Pune: A day after threatening to resign as the BCCI Treasurer over N Srinivasan's stance on Gurunath Meiyappan, Ajay Shirke on Friday refused to deliberate further on the raging controversy and the demand for resignation of the Cricket Board President. "I have spoken to the media at great length over the last two days and I had made my stand very clear. I think I have no further appearances to...
01:54 PM, May 31, 2013
Birmingham: Indian cricketers face the daunting twin tasks of leaving behind the IPL spot-fixing scam and adapting to the tough conditions here as they begin their preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy with a warm-up game against Sri Lanka Saturday. Some on-field action will help divert the attention from the scandal, which has tarnished the reputation of Indian cricket. The conditions favour India's fast bowlers but they need to sort...
01:51 PM, May 31, 2013
New Delhi: 10.50 pm: Amidst reports that all the BCCI vice presidents are going to resign, one of them, Chitrak Mitra, says he is not going to put in his papers. 9.40 pm: Ankeet Chavan released from Tihar jail a day after a court granted him bail to solemnise his marriage. 9.01 pm: Sources say that all BCCI office-bearers may resign by tonight. 8.26 pm: Ajay Shirke resigns as BCCI...
11:49 AM, May 31, 2013
IBN-18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai talks about the crisis in BCCI after the spot-fixing allegations and the media reportage of the issue. ...
11:30 AM, May 31, 2013
After nearly two months of crash-bang IPL, cricket will return to its international colours with the ICC Champions Trophy to be played in England from June 6-23. Once touted as the 'mini World Cup' and a brainchild of then ICC president Jagmohan Dalmiya, the tournament's main aim was the development of cricket in the non-Test playing nations and raise funds for the same purpose. But after this seventh edition of...
11:26 AM, May 31, 2013
BCCI treasurer Ajay Shirke has told CNN-IBN that he might quit on moral grounds if no board meeting is called over the Gurunath Meiyappan investigation in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal. The BCCI's credibility has taken a hit and Shirke is also calling for BCCI chief N Srinivasan's resignation. ...
10:53 AM, May 31, 2013
New Delhi/ Mumbai: Even as the split in the BCCI ranks over the continuation of N Srinivasan as the cricket board chief is wide open, the police investigations into the IPL betting and spot-fixing cases is reaching a crucial stage. The battle against Srinivasan, who has till now brazenly refused to quit as BCCI chief, is finally moving into the final stage with several associations and BCCI functionaries now calling...
10:52 AM, May 31, 2013
New Delhi: There is a reason why N Srinivasan is still calm amid the storm gathering around him each day, asking for his resignation as the BCCI chief. As Srinivasan is the elected functionary, at least three-fourths of the 30 full members of the board must vote against him. But that too may not be enough. To have him removed as the BCCI chief, at least 10 members have to...
09:00 AM, May 31, 2013
New Delhi: As demands for the resignation of BCCI chief N Srinivasan grow louder, one of the BCCI's most high-profile former presidents, Jagmohan Dalmiya, believes the time has come for heads to roll. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Dalmiya even said that if need be, 'masala cricket' like the IPL must stop. "I am not saying that you take out a small portion from the system and a complete...
07:53 AM, May 31, 2013
First a confession: I am an IPL convert. I find the T20 game inventive, exciting and almost addictive. I have even learnt to take in ...
12:04 AM, May 31, 2013
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11:52 PM, May 30, 2013
A day after he attacked BCCI chief N Srinivasan, former ICC chief Sharad Pawar was himself targeted over a rule change that helped Srinivasan buy an IPL team in 2008. ...
11:43 PM, May 30, 2013
Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) chief Jagmohan Dalmiya has refused to be drawn into the N Srinivasan debate but said that cricket needs to be cleansed. ...
11:25 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: Slamming BCCI President N Srinivasan for not calling a meeting of the Board to discuss his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's arrest on betting charges, Board Treasurer Ajay Shirke on Thursday said that he is mulling quitting from his post on the issue, according to a report. Shirke, who on Wednesday called for Srinivasan's resignation on moral grounds, said he will wait and see for a few days before taking...
10:51 PM, May 30, 2013
London: Pakistan's Champions Trophy warm-up against Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Thursday. With persistent rain soaking the Birmingham area, the umpires held a series of pitch inspections at Edgbaston to test the conditions, but the day-night fixture had to be called off. Pakistan's last chance to practice before the tournament comes against South Africa at The Oval on Monday. The next warm-up fixtures for the...
10:17 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: Even as calls for N Srinivasan's exit get louder, the silence of the BJP leaders within the BCCI is baffling many. It has been nearly a week since the IPL betting controversy broke out, but Arun Jaitley, Narendra Modi and Anurag Thakur have not spoken on the issue yet. For years now, they have aggressively sought resignations of UPA ministers and the Prime Minister for corruption, on grounds...
10:07 PM, May 30, 2013
BCCI chief N Srinivasan's position as the BCCI chief is becoming more and more untenable, as the numbers stack up against him. ...
09:50 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: N Srinivasan, firmly entrenched till a couple of months ago not just as the BCCI chief but as the most powerful cricket official in the world, has his reign hanging by a thread now. BCCI members from around the country are now more than merely nudging him to step aside. But this endgame threatens to be messy. Srinivasan knows that 24 of 30 members are needed to impeach...
09:27 PM, May 30, 2013
In Delhi today, Sharad Pawar evaded questions on why he allowed the BCCI constitution to be changed to allow N Srinivasan to acquire Chennai Super Kings when Pawar was BCCI chief. ...
06:28 PM, May 30, 2013
Even as pressure mounts on BCCI chief N Srinivasan to step down, former cricketer Chetan Chauhan said he should resign till probe in the IPL scandal is going on. "If Gurunath is exonerated, then he can come back into the BCCI," he said. ...
05:45 PM, May 30, 2013
