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IPL chief Rajeev Shukla resigns

June 2, 2013

Rajeev_Shukla_resignsNew Delhi/Bangalore, Jun 2: Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla on Saturday became the third Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?office-bearer to resign from his post, on the eve of a working committee meeting of the board.

The meeting may force BCCI?president N Srinivasan to resign in the wake of the recent scandals hitting the cash-rich league.

Shukla’s decision to quit is the latest setback for Srinivasan, who has already been isolated by his trusted officials, with two of whom—secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke—resigning on Friday.

While there were demands for Srinivasan to resign on moral grounds following the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan for his alleged involvement in betting, questions were also raised over Shukla continuing as the IPL chairman.

“I have decided to quit as the IPL chairman. It is a decision which I was pondering over for some time. I think it is time to step down,” Shukla said on Saturday. Shukla said he took the decision in view of the recent controversies and in the interest of cricket. “Sanjay Jagdale and Ajay Shirke resigned in the best interest of Indian cricket. I thought this is the right time,” he added.

In the backdrop of the latest development, Srinivasan’s exit as the BCCI chief appears imminent, with senior board members leaving him with no choice but to convene the working committee meeting, where he is expected to step down. Srinivasan has reportedly set some conditions before stepping down.

The 68-year-old apparently wants to be reinstated if he comes out clean after the probe into the Meiyappan case and continue representing India in the ICC meetings. He also demanded that Jagdale and Shirke should not feature in the new panel as they had “ditched” him.

A majority of the members are not in favour of dumping the duo on the grounds that th¬ey had done nothing wrong and the next president has the discretion to reject their resign¬a¬tions. Jagdale, however, has made it clear that he has no int¬e¬ntion of coming back into the BCCI fold again.

However, the demand that he should be all¬o¬¬wed to represent the BCCI in the ICC meetings could be considered as a concession to Srinivasan.

The working committee meeting was originally schedu¬l¬ed for next Saturday. This is the second working committee meeting in the last 15 days, with the first one being held soon after the arrest of Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.

The other important issue that will come up for discussion is the status of the three-member inquiry commission. One of the members, Jagdale, has resigned. With a retired judge on the panel, T Jayaram Chouta, saying that the inquiry can’t be held because of Jagdale’s resignation, the board will have to name a replacement.

Power play

SRINIVASAN’S TERMS

* Reinstatement if he comes out clean after the probe

* He be allowed to represent India in the ICC meetings

* Jagdale and Shirke should not be in the new panel as they had “ditched” him

in line for top job

FRONT-RUNNERS: Former BCCI President Shashank Manohar and Board’s senior vice-president Arun Jaitley

INTERIM

ARRANGEMENT:

The name of Manohar, known as a clean, non-controversial figure, has been doing the rouds for some time

STRONG

CONTENDER:

Jaitley remains a strong contender

STOP-GAP ARRANGEMENT:

Former ICC and BCCI president Sharad Pawar may step in as a stop-gap arrangement.

It has already met with opposition from the Cricket Association of Bengal which has floated the name of its own president Jagmohan Dalmiya as a possible successor to Srinivasan

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January 17,2020

Jan 17: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza cruised into the women's doubles final of the Hobart International with her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok here on Friday.

Sania and Kichenok sailed past the Slovenian-Czech pair of Tamara Zidansek and Marie Bouzkova 7-6 (3) 6-2 in the semifinal contest that lasted one hour and 24 minutes.

The fifth-seeded Indo-Ukrainian combination will lock horns with second seeds Shuai Peng and Shuai Zhang of China. The Chinese pair got a walkover after Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens and Alison Van Uytvanck conceded the other semifinal match because of injury.

While Sania and Kichenok had to fight hard in the opening set, the second set was a cakewalk for the combination.

The first set was a tough contest between the two pairs, bringing the tie-breaker into the equation after it was level at 6-6.

In the tie-breaker, Sania and Kichenok upped their game by a few notches to outsmart their opponents and take the lead.

The second set was a no-contest as Saina and Kichenok broke their opponents thrice -- in the second, sixth and eighth game -- to easily pocket the set and a place in the summit clash.

Saina and Kichenok got 11 break chances out of which they converted four, while their opponents utilised two out of the five break chances that came their way.

The 33-year-old Sania is returning to the WTA circuit after two years. During her time away from the game, she battled injury breakdowns before taking a formal break in April 2018 to give birth to her son Izhaan. She is married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.

Before the ongoing event, Sania last played at China Open in October 2017.

A trailblazer in Indian tennis, Sania is a former world No.1 in doubles and has six Grand Slam titles to her credit.

She retired from the singles competition in 2013 after becoming the most successful Indian woman tennis player.

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June 9,2020

Jun 9: Former West Indies skipper Darren Sammy has released a video, alleging racism within the SunRisers Hyderabad camp. Last week, Sammy had lost his cool after learning the meaning of the word "Kalu", which he alleged was directed at him during his Indian Premier League (IPL) stint with the SunRisers Hyderabad. The T20 World Cup-winning Windies skipper had said that he along with Sri Lanka player Thisara Perera were sometimes called that word when they played for SunRisers Hyderabad. However, Sammy did not specify as to who directed these slurs at him, but now the player has released a video, saying he will message all those who called him that word.

"I have played all over the world and I have been loved by many people, I have embraced all dressing rooms where I have played, so I was listening to Hasan Minhaj as to how some of the people in his culture describe black people," Sammy said in a video posted on his Instagram account.

"This does not apply to all people, so after I found out a meaning of a certain word, I had said I was angry on finding out the meaning and it was degrading, instantly I remembered when I played for SunRisers Hyderabad, I was being called exactly the same word which is degrading to us black people," he added.

Sammy said that at the time when he was being called with the word, he didn''t know the meaning, and his team-mates used to laugh every time after calling him by that name.

"I will be messaging those people, you guys know who you are, I must admit at that time when I was being called as that word I thought the word meant strong stallion or whatever it is, I did not know what it meant, every time I was called with that word, there was laughter at that moment, I thought teammates are laughing so it must be something funny," Sammy said.

"Now, I realise it was degrading, I will be texting you guys and I will ask you as to when you called me with that name, did you all mean it in any bad way or form? I have had great memories in all my dressing rooms, so all those who used to you call me with that word, think about it, let's have a conversation, if it was in a bad way then I would be really disappointed," he added.

The former Windies skipper has been a vocal supporter of the protests that are currently going on in the United States over the death of an African-American man named George Floyd.

Sammy had also made an appeal to the ICC and other cricket boards to support the fight against social injustice and racism.

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August 2,2020

New Delhi, Aug 2: Batting great Rahul Dravid has attributed Chennai Super Kings' consistent run in the IPL to skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's instincts, game-smarts and the incredible amount of work that goes behind the scenes.

N Srinivasan, the former BCCI president and head of India Cements, which owns the CSK franchise, agreed that Dhoni is a man of instinct who doesn't believe in attending team meetings and going over data.

Both were speaking at a webinar organised by the Great Lakes Institute of Management.

"If you look at the success CSK has had, they've got really good access to data and they've got really good access to people behind the scenes and they've run cricket teams at the junior level," Dravid said at the webinar according to ESPNcricinfo.

The former India captain added, "They understand talent and they've obviously got a good scouting process in place. But, what they also have is a captain who really understands instincts.

"So, I mean, look, I know Dhoni quite well and I hope he hasn't changed, but I know Dhoni is probably not one to look at reams of data and statistics."

The Super Kings have won the lucrative tournament three times -- one less than Mumbai Indians -- and reached the knockouts in each of the 10 seasons they have been a part of.

Srinivasan also spoke about how Dhoni's instinct and judgement contributed to his team's success at a time when a lot of emphases is placed on data.

"We're awash with data just now. To give you an example, there are bowling coaches and in a T20 game, they play videos of every batsman whom they're going to come against and they see how he got out, what's his strength, what's his weakness etc.

"So, MS Dhoni doesn't attend this, he's a pure instinct man. The bowling coach, (head coach Stephen) Fleming will be there and everybody will be there, everyone is giving opinions, (but) he'll get up and go.

"In the context of instinct, he feels that okay he can assess a batsman or player on the field, that's his judgement. On the other hand, there is so much of data that is available to help a person also analyse. It's a very difficult line to draw (between data and instinct)."

Srinivasan also recalled how Dhoni once refused to take "one outstanding player" suggested by the franchise boss as that could have broken the team's cohesion.

"There was one outstanding player that we suggested to MS, he said: 'no sir, he will spoil the team'. The cohesion within the team is important and see in America, franchise-based sport has been there for such a long time," he said.

"In India, we're just starting and we're new to it. But we at India Cements have had a lot of experience running teams at junior levels."

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