The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been discredited. The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has emerged as a spineless, conspiratorial and politicised club that lacks transparency, ethics and integrity. The names of players, including Test cricketers, umpires, and Bollywood stars and starlets have been linked to bookies and spot-fixing. N Srinivasan, the BCCI president, maintains he is above board, despite his son-in-law, Gurunath Meiyappan, being arrested and mounting evidence for betting and possible fixing.
If it’s true that a subject under attack would be reluctant to let go, it’s equally true that the other stakeholders are wary of upsetting the status-quoist applecart. Unless they just have to. In which case, Srinivasan will interest only cricket historians, writes Shantanu Datta.
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi's lawyer Mehmood Abdi ridiculed BCCI's three-man inquiry commission to probe the betting charges against President N Srinivasan's son-in-law as mere an eye wash.
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi on Tuesday proposed the name of veteran administrator IS Bindra as a possible successor to N Srinivasan, who has rejected demands for his resignation as BCCI president in the wake of arrest of his son-in-law on charges of betting in IPL.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday appreciated BCCI president N Srinivasan for his willingness to face the media.
Bishan Singh Bedi has once again slammed the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the controversies surrounding it. The former India captain has criticised the administrators as well.
Will Gurunath Meiyappan’s arrest on allegations of betting be the coup de grace for the Chennai Super Kings? India Cements, owners of the Chennai franchise continue to deny that he was an "owner’’ or a "Team Principal’’ as their team prepares to play the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) final. If Gurunath is proven to be a part of the franchise or is in fact an "owner’’, the franchise can be terminated according to the provisions of the Franchise Agreement.
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi on Saturday demanded the termination of Chennai Super Kings franchisee and called for fresh auctions to be held after the arrest of N Srinivasan’s son-in-law, Gurunath Meiyappan.
Calling for head of N Srinivasan, ex-IPL chairman Lalit Modi's lawyer on Friday demanded that the BCCI president should be suspended with the police probing his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's alleged proximity to Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, arrested for betting on IPL matches.
An avalanche of controversies has hit the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL). In the backdrop of the spot-fixing affair, David Warner’s abusive tweets directed at two journalists have caused a stir, with Cricket Australia (CA) taking a grave view of the matter. One of the two journalists in question wrote an article critical of the IPL, which attracted Warner’s attention.