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Leslie Xavier
To Dhoni or Not to Dhoni and More: Questions Remain as BCCI Rolls With Cloak-Work Efficiency
25 Oct 2019
Even as MS Dhoni displays his intention to get match ready for the ICC World T20 next year, Indian cricket team chief of selectors, MSK Prasad, has hinted at the closing of a chapter. There have been…
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Supreme Court Grants CoA Immunity from BCCI Action; Indian Cricket Board Elections On October 23
22 Oct 2019
The Supreme Court of India said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Committee of Administrators (CoA) will be immune to action or proceedings with respect to any act performed in good…
R Kaushik
Both BCCI and NADA Under Pressure As Indian Cricket Adopts Anti Doping Measures | On the Ball
10 Aug 2019
India’s National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) can collect samples of all cricketers during domestic tournaments run by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as well as the Indian Premier…
R Kaushik
The Inevitable Loss That Hit Indian Cricket Team at ICC World Cup Semis | On the Ball
13 Jul 2019
Indian cricket team had sold themselves short at the ICC World Cup with indecisiveness and by showing reluctance to allow players to settle down and grow into their roles. Virat Kohli and Co. must…
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Mithali Raj vs Ramesh Powar: Coach Writes Scathing Letter to BCCI, Batter Retorts Via Tweet
29 Nov 2018
The controversy surrounding Mithali Raj’s dropping from Indian women’s cricket team’s semifinal against England at the ICC Women’s World T20, and the subsequent blame game, continues with coach…
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Mithali Raj Hits Out at Diana Edulji and Ramesh Powar | Full Text of Letter to BCCI
27 Nov 2018
In a letter addressed to the BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, and the Board GM Saba Karim, Mithali Raj alleged coach Ramesh Powar ‘insulted and humiliated her’ by not just dropping her from the playing XI for…
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#MeToo: BCCI CoA Split Over Course of Action Against CEO Rahul Johri
26 Oct 2018
The Board of Control for Cricket in India CEO Rahul Johri has denied the sexual harassment allegation levelled against him; the BCCI Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai wanted an…
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#MeToo: BCCI Yet to Act on Allegations of Sexual Assault Against CEO Rahul Johri
24 Oct 2018
#MeToo movement hit the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) when its CEO Rahul Johri was accused of sexual assault by a woman who worked with him at Discovery Network Asia Pacific.
Leslie Xavier
No Contracts, Absurd Sackings: Former Coach Reveals Unprofessional Side of Indian Women’s Cricket Team
12 Jul 2018
Despite the elevation of the profile of Indian women’s cricket, much remains the same in the back rooms, illustrated by the unceremonious exit of the national coach Tushar Arothe, while former coach…
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Indian Cricket’s Coach Bashing Continues, Women’s Team’s Tushar Arothe resigns
11 Jul 2018
The Indian women's cricket team has history of giving in to its players' whims about coaching changes, and the latest episode shows the clout seniors players with the BCCI.