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This is part two of the 4-part series that evaluates the lack of success that the BCCI is. Please do go through the first part before proceeding with this one. In this, I will talk about BCCI greed for money and lack of facilities. In the first part, I had given a brief of how …
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The Indian tour of Australia towards the end of this year, is quite significant in more ways than one. Not only will it bring back international cricket back to Australia but it promises to be watched by a good number of audience which will mean that the Australian board will be much happier because of …
All of us are in the middle of a severe pandemic that has swept the globe. Several sporting competitions and several bi-lateral games have been either postponed or cancelled altogether. Legendary Tennis competitions like French Open & Wimbledon were cancelled for the year. Formula 1 which usually starts in the month of March, started in …
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Yes, you have read the correct. A joke called BCCI. We all know that The Board of Control for Cricket in India is among the richest sports body in the world and the richest in the cricketing world. The resources at their disposal are enormous. Their power is incredible. The clout that they enjoy in …
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It looks like the BCCI is planning their own The Hundred. Colin Graves, the ECB’s outgoing chairman has claimed that several countries and especially the BCCI seems to be particularly interested. The Hundred has the potential to generate millions in revenue for the ECB. Hence, the BCCI wants to tap into that. What is The …
Srinivasan who had been the BCCI president during a large part of Dhoni’s captaincy has recently let the cat out of the bag. He has confessed that it was he who saved and protected Dhoni and that helped Dhoni remain the captain till he resigned voluntarily. It has always been suspected that Srinivasan had a …
Over the last several months, I have grown from someone who is a very big supporter of Ganguly. One who is convinced that it was Ganguly who transformed the fortunes of the Indian cricket team. Someone who was certain that Ganguly is the Indian cricket’s best captain over the last 40 years. Someone who was …
Vivo will not sponsor IPL. Now, when I read this header, I really felt quite pleased because our board has gone on and did the correct thing of banning a Chinese company from sponsoring an Indian event. I felt that the board which is the prime reason for all the ills the game faces in …
Yes, you read that correctly. Ganguly does not want the Indian team to win in Australia. Flabbergasted aren’t you after reading such a line. You may not be wrong if you think this to be blasphemous. Well, I will not fault you afterall, Ganguly is the President of the BCCI. Why would he being the …
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This article is about the Indian board and IPL. On the 6th of June 2020, I read one article on The Times of India stating that the Indian board is upset with the ICC. The board is angry over the delay in taking a decision regarding the World T20 that is supposed to be held …