Former ICC chief Sharad Pawar, IPL chief Rajeev Shukla and BCCI member Arun Jaitley on Wednesday urged N Srinivasan to stay away from the BCCI probe into the IPL scandal. ...
08:58 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: The day's highlights: - N Srinivasan withstands all pressure to remain defiant and keep his post. - Srinivasans' son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's police custody extended till May 31. - Delhi Police arrests four bookies, including one who allegedly cleared cricketer S Sreesanth's Mumbai hotel room of all evidence of his involvement in the spot-fixing case. The other three remanded to police custody till Thursday - Arrested bookie Mohd Yahya...
08:41 PM, May 29, 2013
Kolkata: Reacting to IPL 6 spot-fixing scandal, the former BCCI and ICC president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Wednesday night said that it's high time that cricket was purged of the filth it has accumulated in the last couple of decades. "This is a golden opportunity to clean cricket. The dirt in cricket has gone down deep and no one is bothered. We are losing the opportunity to clean up the game,"...
08:31 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar Wednesday asked one and all to be a "bit patient with the three-member commission" that will be probing the spot-fixing and betting allegations levelled against BCCI president N Srinivasan's son-in-law and CSK 'Team Principal' Gurunath Meiyappan. "It has been decided that the commission will carry out an inquiry. As much as we argue now, we should allow the commission to do its job. Let us all...
08:10 PM, May 29, 2013
The BCCI treasurer also insisted that the spot-fixing inquiry will not in any way be influenced by the Indian board. ...
07:53 PM, May 29, 2013
Breaking the silence, former India spinner Erapalli Prasanna called for BCCI President N Srinivasan's resignation in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal. ...
07:35 PM, May 29, 2013
Chennai: Justice R Balasubramanian, a former Judge of Madras High Court and part of 3-member probe panel instituted by the BCCI to look into the charges against India Cements head and Board president N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, on Wednesday said he had not dealt with cases concerning the company as a judge or a lawyer. "Never, never, never. As a lawyer or judge, I have never dealt with cases...
07:15 PM, May 29, 2013
MS Dhoni's non-chalant smile and no response to questions about the IPL fixing scandal at a BCCI press conference has not been well received by Indian cricket fans. So, is BCCI putting pressure on the Indian cricket skipper who also captains the 'under-the-scanner' Chennai Super Kings? Cricketnext editor Jamie Alter joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. I don't find anything wrong in his not answering the...
06:23 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: The BCCI top brass is turning up the heat on Board president N Srinivasan. Former ICC chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday broke his silence on the IPL scandal. At a press meet in New Delhi, Pawar said the Home Ministry must order an investigation into all IPL matches this year. He stopped short of calling for Srinivasan's resignation, saying he was sad about the incidents in cricket. Pawar...
06:22 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: Preferring not to say it in as many words, BCCI treasurer Ajay Shirke on Wednesday hinted that N Srinivasan's continuance as BCCI president could raise a question mark over the "credibility" of the Board. "I am a very junior member of the Board. Srinivasan is higher in stature and age. I don't think I need to advise him. The question is about the credibility of the Board," a...
05:51 PM, May 29, 2013
Mumbai: Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi's lawyer Mehmood Abdi on Wednesday ridiculed BCCI's three-man inquiry commission to probe the betting charges against president N Srinivasan's son-in-law as mere an eye wash. Abdi contended that the committee was devoid of requisite mandate and could not investigate into the conduct of somebody who was not a member of the BCCI. "Under the BCCI bye-laws, a disciplinary committee (read commission in this context)...
05:49 PM, May 29, 2013
The Mumbai Cricket Association chief Ravi Sawant has said that the BCCI President N Srinivisan shouldn't have been allowed to own a team in Indian Premier League (IPL). N Srinivisan owns Chennai Super Kings. ...
05:36 PM, May 29, 2013
BCCI chief N Srinivasan is under pressure to resign after his son-in-law was arrested over alleged involvement in betting in IPL matches. ...
05:34 PM, May 29, 2013
Bangalore: Retired Justice T Jayaram Chowta, who is a part of the three-man inquiry commission probing the alleged betting charges against Gurunath Meiyappan, on Wednesday ruled out any interference from the BCCI chief N Srinivasan and said nobody can influence his investigation. "As far as I am concerned, nobody can influence me. Even if he (Srinivasan) comes, I don't think so. I will work independently and act according to the...
04:50 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: Pressure is mounting on BCCI chief N Srinivasan to quit in view of the IPL scandal probe. Not just politicians, but now even BCCI members and the Sports Ministry have come up with the view that Srinivasan should resign pending inquiry against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in the case. The Sports Ministry said that the BCCI President should tender his resignation on moral grounds. In a statement on...
03:56 PM, May 29, 2013
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has observed with considerable disquiet, the reports about match & spot fixing in cricket. BCCI is inquiring into allegations of match and spot fixing. As there is a conflict of interest in this inquiry, therefore BCCI President should tender his resignation on moral grounds, pending the outcome of the inquiry. The Sports Ministry has said that BCCI President N Srinivasan should tender his...
01:55 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: Amid growing clamour for BCCI chief N Srinivasan's resignation in the wake of spot-fixing and betting allegations against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, IPL Commissioner Rajeev Shukla on Wednesday suggested that Srinivasan should 'step aside' from the probe till the investigation is over. However, Srinivasan stayed defiant and said that he will not resign. Shukla indicated that under-fire BCCI President N Srinivasan should distance himself from the probe into...
01:40 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: Narayanaswami Srinivasan, a 67-year-old industrialist from Chennai, heads the world's richest cricket body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India. He was the BCCI Secretary till September 2011 and before that a BCCI Treasurer. Srinivasan became the cricket body's 30th President in September 2011 after Shashank Manohar's term ended. Srinivasan's term as President extends till 2014. He owns the India Cements Ltd (ICL), a major corporate entity...
01:34 PM, May 29, 2013
New Delhi: As BCCI President N Srinivasan refuses to step aside over the IPL scandal, the board seems to be in damage control mode. Reports say that strict measures are being taken for the Champions Trophy. Reports say that Team India manager Ranjib Biswal has been asked not to permit players to leave their hotel without prior permission, even if they are going out for dinner. Phone calls from outside...
01:24 PM, May 29, 2013
While some fans say Team India and Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is justified in not commenting on the IPL fixing scandal, many say he should hold a separate press conference to speak out on the row. ...
01:03 PM, May 29, 2013
