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Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja has said that he was invited by Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly to attend the Indian Premier League (IPL) final, but he decided not to attend keeping the "situation" and "fallout" in mind.
BCCI boss Sourav Ganguly talks to TOI about the IPL mega deal, the T20 WC, plans for domestic cricket & much more...NEW DELHI: As the Indian cricket board (BCCI) exults post the mega IPL media rights deal, a lot of the attention has shifted to the impact it could have on Indian and international cricket. A day after the windfall, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly spoke to TOI on a range of issues. Excerpts...How do you see this mega deal impacting Indian cricket?This is a big opportunity to further strengthen Indian cricket. This will help the BCCI create even stronger infrastructure. The money needs to go to the grassroots. This also allows the board to raise the player fees across age groups and genders. The priority is to increase the salaries of women cricketers. We have already doubled the domestic match fees and the players will start to benefit from that from this season. And I also believe this will get more kids to take up cricket, as it has become a proper career option.
IPL media rights auction 2022, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said that the event shows how strong the game is in the country. The TV and digital rights for the 2023-2027 cycle went to Star India and Viacom18 respectively for a whopping Rs 48,390 crore for 410 matches at e-auctions on Tuesday.
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the fastest growing sports tournaments in the world and it enjoys a massive fan following. Every cricketer in the world looks to play in the tournament and fans flock to the stadiums whenever there is a match. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has said that he feels really happy to see the sport he loves evolve so much, and he even went on to say that the IPL generates more revenue than the English Premier League (EPL).
Graeme Smith's successor is expected to be named by the end of June, says Cricket South Africa (CSA) CEO Pholetsi Moseki, one of five vacant positions the organisation is scrambling to fill.
Harbhajan Singh and Yuraj Singh were two of the finest cricketers to have come out of the state of Punjab. Both men are great friends off the field too and bonded really well when they turned out for India. These two players were backed to the hilt by former India captain Sourav Ganguly and they produced several match-winning performance for the Indian team throughout their long and decorated careers.
Right-handed batter Joe Root brought out his best when the odds were stacked against England in the Lord's Test against New Zealand and his unbeaten century helped the Ben Stokes-led side go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Root brought up his ton on Day 4 of the first Test and along the way, he also registered 10,000 runs in Test cricket. As soon as Root brought up the landmark, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hailed the batter, calling him an all-time great.