New Delhi: The PCB on Thursday said it will soon introduce new rules to bring Pakistani umpires under its "domain" in the wake of ICC's decision to withdraw Asad Rauf from the Champions Trophy following his questioning in connection with the spot-fixing scandal in IPL.
PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf, though, said he is not in the know-how about Rauf's removal from the elite panel of umpires from next month's Champions Trophy to be held in England.
"It (Rauf's withdrawal) is not in our knowledge. He did not go to India (to officiate in IPL) with our permission. We are not involved in the umpires business in IPL.
"Till now Pakistani umpires and match referees are not in our (PCB's) domain. But now we are going to have a Board meeting soon where we will bring in new rules to bring umpires from our country in our domain," Ashraf said....
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07:47 PM, May 23, 2013
Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians will look to reach their second IPL final when they take the field at Eden Gardens here on Friday night. Rajasthan scraped to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday night in the Eliminator thanks to a rearguard action from Australian veteran Brad Hodge who made a 29-ball 54* at No.7 to take the team to the target of 133, while Mumbai were cut...
06:44 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the ongoing IPL spot-fixing scandal, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday withdrew Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf from officiating in the Champions Trophy in England next month. Explaining the decision, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: "In the wake of reports that the Mumbai Police are conducting an investigation into Asad Rauf's activities, we feel that it is in Asad's best interests as...
06:31 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hinted at retiring from the Indian Premier League (IPL) after this season. After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday, Dravid told reporters that he is aware that they "need to start looking ahead and for younger players". With the win, the Jaipur-based team also qualified for the Champions League to be held in India from...
06:16 PM, May 23, 2013
The credibility of the Indian Premier League, the world's richest T20 cricket league, has taken a major hit over the last week and it seems players, bookies and even team management officials are involved. So where does the rot end and is there any way to cleanse the league off this blot? Former cricketer Shishir Hattangadi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Future events of IPL...
05:47 PM, May 23, 2013
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05:16 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad came up short against Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator here but their inaugural Indian Premier League campaign was a successful one, their captain Cameron White has said. SRH won 10 out of their 16 league matches before losing the knock-out game against Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Wednesday. The team inherited a bulk of the players from the now defunct Deccan Chargers. "It's...
05:10 PM, May 23, 2013
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04:30 PM, May 23, 2013
Chennai: The Mumbai Police team on Thursday had to leave Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan's residence without questioning him as he was not in Chennai. They handed over the summons to those present at Meiyappan's residence. The police team was, in fact, made to wait outside Meiyappan's residence for quite a few minutes. Gurunath Meiyappan has been asked to appear before the Mumbai Police on Friday for questioning in...
03:57 PM, May 23, 2013
BJP MP Kirti Azad has targeted the party's senior leader Arun Jaitley over the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Questioning the BCCI disciplinary committee headed by Jaitley, Azad said, "Hand over the spot-fixing probe to the NIA. What is the disciplinary committee doing?" ...
03:44 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: A couple of more players are under the radar in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and are likely to be questioned next week, say sources. The name of the players, sources say, came up after the interrogation of a group of bookies. The police have also asked for the footage of all the matches played by the Rajasthan Royals from IPL's broadcaster Set Max. The Delhi Police is also...
02:57 PM, May 23, 2013
Nashik: Five persons were arrested for allegedly betting on the IPL matches during a raid at a bungalow in Nashik, the police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the Sai Palace bungalow in the city on Wednesday night and arrested the five bookies, Assistant Commissioner of Police Pankaj Rahane said. Ten mobile phones, a laptop and other betting related material were also seized from the place,...
02:35 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: The big betting controversy of the Indian Premier League has reached the Chennai Super Kings with arrested actor Vindoo Dara Singh revealing links with senior people in the franchise. In fact, Vindoo Dara Singh has also been spotted watching IPL matches with CSK captain MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi. Sakshi has taken to Twitter to react to the ongoing betting controversy. In an apparent dig on the recent reports,...
01:35 PM, May 23, 2013
Chennai: A Mumbai Police team is in Chennai to question Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI chief and Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan, according to sources. This comes after arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh said he placed bets on behalf of Meiyappan in the Indian Premier League. Sources have also told CNN-IBN that apart from Meiyappan, other functionaries in the Chennai Super Kings may also be quizzed. Sources...
12:23 PM, May 23, 2013
Sydney: Fined for his twitter tirade against a couple of journalists, Australian opener David Warner said he was "remorseful" of his comments but insisted that he had to defend himself after his image was used in a report lambasting the IPL due to the ongoing spot-fixing scandal. Warner, who turns up for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, was found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour and fined...
11:12 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: 7.27 pm: Gurunath Meiyappan tells Mumbai Police he will be present for questioning on Monday at 11.00 am. The Mumbai Police had asked the CSK CEO to appear before them on Friday for interrogation. 6.56 pm: Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf is likely to be questioned by Mumbai Police, say sources. 6.46 pm: ICC withdraws Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf from Champions Trophy. The ICC says the decision was made...
10:57 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: As the Indian Premier League spot-fixing net widens, more shocking details are emerging. Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar has confirmed that more teams apart from Rajasthan Royals are being probed. Speaking to CNN-IBN's sister channel IBN7, Neeraj Kumar said the police are working on leads in connection with the involvement of other teams. When asked which teams are under the radar, Neeraj Kumar said, "We don't want to...
07:50 AM, May 23, 2013
Live updates from the eliminator of IPL 6 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. Hyderabad are undoubtedly the surprise entry in the play-offs, but one has to say that they used their little resources to the maximum to move ahead of Royal Challengers Bangalore and defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders - two sides far stronger on paper. Interestingly, Hyderabad beat Rajasthan in...
07:11 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: The BCCI on Wednesday rejected Sahara Group's claim that it had failed to expedite the arbitration process to reduce franchisee fee, saying that it has acted as per the rules and was not responsible for the situation. A day after Sahara Group pulled out of the IPL, citing BCCI's decision to encash its bank guarantee following a prolonged financial dispute, the BCCI came out with its version saying...
07:10 PM, May 22, 2013
