BCCI allows former ICL players to play in IPL

September 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - IMG retained the rights to conduct the India Premier League (IPL) after it reduced the annual charges by Rs.60 million, the Indian cricket board said here Wednesday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) accepted th fresh proposal of the IMG during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Cricket Centre.

September 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday renegotiated its deal with the event management company IMG and succeeded in scaling down the annual fees to be paid to the latter for staging the high-profile Indian Premier League. President of BCCI Shashank Manohar said this after a meeting at Mumbai.

September 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian Premier League (IPL) and its commissioner Lalit Modi has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to take a final call on whether or not to terminate the services of IMG as an organiser of the event. IPL and BCCI sources said that BCCI president Shashank Manohar will review the issue and present his report and recommendations to the BCCI's working committee on September 24.

August 13th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Working Committee of the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) is expected allow former Indian Cricket League players to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL). A decision to this effect is likely to be taken in Mumbai today.IPL-3, would be held in 12 venues from March 12 to April 25, next year.

August 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With several sportsperson saying that they have faced no major difficulty in following World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) code, cricketer Yuvraj Singh has strongly defended his teammates' decision to reject the code. Sportspersons from all fields felt that cricketers had over-reacted in not signing the WADA code because they are ingnorant of the controversial 'whereabouts' clause.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday termed Sports Minister M S Gill's view that cricketers should sign the World Anti-Doping Agency clause as his personal opinion and claimed that the Cricket Board would stick to its own stance. Reacting over Gill's comments, BCCI spokesman Shukla said the matter was now between BCCI and ICC and there was no need to raise the issue with the Sports Ministry.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The deadlock between the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) and the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) continues, after the BCCI backed its players and refused to accept the 'whereabouts' clause. The 'whereabouts' clause which makes it necessary for the players to give details about their availability for one hour every day between 6 am and 11 pm for random out-of-competition testing by WADA officials.

August 2nd, 2009 LONDON - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chairman John Fahey said the "whereabouts" clause, which was rejected by the Indian cricket board Sunday, has been accepted worldwide by 571 international sporting organisations. Addressing the security concerns of the Indian cricketers, Fahey said the 'whereabouts' information is "completely secure" with them.

August 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday rejected the controversial anti-doping clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that makes it mandatory for players to make themselves available for out of competition tests. BCCI strongly backed the players, saying that the "whereabouts" clause is an "invasion into the privacy of an individual".

August 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - After India cricket board's rejection of the controversial "whereabouts" clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Cricket Council (ICC) board will now have to find a way forward. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sunday rejected the controversial anti-doping clause that makes it mandatory for players to make themselves available for out-of-competition tests.

August 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is not in confrontation with International Cricket Council (ICC) on the issue of players' reservation over the anti-doping norms and will find a mutually acceptable solution, said BCCI president Shashank Manohar. Manohar said BCCI has conveyed the concerns of the Indian players to the ICC.

July 25th, 2009 KOLKATA/NEW DELHI - Under fire from the Indian cricket board, former captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday went back on his allegations about the board having different rules for different players, and said he knew "what to say and what not to". "Being a responsible person, I know what to say and what not to say.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Indian opener Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 cricket due to a shoulder injury and will return home after consulting medical experts in England. The national selection committee has been asked to find a replacement for Sehwag, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.

June 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - The BCCI today granted amnesty to 79 players and 11 former cricketers, as they decided to cut-off their ties with the rebel board, the Indian Cricket League. The decision was immensely motivated by the time-bound amnesty that the BCCI had offered to all these players.

June 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian cricket board Tuesday offered amnesty to 79 current cricketers and 12 former Test players, who had joined the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL). Eleven support staff, who had also joined the ICL, were also welcomed back by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).