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BCCI members should be careful of their conduct, says Ajay Shirke

MCA President Ajay Shirke said Sunil Gavaskar's clean chit image will augur well for BCCI.

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N Srinivasan refuses to react to Shashank Manohar’s criticism

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan refused to answer former president Shashank Manohar's comments that he [Srinivasan] has no right to continue as president after the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal broke out.

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BCCI a classic example of why sports and politics should never cross paths

After months of arrests, investigations and prolonged judicial procedures into the IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, restored N Srinivasan as the head of BCCI once again. While the court could not do much in terms of restraining the controversial man from assuming his powers, the fact that there weren’t many forces to oppose the man within the board, proves that Indian cricket hasn’t moved an inch in the right direction since the spot-fixing and betting controversy rocked the country in May, writes Prakash Govindasreenivasan.

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BCCI appoint Rajeev Shukla, Ravi Savant and Sneh Bansal as new vice presidents

Senior Indian politician and Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) chief Rajiv Shukla will be one of the three new vice-presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) even as South Zone expectedly nominated N Srinivasan for the post of President ahead of the Board's AGM in Chennai on Sunday.

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N Srinivasan faces SC challenge ahead of BCCI re-election

N Srinivasan, the most powerful man in cricket, faces a last-ditch challenge to his reinstatement this weekend as head of India's board, days after his son-in-law was charged in a corruption scandal.

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Australia tour of India 2013: MCA’s Gahunje Stadium to host first-ever ODI

Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) is gearing up set to host the first-ever One-Day International (ODI) at the Gahunje Stadium in Pune when the visiting Australian cricketers would clash with their Indian counterparts in the first match of the best-of-seven series on October 13.

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MCA elections unlikely to be held in October: Ravi Savant

The annual elections of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) are unlikely to be held before October, its president Ravi Savant said on Wednesday.

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BCCI verdict: The mother of all cover-ups

Truckloads of evidence indicating treachery, betting, fraud and insider complicity in the Indian Premier League (IPL) surfaced when the national media launched a sustained effort to unearth the skeletons in the much-maligned league.

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BCCI appoint Ravi Sawant as new treasurer

Ravi Sawant, president of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), has been reportedly appointed as the treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday.

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Sanjay Patel appointed BCCI secretary after Sanjay Jagdale’s resignation

Sanjay Patel has been appointed the new secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), its interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya announced on Thursday. The post fell vacant after Sanjay Jagdale quit last Friday to protest cricket board chief N. Srinivasan's refusal to step down after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for betting in the Indian...

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