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Team Selection for West Indies: Tendulkar and Zaheer rested for West Indies tour, Irfan axed!

BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan announced a depleted Indian squad for the one-day tour of West Indies starting later this month, just days after the holders were knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup.
The squad will be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Yuvraj Singh as his deputy. The team was selected in London after a teleconference between Chairman of the committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth, East Zone selector Raja Venkat, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten (in London) and three selectors — Yashpal Sharma, Surendhra Bhave and Narendra Hirwani - in Mumbai.

While Sachin Tendulkar opted out, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina are out because of injuries, while Munaf Patel and Irfan Pathan were dropped for unknown reasons. Delhi left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra (who has played 72 ODI matches, taking 92 wickets) is back in the team after a long gap of four years - his last match was in in September 2005, while 25-year-old Mumbai all rounder Abhishek Nayar, RP Singh, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay (who has played one Test against Australia) and middle order batsman Subramaniam Badrinath (who has played three one-day internationals against Sri Lanka) also found place in the squad based on their superb performance in the IPL.
The four matches against West Indies will be played from June 26 to July 5 in Jamaica and St. Lucia.

India Team for West Indies: MS Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Yuvraj Singh (vicecaptain), Gautam Gambhir (specialist opener), Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Yusuf Pathan, M Vijay (specialist opener), S Badrinath, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Abhishek Nayar, Ashish Nehra, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik.

BCCI slams Kirsten, "not forcing any player to play any series or tournament"

Reacting to Team India coach Gary Kirsten's comments that the IPL was one of the reasons for India's early exit from the T20 World Cup, the BCCI today said it had not forced anyone to play in the IPL and players were free to ask for rest if they feel fatigued.
"BCCI has made it clear that whenever a player feels he is fatigued, he can always let it be known to the board and he will be given rest. After rest and if he is fit, he can be considered for selection again," BCCI Media and Finance committee chairman Rajiv Shukla said. "We are not forcing any player to play any series or tournament," he added.

Earlier, Gary Kirsten, former South African player and Indian coach, had said "IPL is a domestic competition, a club competition in many respects. Whilst you have international players in the team you've got first-class cricketers making up the rest. There was a reasonably big gap between what is happening at IPL and what is happening internationally and that is only natural."
"We had a bunch of cricketers who arrived quite tired. We have had a demanding schedule and we never got ourselves to the required intensity for the standard and quality of the international game, which is higher than IPL. We weren't an energetic team."

BCCI behind Dhoni, "concentrating on West Indies series"

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) came out in support of skipper Dhoni after their shocking ouster from the T20 World Cup. Keeping with its tradition of "concentrating on the future," BCCI’s Media and Finance Committee Chairman Rajiv Shukla said that though it is a big loss yet all is not lost and that the upcoming tour of the West Indies should now be the priority. “We must concentrate on the upcoming West Indies series,” said Shukla. You will very well remember the "building the team for the future" slogan that the board kept up for the better part of the last two decades.
He also said that Sehwag’s absence was a major reason for India’s early exit from the tournament, adding “Sehwag not playing was a big loss”
Shukla also said that Dhoni is a great captain and that the team possessed the ability of bouncing back.

Sehwag flying back, Karthik named replacement

The BCCI in a statement said that the Indian opener Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 cricket due to a shoulder injury and will return home after consulting medical experts in England. Sehwag sustained the injury while playing in the second edition of IPL held in South Africa.
BCCI has named Dinesh Karthik, a batsman-wicketkeeper, as Sehwag's replacement. India, which plays Ireland at Trent Bridge on Wednesday, has already qualified for the Super 8 stage after beating Bangladesh in its opening game.

BCCI team concludes Meghalaya visit

The two-member BCCI team comprising senior umpire S.K. Bansal and games development manager Stanley Saldanha after concluding the two-day visit to Shillong said the BCCI would consider releasing development funds to boost infrastructure. They also assured the Meghalaya Cricket Association that the apex cricketing body would help the players and coaches of the state in every possible way.
The BCCI team also conducted a four-day National Cricket Academy Level-I course for the umpires of Assam from May 24 to 27, which was attended by 25 umpires.

CCI Curators’ meet

The two-day meeting of the BCCI curators from all over India began at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. The meeting is chaired by the Board’s chief curator Daljit Singh.
It is learned that the BCCI is considering maintaining separate grounds and wickets for the conduct of junior cricket.

ICC rejects Pakistan’s charges on BCCI

The International Cricket Council has refuted Pakistan’s charge on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). ICC Chief Executive Officer Haroon Lorgat on Thursday said that Pakistan has showed irresponsible behavior by giving such statements. Pakistan had earlier alleged that BCCI has forced the committee of World Cup 2011 to remove Pakistan as a co-host for World Cup 2011.
He further added that it is ICC Board’s sole decision to shift matches from Pakistan due to security concerns and if Pakistan had done even half of what it is doing, the situation could have been better.

PCB studying UAE as 2011 World Cup venue

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has conducted a preliminary study on whether it would be able to stage the 2011 World Cup matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Ijaz met Dilawar Mani, new Chief Executive of the Emirates Cricket Board. ‘We are willing to provide all support for Pakistan and host their matches. We are willing partners and give them all facilities,’ Mani told Gulf News.
Pakistan was stripped of co-hosting its 14 2011 World Cup matches by the International Cricket Council (ICC) board in the wake of terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team last March in Lahore.

BCCI Quash Zaheer Talk

BCCI has dismissed reports about the likely non-availability of speedster Zaheer Khan for next month's ICC World Twenty20.
"No such decision has been taken (to leave out Zaheer). It's all speculation," sources in the Board said after a meeting in Mumbai.
Zaheer suffered an injury on his bowling shoulder during the early part of the Indian Premier League while playing for the Mumbai Indians. Zaheer stayed back in South Africa at the end of Mumbai Indians campaign while his parents joined him there, sources in Mumbai Indians team revealed.

BCCI offers amnesty, ICL says league on

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has offered a general amnesty to the players associated with breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL). The so called 'rebels' have been given one month to come back to the BCCI fold on the condition that they would forfeit international cricket for one year.
"We have decided to grant amnesty to all players, support staff and anyone else connected with the ICL provided they cancel all their existing contracts with the league by May 31," BCCI president Shashank Manohar said after the Board's working committee meeting. The players, Manohar said, would be allowed to play in the domestic league.
The ICL said the league will go ahead and those who want to can go. "We have already announced our programme for the Season III. It will be held in October," an ICL spokesman said.

BCCI announces Rs 15 lakh for each player

The BCCI on Tuesday announced a bonus of Rs 15 lakh for each player after the India team's historic Test and one-day series victory in New Zealand. India, under Dhoni, clinched the three-match Test series 1-0 after the final Test in Wellington ended in a draw on Tuesday. India won the first Test in Hamilton by 10 wickets and the second in Napier ended in a draw. This was India's first Test series victory on New Zealand soil since Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi's team achieved that feat in 1967-68.

India had earlier clinched the five-match one-day series 3-1, also their first series win in the shorter version of the game in New Zealand.

IPL 2009 in South Africa

The decision to move the Indian Premier (IPL) League 2009 to South Africa was "one of the hardest decisions that the BCCI has ever had to take," Lalit Modi, chairman and commissioner of the IPL, told a press conference in Johannesburg as he jointly announced the decision with Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola.
The series is expected to start April 18, with details of venues and other logistics, including a schedule, to be finalised within the next two days.

BCCI decides to hold IPL second season outside India

After weeks of meetings, manoeuvring and behind-the-scenes negotiations, the decision to move out of India, and host the IPL 2009 in England or South Africa was taken by the BCCI. Once the Centre refused to provide extra troops for the IPL's security, keeping in mind the manpower required for the general elections, BCCI's options were limited.

Home minister P Chidambaram slams BCCI

A day after Indian Premier League organisers decided to take the tournament out of India, home minister P Chidambaram on Monday said BCCI remarks regarding security issue for IPL are unwarranted. He assured cricket in India is totally safe. His statement said, "As of today only three states and one union territory — Andhar Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab and Chandigarh, have given their comment in writing. He came down heavily on Gujarat chief minister Narender Modi, saying Modi's statement was provocative. Chidambaram said that the Gujarat riots are a national shame, not IPL being moved out.
The Gujarat chief minister had earlier blamed central govt for IPL’s decision of moving out of the country. "Reputation of India as a safe country in the world has been shattered today by the attitude adopted by the central government on the security issues of IPL," Modi had said in a statement.

ICC seek BCCI and ICL agreement

International Cricket Council president David Morgan and chief executive Haroon Lorgat will on Monday attempt to broker an agreement in the long-running dispute between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
"I've long regarded it as a priority to bring together the BCCI and the owners of the ICL and I'm pleased to say we have fixed a meeting to take place in Johannesburg on Monday," said Morgan.
The ICL, which is bankrolled by India's largest media group, Zee Television, is not recognised by the BCCI or the ICC, unlike the Indian Premier League (IPL) which has paid fantastic sums to lure players to its tournament. "I hope we might be successful in coming to a mutually acceptable conclusion. I can't be certain that will be the case but I hope we can at least make a start in bringing about a settlement," added Morgan.
Earlier this week, a Pakistani court lifted domestic bans on the country's last six active players who had joined the ICL.

Viswanath gets lifetime achievement award

Legendary batsman Gundappa Viswanath told India skipper MS Dhoni's team to forget about rankings. "You are playing good cricket and if you continue to play like this, nobody can stop you," Viswanath, 60, said after receiving the CK Nayudu lifetime achievement award, instituted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The BCCI's awards for 2007-08 were presented at a function at Mumbai on Wednesday and the team members, who are scheduled to fly out to New Zealand in the early hours of Thursday, attended the function. Present and former board officials and cricketers also attended the function.
Virender Sehwag was presented the Polly Umrigar award for being the best Indian cricketer on the international stage during the period September 2007 to October 2008. On the occasion, Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh were also felicitated for being awarded the Padma Shri.

Team India gets new ODI jersey

Team India’s jersey sponsors Nike unveiled a new cricket kit for India on Wednesday, as the team prepares to leave for the New Zealand tour.
The new jersey, this time, changed for the second time in two years. Team India skipper M S Dhoni, pacer Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Pragyan Ojha and Rohit Sharma unveiled the jersey.
The occasion became more special when former players like Venkatesh Prasad, Vinod Kambli, Robin Singh and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan were also present wearing the old blue jersey of the Team India.
This time the colour of the jersey is totally different from the traditional colour, which the players were wearing. Skipper MS Dhoni also praised the new jersey.

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, is the governing body for cricket in India. This is India's richest sporting body. The President of BCCI is Sharad Pawar (elected 29 November, 2005). Niranjan Shah is the secretary.
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