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  Anurag Thakur condoles death of U-23 cricketer Vikrant Kumar, says he was a bright boy

  Cricket | September 30, 2016 19:01 IST

  BCCI president Anurag Thakur offered his condolences to Under-23 cricketer from Himachal Pradesh, Vikrant Kumar, who died in an accident on Wednesday. "It is extremely sad to learn about the sudden tragic death of

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  BCCI defers Special General Meeting, misses first deadline to implement Lodha reforms

  Cricket | September 30, 2016 13:51 IST

  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today adjourned its Special General Meeting on technical grounds.

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  Fall in line, or we will make you: Supreme Court tears into BCCI over Lodha panel report

  Cricket | September 28, 2016 12:05 IST

  The Supreme Court today came down heavily upon the the Board of Control for Cricket in India for defying its orders and impeding reform implementation. "If BCCI thinks they are law unto themselves, they are

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  Anurag Thakur slams Sandip Patil for spilling beans about Sachin Tendulkar

  Cricket | September 27, 2016 18:25 IST

  BCCI chief Anurag Thakur today slammed former selection committee chief Sandeep Patil, saying it was "unethical" on his part to reveal certain confidential details about Sachin Tendulkar, M S Dhoni and others after his tenure ended earlier this month

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  India didn’t play with us even when relations were better, refutes Pak Cricket Community

  Cricket | September 24, 2016 17:11 IST

  Mocking a statement given by BCCI President Anurag Thakur, Pakistan cricket community said India had avoided for playing bilateral series with Pakistan when ties between the two countries were better. Thakur, also a top ranked

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  No question of playing cricket with Pakistan, says BCCI chief Anurag Thakur

  Cricket | September 24, 2016 7:12 IST

  In the backdrop of the Uri terror attack, BCCI chief Anurag Thakur on Friday ruled out the possibility of reviving bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan in near future, saying even considering such a ‘thought is not appropriate’.

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  BCCI defies Lodha panel, appoints MSK Prasad chairman of selection committee

  Cricket | September 21, 2016 14:51 IST

  Ajay Shirke was re-elected unopposed as the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its 87th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Mumbai today.

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  ‘Have no interest in ICC, happy here with BCCI: Anurag Thakur

  Cricket | September 19, 2016 11:52 IST

  BCCI President Anurag Thakur today made it clear that unlike his predecessor Shashank Manohar, he is not "interested" in any ICC post and his sole focus at present is to protect the rights of Indian cricket.

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  Shashank Manohar left BCCI when it needed him the most, says Anurag Thakur

  Cricket | September 10, 2016 20:14 IST

  In a no-holds-barred attack on ICC chairman Shashank Manohar, BCCI president Anurag Thakur today said he abandoned the board at a time when it needed him like the “captain of a sinking ship”. The BCCI

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  Anurag Thakur takes 'Leave of Absence' from Lodha Panel meet, Secretary Ajay Shirke represents BCCI

  Cricket | August 09, 2016 20:10 IST

  BCCI president Anurag Thakur today skipped the meet by Lodha Panel in which the Board was asked to implement a 15-step reform by October 15

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  Vague and sketchy, says Himachal HC as it quashes criminal case against BCCI Chief Anurag Thakur

  Cricket | August 02, 2016 16:53 IST

  In a major breather to the BCCI President and BJP MP Anurag Thakur, the Himachal Pradesh High Court today quashed a criminal case registered against him n charge of encroaching land to construct the Dharamsala

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  BJP MP Anurag Thakur joins Territorial Army as Lieutenant, enters Parliament in army fatigues

  India | July 29, 2016 17:45 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party MP and Board Of Control For Cricket In India president Anurag Thakur was today commissioned into the territorial army as a lieutenant by Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag. Like most

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  BCCI scraps Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, announces new domestic T20 league

  Cricket | June 24, 2016 19:22 IST

  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) working committee on Friday decided to replace the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament with a new domestic league in the country.

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  Dravid, not Kumble, was BCCI’s first choice for Team India’s head coach

  Cricket | June 24, 2016 18:56 IST

  A day after the appointment of Anil Kumble as Team India’s head coach for a period of one year, BCCI president Anurag Thakur has said that the former leg-spinner was not the board’s first choice for the job. Instead, former skipper Rahul Dravid was t

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  BCCI to host mini IPL overseas in September

  Cricket | June 24, 2016 16:19 IST

  The BCCI is set to introduce a new Twenty20 event, to be branded as mini IPL, outside India in September.

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  Will Kumble make the cut? BCCI to name Team India’s head coach by today evening, says Anurag Thakur

  Cricket | June 23, 2016 15:16 IST

  The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) is likely to announce the Team India’s head coach by today evening.

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  BCCI chief Anurag Thakur likely to back ‘Big Three’ in ICC meeting at London

  Cricket | June 13, 2016 14:27 IST

  Anurag Thakur, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is likely to back International Cricket Council’s ‘Big Three’ arrangement

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  BCCI seeking ‘Hindi speaking’ head coach for Indian team

  Cricket | June 01, 2016 23:49 IST

  New Delhi: The BCCI on Wednesday finally invited applications for the head coach of the Indian cricket team with the circular comprising a nine-point criteria including one stating a ‘desire’ to have a Hindi speaking

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  BCCI to develop green stadia under Go Green initiative: Thakur

  Cricket | May 30, 2016 17:33 IST

  Vijaywada: The BCCI has written to the Union Ministries of Power and Environment to “guide” it in developing green stadia as part of its new ‘Go Green’ initiative, its new chairman Anurag Thakur said today.

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  Youth brigade emerging as BCCI’s newfound mantra

  Cricket | May 24, 2016 20:14 IST

  ‘youth’ seems to be the new mantra for the Board of Control of Cricket in India