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SC suggests new panel for IPL fixing probe
BCCI is like the US, says Shukla
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BCCI stays mum on fixing scandal in its annual report
‘Retiring from Test made me more emotional’
Former players support Jwala, call life ban recommendation harsh
‘Russia to spy on Olympic athletes, visitors’
World Kabaddi Cup
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SC suggests new panel for IPL fixing probe
New Delhi, October 7 A Bench comprising Justices AK Patnaik and JS Khehar sought the response of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) to its proposal by tomorrow for passing an order on the issue. Additional Solicitor General N Nageshwar Rao and Assam Cricket Association member Nilay Dutta would be the other members of the proposed panel. The Bench mooted the idea after rejecting BCCI’s plea for allowing the Board to form its own panel for the second time as the Bombay High Court had held on July 30 that its earlier committee, which had gone into the charges and given a clean chit to all concerned including BCCI President N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyyappan, had been set up in violation of its own constitution. The Bench is hearing the appeals of BCCI and CAB against the HC verdict. While the BCCI has challenged the HC ruling that its panel was illegal, the CAB has come against the HC's refusal to constitute a fresh panel. The SC said the proposed panel would submit its report to the court, while the Mumbai police could go on with its investigations and file a separate case. CAB opposed BCCI's plea for letting the Board set up a fresh panel, contending that it would not serve any purpose as N Srinivasan's company, India Cements, owned IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings, whose team principal was Meiyyappan. Any such probe could not be fair as Srinivasan's son-in-law was facing allegations, CAB
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BCCI is like the US, says Shukla
Chandigarh, October 7 If a poll were to be undertaken across the world, the United States is likely to be voted the most divisive, even hated, country in the world. Despite being widely aped and despite its cultural influence all over the world, it is a country disliked for interference in other nations, and for forcing its opinion down the throats of the others. Yet, Rajeev Shukla, the former IPL chairman and the recently named vice-president of the BCCI, seems to take pride in likening the BCCI to the United States. “What the US is to the UN, the BCCI is to the International Cricket Council,” Shukla said in an interview. “The BCCI has earned its reputation and one should appreciate this, rather than criticise.” He's right on one point — the BCCI sure has earned its reputation. Shukla was asked about the censorious tone used by the Supreme Court about the workings of the BCCI. “If the apex court has made any observation, we shall look into it. Since the observation that has come is not elaborate, the BCCI lawyers are unable to respond," he said. "If the top court points out deficiencies, we will definitely correct them,” he said. |
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BCCI stays mum on fixing scandal in its annual report
New Delhi, October 7 Secretary Sanjay Patel’s two-page note has a passing mention of the spot-fixing and betting scandal involving big names like former international S Sreesanth and BCCI president’s tainted son-in law Gurunath Meiyappan. The Annual Report also doesn't mention IPL’s first Indian dope cheat Pradeep Sangwan’s name while it stated that “364 U-16 cricketers failed age verification tests.” The 128-page Annual Report of BCCI has the controversial Tamil Nadu strongman terming the year as “memorable and eventful for Indian cricket”. The president’s note only waxed eloquent about the achievements of the various cricket teams including the senior, 'A' team, U-19 and U-23. Srinivasan concluded his note stating, “IPL, in its sixth year, was a great success in terms of cricket content and attendance at all matches”. Patel, in his secretary's report, never used the word “spot fixing” anywhere. Instead, Patel wrote, “The BCCI responded strongly to crisis arising out of IPL-VI. The concerns have been addressed and continue to be dealt with and BCCI will do whatever is necessary to protect the game of cricket in India.” Only in Page 17 of the report, which contains the decisions of the Working Committee during the whole year, has a mention of a probe panel being formed to investigate into charges against Meiyappan. Incidentally that probe panel’s report has since been termed illegal by Bombay High Court.
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India vs AUstralia
Mumbai, October 7 “If you look at the tournament, it is not just a tournament but a chance to be No 1 in one of the three formats,” said Rixon. “So, it is very important to the players, the coaching staff and Cricket Australia. At the end of the day, we want to sit back and want to be part of the No 1 side,” he added. If Australia win the series handsomely, they will go over India to become the world’s No.1 ranked ODI team and if the hosts win they will retain their top spot. Going into the intense contest against India, both Rixon and team captain George Bailey saw the advantage of having quite a few squad members with the Champions League Twenty20 exposure. Rixon, a part of the support staff of CSK as its fielding coach, agreed with his captain, adding the squad still had plenty of work to do to get the better of the ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy holders. “We still have got plenty of homework to do but the advantage as George rightfully said, we get to see them regularly now. We actually have more chance combating them,” he said. Rixon said the plus point for his team is that five of the players figured for their respective franchises in yesterday's CLT20 final between eventual winners and IPL champions Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. “Coming into a tournament like this, you need performance players. A lot of the Indian players, in fact all of the Indians, would have played in the previous tournament so that has got to be an advantage for everyone playing. “We have been fortunate to have five in the final, so to us, we are in a reasonable position as well. End result is, the guys who haven't been playing a lot of cricket, get them upto speed for the remaining, leading upto the T20 and the one-dayers. Once that happens, it's an even contest,” he said. Both Rixon and Bailey rued the absence of Michael Clarke, who was ruled out of the tour due to his back problem. “You take Dhoni out, that probably answers your question,” said Rixon candidly, while Bailey said, “We would love to have Michael here.”
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‘Retiring from Test made me more emotional’
New Delhi, October 7 “It was (emotional) in some ways. It's when you give up Test cricket, that's when you feel emotional,” Dravid said when asked whether he felt emotional turning up for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians in the last match of his professional career. “It was a privilege to lead such a bunch. The franchise has gone through a lots of ups and downs. It has been the same group and there was great working environment,” Dravid, who captained Rajasthan Royals to the final of Champions League T20, said. As he has done on many occasions, Dravid did mention that the spot-fixing scandal involving India international S Sreesanth was “very disappointing”. “It wasn't an ideal thing to have happened. I don't want to comment specifically but those were extremely challenging times,” Dravid told 'NDTV' in an interview. Dravid felt that the spot-fixing incident is a lesson for the cricket establishment that one needs to be “vigilant”. “Look, people who want to corrupt the game are not going to go away. It's a lot about the choices that an individual makes. We have to be vigilant.” Dravid gave a logical answer as to why he came in at No 8 during the final last night. “Chasing a target with an asking rate of 11 per over is certainly not my strength at 40 plus,” he laughed.
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Former players support Jwala, call life ban recommendation harsh
“It is very harsh decision. I think BAI could have dealt with it in a quieter way, without going to the press and defaming her ,” former national champion Arvind Bhat said. “I don’t know exactly what she said during the IBL match but whatever it is, life ban recommendation is too harsh. They could have just warned her. Moreover, she is the spokesperson of the Delhi team and as an icon player, she spoke on behalf of her team. It was a team decision.” In a surprise decision, BAI disciplinary committee recommended a life ban on Jwala for trying to stop some players of her franchise, Krrish Delhi Smashers, from playing a match against Banga Beats in the Indian Badminton League. India’s top men’s doubles players K T Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas, who played for Pune Pistons in IBL, also said it was ridiculous and will affect Indian badminton. “It is ridiculous. Life ban is too much. Whatever delay happened, only Jwala can’t suffer for that. It was kind of unfair what happened at the last moment. Anyone in her place would have reacted,” Rupesh said. His men’s doubles partner Sanave Thomas said: “I don’t agree with this recommendation. She is an experienced player, who has performed consistently over the years. Along with V Diju and Ashwini Ponnappa, she has pulled off so many matches. Life ban will be too harsh.” — PTI BAI forms 3-member probe panel The Badminton Association of India has appointed a three-member panel to look into the issue. Asking the panel to submit a report within a month, the BAI said Jwala will not be considered for selection till the reports comes. The three-member committee will issue a show-cause notice to Jwala, seeking her reply within a week," said BAI secretary Vijai Sinha. Panel comprises Anandeshwar Pandey, joint secretary IOA, Deepa Mehta, Luge Federation of India president and Swati Shukla, a former member of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.
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‘Russia to spy on Olympic athletes, visitors’
Moscow, October 7 The surveillance system was first developed by the Soviet-era KGB, predecessor of the FSB special services, in the mid-1980s and updated in recent years, said prominent security analyst Andrei Soldatov. Dubbed SORM, the system will give Russian security services free access to all phone and Internet communications at the Olympic Games in February without the providers` knowledge, according to research by Soldatov and his colleague Irina Borogan. Telecom providers are required to pay for the SORM equipment and its installation, but law enforcement agencies will be able to wiretap without having to show providers court orders allowing the eavesdropping, the analysts said. “Operators do not know what and when the FSB is monitoring,” Soldatov said. Citing research based on documents published by the Russian government procurement agency and other government records, the analysts said the authorities have been installing the surveillance devices in the Black Sea resort of Sochi since 2010. Russia has pulled out all the stops to get the subtropic region ready for the Games, spending more than $50 billion in state and corporate money on infrastructure improvements including mobile networks.
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World Kabaddi Cup
Patiala, October 7 While the Punjab Sports Department had removed Patiala from the final list of venues for this year’s matches, Maluka said they will certainly be holding a match in Patiala but the venue for the match will be changed. Earlier, the Punjab Government had excluded Patiala, citing low footfall during the third edition of the World Cup as the reason behind the decision. Last year, following the last minute cancellation of the match between the Indian men’s team and Afghanistan on the inaugural day of the World Cup at YPS Stadium, Patiala, more than half of the viewers left the venue when the news spread. However, sources alleged that the decision was completely political. Patiala was being considered for the matches, but the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal asked them to change the venue since Patiala was a Congress stronghold. Maluka, who is also the Patiala district incharge of SAD, said during last year’s World Cup, the number of people coming to see the matches was less than in any other city and therefore they had not considered Patiala. He said YPS stadium usually is unable to draw much crowd because of its location. |
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