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Covid-19: ICC still plans to go ahead with T20 WC, players not so confident

There has been no meeting (in the last week) between ICC and Cricket Australia over ICC T20 World Cup 2020 and there is no update and contingency planning continues, says an ICC official

President Kovind, Bhutia, Chhetri mourn footballer Chuni Goswami's demise

AIFF President Praful Patel expressed grief over the demise of Goswami and said that the Goswami's 'contribution to Indian Football will never be forgotten'

Happy Birthday, Sachin: Wishes pour in as 'God of Cricket' turns 47 today

However, the master blaster will not be celebrating his birthday this year as a mark of respect to Covid-19 warriors

ICC to discuss Test championship, ODI league in executive meet on April 23

The ODI league was to start in June but first series under it -- South Africa's away three-match rubber against Sri Lanka in the first week of June -- was cancelled on Monday due to the pandemic

No point discussing IPL 2020 in Sri Lanka right now: BCCI official

SLC president Shammi Silva on Thursday said that Sri lanka is ready to host the mega event as the country, which has fewer positive cases, is expected to return to normalcy earlier compared to India

Dalmiya backed Akhtar during bowling action scrutiny in 2000: Ex PCB chief

Former BCCI chief Jagmohan Damiya, one of India's biggest cricket administrators, served as the ICC's president from 1997 to 2000.

It's official: BCCI suspends IPL 2020 till further notice over coronavirus

The IPL was set to start on March 29 and end on May 24 but it was first postponed till April 15 after a surge of coronavirus positive cases in India

Women's WC 2021: India qualifies, but no match with arch-rival Pakistan

India-Pakistan series was originally scheduled in 6th round of ODI championship, between July and November 2019, but despite the best efforts of both the boards, it was unable to take place, says ICC

Not sure Wimbledon-like insurance policy exists in India: BCCI official

The official cited the example of an English footballer David Beckham getting his leg insured whereas BCCI had to sweat it out to get insurance policy for loss of pay for the Indian contracted players

IPL 2020: BCCI in constant touch with foreign boards, says official

While various options have been discussed like a closed-door tournament, or a curtailed one, it is almost clear that everyone wants foreign players to be a part of the IPL, says BCCI official

Coronavirus pandemic: BCCI yet to make a decision on IPL 2020, says report

Earlier this month, BCCI has postponed the IPL 2020 to April 15 from March 29 as a precautionary measure.

BCCI should not 'wait forever' for women's Indian Premier League: Mithali

The BCCI has hosted Women's IPL exhibition matches in the last two years but has said a full-fledged tournament will take some time to take shape

From Kohli to Tendulkar: Cricket fraternity backs PM's 21-day lockdown

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also urged all to stay at home and said that citizens across the world should listen to what their government says

Sourav shares lockdown pics, says never thought would see my city like this

Ganguly had earlier said that he can't recall when he was last free at 5 pm in the evening

BCCI cancels con-call with franchisees as IPL 2020 likely to get suspended

The star-studded eight-team league was originally scheduled to start on March 29 in Mumbai but looks set for a cancellation given the current crisis over Covid-19 pandemic

BCCI can wait till the end of April for commencement of IPL 2020: Report

The Sports Ministry has made it clear that the fate of the 13th edition of the IPL can be decided only after the government comes out with a fresh advisory after April 15

IPL may see a value erosion of $1 billion if 13th season gets cancelled

The prized BCCI cash-cow IPL may see a massive value erosion of USD 1 billion over its last year valuation if the game is called off this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, says a report. According to the global advisory firm Duff & Phelps, the brand Indian Premier League (season 12) was valued at USD 6.8 billion in 2019 and the same will see an erosion of USD 200-350 million if the BCCI goes in for a truncated tourney with empty galleries and USD 700-1,000 million if the season is cancelled. The advisory agency as arrived at the numbers based on a two-scenario assessment of a truncated tourney with half the numbers of matches being played to empty galleries or no revenue from the gate sales and a complete washout of the 2020 season. As of now, the BCCI has not taken a final call on the IPL season which is expected on April 15. If cancelled, India will not be the lone loser as dozens of much larger cash-flowing matches across the world have already been called off and the fate of .

IPL 2020 postponed amid Covid-19 scare: Who loses how much because of delay

Stakeholders include, apart from the BCCI, the advertisers, eight franchisees, US media giant Disney, which has the broadcasting and digital rights for the IPL matches, and more than 200 players.

Coronavirus forces BCCI to empty out HQ; staff to work from home

It has been learnt that the employees have been asked to 'work from home' with all the cricketing operations already being suspended till further notice

IPL owners' con-call today, 'subconsciously' ready for call-off: Report

It was unanimously decided in meeting with BCCI that safety is a priority and considering how things stand, they might have to give the league a miss this year, says a franchise official