India news

BCCI points out Mudgal report ambiguity

Mar 7, 2014: The BCCI's first formal response to the Supreme Court about the Mudgal Commission's inquiry on IPL corruption has highlighted the ambiguity in the two reports submitted by the panel last month

Graeme Smith retirement

'Smith the greatest Test captain ever' - Kirsten

Mar 7, 2014: Gary Kirsten has called Graeme Smith the "greatest captain ever" in Test cricket

'He had a feel for the energy of the team'

Mar 7, 2014: Self-belief, presence and a feel for his players - Gary Kirsten on why Graeme Smith was a natural-born leader

IPL news

SC to hear IPL corruption case on March 25

Mar 7, 2014: The Supreme Court has deferred to March 25 the hearing on the case relating to corruption in the IPL, including arguments over the findings of the Mudgal Commission report, which was submitted to the court on February 10

Working with Smithy

Mar 6, 2014: A one-time South Africa coach talks about his partnership with one of the toughest, most driven captains the country has had

Bangladesh Premier League news

BPL payments problem resurfaces

Feb 28, 2014: The payments controversy that plagued the BPL in the past has resurfaced again, with several of Chittagong Kings' overseas players complaining to the BCB that they have not been paid

India news

BCCI to review away performances

Feb 21, 2014: The top brass of the BCCI is likely to meet MS Dhoni and Duncan Fletcher to discuss India's overseas performances which have been consistently on the decline in the last three years

IPL 2014 news

Government says it can't provide IPL security during polls

Feb 21, 2014: The Indian home minister has informed the BCCI that the government cannot provide security to the IPL during the federal elections likely to be held in April and May

India news

Wasim Akram sees big role for Zaheer Khan

Feb 20, 2014: Wasim Akram, former India bowling coach Eric Simons and former India fast bowler TA Sekhar all think Zaheer Khan still has a role to play for India

IPL 2014

'It's a blow to my chest' - Badrinath

Feb 14, 2014: S Badrinath, the Tamil Nadu and India batsman, has made public his disappointment at not being bought at the IPL players auction

IPL auction 2014

'Big thing that Kings XI showed faith' - Dhawan

Feb 13, 2014: Rishi Dhawan, the Himachal Pradesh captain and allrounder, was snatched eventually by Kings XI Punjab but not before an engrossing tug of war with Rajasthan Royals, who had joined the bidding at the INR 1.2-crore mark

IPL 2014

IPL in India with SA as alternative

Feb 13, 2014: The IPL will be held in the window between April 9 and June 3 and will be held in either India or South Africa, tournament officials have said

IPL auction 2014

Big bids for R Dhawan and Karn Sharma

Feb 13, 2014: Karn Sharma and Rishi Dhawan were the most expensive buys on the second morning of the IPL auction, when India and international uncapped players went under the hammer

IPL auction 2014

Saner franchises, wiser spends

Feb 12, 2014: Three years ago, franchises had been prepared to splash USD 1.6 million on Saurabh Tiwary and USD 900,000 on Daniel Christian. This time, they were more cautious with the cash, and looked to build balanced squads

IPL auction 2014 news

RCB lodge complaint over Yuvraj bid

Feb 12, 2014: Vijay Mallya, the owner of Royal Challengers Bangalore, lodged an official protest with the IPL governing council, against the Knight Riders over the Yuvraj Singh bid

IPL auction 2014

Yuvraj hits the jackpot on day of smart spending

Feb 12, 2014: Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik were the two most expensive buys while the value of the Pathan brothers - Yusuf and Irfan - depleted considerably at half time on the first day of the seventh IPL in Bangalore

IPL 2014

Franchise insiders predict a more rational auction

Feb 11, 2014: With most teams choosing to retain players and starting with a smaller purse, the IPL auction could see teams spending more frugally than before and building smaller squads

IPL 2014

Speed dating, IPL style

Feb 11, 2014: With uncapped Indian players entering the IPL auction pool for the first time, franchises have begun inviting talented domestic players for trials to assess their value

India news

Many allegations of sporting fraud, says committee

Feb 10, 2014: The Justice Mudgal Committee has submitted a sealed envelope which, it says, contains information about persons who could be involved in "sporting fraud."

Corruption in IPL

Vet player agents properly - Mudgal report

Feb 10, 2014: A much more stringent approach towards accrediting player agents is one of several recommendations the IPL probe committee has made in an exhaustive report on corruption in the league