Supreme Court seeks response from BCCI on cricketer S. Sreesanth's plea challenging the life ban imposed on him by the apex cricket body
1 min read6 Feb 2018The BCCI says it will adopt a wait-and-watch policy on S. Sreesanth, whose life ban was lifted by the Kerala HC, even as the cricketer's state association welcomed the reprieve
2 min read7 Aug 2017IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla says Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will play the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year
1 min read14 Jul 2017Pakistan's fast bowler Mohammad Irfan charged, suspended over allegations of spot-fixing during Pakistan Super League (PSL), in a case that has so far ensnared 3 other cricket players
2 min read14 Mar 2017The committee of administrators is now in the same position as Lodha committee was because not a single recommendation is being implemented at the BCCI, says Gopal Subramaniam
1 min read7 Mar 2017Gopal Sankaranarayanan, the 40-year-old Lodha panel secretary chanced upon the position with the potential to frame India's most-watched sport's policy
4 min read16 Jan 2017The justice R.M. Lodha committee held an internal meeting on Monday to discuss 'violations' by the BCCI in not implementing reforms in the cricketing body
1 min read26 Sep 2016BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had challenged the 2-year suspension of CSK in a betting and spot-fixing scandal in 2013, alleging that the ban was unjustly imposed
1 min read26 Aug 2016Justice Mukul Mudgal, who headed the IPL spot-fixing probe, says he feels honoured though he is yet to receive an official confirmation from FIFA
1 min read15 May 2016The IPL begins its ninth season on Saturday. Its journey tells us a lot about India in the past decade
1 min read9 Apr 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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