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  Sachin, Ravi Shastri and Co visit Varanasi for cricket stadium's foundation stone laying ceremony

  Cricket | September 23, 2023 13:05 IST

  Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and other former India cricketers alongside the top brass of the BCCI arrive in Varanasi to witness the foundation stone laying ceremony of an international cricket stadium. The state of Uttar Pradesh already has two renowned cricket stadiums in Lucknow and Kanpur.

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  Congress delegation meets Election Commission, seeks ban on opinion polls

  Elections | November 30, 2022 20:57 IST

  Congress also alleged that when PM Narendra Modi or any other big BJP leader comes for election campaigning in a state, the opposition leaders aren't allowed to enter with their helicopters.

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  Rajya Sabha elections: As Congress releases candidates list, many within the party raise concern

  India | May 31, 2022 23:02 IST

  Apart from the three Congress leaders including Vivek Tankha (Madhya Pradesh), P Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu) and Jairam Ramesh (Karnataka), the remaining candidates have not been given tickets from their home states for Rajya Sabha elections.

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  5th Test cancelled | No forfeiture, 'negotiations taking place' over future course: Rajeev Shukla

  Cricket | September 10, 2021 15:04 IST

  The fifth and final Test of the series between England and India was cancelled on Friday.

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  'Central Government will sell Jaipur's Hawa Mahal, Amer Fort too': Rajeev Shukla

  India | September 04, 2021 8:49 IST

  "They will sell the heritage of the country. The Central govt had plans to pass on the Red Fort to a Kolkata-based company," Shukla said on Friday while addressing the media.

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  IPL to be played between September 19-October 15: Rajeev Shukla

  Cricket | June 09, 2021 21:14 IST

  There are 31 matches to be played, after the tournament was suspended on May 4 due to Covid-19 positive cases in the camps of four of the eight franchises.

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  Want to make it clear that IPL 2021 has been postponed and not cancelled: Rajeev Shukla

  Cricket | May 04, 2021 22:30 IST

  He further added that the decision on the resumption of the second half of the league stage will happen soon. 

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  Dhoni never expressed any will for a farewell match: Rajeev Shukla

  News | August 16, 2020 21:59 IST

  Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla on August 16 ended the rumours of a farewell match for MS Dhoni.

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  BCCI did right by cancelling partnership with Vivo for IPL 2020: Rajeev Shukla

  Sports | August 06, 2020 22:40 IST

  Former Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Rajeev Shukla on August 06 welcomed Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision of suspending sponsorship with Chinese smartphone maker's Indian arm Vivo for this year's IPL edition.

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  'ICC took appropriate decision': Ex-IPL Chairman on T20 World Cup postponed

  Cricket Ki Baat | July 21, 2020 11:17 IST

  The International Cricket Council (ICC) on July 20 announced the postponement of this year's Men's T20 World Cup in Australia due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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  Sushant Singh Rajput's demise loss to Indian film industry: Rajeev Shukla

  News | June 14, 2020 18:52 IST

  Former IPL Chairman and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla reacted on Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide.

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  Shoaib Akhtar is jolly man, feel his statement is comical: Rajeev Shukla on India-Pakistan series p

  Cricket | April 09, 2020 19:35 IST

  Owing to the concerns over the rapid spread of the virus, all sporting events have been cancelled across the globe. Yet, Akhtar proposed the idea of an India versus Pakistan game to raise money for the fight against the virus. 

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  Let MS Dhoni take a call on his retirement, says former IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla

  Cricket | February 14, 2020 21:59 IST

  Rajeev Shukla on Friday said ex-India skipper MS Dhoni has a lot of cricketing career left and he only can decide when to hang up his boots.

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  Sourav Ganguly will prove to be an asset for BCCI: Rajeev Shukla

  Cricket | October 23, 2019 13:58 IST

  Sourav Ganguly, who took charge officially on Wednesday, will be the BCCI president for the next nine months.

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  No cricket with Pakistan until government agrees, says IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla in the wake of Pulwama attack

  Cricket | February 18, 2019 14:54 IST

  Shukla admitted to having faith in the concept of sports being above everything else but asserted that “if somebody is sponsoring terrorism” then it would obviously have an impact on sports.

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  Don't have information on India-Sri Lanka 'pitch doctoring', says Rajeev Shukla

  Cricket | May 26, 2018 22:36 IST

  IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said that neither BCCI had received any information regarding this, nor its anti-corruption unit had submitted the report on the same.

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  Rajeev Shukla seeks govt's support for smooth conduct of IPL matches in Chennai

  Cricket | April 10, 2018 17:29 IST

  Rajeev Shukla met Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, requesting him to ensure security arrangements for uninterrupted hosting of the matches.

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  BCCI and Rajasthan Royals to wait for ICC verdict on Steve Smith, says Rajeev Shukla

  Cricket | March 25, 2018 18:51 IST

  IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said Rajasthan Royals will wait and see what sanctions the ICC imposes on Smith before taking a call on his future as the franchise's captain, following a ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town Test.

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  Will move court if needed: Rajeev Shukla on CCI order

  Cricket | November 29, 2017 20:44 IST

  The order against BCCI came after CCI found the cricket body using its dominant position for imposing restriction that deny access to the market for organisation of professional domestic cricket league or events.

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  IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla to recuse himself from rights auction

  Cricket | September 01, 2017 21:33 IST

  The Congress politician Shukla has taken the decision for the sake of smooth IPL auction as he faces some allegations of conflict of interest.