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'Champion' Dhoni carried forward Ganguly's legacy commendably: Waqar Younis

Former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis has labelled MS Dhoni as a champion, and said he has indeed done a tremendous job in carrying forward the momentum built by the Indian team during Ganguly's era

Why Rahul Dravid declined the job of Team India coach after Kumble's tenure

Former BCCI Committee of Administrators chairman Vinod Rai recently lifted the lid as to why former captain Rahul Dravid turned down Team India's coaching job following the end of Anil Kumble's tenure

Aavishkar Salvi named head coach of Puducherry cricket team

Former India seamer Aavishkar Salvi has been appointed head coach of the Puducherry senior team for the upcoming domestic season

Police taking necessary action in Chandigarh match fiasco: BCCI ACU chief

Mohali Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Chahal said the two arrested have been booked for cheating and gambling

Uva T20 league row: Would like to know who is involved, says BCCI

The game played on June 29 took place in Sawara village, 16 km from Chandigarh, but was streamed as a 'Uva T20 League' match in Sri Lanka's Badulla city

Manohar's exit signal of BCCI's increasing clout in ICC: Anirudh Chaudhry

With the annual conference, a little more than three weeks away, the ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar decided to announce that he is stepping down from his position

Toss-up between UAE, Sri Lanka as IPL 2020 likely to go overseas: Report

While the mood was initially in favour of hosting the league in the country, the current situation has almost made it certain that the tournament will have to be taken outside India

Manohar must evaluate damage done to BCCI during his tenure: Niranjan Shah

Shashank Manohar steps down as Chairman of ICC was rather obvious, says former BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah

Rajasthan Royals, BCCI tie up to offer sports marketing course for players

In their bid to help professional cricketers gain valuable life-skills after their retirement, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, in a tie-up with the BCCI, will be offering a course in Sports Marketing for all those who have played Indian Premier League. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) will share a list of players who they deem will be keen to opt for the course and can benefit from it in the long run. Based on the feedback received from the first set of players, NCA, through BCCI, will work with Rajasthan Royals to further extend this course to a larger group of past and present IPL players. It will be a collaborative certification programme under Australia's Deakin University & DeakinCo with National Cricket Academy preparing a list of all those who would undergo the course. Speaking about the initiative, Jake Lush McCrum, Chief Operating Officer, Rajasthan Royals said: "We are extremely happy to be working with the NCA through BCCI to provide the Online Sports Marketing course

IPL: BCCI unlikely to severe ties if exit clause favours Vivo, says report

Some BCCI officials are of the view that unless VIVO backs out on its own in prevailing circumstances, the board should honour the remainder of the contract, which ends in 2022

IPL's Chinese sponsors: Call to be in best interest of cricket, says BCCI

As of now, no date has been decided for the IPL review meeting, says a BCCI official

Dandiwal on BCCI radar for the past 3-4 years: ACU chief Ajit Singh

Ravinder Dandiwal, the alleged kingpin of a recently unearthed international tennis match-fixing syndicate, has been on BCCI's watchlist for the last four years

Ganguly-Dravid partnership important for Indian cricket, says Laxman

Laxman spoke about the importance of Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid partnership in the administration of Indian cricket

Ex IPL COO reveals how concept of players' auctions came over evening tea

Before the first-ever edition of the IPL, few teams had icon players while other players were rostered in with the help of an auction

Pravin Tambe applies for CPL draft but has to retire first for BCCI NOC

The BCCI had not allowed Tambe for the now postponed IPL edition for KKR as he flouted the rules appearing in unsanctioned T10 league in Abu Dhabi

BCCI GM Cricket Operations Saba Karim's position under scanner: Report

Throwing further light on the issues that have been raised, a functionary said that the women's team which is under the purview of Karim has time and again raised their concerns with the board.

After declaring 2011 WC final fixed, SL minister says it's his suspicion

After asserting that the 2011 World Cup final was "sold" by "certain parties" in Sri Lanka to India, the island nation's former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has now called his claim a "suspicion" that he wants investigated. The Lankan government has ordered an enquiry into the matter and a special Police investigation unit recorded Aluthgamage's statement on Wednesday. He told the team that he was only suspicious of fixing. "I want my suspicion investigated," Aluthgamage told reporters. "I gave to the Police, a copy of the complaint I lodged with the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 30 October 2011 regarding the said allegation as then Sports Minister," he said. Aluthgamage has alleged that his country "sold" the game to India, a claim that was ridiculed by former captains Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who demanded evidence from him. Set a target of 275, India clinched the trophy thanks to the brilliance of Gautam Gambhir (97) and then skipper Mahendra

Criminalising match-fixing in India will be a game-changer: ICC official

Legal experts have been advocating for years the need to criminalise match-fixing in India, the lack of which has meant that the hands of authorities have been tied

Pakistan Board's Sep-Oct window for Asia Cup doesn't suit BCCI: Report

The Asia Cup will go ahead as Pakistan team returns from England on 2nd September so we can have the tournament in September or October, says PCB CEO

Nomination process for next chairman on agenda in ICC meeting on June 25

As the ICC already making it clear that a final decision on the fate of this year's T20 World Cup will be taken next month