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Pune, Rajkot become interim IPL franchises to replace CSK, RR
Pune and Rajkot have become the new interim franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) through the reverse bidding process. They will replace the suspended teams of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) for a period of two ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Shashank Manohar elected unopposed as BCCI president
Shashank Manohar has been elected unopposed as President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the second term. He belongs to Vidarbha Cricket Association and was elected by Special General Meeting (SGM) of BCCI. The meeting was ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya passes away
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Jagmohan Dalmiya passed away in in Kolkata, West Bengal. He was 75. As a cricket administrator, he is hailed as the architect for the rise of Cricket in India and its ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
BCCI constitutes IPL working group to study Justice Lodha committee verdict
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has constituted IPL working group to study the verdict of the Justice RM Lodha Committee. Decision in this regard was taken in the IPL governing council meeting held in Mumbai after the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Champions League T20 of Cricket scrapped with immediate effect
Champions League Twenty 20 (CLT20) of Cricket has been scrapped with immediate effect. Decision in this regard was taken unanimously by Governing Council of CLT20, comprising Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket South Africa and Cricket Australia. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Ravi Shastri named as interim coach of Team India for Bangladesh tour
Former Indian Cricket Captain, Ravi Shastri was named interim coach of the Indian cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh starting from 10 June 2015 which will host one Test and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs). He was appointed by Board ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, V V S Laxman inducted in BCCI advisory committee
Former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V V S Laxman have joined the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI’s) newly-constituted Cricket Advisory Aommittee. They were nominated by BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya with immediate effect. The advisory ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Neeraj Kumar appointed chief adviser to BCCI's ACSU
Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar was appointed as chief adviser of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU). Decision in this regard was taken at the Governing Council Meeting of the Indian ..