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Showing posts with label bcci. Show all posts

Friday, November 21, 2008

BCCI moves SC in Dalmiya expulsion case

The Calcutta High Court had found Sharad Pawar, the former BCCI president and five other top board officials guilty of perjury in a case related to the misappropriation of funds by Dalmiya, the ex-BCCI president..

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Cricket legend Kapil Dev put to disrespect

The BCCI has attacked Kapil Dev for allegedly supporting the ICL. The Board has even stopped his pension and the Punjab Cricket Association has lifted his poster from the Mohali cricket stadium. Dev had won India the only World Cup in 1983..

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Sunday, June 1, 2008

A new look to the Indian ODI team

BCCI announced the team for next tri-series tour to Bangladesh, followed by the Asia Cup in Pakistan. The team will have Dhoni as its captain, along with other young squad who proved their worth not only in the IPL matches, but also in earlier ODIs..

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Monday, May 26, 2008

IPL could make India a sports loving nation

Indian Premier League had the potential to convert India into a true sports loving nation. But the brains behind IPL made the catastrophic blunder of positioning the league as the next big reality show, downgrading the core value of cricket..

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Obituary of national cricket icons!

The BCCI has countered the ICL move by upping the scale and encompassing national icons around the world in the IPL. The IPL has turned out to be a commercial success, but it will leave two major side effects, especially for India cricket.

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Monday, May 19, 2008

IPL franchisees' ego harming the game of cricket

Apart from clashes between the competing teams, the IPL has also witnessed franchisees' king sized egos. The free hand given to franchisees has put cricket on the back-burner. There is a need to fix the problem before it gets out of hand.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

BCCI should rein the erring franchisees

BCCI's brainchild, IPL, if not reined now, runs the risk of damaging the very things, for which it was launched in the first place. The franchisees, out of their inexperience and enthusiasm, are treating the domestic players shabbily.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008

BCCIs tough gesture add to Harbhajans woes

Harbhajan Singh is perturbed with the 13-match ban. Though he has sent a letter of apology to the BCCI, it seems all set to punish him. However, the board awaits the Nanavati committee's verdict, after which it will take necessary action against him.

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