The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the Twenty20 World Cup team on Monday. The selection committee, headed by Chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth, named Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain of the 15-man squad. The other players included in the squad are Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan,...
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Gambir and Goswami recommmended for Arjuna Awards
The Indian Cricket Board on Wednesday recommended opener Gautam Gambhir and women’s team captain Jhulan Goswami for the prestigious national sports honour – the Arjuna Awards. The decision to nominate the two players was taken at the BCCI’s Working Committee meeting here. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had been awarded the country’s highest sporting...
2011 World Cup Finals in Mumbai
Thirteen venues in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have been allotted 49 matches of the ICC World Cup 2011. Eight venues will be in India, three in Sri Lanka and two in Bangladesh. Haroon Lorgat, Chief Executive officer (CEO), ICC said after a meeting of the ICC World Cup 2011 Central organising Committee (COC)...
Aussies Slip to 3rd place
The World Cup champions Australia slipped to third place in the one-day rankings on Wednesday, their lowest since the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced ratings in October 2002. On Monday Australia collapsed to their seventh defeat in nine matches against top-ranked South Africa this year and now lies third in the rankings behind India....
BCCI bonanza for Team India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India today announced a bonus of Rs 15 lakh for each player after the India team’s historic Test and one-day series victory in New Zealand. India clinched the three-match Test series 1-0 after the final Test ended in a draw in Wellington today. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team...
IPL Deal for Rs. 8200 Crore
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) promoted Indian Premier League on Wednesday signed a whopping Rs. 8,200-crore Official Broadcast Partner agreement for nine years (up to 2017) with Multi Screen Media (MSM, formerly Sony) and World Sport Group (WSG). MSM will now bring the 59 matches live from South Africa on...
IPL Venue move to U.K. or South Africa
India’s Indian Premier League(IPL) matches may be moved to the U.K. or South Africa to avoid domestic security concerns, the Press reported, without saying where it got the information. The Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) took the decision to relocate the 45-day twenty20 tournament overseas after authorities said they couldn’t guarantee security...
