The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly was on Sunday discharged from the Apollo Hospital. “He is absolutely alright,” Dr. Rana Dasgupta of Apollo Hospital told reporters while briefing about Ganguly’s health. On Saturday, the medical bulletin issued by Apollo Gleneagles Hospital had said that Ganguly is doing well […]
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BCCI keen to get fans back to stands for T20Is against England
In what comes as a huge positive for cricket fanatics in the country, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is keen to get fans back to the stadium for the T20I series between India and England which gets underway at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad from March 12. Speaking to ANI, a BCCI official in the know […]
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PCB wants written assurance from BCCI on clearance to play two WC in India
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the ICC to get written assurances from the BCCI that its team would face no problems getting visas to play in the 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2023 50 over World Cup in India. “We are also looking at the fact that […]
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Ganguly leads as cricket fraternity mourns Rajinder Goel’s death
Former India captain and current BCCI president Sourav Ganguly led the way as cricket fraternity of India mourned the death of Rajinder Goel, terming him a “giant of domestic cricket”. Ganguly was joined by secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal, both of whom condoled the death of former left-arm […]
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BCCI to review IPL sponsorship deals including Vivo
As a direct fallout of the violence in Ladakh’s Galwan valley that claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to review its IPL sponsorship deals originating from China. The BCCI has convened an IPL governing council meet next week where […]
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BCCI will win; they’ll get their way: Chappell on IPL replacing T20 WC
Former Australian captain Ian Chappell is known for his hard stance against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and he has said that the BCCI with its clout might get to host the IPL if the T20 World Cup is postponed by the ICC. Chappell’s comments come […]
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India open to travel to Sri Lanka for limited-overs series, says BCCI
The Indian cricket board – BCCI says it is open to tour Sri Lanka in July for a six-match limited over series, if the government allows them to. “It all depends on government directives pertaining to lockdown relaxations and travel restrictions. We are open to travel if it doesn’t compromise […]
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BCCI president Sourav Ganguly reserves high praise for Rohit Sharma
Newly-elected BCCI president Sourav Ganguly took to twitter to wish India stand-in captain Rohit Sharma on his 100th T20I match and called the opener an “asset” to Indian cricket. Rohit became the first Indian male cricketer and only the second in world to complete a century of T20Is. The first […]
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Sourav Ganguly will reboot BCCI, help players
Unlike political leaders who announce intent in a pre-election manifesto, cricket administrators run for office and then work through what is on the table. A week into his new job, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly playing a T10 innings is busy with meetings, press interviews and felicitation events. Already, he has […]
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Kolkata unlikely to be BCCI’s focal point again
Alone, Jagmohan Dalmiya had trudged towards the lobby of the hotel that November day in 2005. Sharad Pawar had beaten his candidate Ranbir Singh Mahendra to the presidency of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was addressing the media in the hotel’s cavernous discotheque. That day, […]