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For long, the Indian cricket fraternity has been longing for its own Centre of Excellence. On Saturday, the rechristening and relocating of the National Cricket Academy, resulted in a huge step in the direction. A sprawling 40-acre plot that was allotted in 2008 but stuck in disputes and litigations for well over a decade since…
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For a long time now, the International Cricket Council has been contemplating a two-tier system for Test cricket. In 2004, David Richardson, then General Manager, hoped it would be in place in 2019 after being endorsed by the board at its 2016 meeting. That’s roughly the pace at which cricket administrators move. Objections were raised…
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File picture of India’s captain Rohit Sharma and England’s captain Ben Stokes prior to a Test match in Visakhapatnam. In 2014, India, Australia and England worked out a two-tier Test system where none of the Big Three would ever be relegated. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak For a long time now, the International Cricket Council…
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In a larger sense, sport is about the strong helping the weak. In a world where it is argued that sport is an artificial construct, a fantasy, we pour into it our ideals. What is essentially meaningless can be transformative if we back it with an ethical purpose. Perhaps I overanalyse. Perhaps sport is only…
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Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In a larger sense, sport is about the strong helping the weak. In a world where it is argued that sport is an artificial construct, a fantasy, we pour into it our ideals. What is essentially meaningless can be transformative if we back it with…
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In theory it is a good move, even overdue. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) is reviewing the game’s global structure to find solutions to the “increasingly disjointed and cramped cricket calendar.” The WCA has no faith in the International Cricket Council (ICC) to do the job. All very good except for one thing — the…
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Image of the BCCI logo for representation only | Photo Credit: Reuters In theory it is a good move, even overdue. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) is reviewing the game’s global structure to find solutions to the “increasingly disjointed and cramped cricket calendar.” The WCA has no faith in the International Cricket Council (ICC) to…
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Chennai Judicial Member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma on July 29 refused to hear an appeal by Byju Raveendran against the insolvency proceedings ordered against Think & Learn Private Limited, which runs Byju’s, citing that he has appeared for Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as senior counsel…
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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Chennai Judicial Member Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma on July 29 recused himself from hearing an appeal by Byju Raveendran against the insolvency proceedings ordered against Think & Learn Private Limited, which runs Byju’s, citing that he has appeared for Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as senior…
Brainstorming: It remains to be seen how the mega auction planned for later this year is formatted. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The annual meeting between the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisee owners and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials to discuss the modus operandi for the IPL’s mega auction, ahead…
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