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BCCI to pay Rs8bn+ compensation to Kochi Tuskers

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Oct 24, 2017 12:10

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NEW DELHI: The most powerful cricket body in the world has yet again been forced to eat humble pie after falling at the wrong end of the stick on the legal front. Needless to say, it is a seriously expensive pie.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly ready to cough up compensation of over Rs8 billion to IPL franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala for terminating its contract in 2011, a massive mark-up on the Rs3 billion the team's promoters were initially willing to settle for.

Apr 17, 2019 16:04

RCB onboards Max Life Insurance as sponsor, releases TVC

BENGALURU: Riding high on the ongoing T20 fever this season, Max Life Insurance, one of India’s leading life insurers, Wednesday unveiled its latest ad campaign announcing its official life insurance partnership with Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Apr 16, 2019 15:04

After 3 weeks, IPL viewership on Hotstar logs 267m

After 3 weeks, IPL viewership on Hotstar logs 267m MUMBAI: Star India, the official broadcaster of the Indian Premier League (IPL), on Tuesday said 267 million viewers had logged on to its video-streaming platform, Hotstar, to watch the 12th edition of the T20 tournament in the first three weeks.

Apr 16, 2019 14:04

Mithali Raj is goodwill ambassador for SCCWC 2019

NEW DELHI: Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj has been named the goodwill ambassador of Team India at the Street Child Cricket World Cup (SCCWC). She, alongside Saurav Ganguly and Rajasthan Royals, joins in supporting the team as they gear up for the final match at Lords, just ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in May this year.

Apr 15, 2019 16:04

BCCI announces ICC World Cup squad

NEW DELHI: There were no real surprises as the MSK Prasad-headed selection committee maintained continuity while announcing the 15-member squad that would don India colours for the upcoming ICC World Cup in England, with the only topic of discussion being the second wicketkeeper. Veteran Dinesh Karthik got the nod ahead of 21-year-old Rishabh Pant for that slot.

Apr 15, 2019 14:04

Star has 65% share of the sports viewership in India: Shankar

MUMBAI: The Walt Disney Company webcast its Investor Day 2019 on April 11. The event included a presentation by Walt Disney Asia Pacific president and Star/Disney India chairman Uday Shankar. Shankar's presentation, largely focused around Hotstar, noted that Star's OTT platform has reached the 300 million monthly active users mark and detailed growth expectations of the network over the next five years.

Apr 12, 2019 20:04

Delhi Capitals announce Gully Cricket C'ship inaugural season

NEW DELHI: JSW and GMR co-owned IPL franchise, Delhi Capitals, Friday announced the launch of the inaugural season of the Delhi Capitals Gully Cricket Championship powered by Daikin, which will take place in the city from Saturday, running through to 5th May.

Apr 12, 2019 18:04

IPL delivers code of conduct farce with Dhoni fine

JAIPUR: The holy cows shall only be touched "softly, softly". Indian sport's craven diffidence before its big guns was on full display Thursday after Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni escaped a ban and was let off with a 50% fine on his match fee for an unprecedented confrontation with the on-field umpire during the IPL encounter against Rajasthan Royals here.

Apr 12, 2019 12:04

Russell lights up the IPL and Twitter in week 2

MUMBAI: Dre Russ (@Russell12A) has been in spectacular form in this IPL. From chasing mammoth totals, to setting outlandish ones, Russell has done it all this season. His 13-ball 48 though, made the biggest impact on and off the field. The knock helped KKR (@KKRiders) snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against RCB, and fans on Twitter couldn’t stop raving about it.

Apr 11, 2019 15:04

IPL reach up 14% at 345m viewers in 15 days: Star

MUMBAI: Continuing the momentum from week 1, the action in VIVO IPL is getting hotter with every passing week. The first 2 weeks of the tournament had 345 million* viewers tuning in from across the country. This is 14% higher than last year, for the same period. Television viewership delivered a phenomenal 29.8 million average impressions for the first two weeks, registering a growth of 21%*.

Apr 10, 2019 17:04

RR backs Team India North of Street Child CWC2019

JAIPUR: Teaching them young, that’s what the Rajasthan Royals have been doing in Jaipur, this IPL season the Rajasthan home team is back to inspire young minds. In solidarity of the game of Cricket, Rajasthan Royals showed their support to the first of its kind –Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019 (SCCWC 2019), which will be held at Lords, just ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in May this year.

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