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Arun Jaitley

IPL spot-fixing report submitted to BCCI

The enquiry report of the TV sting operation conducted during Indian Premier League season five has been received by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and it will be referred to the Board's disciplinary panel, IPL chief Rajiv Shukla.

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IPL governing council’s review meeting on Tuesday

The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League, headed by Rajiv Shukla, will meet on Tuesday to take stock of the last edition of the tournament that concluded on May 27.

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Satire: Bangar, Laxman for Rajya Sabha as replacements for Bangaru Laxman!

Clearly proving that they are not going to be a mute spectator, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), purported to be the party with a difference, has hit right back at the Congress by nominating cricketers Sanjay Bangar and VVS Laxman to the Rajya Sabha as a replacement for former BJP President Bangaru Laxman, who was recently convicted of taking a bribe of INR 1 lakh 11 years ago.

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Satire: Lasith Malinga unwittingly drawn into “Porngate” scandal!

After Google, it now seems to be the turn of India’s own Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to commit its share of typos and spelling errors. Adding to the BJP’s long list of gaffes was an official statement issued to the press by the party with regard to the "Porngate" scandal, involving two of their Gujarat MLAs, which read as follows: "This is nothing but the handiwork of the Congress party, which is trying to malinga us".

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Sahara calls for scrapping of player retention policy in IPL

Sahara Group Chairman Subroto Roy, who reached a compromise with the Cricket Board to pave the way for Pune Warriors' participation in the IPL, demanded an open auction without any player retention to make the cash-rich Twenty20 league more entertaining.

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Pawar, Jaitley not involved in IPL payment row, clarifies Gavaskar

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday clarified that he did not used the word "u-turn" and was only "baffled by the turn of events" as far as his IPL contract row with the BCCI was concerned.

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Sunil Gavaskar baffled by BCCI’s payment refusal

Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday lashed out at the BCCI after his demand of USD 1 million (Rs 5 crore) per season for media and governing council related activities involving the IPL was turned down by the board's working committee.

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We can’t give time-frame in Lalit Modi’s case: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The BCCI Disciplinary Committee, probing the alleged financial irregularities committed by sacked IPL chief Lalit Modi in running the T20 league, will arrive at a decision after following "due process", its member Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.

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BCCI disciplinary panel hearing against Modi postponed

The two-day hearing of the Cricket Board's Disciplinary Committee probing allegations of financial irregularities against former IPL chairman Lalit Modi, which was scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday in New Delhi, has been put off to next month.

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Lalit Modi’s lawyer to wait for court copy before taking further action

As Supreme Court rejected Lalit Modi's plea, seeking reconstitution of BCCI-appointed panel probing allegations of financial irregularities against him, Mehmood Abdi, the lawyer of the former IPL Chairman, said they will wait for the order copy before deciding their future course of action.

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