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Hello Jammu News at 2:10:00 PM 0

New Delhi, Aug 9: The Supreme Court modified its earlier order on the 'one state, one vote' policy for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) members today and granted permanent membership of the board to the cricket associations of Mumbai, Saurashtra, Vadodara and Vidarbha.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also approved the draft constitution of the cash-rich apex cricket body in the country with certain modifications and asked the Registrar General of Tamil Nadu Societies to bring on record the approved BCCI constitution within four weeks.

The bench, also comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, restored the permanent membership to Railways, Services and Universities.

It also directed the state cricket associations to adopt the BCCI constitution within 30 days and warned them that non-compliance would invite actions in accordance with its earlier order.

Dealing with the issue of cooling-off period and disqualification of the BCCI office-bearers, the bench said a person would have to go through a cooling-off period after holding a post in the board for two consecutive terms. (PTI)
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New Delhi, July 21: Wriddhiman Saha will undergo a surgery on his shoulder in Manchester at the end of July or beginning of August, the BCCI said today, posting a timeline on its website which, instead of serving the intended purpose, ended up raising more questions about how the NCA had allegedly 'bungled his rehabilitation'.

"Wriddhiman Saha has sustained a posterosuperior labral tear. He will undergo surgery on his shoulder in Manchester at the end of July or the 1st week of August," the board said in a statement.

"The labral repair surgery will be done by Dr. Lennard Funk in Manchester, UK. The entire course of treatment and consultation that was carried out at the NCA was performed in co-ordination with the India Team management and the GM of Operations," it added.

Saha was not picked for the upcoming Test series against England but the board did not reveal the full extent of his fitness problems.

The BCCI said in its defence, "The entire course of treatment and consultation that was carried out at the NCA (National Cricket Academy) was performed in co-ordination with the India Team management and the GM of Operations."

The BCCI timeline raises a questions about how the entire issue was handled by the Cricket Operations team led by Saba Karim (General Manager).

"Saha reported at the NCA on January 29 with left proximal hamstring tendinopathy (pain in the upper left hamstring). Simultaneously he complained of right shoulder pain. Subsequently an MRI scan was done in February which revealed a Labral tear," it stated.

It means the first shoulder injury was sustained in January, which the BCCI ultimately revealed in July. None of the NCA officials want to come on record.

The timeline states that after taking injections and a rehab of close to six weeks (standard time taken for healing of labral tear), Saha was declared fit on March 19, just two and half weeks before the IPL started.

As per the release, Saha once again sustained shoulder injury on May 7 and was again given ultrasound injections in Delhi. He was rested for five IPL games.

"During this period, on 15th of May, Saha requested to visit the NCA head physiotherapist, Ashish Kaushik, so that he could also review his right shoulder. Ashish assessed his right shoulder and concluded that its presentation was similar to how it had been in late January/early February.

"Ashish informed the Sunrisers Physiotherapist of this who then continued with his course of rehabilitation. The Team India Physiotherapist was informed of this sequence of events."

The next question left unanswered is if Kaushik assessed that Saha's condition was "similar to what it was in January and February" (when he first time sustained labral tear), how come Sunrisers Hyderabad or the BCCI allowed him to play the IPL game on May 25.

How did his condition improve drastically in 10 days if it was similar to the phase in January-February? A senior BCCI official, when asked, said, "Your guess is as good as mine."

As per the timeline, Saha's thumb injury had healed on July 2 as per X-ray report.

Between July 3 and 13, Saha's shoulder injury "worsened" and steroid injections didn't help.

As per the BCCI timeline, an appointment was then fixed with Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, orthopaedic surgeon at Mumbai's Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, on July 6.

"Pardiwala opined that another steroid injection would assist Saha's recovery. He also stated that should the injury not respond to the injection, then surgery would be necessary.

"Post the injection, after observation and rehabilitation for five days, when his condition had not improved, he was declared unfit on the 13th of July and the India team management was informed of the same," the BCCI stated.

But on July 18, when BCCI released the squad for first three Tests, there was no mention about what exactly was Saha's injury.

Funnily enough, chief selector MSK Prasad had gone on record stating that Saha was yet to recover from the thumb injury, when it was not the case actually. Either he was unaware or the NCA and Cricket Operations team chose to keep the chairman of selectors in the dark or he deliberately hid information from the media. (PTI)
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New Delhi, Jul 11: The Supreme Court today said players registered with other cricket associations will not be allowed to take part in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) cricket tournament organised by the state cricket association.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, however, said TNPL matches will be held in accordance with the schedule as they have already approved by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) which has been administering the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, appearing for TNPL, has submitted that outstation players should be allowed to participate in the prestigious tournament after they produce a no objection certificate (NOC) from their respective cricket associations.

Eight teams are participating in the tournament and every team is allowed to induct two players from outside the state to play for it in the TNPL, he said.

Senior advocate Parag Tripathi, appearing for CoA, opposed the submission saying it has been disallowed by the CoA after considering the draft constitution of the BCCI.

He also said no outside player has been playing this tournament since 2009.

The TNPL tournament, which begins today, has eight teams and every team has been allowed to have a pool of 20 players each.

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) had permitted teams to induct two players from outside Tamil Nadu after they procure NoCs from their respective cricket associations. (PTI)
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JAMMU, JULY 06: The Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma visited MA stadium to take appraisal of ongoing development works there.
The Divisional Commissioner was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar, Project Manager National Project Construction Corporation (NPCC) Amit Pandita and other senior officers of various departments accompanied him during the visit.
The Divisional Commissioner took stock of up-gradation, renovation and development of sports facilities which is being carried out as per BCCI norms. The project is being executed by NPCC at an estimated cost of Rs 42.17 crore.
Project Manager, NPCC gave brief detail of the project regarding components of worki.e development and refurbishing works of the sitting area having the capacity of 18000 seats including 500 VIP seats.
It was also given out that cricket ground with natural grass surface, practice pitch with proper drainage system and 4 numbers of flood lights are also included in the project.
The Divisional Commissioner directed the executing agencies to complete the construction work in stipulated time frame.
The Div Com also enquired about the status of works of integrated development of tourist facilities at Mantalai, International Yoga Centre with associated infrastructure, wellness, spa, ayurveda complex, traditional Indian spa therapies which is also being undertaken by NPCC Ltd and is likely to be completed by March 2019.
Meanwhile, the Divisional Commissioner inspected the ongoing works of the nallah near Police Station Nowabad and asked the concerned agencies to expedite the work for its early completion.
 Later, the Divisional Commissioner, visited Sri Amarnath Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar to review the facilities for the Yatries and directed the tourism department to make the yatries aware about other prominent tourist and religious places in Jammu Division.
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New Delhi, Jul 2: Senior journalist Rajat Sharma on Monday beat World Cup winning India cricketer Madan Lal by 517 votes to become the new president of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association.

The results of the DDCA polls were announced on Monday and Sharma's group swept the elections winning all 12 seats.

Sharma got a total of 1531 votes while former Test cricketer Lal could only poll 1004 votes. The third candidate in the fray, advocate Vikas Singh, got 232 votes only.

It was a major setback for BCCI acting president CK Khanna, whose wife Shashi lost the vice-presidential battle against Rakesh Bansal, younger brother of former DDCA president Sneh Bansal.

Rajesh beat Shashi by 278 votes while Bansal junior got 1364 votes to Shashi's 1086 votes.

The defeat might prove to be the end of the road for Khanna in DDCA, where he enjoyed supreme power for nearly three decades.

Sharma and his panel's candidature was backed by a political heavyweight from the ruling party with the IOA president Narinder Batra throwing in all his might. Batra incidentally is a former DDCA treasurer.

"The moment Sharma got blessings from a senior cabinet minister, there was no chance in hell for any other candidate to win this election. What was not expected was a clean panel sweep. It will be good that Sharma will get a free hand to run the body. This also means that CK Khanna's reign in DDCA ends unless he strikes some deal with Sharma," a senior DDCA official told news agency PTI on conditions of anonymity.

Sharma was always considered as the favourite to win against Lal, who was backed by Khanna and former India opener Chetan Chauhan's group.

With DDCA being the first among equals to go into elections after the Supreme Court appointed Lodha Committee suggested path-breaking structural reforms, the polling also witnessed abolition of proxy system with nearly 3000 voters turning up to cast their vote.

Among the other notable winners was former sports committee head Vinod Tihara, (1374 votes) who became secretary defeating nearest rival Manjeet Singh (998) by 376 votes.

Tihara is expected to run the daily affairs of DDCA including a big say in all the representative teams -- especially Ranji Trophy and men's age group.

The joint secretary's post went to Rajan Manchanda (1402), younger brother of former treasurer Ravinder, who beat Pushpender Chauhan (953) by 449 votes. Pushpender is the younger brother of Chetan Chauhan.

For treasurer's post, Om Prakash Sharma beat Deepak Singh by 1241-891 votes.

Sanjay Bhardwaj was elected for the director's post (first-class cricketer) while Renu Khanna became the women director.

The other directors elected were Apruv Jain, son of former media manager Ravi Jain, who polled 1286 votes, Alok Mittal, Nitin Gupta, Shiv Nandan Sharma and Nitin Agarwal. (PTI)
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New Delhi, Jun 22 : The central contracts of the Indian cricketers were finally cleared by the BCCI at the Special General Meeting (SGM) here today, ending a period of uncertainty ahead of their long tour of the UK.

The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) had announced the revised players' contracts on March 7 but BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary had refused to sign them saying it needed the General Body's approval which came through in the meeting attended by representatives of 28 state associations.

Today's SGM did not have the required go ahead from the COA and it remains to be seen what the court-appointed panel makes of the resolutions adopted in the meeting.

"Despite doubts, the SGM has taken place. All resolutions have been passed by the General Body unanimously," said Choudhary.

One thing for certain is that players will finally be paid ahead of the long tour of the UK, for which they leave tonight.

As per the revised contracts, the players in the A+ category will get Rs 7 crore, while ones in the A, B and C will get Rs 5 crore, Rs 3 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively.

The General Body also approved the proposed increase in the salary of domestic cricketers including women.

"The General Body of the BCCI has authorised me to sign the players' contracts. It has also resolved to consider proportionate increase in the remuneration of the domestic players, both and men and women. Not only the absolute amounts but also related to the gross revenue of the BCCI," he said.

On the upcoming domestic season, it was decided that new teams, including the north eastern states and Bihar, will be playing against each other in the plate division.

The top two teams from plate division will then face the bottom two sides across group A, B and C and the best two will advance to the elite division in the following season.

Recently, the COA had cleared Uttarakhand's participation in the upcoming Ranji Trophy alongside Bihar and north eastern states but that did not get the nod from the General Body.

"All decisions taken by the General Body is subject to Supreme Court's approval," said Choudhary.

Asked about the worsening relations between COA and BCCI officials, Choudhary said: "The dynamics between BCCI and COA are governed by the laws. There is no place for emotions here. We will continue to work under COA's supervision." PTI 
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New Delhi, June 19: The BCCI has decided to conduct fitness tests of players before they are picked in the national team to avoid embarrassing late withdrawals like the ones by Mohammad Shami and Ambati Rayudu from the Test and ODI sides after failing the 'Yo-Yo' test.
Sanju Samson was the third cricketer who could not pass the mandatory fitness test after being named in the India A ODI squad for the UK tour. 
The teams for the one-off Afghanistan Test, India and A tour of the UK, were announced in the middle of the IPL last month.
The issue was discussed at the latest Committee of Administrators (CoA) meeting in the presence of chairman Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and Saba Karim, who is the BCCI general manager of cricket operations. 
"Going forward, players will be picked after they pass the fitness test. The players gave the fitness test after being picked for the UK tour because of the IPL. It puts the players in an awkward situation and it will not be repeated," a BCCI official told. 
Rayudu, who had made a comeback to the Indian ODI side after a prolific IPL, too was not able to attain the fitness standard set by the team management. Therefore, Suresh Raina replaced him for the ODI series in England.
Shami, who has had off the field troubles of late, also could not ace the 'Yo-Yo' test and was replaced by Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini in the squad for the historic Test against Afghanistan in Bengaluru. 
The pacer will get another opportunity to prove his fitness before the team for the five Tests against England is picked. 
In the COA meeting, it was also decided that the new teams in the upcoming Ranji Trophy including Bihar, Uttarakhand and north eastern states will play against each other in Group D and only one team will make the quarterfinals. (PTI)
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New Delhi, June 19 : The BCCI has decided to conduct fitness tests of players before they are picked in the national team to avoid embarrassing late withdrawals like the ones by Mohammad Shami and Ambati Rayudu from the Test and ODI sides after failing the 'Yo-Yo' test.
Sanju Samson was the third cricketer who could not pass the mandatory fitness test after being named in the India A ODI squad for the UK tour. 

The teams for the one-off Afghanistan Test, India and A tour of the UK, were announced in the middle of the IPL last month.

The issue was discussed at the latest Committee of Administrators (CoA) meeting in the presence of chairman Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri and Saba Karim, who is the BCCI general manager of cricket operations. 

"Going forward, players will be picked after they pass the fitness test. The players gave the fitness test after being picked for the UK tour because of the IPL. It puts the players in an awkward situation and it will not be repeated," a BCCI official told PTI. 

Rayudu, who had made a comeback to the Indian ODI side after a prolific IPL, too was not able to attain the fitness standard set by the team management. Therefore, Suresh Raina replaced him for the ODI series in England.

Shami, who has had off the field troubles of late, also could not ace the 'Yo-Yo' test and was replaced by Delhi pacer Navdeep Saini in the squad for the historic Test against Afghanistan in Bengaluru. 

The pacer will get another opportunity to prove his fitness before the team for the five Tests against England is picked. 

In the COA meeting, it was also decided that the new teams in the upcoming Ranji Trophy including Bihar, Uttarakhand and north eastern states will play against each other in Group D and only one team will make the quarterfinals.PTI
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New Delhi, Jun 6: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli's wax statue was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds museum in the capital today.
Kohli is the latest sporting celebrity after Lionel Messi, Kapil Dev and Usian Bolt, who made it to the India branch of the iconic wax statue museum.
"I sincerely appreciate the efforts and incredible work undergone in making my figure. Thanks to Madame Tussauds for choosing me for this lifetime experience. I am grateful to my fans for their love and support.
"This experience is going to be stored in the fond memories of my life...now waiting to see the fan reactions," Kohli said in a statement issued by Madame Tussauds.
Kohli's figure was crafted from over 200 measurements and photographs taken during the siting session.
Fans will see the skipper in his dynamic pose wearing the Indian cricket team jersey, ready to strike. This pose symbolises his achievements as an international cricket icon.
Kohli's journey has been phenomenal, from his first-class debut in 2006 to captaining the Indian cricket team, winning the Under-19 World Cup on route.
With his unbeatable performances, Kohli has won several accolades including the Arjuna award, ICC World Cricketer of the year and three BCCI international cricketer of the year awards.
Anshul Jain, General Manager and Director, Merlin Entertainments India Pvt. Ltd., said, "Virat is today's cricket star and has a huge fan following across the globe. The growing love for him amongst his fans made him obvious choice for Madame Tussauds, Delhi. We are certain that this figure will add new charm to the sports zone." 
Madame Tussauds Delhi is an attraction that portrays the fascinating world of Bollywood and Hollywood, renowned sportspersons, historical and political personalities under one roof, through planned themes and interactive areas. (PTI)
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Kolkata, Mar 19: Hasin Jahan, wife of India's lead pacer Mohammed Shami, today appeared before a local court here to give her statement in camera against her cricketer husband, a day after the city police began investigation against the bowler, accused of torturing, intimidation,Infidelity, domestic violence and even taking money from unknown sources in Dubai.Meanwhile, a Pakistani girl named, Alishba, appeared in a private television channel claimed that the Indian bower was innocent and there had been no transaction of money. She even claimed in that she was ready to come where-ever she need for rescue of Md Shami.Hasin Jahan in a recent media conference here claimed that Md Shami might have involved in match-fixing as he went Dubai to receive money from Alishba and the amount was delivered to him by a man called Mohammad Bhai, who stays in the United Kingdom.The city police began investigation and sought information from the BCCI on tour scheduled for the cricketers, especially a visit to Dubai.
The Kolkata police sleuths also questioned some family members of the cricketer's ancestral home at Amroha in UP to ascertain specifically whether any attempt was made to rape Hasin Jahan there. Hasin Jahan accused the cricketer of forcing her for such an act by one of her brother in laws in UP.Hasin Jahan also sought an appointment with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to meet and tell her the harrowing experiences meted out by her during stay with the cricketer.
Hasin Jahan, accompanied by her lawyers, today arrived at the Alipur Court to record her statement before a judicial magistrate as per directive by the court.It is expected that the statement will be recorded in the Room No. 3 of magistrate Neha Sharma shortly. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 14: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday asked its Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) to investigate the match fixing charges levelled against Indian pacer Mohammed Shami by his wife Hasin Jahan.
The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) head Vinod Rai has asked its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) led by Neeraj Kumar to investigate the allegations made by Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan.
"This has reference to the various media reports pertaining to allegations against Shami. The CoA has listened to the audio recording of a telephonic conversation which it is claimed is between Shami and his wife. The said audio recording is available in public domain. The CoA is concerned only with such portion of the said audio recording in which the person who it is claimed is Shami is heard saying another person by the name of Mohammed Bhai had sent money to Shami through a Pakistani lady by the name of Alisba," Mr Rai wrote. 
The Kolkata Police on Tuesday had sent letter to BCCI to disclose the travel details of Shami after the last T20 match in South Africa. Shami’s last match on the tour to South Africa was the third Test in Johannesburg, in which the pacer played a starring role to help India register a victory.
COA has further advised ACSU to keep investigation limited to only the above mentioned three issues and “not deal with any of the other allegations against Shami unless it finds that the same fall within the purview of the BCCI Anti-Corruption Code”. UNI
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Mumbai, Mar 12: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced its association with Paytm as the official Umpire Partner of the VIVO Indian Premier League for the next five years. 
Paytm is also the title Sponsor of India Cricket. 
Speaking on the development, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said, “Paytm are presently the Title Sponsors of India Cricket and the relationship has now been extended to the IPL. Both Paytm and BCCI share a strong bond and we will continue to provide great value to Paytm.”
Founder and CEO of Paytm Vijay Shekhar Sharma said, “We are delighted to be the IPL Umpire Partner for the next five years. Cricket has been a key element in Paytm's brand journey and it has worked brilliantly for our young brand. In addition to IPL, we are also the Title sponsor for India cricket for the last few years. We had a great relationship with the BCCI, and our investment in IPL further reaffirms our commitment to this wonderful sport.” UNI
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Colombo, Mar 6: The tri-nation T20I Cricket series will go ahead in Sri Lanka as per the schedule despite state of emergency being imposed in the country, BCCI said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for 10 days to check the spread of communal violence, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Kandy district.
Minutes after emergency was declared, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting President CK Khanna spoke to the officials in Sri Lanka Cricket Board about the security of visiting Indian cricketers and the fate of the tri-series.
'After talking to the concerned security personnel, we have understood that the situation is completely normal in Colombo. If at all there is any update on the same we shall notify," the BCCI said in a statement on Tuesday.
The dark clouds hovering over the tri-series are cleared as the Sri-Lankan authority has ensured adequate security arrangements in and outside cricket stadiums, the BCCI said.
Tri-nation T20I series -- Nidahas Trophy -- is being played to celebrate Sri Lanka's 70th year of Independence. 
India and Bangladesh are the visiting teams. 
The first T20 match would be played between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo on Tuesday at 1900 hrs. 
All matches are slated to be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with the final on March 18. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 5: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Badminton Association of India, on a Public Interest Litigation through senior advocate and former Union Law Minister, Shanti Bhushan, seeking a uniform code, like cricket, by which ministers should be barred from holding posts in sports associations, as was applied to the BCCI.
The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and also comprising Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice D Y Chandrachud, after hearing the PIL, decided to examine whether BAI can have Assam BJP Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as its President.
Seeking removal of Mr Sarma from the post, the PIL sought that the BAI be reformed like BCCI and also on the lines of cricket.
The PIL also sought the intervention and a direction to bar politicians and bureaucrats from holding offices in the BAI. UNI
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New Delhi, Feb 17: All-rounder Rumeli Dhar will replace injured veteran fast bowler Jhulan Goswami for the remaining three T20Is against South Africa.
Goswami, who recently became the first female cricketer to take 200 ODI wickets, was ruled out of the five-match T20I series following a heel injury.
"The All-India Women’s Selection Committee has named Rumeli Dhar as the replacement for injured Jhulan Goswami. Ms Dhar will join the Indian Women’s Team for the remaining three T20Is against South Africa Women," the BCCI said on Saturday.
India are currently leading the T20I series 2-0 with a a nine-wicket win in the second match.
India Women's T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Anuja Patil, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Nuzhat Parveen (wicket-keeper), Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rumeli Dhar. UNI
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New Delhi, Feb 5: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the BCCI to file a reply within four weeks, after hearing a petition filed by former Indian cricketer, S Sreesanth, who was banned by the board from playing the gentleman's game. 
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, after hearing the petition filed by Sreesanth, asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India, to file a detailed reply within four weeks. 
The BCCI had contended that it was an open and shut case against the fast bowler, Sreesanth, as his telephone conversations clearly indicated that he was illegally taking money to knowingly and intentionally bowl no balls during a IPL 2013 cricket match.
Sreesanth had subsequently been barred from playing cricket. UNI
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Amidst the ongoing confusions over the appointments of support staffs, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced Bharat Arun and Sanjay Bangar as the new bowling coach and assistant coach of Team India respectively.


New Delhi, Jul 18 :  Amidst the ongoing confusions over the appointments of support staffs, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced Bharat Arun and Sanjay Bangar as the new bowling coach and assistant coach of Team India respectively.
Speaking to the mediapersons after a meeting of four-member panel comprising Committee of Administrators (CoA) member Diana Edulji, CEO Rahul Johri, acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and acting president CK Khanna in Mumbai, Choudhary said that Arun's tenure with the team will continue till the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
He also said that Bangar will continue to serve as the assistant coach of the Indian team.
Arun had earlier served as the bowling coach of the men in blue when newly-appointed chief coach Ravi Shastri was in the role of team director.
It was Shastri, who after his appointment as chief coach, had recommended Arun's name for the bowling coach.
Commenting on the roles of Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan, Choudhary said that the duo will serve the team as consultants.
Meanwhile, Shastri, who was also present at the board headquarters in Mumbai said,"I've spoken to both, as recent as three to four days ago and they are two fantastic cricketers of India.
Their inputs will be invaluable.
They will be on board once they have spoken to the authorities concerned.
" Notably, the newly appointed members first assignment will start with India's tour of Sri Lanka starting from July 26, where the Virat Kohli-led side will play three Tests, five ODIs and one T20I against the hosts.UNI





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