The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 spot-fixing controversy has added another worry for the BCCI as brand sponsors PepsiCo are considering pulling out of the tournament.
After pulling out its IPL franchise Pune Warriors India from the tournament, the Sahara Group on Tuesday said it was tempted to withdraw from the Indian cricket team's sponsorship as well, but refrained from doing so in the interest of the players.
The troubles regarding Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 doesn't seem to end as Pune Warriors failed to pay the full franchise fee for the current year which resulted in BCCI encashing the bank guarantee casting a shadow on its future in the cash-rich league in coming years.
Pune Warriors coach Allan Donald said that Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Yusuf Pathan's dismissal in their IPL match on Wednesday for obstructing the field should be a lesson for all cricketers.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Yusuf Pathan was given out obstructing the field while batting against Pune Warriors India on Wednesday. This is the first instance of a batsman being given out in the six editions of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Lack of consistency has been Kolkata Knight Riders' biggest drawback in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League, feels skipper Gautam Gambhir.
Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday launched a free Cancer Detection Centre in Ranchi and urged people not to associate the dreaded disease with death.
Pune Warriors chief coach Allan Donald feels that the volume of cricket being played nowadays is "absolutely outrageous" which, in turn, reduces the life span of a cricketer.
His international career could never take off in the limited chances he got, but middle-order batsman S Badrinath, who is currently plying his trade in the Pepsi IPL, harbours hopes of becoming a late-bloomer like his Chennai Super Kings teammate and idol Michael Hussey.
Pune Warriors might have ended at the bottom up of the table in the last two IPL editions, but current captain Angelo Mathews said on Thursday that his side would be making a fresh start and look for a better result this season.