Agents' accreditation was stalled by senior players: sources New Delhi: The BCCI top brass had always wanted to carry out a proper accreditation process of Players' agents but the proposal met with a "lot of resistance" from senior players in the earlier years. "A few years back, BCCI was almost ready to carry out accreditation process of the agents but it met with a lot of resistance from senior Indian cricketers. The topic came up for discussion today...  
05:17 PM, May 19, 2013

'Bookies used underworld connection to threaten players' New Delhi: The cricketers and the bookies in custody in IPL spot-fixing case are being interrogated for the third day in the national capital on Sunday. Sources are telling CNN-IBN that Sreesanth resisted arrest by the Delhi Police. Sources also say Sreesanth was in a sedan when the police approached him in an SUV and he reportedly threw his phone at them. He mellowed after seeing the bookies in police...  
04:50 PM, May 19, 2013

Spot-fixing probe: Delhi Police seeks CCTV footage from hotels New Delhi: Delhi Police has asked hotels in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Hyderabad to provide CCTV footage to scan meetings of the three arrested cricketers with bookies in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Police is also planning to seek permission for collecting voice samples of the players - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan - arrested last Thursday from Mumbai along with 11 bookies. Sources said that the...  
04:19 PM, May 19, 2013

TWTW: Cyrus Broacha takes on spot-fixing in IPL 6

In this episode of The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus Broacha takes on IPL 6 spot-fixing, Sreesanth, politician and former Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan and much more. ...
03:56 PM, May 19, 2013

Ray Jennings pins hope on fit-again Zaheer Khan in play-offs Bangalore: Impressed with a fit-again Zaheer Khan's magnificent bowling show against Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Ray Jennings is hopeful that the veteran pacer will play a key role in the play-offs if the team sneaks into the next round. "The tough thing for me was to try get Zak match fit. Hopefully he hasn't started off too late and he is going to help us in semi-finals...  
03:44 PM, May 19, 2013

Sreesanth asked police to call Maha CM, Kerala CM: Sources New Delhi: S Sreesanth, who has been arrested in connection with the IPL 6 spot-fixing scandal, had resisted arrest by Delhi Police in Mumbai, sources said on Sunday. The cricketer was reportedly in a sedan when police approached him in an SUV. The cricketer, according to the sources, threw his phone at the policemen, who tried to arrest him, and asked them to call up the Maharashtra Chief Minister and...  
03:35 PM, May 19, 2013

'N Srinivasan looked a worried man'

CNN-IBN's cricket experts discuss the measures BCCI took on Sunday to rein in corruption in cricket. ...
03:29 PM, May 19, 2013

As it happened: Pune Warriors India v Delhi Daredevils, Game 71, IPL 6 Live updates from Game 71 between Pune Warriors India and Delhi Daredevils at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium. Pune Warriors India host Delhi Daredevils in a match which will decide who takes the last spot in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League. Both teams have a tournament to forget, each picking up just three wins in 15 matches and it's hard to say who is the favourite going into...  
03:15 PM, May 19, 2013

Spot-fixing: BCCI orders probe, RR to file FIR against the arrested players Chennai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), after its emergency meeting in Chennai on Sunday, has said it will not hesitate to take swift and strong action against any player found guilty of malpractice or illegal activities in the IPL or otherwise. While maintaining that the BCCI was "handicapped" when it comes to control over bookies, the board president N Srinivasan said the BCCI has decided to...  
01:36 PM, May 19, 2013

Spot-fixing: Tainted cricketers face life bans as BCCI meets in Chennai New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has begun its meeting over the fate of four cricketers accused of spot-fixing. The board's working committee began its proceedings at 11 am Sunday in Chennai. Three current Rajasthan Royals players - S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan - and one former Rajasthan player Amit Singh have been implicated in spot-fixing by the Delhi Police, and CNN-IBN sources understand...  
11:27 AM, May 19, 2013

IPL 6 spot-fixing: BCCI to hold emergency meet in Chennai today

BCCI on Sunday will hold an emergency meet in Chennai to discuss the spot-fixing scandal in IPL 6. Three players of Rajasthan Royals - Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were arrested on Wednesday after Delhi Police broke out Spot-fixing scandaL. The Special Commissioner, Special cell, SN Srivastava has told CNN-IBN that BCCI is in touch with the Delhi police. ...
10:20 AM, May 19, 2013

IPl 6 spot-fixing: Mumbai Police may seek Sreesanth's custody Mumbai: The noose is tightening around arrested cricketer S Sreesanth as the Mumbai Police has seized his mobiles, laptop, data cards from the hotel room in which he was staying in Mumbai. As sources say that the Mumbai Police might seek Sreesanth's custody of interrogation, the Delhi Police Special Cell - which is investigating the case - will now have to pursue its Mumbai counterparts to share the evidence with...  
08:31 AM, May 19, 2013

BCCI may hand tainted cricketers life bans in Sunday meeting 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

Kohli powers RCB to an important win over CSK Bangalore: When rain was pouring down at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday evening, many might have thought that was the end of the road for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 6 as they were in a must-win situation. But the honest wait of the RCB fans didn't go waste as they witnessed something special from their captain Virat Kohli. The 24-year-old was a man on mission as he single-handedly...  
12:37 AM, May 19, 2013

Hyderabad must beat KKR for play-off confirmation Hyderabad: The race for the fourth spot still hangs in the balance, and Sunrisers Hyderabad face the last obstacle in their path. After handing Rajasthan Royals one of their more comprehensive defeats this season, Hyderabad have taken out quite a few positives. Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders are already out of the tournament after their "mathematical equation" was laid to rest by party poopers Pune Warriors but Gautam Gambhir and...  
12:18 AM, May 19, 2013

IPL has not let down people, dirty cricketers have: Srinivasan New Delhi: Under fire ever since IPL spot-fixing scandal broke out, Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) is now facing tough questions about brand IPL and its credibility and sanctity in the world of cricket. CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar interviews BCCI's President N Srinivasan. Here's the transcript of the full interview: Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate and a special interview with the president of the BCCI...  
11:59 PM, May 18, 2013

'We have enough evidence to nail Sreesanth, others'

Delhi Police's Special Commissioner of the Special Cell SN Srivastava, while commenting on the probe into the IPL 6 spot-fixing case, said all the accused are cooperating and have given police enough lead to go ahead and unearth greater conspiracy. "We have enough evidence to nail Sreesanth and all the others," he said. ...
10:09 PM, May 18, 2013

Players were threatened at times by bookies: Sources In another revelation in the spot-fixing scandal, sources close to Delhi police told CNN-IBN that some taped phone conversations have revealed that tainted trio at times were threatened by the bookies. Despite Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan willingly participating in spot-fixing, sometimes bookies threatened them. The three Rajasthan players were paid in cash as well as in kind, police source added. Trio were spending the money received by bookies...  
09:26 PM, May 18, 2013