Ajay S Shankar

Laxman stands up for under-fire Dravid

VVS Laxman has firmly backed Rahul Dravid, his India team-mate and Indian Premier League rival, whose Bangalore Royal Challengers is at the centre of a simmering controversy after Vijay Mallya, the industrialist who owns the team, publicly questioned its

14-May-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Both players keen to move on - BCCI commissioner

The BCCI-appointed commissioner has said that both Sreesanth and Harbhajan indicated separately that they would want to move on from the incident

10-May-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Bangalore's ex-CEO says he was 'summarily dismissed'

Charu Sharma, the former CEO of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, has said that he was "summarily dismissed", and that he did not step down as the IPL franchise said

07-May-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Charu Sharma removed as Bangalore's CEO

Charu Sharma, CEO of the Bangalore Royal Challengers, has been relieved of his job after his two claimed just two wins in seven matches

06-May-2008•Ajay S Shankar

IPL asks teams to rein in players

The Indian Premier League's governing council has reacted to a series of controversies by sending a letter to all team owners, asking them to rein in their players, particularly the captains The Indian Premier League's (IPL) governing council has reacted

05-May-2008•Ajay S Shankar

IPL yet to decide on Shoaib ban

The Indian Premier League is yet to finalise its position on barring Shoaib Akhtar from playing in the inaugural season of the tournament

01-May-2008•Ajay S Shankar

We had issues with these two - Arthur

A day after the IPL banned Harbhajan Singh for slapping Sreesanth after a match in Mohali, it has emerged that the behaviour of both players had come under the scanner during the recent South Africa series in India, too

29-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

BCCI to probe deeper into incident

The BCCI's investigation into Harbhajan Singh's spat on Friday with Sreesanth, his India team-mate, will examine the background of the incident

28-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Harbhajan faces minimum ten-match ban

Harbhajan Singh faces a minimum 10-match ban from the Indian Premier League if an official hearing, in New Delhi on Monday afternoon, finds him guilty of having hit Sreesanth, his India team-mate

28-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Harbhajan and Sreesanth in row

The Indian Premier League faced its first on-field controversy with allegations that Harbhajan Singh hit Sreesanth, his India team-mate and IPL rival, after Friday's match

25-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Betting agencies keen to make operations legal in India

Leading international betting agencies, including Ladbrokes and Betfair, are keen to help in a campaign to make sports betting legal in India and have approached IS Bindra, a senior Indian Premier League official, with offers on that front

24-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Inaugural Champions League set for October

Following the spectacular start to the Indian Premier League, its organisers have chalked out plans for an inaugural Champions League featuring top domestic Twenty20 sides from several countries

19-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Stage set for IPL opening

The Bangalore Royal Challengers are planning a "short, sharp and sweet" opening ceremony on Friday to launch the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League

17-Apr-2008•Dileep Premachandran and Ajay S Shankar

News channels drop boycott threat

The News Broadcasters Association, the umbrella body for major Indian television news channels, has dropped its threat to boycott the IPL after reaching agreements on accreditation and access to match footage

17-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Arthur slams Kanpur facilities

Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, has slammed the facilities provided to his team in Kanpur for the third Test against India

16-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

IPL seeks meeting with news broadcasters

The channels are unhappy about the exorbitant rates that are being charged for news clips and also the stipulation that footage can't be used in archival form

16-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Media stand has IPL franchises worried

The stand-off between the IPL and leading news agencies over contentious accreditation clauses for the Twenty20 tournament has been termed as a matter of concern by franchises

11-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

BCCI plans to set up fast bowling unit

The pace wing will focus on a pool of around 20 bowlers who may be identified in consultation with the national selectors and will be coached for an initial stint of four months

10-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

'We'll force India out of their comfort zone' - Arthur

South Africa will stick to their aggressive bowling strategy of drawing India's heavyweight batting line-up out of the comfort zone

07-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

How the Patel plan unravelled

While the ICC's decision on Haroon Lorgat was swift, the process with Imtiaz Patel began, informally, several months ago before unravelling over the last few weeks after both sides had almost shaken hands on the deal

05-Apr-2008•Ajay S Shankar

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