Kaur kerfuffle
Whether a meeting between the board president and the Indian captain was held was not common knowledge but, if you look back, what happened did not really elevate cricket, stopping far short of widening even its commercial appeal.
Whether a meeting between the board president and the Indian captain was held was not common knowledge but, if you look back, what happened did not really elevate cricket, stopping far short of widening even its commercial appeal.
This was conveyed to a section of the media by Ganguly himself on Saturday evening. He also confirmed that he will be filing his nomination on October 18.
The European owners of the Ahmedabad franchise also lend a touch to the IPL that is suitably exotic for now but the door having been opened to worldwide cricket entrepreneurship in India, well might others be ringing the calling bell from now on.
Meanwhile, the same report also confirms that former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar will be travelling to UAE for his IPL commentary stint.
Ganguly, meanwhile, tested negative for COVID-19, a source close to the former India captain confirmed on Saturday.
Verma was made the vice president of the board on October 23 last year while Sourav Ganguly was named BCCI President.
"Everyone wants IPL to happen but let's have some clarity first," he said.
The finances of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have taken a huge blow with no cricketing action happening in the country.
Manjrekar was recently dropped from the Board of Control of Cricket in India's (BCCI) commentary panel for the now called off India-South Africa ODI series.
Pujara, who is often seen as a Test match specialist, last featured for India during their tour of New Zealand.
