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Ratnakar Shetty

Bapu Nadkarni surprised by BCCI honour

Nadkarni will be given a special award in recognition of his outstanding contribution

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Ranji Trophy 2013-14: Bengal bowler barred for suspect action

Manojit Ghosh has been barred from playing any BCCI organised tournaments.

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‘Sachin Tendulkar walks away from the game as one of its greatest ambassadors’

I was with the Indian team travelled to Sri Lanka for the 1997 Asia Cup. The day the tournament was supposed to begin, a small inauguration ceremony was arranged at a ground where the flags of all four participating teams were hoisted. However, the Indian flag was fluttering upside down. Sachin Tendulkar, who was leading the Indian team, was the first to notice the mistake and promptly informed me and asked me to get the mistake rectified. We immediately went to the local authorities and got that changed.

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Rajeev Shukla confident of Kanpur hosting India-West Indies 3rd ODI

Following a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) inspection, Cricket Board vice president Rajeev Shukla today expressed confidence that the Green Park stadium here will be ready in time to host the third One-day International (ODI) between India and the West Indies next month.

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Sharad Pawar set to return as MCA president

Indian Union Minister Sharad Pawar is all set to start his second innings as president of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) at its polls Friday after the candidature of his lone rival, BJP leader Gopinath Munde, was rejected and a subsequent appeal against the verdict was turned down on Thursday.

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Ratnakar Shetty to attend Mumbai Cricket Association AGM

The cricket board's General Manager [game development] Ratnakar Shetty said he will be attending Friday's Annual General Meeting and will question the association on various issues.

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India-South Africa series dates not finalised despite BCCI-CSA meet

The meeting between Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan and his Cricket South Africa (CSA) counterpart Chris Nenzani didn't yield any conclusive result on the itinerary of India's tour of South Africa but is seen by many as "first step towards right direction".

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Bombay HC gives no relief to Ratnakar Shetty on plea challenging MCA rule

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declined to grant interim relief to top cricket board official Ratnakar Shetty who had challenged a recent amendment in bylaws of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) which disqualified him from contesting its elections.

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MV Sridhar’s appointment as general manager raises eyebrows

Questions have cropped up over the appointment of former Hyderabad captain MV Sridhar as the General Manager (Cricket Operations) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Annual General Meeting in Chennai yesterday.

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Sachin Tendulkar’s decision to continue playing should be respected: Ratnakar Shetty

Advising the media to stop harping constantly on the retirement plans of Sachin Tendulkar, Cricket Board's senior employee Prof. Ratnakar Shetty on Monday said here that the senior India cricketer is the best person to decide on the matter.

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