June 1997
List of improbables!
You'd think a shortlist of 27 probables should satisfy everyone, wouldn't you? Think again -- Harsha Bhogle, from the vantage point of having monitored domestic cricket through the previous season, raises some questions regarding the Asia Cup probables.
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"The terms of reference must be made public"
The BCCI has finalised the terms of reference for the Justice Chandrachud committee. So what is the secrecy about, asks the man tasked with clearing Indian cricket of its cloud.
...More Trimming Tendulkar down to size?
The national selectors felt the need to review Sachin Tendulkar's performance as India's cricket captain. Or was there more to that than meets the eye?.
...More Tendulkar retained as captain
The national selectors retained Sachin Tendulkar as captain of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Asia Cup. And announced a 27-member squad of probables for the upcoming coaching camp.
...More Windies, India climb the Wisden ladder
The latest Wisden rankings of Test nations show the West Indies and India as the biggest gainers..
...More Haroon Rashid to coach Pakistan
Mushtaq Mohammad, who coached Pakistan through the successful 1996-1997 season, has been axed. And former Test star Haroon Rashid prepares to take over.
...More Aussie fitness ace for MRF Foundation trainees
Fitness coach of the Australian Cricket Academy Richard Done is in Chennai, to hone up MRF Pace Foundation trainees to international fitness standards.
...More Bowled off a no ball!
Harsha Bhogle, part of the commentary team that covered India's tour of New Zealand when Rajesh Chauhan was first indicted for chucking, takes a stand on the controversy.
...More Sound and fury, signifying nothing
The Chandrachud committee to probe the cricket scam, argues Hemant Kenkre, is just an attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of cricket fans.
...More Sohail to be asked to prove allegations
Aamir Sohail will shortly be summoned before Pakistan Cricket Board officials to substantiate his charges of betting, bribery and match fixing.
...More "I feel at ease again!"
"I've been tense these last few months... now I feel relieved again," off spinner Rajesh Chauhan tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
...More Bradman marches to Mumbai
It was the great Don's finest cricketing moment. Today, a commemorative painting goes on exhibit in Mumbai.
...More Asia Cup probables on June 28
The national selection committee will announce the probables for the Asia Cup, and the series against Sri Lanka to follow, later this month.
...More Chandrachud takes strike!
Justice Y V Chandrachud readies for his new role. And tells Rediff that his probe into the scandals surrounding Indian cricket will be his contribution to the game he loves.
...More Chauhan cleared for national selection
The two-man committee comprising Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev see nothing suspect in the ICC tapes. And the BCCI clears Chauhan for selection to the national team for the upcoming Asia Cup.
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Warne to top the million mark
Australian leg spinner Shane Warne is poised to become the highest paid professional cricketer of all time.
...More India's Caribbean tour ends in losses for TV consortium
The Caribbean Broadcasting Union reported losses approximating $500,000 while covering the recent tour of the West Indies by the Indian cricket team.
...More Chandrachud commission to probe cricket scam
The BCCI has appointed former chief justice Y V Chandrachud to probe the allegations of betting, bribery and match-fixing in Indian cricket.
...More An agenda for The Boss
Harsha Bhogle salutes the triumph of individual ambition. And sets an agenda for Jagmohan Dalmiya's presidentship of the ICC
...More Bansal out of ICC panel
The controversial S K Bansal has been dropped from the ICC panel of international umpires.
...More Lele succeeds Dalmiya as BCCI secretary
Jaywant Y Lele will on July 1 take over from Dalmiya as secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
...More Cashing in on cricket
In India, in Australia, in the West Indies and elsewhere, cricketers are getting restive about the size of their paychecks. We examine the issues involved.
...More Cricket goes Mickey Mouse
Global cricket has a new boss - Jagmohan Dalmiya. And a new centrestage - Disneyland!
...More England's pot of gold is at the end of the World Cup rainbow
The World Cup will return to its roots in 1999. And England, the host nation, looks likely to laugh all the way to the bank.
...More Prabhakar is a nice fellow, but he talks too much..."
Kiran More, who kept wickets for India during the disatrous tour of South Africa in 1992-1993 - a period that has now become the focus of controversy - discusses bribery and betting, and other matters cricketing, in an exhaustive interview with Haresh Pandya.
...More Kiwis out of Siyaram's Cup
Pakistan pulled off a professional win over New Zealand in the second league game of the Siyaram Cup. And set up not one, but two clashes with India over the next three days.
...More Of music and melodies...
Hemant Kenkre meets up with a cricketing icon. And finds B S Chandrasekhar in total harmony with his world.
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396/4
Freed of all pressures, the Indian batsmen turned it on in a display as awesome as any you want to see, in the inaugural game of the Siyaram Cup ODI triangular.
...More "It is all part of a conspiracy to malign Asian cricket"
Krishnamachari Srikkanth takes strike against the issue of bribery and betting. And in trademark style, blasts for the boundaries.
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The cups runneth over
Beginning June 12, India, Pakistan and New Zealand engage in triangular ODI competiton. An officially unofficial competition, what's more. Truly, the cricketing cup is in danger of running over.
...More Wadekar, media at war over telephone tapping
The former Indian manager backtracks on a recent statement. The Indian Express calls his bluff. What are the issues involved?.
...More Nothing official about Sachin. Nothing cheap about him, either
Pepsi's most visible sporting icon has upped the ante. And the soft drinks giant ain't buying into Sachin Tendulkar - not at the quoted price.
...More Siyaram's Cup to go annual
Hyderabad readies to become another Sharjah, with its own annual benefit tournment.
More Azhar back in Indian team
The Indian team for the upcoming Siyaram Cup triangular involving Pakistan and New Zealand has been announced. And -- surprise, surprise -- Mohammad Azharuddin comes in from the cold.
More Dravid moves ahead in Pepsi rankings
Rahul rockets past Sachin to number four in the Pepsi world rankings. Anant Gaundalkar weighs in with some stats.
...More It's just not cricket, Pak women tell board
The Pakistan Cricket Board attempts to put women cricketers in purdah. The fair sex cries foul.
...More 'Sharjah is the Mecca of bookies'
Vivek Shukla draws Manoj Prabhakar out on the subject of his match-fixing allegations.
...More 'Sachin seems too hyper. He gives you the feeling that he can't relax'
Harsha Bhogle tells the Rediff Chat.
...More Caught in the slips!
The betting slips, that is, as Syed Firdaus Ashraf investigates the latest bugbear of Indian cricket -- the betting mafia.
...More The feline is out of the bag
A national newsmagazine does a major story on betting and match fixing in Indian cricket. Prem Panicker assesses the aftershocks.
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