Gautam Gambhir out of the Champions Trophy squad without explaining their decision to exclude him. ...
06:19 PM, May 04, 2013
Indian boxer Vijender Singh was a relieved man after the dope test conducted by NADA gave a negative report. ...
09:27 PM, Apr 16, 2013
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