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BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi says N.Srinivasan should resign
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday lashed out at Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N.Srinivasan saying he should resign. Johi said: "Srinivasan (President of Board of Control for Cricket in India) should resign. The allegations are pointed at him while his son-in-law is clearly involved in all this. Now if he continues to be stubborn, then ...
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Former BCCI President I.S.Bindra calls N.Srinivasan arrogant
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President I.S. Bindra on Saturday demanded the immediate removal of a defiant N. Srinivasan due to the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing row, calling him "arrogant" and insisting that his continuance would damage Indian cricket. "I have been keeping quiet on this issue but his statement that he will not step down, in Mumbai ...
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N.Srinivasan denies any knowledge of Gurunaths involvement in betting
The Board for Control of Cricket in India President N.Srinivasan has denied any knowedge of the involvement of his son in law,Gurunath Meiyappan in betting on IPL matches. Commenting on the arrest of Gurunath, he said whatever steps or action have been taken in case of anybody else, same will apply to him. "There will be no discrimination", he added. Srinivasan also claimed ignorance when ...
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Kamal Nath says BCCI president should resign
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday said the Board of Cricket Control in India President N.Srinivasan has lost all his credibility and should resign. Demanding his resignation, Nath further said, "He allied with his family and executed match-fixing. Whatever has happened is sad and people have lost all trust from the game they love. The government is working on the entire ...
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IPL spot fixing Defiant Srinivasan says he cannot be bulldozed to resign 2nd lead-Srinivasan
A defiant Board of Cricket Control in India president N. Srinivasan on Saturday said that he had done nothing wrong with regard to the Indian Premier League, and categorically refused to resign from his position. Srinivasan told media outside Mumbai Airport that: " I have done nothing wrong. I have no intention to resign. I cannot be bulldozed. This is all a political game and conspiracy. The ...
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Srinivasan arrives in Mumbai as Meiyappan is produced before court1st leadNsrinivasan
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and India Cements owner N.Srinivasan has arrived in Mumbai to meet with his arrested son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan at around 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. According to television reports,Srinivasan's arrival in the city coincided with Meiyappan being produced before a local court well ahead of the earlier deadline of 3p.m. announced by the ...
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Why should Srinivasan be the only one to resign Subramaniam Swamy
Janata Party president and activist lawyer Subramanian Swamy on Saturday had a another take on the current spot fixing episode dogging the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan should not be the only person asked to resign. Giving a political twist to the IPL episode, Swamy questioned as to why only ...
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BCCI chief Srinivasan to meet arrested Meiyappan may be asked to step downUpdateSrinivasan
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and India Cements owner N.Srinivasan is likely to meet his arrested son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan here around 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. According to television reports, Mumbai Crime Branch officials confirmed that Srinivasan had got in touch with their seniors on Saturday morning to seek permission to meet Meiyappan, who was arrested late ...
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Retiring Kirsten says two-in-one Kallis absence to leave huge void in Proteas squad
Outgoing South African coach Gary Kirsten has said that the absence of veteran player Jacques Kallis will leave a huge void in the squad, ahead of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. Kallis opted out of representing the Proteas in the last edition of the Champions Trophy due to personal reasons, but indicated he still wants to play in the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, ...
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Ex-AFL chief warns CA of need of robust approach to anti-corruption
Former Australian Football League (AFL) chief executive Adrian Anderson has said that Cricket Australia (CA) and state cricket associations needed a robust national approach to anti-corruption. Stating that one global betting exchange turns over a billion dollars a year on Australian cricket, Anderson, who is conducting a review of CA's integrity and disciplinary systems, estimated that 60 per ...
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Haddin views cricket in new light despite Ashes anticipation following daughters cancer struggles
Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that despite being back in the pursuit of the Ashes, he is viewing cricket in a new light following his daughter's battle with cancer. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, although the Ashes journey is the greatest adventure for an Australian cricketer and normally fills his mind for most of the time, however, Haddin had even considered retirement ...
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Misbah urges Pak to improve game following surprise Ireland tie
Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that it is a must for his team to improve in all three departments of the game ahead of the series decider with Ireland, before the ICC Champions Trophy. Kevin O'Brien hit a dramatic four off the last ball of the first one-day international on Thursday to deny Pakistan victory and earn Ireland a dramatic tie, the 28th in ODI history, ...
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Indian Premier League final may be overshadowed by spot-fixing scandal
Chennai Super Kings will face Mumbai Indians in the sixth Indian Premier League final in Kolkata on Sunday with the stench of the spot-fixing scandal threatening to overpower even N Srinivasan, the most powerful man in world cricket.Srinivasan, the chief executive of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, is also the managing director of India Cements, who own the Super Kings franchise - and ...
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Cricket Fortune will favour the brave
To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of apathy towards the New Zealand cricketers are always exaggerated. The test team prepared to face an examination of their batting technique and fortitude overnight, depending on the toss outcome. The loss of six wickets for less than 40 runs three times in the last six tests means the demand for action from former players and readers has been ...
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Cricket Calls for BCCI boss to go after relative arrested
Calls have been made for the removal of "the most powerful man in world cricket" after his son-in-law was arrested for spot-fixing just before his team, the Chennai Super Kings, were to play in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League final. A top official of the Chennai Super Kings, Gurunath Meiyappan, who is the son-in-law of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Narainswamy ...
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The Indian League of Litigation
Behind the billion-dollar deals and million-dollar salaries, the IPL has been the subject of much litigation, apart from frequent investigation by federal authorities in India. Here are some of the most serious documented instances of litigation or investigation involving the BCCI and/or its ...
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Cricket-Roots composed half-century steadies England
video Joe Root's composed half-century steadied England after lunch on day two of the second and final test against New Zealand at Headingley on ...
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England v New Zealand second Test - Latest report from Headingley
Local hero and rising star of English cricket, Joe Root, combined well with Ian Bell after the break to bat England back into the match. The pair put on a partnership of 79 with Root the dominant partner as New Zealand struggled to make further inroads into England's batting. They thought they had Bell LBW, when Tim Southee crashed one into his pads and Marais Erasmus raised his ...
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A final fighting for relevance
Big Picture The IPL final takes place in Kolkata on Sunday, but all the news surrounding the tournament is about events off the field. As Indian cricket and its fans grapple with the dismaying allegations of the past week, the old Apartheid-era slogan - No normal sport in an abnormal society - comes to mind. However, despite the formal charges of corruption against top Super Kings official ...
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Adelaide Ovals Ultimate Membership row over equal access to cricket and footy
ADELAIDE Oval's Ultimate Membership offer, marketed as the state's platinum sport season ticket, is a dead duck. About 6500 applicants for the package will learn on Sunday morning that the vision of a South Australian version of the Melbourne Cricket Club - where members have access to all sport events at one arena - has been taken off the table as cracks begin to show again in the ...
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N Srinivasans rise in the BCCI
2001: N Srinivasan enters cricket administration in his home state of Tamil Nadu, as an ally of former BCCI president, AC Muthiah. 2002: Becomes president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. 2005: Srinivasan is appointed BCCI treasurer after forming an informal alliance with Indian politician Sharad Pawar, in a bid to cast then board president Jagmohan Dalmiya out from the BCCI's ...
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Ind vs Pak M S Dhonis valiant ton go...
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Mr Cricket is now Mr Family Hussey ca...
Michael Hussey will play his final Test against Sri Lanka next week and retire from international cricket at the end of the Australian summer, the veteran batsman said, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.The rugged 37-year-old, known affectionately ...
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Kieran Powells fifty guides West Ind...
Opener Kieran Powell followed his hundred with a solid fifty as the West Indies reached 124-1 at tea on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against Bangladesh here today.The 22-year-old right-handed batsman was unbeaten on 56 and with him Darren Bravo was batting on 42 as the visitors now lead by 95 runs with a draw the most likely result on an unhelpful pitch for bowlers at Shere Bangla ...
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Senior Super Kings official arrested
Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan has been arrested on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud.The son-in-law of Board Of Control For Cricket In India president N Srinivasan, Gurunath became the latest person to be implicated in the Indian Premier League's betting scandal on Friday.Gurunath was questioned after actor Vindoo Dara Singh, currently in police custody, said he had ...
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Mumbai as a city must look to a progressive future
Homosexuality was only decriminalised last year in India, so it is natural that some old ways of thinking will linger, but the recent discrimination against a transgender individual in the city is an ugly reminder of the work yet to be done.
Mumbai is a massive city of over 11 million people, it is the capital of the world’s largest democracy, and is home to a cosmopolitan mix of people from all over the country and the world. Yet some in Mumbai remain, in many ways, social backward in many of their views toward traditional taboo issues such as homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender and cross-dressing. Read more
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