Ajay S Shankar

Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, has rejected John Buchanan's idea of having multiple captains for a Twenty20 team and said that such a move would only confuse issues within the squad. Arthur said that effective communication among all the team memb

The Indian board has decided to compensate the eight IPL franchises for any extra expenditure they incur in moving from India to South Africa this year, a senior official said

In a swift turnaround, South Africa has overtaken England as the preferred venue to host the IPL next month

England's case for hosting the IPL next month has been strengthened by the support of a powerful lobby within the Indian board but the final decision is subject to the ECB overcoming considerable financial and logistical hurdles

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has said it is ready to host the IPL in April-May after the BCCI officially approached it with a request on Sunday morning. "South Africa were officially approached today by the IPL officials, asking us whether we can host the e

With talks between the IPL and Sony failing, the BCCI's Twenty20 league is likely to get a new broadcaster from this season. The matter is currently being heard by Bombay High Court and the talks were an attempt to reach an out-of-court settlement after I

Sreesanth fears he has entered the most difficult phase of his career after he was told four days ago by doctors in Sydney that a stress fracture of his lower back had ruled him out of international cricket for the next three months

Representatives from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are seeking direct involvement in the league's security management through the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations

Sri Lanka will resist any move to shift this year's ICC Champions Trophy out of the country due to concerns over adverse weather

The IPL appears to be headed for a showdown with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations, the influential players' lobby group, after rejecting its proposal to involve FICA representatives in fixing the tournament's security cover

IS Bindra, the ICC's principal adviser, has said the idea of playing cricket in neutral venues on security grounds is a dangerous trap

The IPL has sent a revised tournament schedule to the Indian government and is awaiting a response that it hopes will lead to an early decision on the league's second edition

Concerns have emerged over the staging of the IPL, which will clash with India's general elections, with India's home minister P Chidambaram saying he would seek a postponement of the league

The BCCI is working with various national boards to create an unofficial window for the IPL in March 2010 that would enable almost all Test-playing countries to release their top players for the Twenty20 tournament

All is not rosy in the IPL as the effects of the global economic downturn begin to make their presence felt

With just over a month to go for its second season, the IPL has lost out on a US$31.16 million deal because of a dispute between Sony, its broadcasters and prime sponsor, and Big TV, a direct-to-home (DTH) provider

The ICL's move to obtain ICC recognition has entered a critical phase with both sides meeting in Johannesburg next week along with the BCCI, the third party in the issue

The ICL World Series Twenty20 tournament, scheduled for March, now stands cancelled, and payments to players have been put on hold

Ajay Shankar looks at the trends running through the 2009 IPL auction

The player auction for the second IPL is expected to be a much more cerebral and focused exercise than last year's inaugural event