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Chennai, Jun 2: The Indian cricket board's working committee meeting - being held to decide the fate of its president N. Srinivasan - has begun in Chennai. The meeting was called after the Board of Control for Cricket in India's secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke quit Friday on moral grounds following the betting scandal in IPL. The IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla also resigned on

Chandigarh, Jun 2: Even as the spot-fixing scandal rages on, Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) President I S Bindra has created a fresh controversy by claiming that a BCCI official had arm-twisted the Sri Lankan board to withdraw a report which violated the anti corruption regulations during India's tour of Sri Lanka in 2010. Bindra, in an article on his website, made three points in the wake of

New Delhi/Bangalore, Jun 2: Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla on Saturday became the third Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?office-bearer to resign from his post, on the eve of a working committee meeting of the board. The meeting may force BCCI?president N Srinivasan to resign in the wake of the recent scandals hitting the cash-rich league. Shukla’s decision to quit

Birmingham, Jun 2: Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik smashed a century each as India warmed up their Champions Trophy campaign with a five-wicket thumping of Sri Lanka in their first practice game here today. Kohli (144) teamed up with Dinesh Karthik (106 not out) to rescue India from a wobbly start with a 186-run stand for the fifth wicket in just 23.2 overs to chase down a huge target of 334 with

New Delhi, Jun 1: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday criticized MS Dhoni's silence on the spot-fixing issue, saying Dhoni should at least have come out with a one-line statement outlining his stance to reassure the fans. "Dhoni is in the toughest position at the moment. But he should have made a one-line statement. He could have said, 'Listen, we have got a Champions Trophy to play and

New Delhi, Jun 1: An emergency meeting of the BCCI will be held in Chennai tomorrow in which beleaguered President Srinivasan may announce his resignation from the post after he has been virtually isolated by his team in the Board. As pressure mounted on him to quit in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing scandal and the arrest of his son-in-law on betting charges, the BCCI has advanced the Working

New Delhi, Jun 1: A day after two of its senior functionaries called it quits, the crisis-hit BCCI's vice-president Arun Jaitley said the next 24 hours could bring about a "significant" development in the unfolding drama. The under-fire N Srinivasan's adamant stand of sticking on to the post of BCCI president despite the damaging IPL spot-fixing scam Friday night prompted board treasurer Ajay

New Delhi, Jun 1: Two top BCCI officials, secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke, on Friday quit from their respective posts in a bid to put pressure on beleaguered cricket board president N Srinivasan in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal. Jagdale said he resigned from his post as he was deeply hurt by the current crisis that has hit Indian cricket. " Yes, that's true

New Delhi, May 31: Breaking his silence on the raging spot-fixing scandal, Sachin Tendulkar today said that the developments of the last two weeks were "shocking and disappointing" and the faith reposed by the millions of fans in the game should be justified. Tendulkar said the authorities must take sincere steps to get to the root of the issue and ensure that credibility of the game is restored

Dubai, May 31: Concerned about Test matches being "postponed" to accommodate other formats, the ICC Cricket Committee has recommended that a team's failure to play a minimum number of five-day games over a four-year period should lead to the withdrawal of its Test status. Chaired for the first time by former India captain Anil Kumble, who has taken over from former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd