Sourav Ganguly led the chase of President XI with an undefeated 53 from 32 balls.© AFP One day before the 89th Annual General Meeting of the all-important Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI), the board members played a friendly match at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. The fun outing saw …
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One day before the 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the important Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI), the board members played a friendly match at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. The fun outing saw Secretary XI, led by Jay Shah, beat President XI, led by Sourav Ganguly. Secretary XI …
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NEW DELHI: With the Chairman of the Cricket Board of India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly Faced with pressure from an alleged ‘conflict of interest’ in its multiple brand deals, it was discovered that Ganguly had to reject deals from core sponsors of BCCI. Over the past year, Ganguly’s involvement with brands …
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On December 14, Edtech startup Classplus announced Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) Chairman Sourav Ganguly as a brand ambassador. Classplus are direct competitors of Team India jersey sponsors Byju’s. This is President Ganguly’s second partnership with a company whose rivals are BCCI sponsors – it backs fantasy gamers My11Circle, …
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MUMBAI: ‘Ambush’ will remain the keyword at the 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BCCI this week. The members of the cricket board, clearly ‘unhappy’ with the way the president Sourav Ganguly have signed up for brands while occupying an honorary chair and, more importantly, have signed up with …
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Hitting great coach and former India coach Greg Chappell has called Virat Kohli the “most Australian non-Australian” cricketer of all time and thanked the “most important” figure in the sport for championing the cause of the test format. with his “total aggression”. Chappell invoked Mahatma Gandhi before giving credit to …
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Veteran Indian goalkeeper Parthiv Patel said goodbye to the men’s game on Wednesday. Debuting internationally at the age of 17, Parthiv announced its retirement from all formats after an 18-year career. The 35-year-old declared that he found it the “right time” to move after winning every possible national cricket tournament …
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NEW DELHI: Parthiv Patel, one of the youngest to have played test cricket for India at the age of 17, announced on Wednesday his retirement from all forms of the game, three months before his 36th birthday. “Today, I announce the retirement of all forms of cricket and as I …
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Editor’s noteThis article was published before BCCI confirmed Thursday night that Rohit Sharma will be evaluated on December 11. On the night that Rohit Sharma was not named to any of the three teams that will participate in the Australian tour, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar called for more transparency …
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KOLKATA: His promise to bring football “big” to India remained unfulfilled when Diego Maradona died after cheating death more than once, devastating a cricket-mad nation in a fitting reflection of his immortal status. Hungry for success in soccer for decades, India, perhaps, needed Maradona, needed his “Hand of God”, to …
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