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Wish you were BCCI chief when yo-yo test was in demand: Yuvraj to Ganguly

Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Saturday congratulated Sourav Ganguly on his journey from being India's captain to becoming BCCI top boss and jokingly said it would have been good for him if he had taken reins of the board when the yo-yo test was in demand. Yuvraj while announcing his retirement in June this year had revealed that BCCI had promised him a farewell game if he failed the yo-yo test but since he passed, he never got a swansong. "Greater the man greatest the journey! From Indian captain to @BCCI president. Think it will be a great insight for a cricketer to be an administrator & make others understand admin from a players point of view. Wish you were the president while the yoyo was in demand. Good luck dadi," Yuvraj tweeted. A yo-yo test involves a player sprinting between two cones that are set 20 metres apart on the sound of a beep. It is used to measure an athlete's endurance. It is mandatory to clear the test to be eligible for selection in the Indian ...

PM Modi, Imran Khan to decide on Indo-Pak bilateral series: Sourav Ganguly

The last time both neighbours featured in a bilateral series was in 2012, when India hosted Pakistan for a limited-overs series comprising two T20Is and three ODIs

Sourav Ganguly is the new BCCI president - good, but for how long?

The former Indian cricket captain cannot keep this office for more than 9 months. He was heading the Cricket Association of Bengal for 5 years, and he needs to 'cool off' for 3 years after July 2020

From Saurav Ganguly to Jay Shah: Meet BCCI men set to rule Indian cricket

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, who is all set to be appointed as the BCCI chief, on Tuesday shared a picture with all men who will be the office bearers of the top cricket body in the country.

Sometimes less is more: Ganguly on ICC's plan to host World Cup every 3 yrs

The ICC is planning to propose a Futures Tours Programme in which T20 World Cup will be played every year and the 50-over World Cup once every three years

Sourav Ganguly first Indian cricketer in 65 years to become BCCI president

Sourav Ganguly is set to become only the second India cricketer after Maharaja of Vizianagaram to serve as the president of BCCI

Taking over at a time when BCCI's image has taken a beating: Ganguly

Ganguly pipped Brijesh Patel in a see-saw battle and is expected to be the only presidential nominee

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly set to be new BCCI president

The 47-year-old Ganguly, who is currently the president of Cricket Association of Bengal, will have to demit his post in September, 2020 as he will go into compulsory cooling off period

BCCI name Sri Lanka as Zimbabwe's replacement for T20 series in January

The first T20 will take place in Guwahati on January 5, followed by matches in Indore on January 7 and Pune on January 10

BCCI elections rescheduled to Oct 23 due to polls in Haryana, Maharashtra

Both the states will be voting on October 21 in a single-phase elections and to ensure that voter members from the two units are not inconvenienced, the Cricket Board poll has been postponed by a day

Top 10 events today: PM to launch pension schemes, IIP data release & more

PM Modi is scheduled to visit Jharkhand, where he will dedicate pension schemes to the nation

CoA show cause to BCCI to acting secy for not attending ICC, ACC meetings

CoA recently banned him from convening national selection committee meetings as secretary, Choudhary remains BCCI's representative at the ICC and ACC

CoA extends deadline for completion of BCCI state associations' polls

The CoA, chaired by Vinod Rai, also made it clear that the date for BCCI polls will remain unchanged

If Manager or head coach report, we will question Sanjay Bangar: BCCI

Reports have emerged that Bangar confronted the selector on the just-concluded West Indies tour, Gandhi, in his hotel room and exchange wasn't exactly friendly

Dhoni has given us time to prepare WT20 team, selector on exclusion

The national selector said that it was indeed surprising to see how the former skipper's position is debated every other day and it was time that all rumours were put to rest

Ambati Rayudu does a U-turn on retirement, willing to play for Hyderabad

Rayudu, who announced his retirement after being ignored for the 2019 World Cup, wrote to Prof Ratnakar Shetty of the BCCI

Bringing BCCI under NADA is big achievement for Indian sports: Kiren Rijiju

The BCCI was earlier this month forced to come under NADA's ambit, a landmark development that has opened up possibility of cricket board becoming a National Sports Federation as per government norms

Ganguly calls for more practical approach in conflict of interest rule

Ganguly said he does not see a cricketer doing coaching and commentary as a case of conflict of interest

Ombudsman's Order: Sreesanth's ban to be seven years, ends in August, 2020

The BCCI banned Sreesanth for life in August 2013 along with Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan for indulging in alleged spot-fixing in the IPL of that year

India tour of West Indies: BCCI denies any threat to Indian cricket team

There was a hoax message which was spread on social media, indicating security threat to the team. However, a BCCI source told ANI that there was no threat to the team.