Cricket

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.

Jun 19, 2019 17:06
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday has turned down the request of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) to allow them to host the Afghanistan Premier League in India. A BCCI official told PTI it would be inappropriate to allow them to host APL here, given that India has its own league.
Jun 19, 2019 16:06
MUMBAI: Yuvraj Singh's decision to retire from ALL forms of BCCI controlled cricket has, as expected, set the stage for the former Indian all-rounder to seek the board's permission to play in foreign Twenty20 leagues.
Jun 19, 2019 16:06
MUMBAI: India maintained their dominance over arch-rivals Pakistan in World Cup history when the Virat Kohli-led team thrashed Pakistan by 89 runs at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday. It was for the seventh consecutive time in the history of the showpiece event when the Green Brigade failed to put up a show against the Men in Blue.
Jun 18, 2019 15:06
NEW DELHI: Gen Z and millennials from across India took to breaking stereotypes associated with the country through the Samsung ‘India Ready Action’ campaign, using video as their medium of expression. The campaign has set a new record with 161.8 million engagements on Instagram and Facebook in 4 weeks, making it the most engaging campaign in the last one year on these platforms.
Jun 17, 2019 18:06
MANCHESTER: Representatives of national broadcater Doordarshan are in danger of losing their World Cup accreditation after being caught live-streaming Virat Kohli’s press conference ahead of the match against Pakistan, which is against the protocol laid down by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Jun 17, 2019 18:06
MUMBAI: Three years after Mahendra Singh Dhoni ended his high-profile endorsement deal of 11 years with US food and beverage giant Pepsico, the cricket superstar has signed up with rival Coca-Cola as the Indian face of its just-launched sports drink Powerade.
Jun 17, 2019 16:06
MUMBAI: The excitement generated by the ongoing cricket World Cup (host nation England's lousy weather notwithstanding) has seen consumer electronics makers such as Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic reporting up to 100% jump in sales of large-screen TVs (55-inch and above) compared to the same period last year.
Jun 17, 2019 15:06
MUMBAI: It was a super day at the office over the weekend for Teams India in both cricket (India's national sport) and hockey (notionally national sport).
Jun 15, 2019 16:06
MUMBAI: Yuvraj Singh, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, has become the past or present Team India star to front face an online fantasy gaming platform. Yuvraj has been announced as the brand ambassador of BalleBaazi.com, an online fantasy cricket platform.
Jun 14, 2019 14:06
MUMBAI: Indian cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has joined an ever expanding list, suing Australian batmaker Spartan Sports over an alleged non-payment of $2 million bound by an exclusive licensing agreement. MS Dhoni, Michael Clarke and Kevin Pietersen are among other cricketers Spartan has had on its books over the years.