Mumbai : The under-pressure BCCI on Friday suspended the start of this year’s IPL from March 29 to April 15 in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused massive upheaval across the globe. “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend IPL 2020 till 15th April 2020, as a […]
Kolkata : The Indian Premier League (IPL) is “very much on schedule”,” BCCI President Sourav Ganguly told PTI on Friday, asserting that all measures will be in place to tackle the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus threat which has wreaked havoc on sporting calendars globally. The glitzy T20 event, featuring both Indian and international stars, gets underway […]
Mumbai : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to complete the process of picking the national selectors by the end of this month. The Board president, Sourav Ganguly, on Monday, indicated that the newly formed three-member Cricket Advisory Committee -comprising Madan Lal, RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik – will begin […]
New Delhi : The revamped selection committee with a new chairman at helm will pick the Indian squad for the three ODIs at home in March, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirmed on Monday. Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Ajit Agarkar, Rajesh Chauhan and Venkatesh Prasad are some of the key contenders to replace outgoing chairman M.S.K. Prasad (South […]
Mumbai : BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Monday said it was “tougher being a player” than donning the hat of an administrator as there is no margin for error while batting. The former India captain was speaking during the Sports star Aces Awards night here. Asked what was tougher between being a player and BCCI […]
Karachi : Former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif feels the four-nation tournament proposal revealed by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will “flop” like the “Big Three model”. The former wicket-keeper saw it as an attempt by the formidable trio of India, Australia and England to isolate other member nations. “By playing such a series, these four countries […]
Kolkata : The BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Friday said that there’s enough time to decide on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s future and things will get clearer in a few months time. When Ganguly was asked to comment on India head coach Ravi Shastri’s reported remarks that IPL 2020 will give a clear picture of Dhoni’s […]
New Delhi : Batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were among the host of high-profile winning bidders as the organises of the much-anticipated Indian Super League unveiled the eight franchises for the event. The bid winners for the eight franchises of the league, which is scheduled to be held in September-November, was announced by […]
Kolkata : The BJP Saturday said it has offered a ticket to former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to contest the 2014 general elections but he has sought time to consider the proposal. The offer was made by Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Varun Gandhi during a recent meeting with the retired cricketer in Delhi. […]
Bangalore : Brian Lara, Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle, Jesse Ryder and Herschelle Gibbs were the four players to go unsold in Indian Premier League-4 auction in Bangalore on Saturday. Both Ganguly and Gayle, former West Indies skipper and a big hitter, were part of Knight Riders in the first three editions and had the base […]
