ver the past decade, India has emerged as a cricket superpower, disrupting a colonial hierarchy and demonstrating how market size can create political leverage. India's rise in the International Cricket Council offers insights into how a more powerful India might approach global politics.
26 Jun 2023The Supreme Court bench directed state associations to adopt the BCCI constitution within 30 days or face action
2 min read9 Aug 2018The regulation will empower the govt to prevent instances of gambling by minors, 'problem-gamblers' and curb black-money generation through illegal gambling
1 min read6 Jul 2018The Law Commission has recommended that BCCI be listed as a national sports federation (NSF) as this would bring it under the purview of the RTI Act
1 min read19 Apr 2018Steve Smith, David Warner were slapped with a 1 year international ban and ousted from IPL 2018, while Cameron Bancroft was suspended for 9 months as Cricket Australia cracked the whip over ball-tampering scandal in South Africa
3 min read28 Mar 2018The revised auction format would bring about greater efficiency in the process of determining the price of players, which would improve the quality of cricket
4 min read7 Feb 2018Domestic cricket is now often played before largely empty stadiums and faces administrative problems, but it would be a mistake to overlook its continued importance
1 min read13 Nov 2017PCB wants the BCCI to pay approximately $70 million as compensation for not playing two home bilateral series
1 min read30 Sep 2017National selectors have requested the BCCI to revise their salaries after the cricket board revealed that it is considering a pay hike for domestic cricketers and match officials
1 min read4 Aug 2017Supreme Court bench seeks BCCI's response within two weeks and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's reply a week thereafter
1 min read28 Jul 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared