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Perks Of BCCI's Honorary Job: USD 1000 Per Day On Foreign Trips, Business Class Travel, Hotel Suite

An office bearer of the all-powerful BCCI will now be paid a daily allowance of USD 1000 on foreign tours and will fly first-class. The increase in allowances doled out to the BCCI office bearers was tabled in the Apex Council meeting on Sunday but came into effect last October. The per diem (daily allowance) has been revised after more than seven years. Earlier, the officer bearers of the world's richest board used to get USD 750 per day on overseas tours.

No More Ad-Hoc Appointments, Indian Women's Cricket Team Support Staff To Be Offered Long-Term Contracts

The BCCI will do away with the practice of appointing support staff of the Indian women's cricket team on an ad-hoc basis and instead offer them long-term contacts. As per the BCCI constitution, the head coach is supposed to be picked by the Cricket Advisory Committee while the selectors pick the support staff. However, the rule regarding the women's team support staff -- batting, fielding and bowling coach -- has not been followed strictly in the past with the BCCI appointing coaches from the National Cricket Academy on a temporary basis.

BCCI's Big Plans For Women's Premier League. Here Are The Details

Buoyed by the success of the inaugural Women's Premier League, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal on Tuesday said that they plan to introduce the home and away format from season two but the number of teams will remain five for the next three years. The first ever WPL turned out to be a hit among fans and players but as the tournament was staged within tough timelines and right after the Women's T20 World Cup, the BCCI decided to organise all the games across two venues in Mumbai.

BCCI Central Contracts: List Of Players Who Were Dropped Out Entirely

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the long list of players who have been awarded the ‘Central Contract' for the season 2022-23. The announcement saw all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as one of the biggest beneficiaries, having been given the A+ contract for his performances across formats. There was a marked demotion as well, with KL Rahul dropping down from A to B. But, there were a number of others too who have completely been left out of the list.

'Powerful BCCI Has Big Clout': Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Najam Sethi On Asia Cup Hosting Issue

PCB Chairman Najam Sethi on Saturday said that support of other members of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will be important on the issue of hosting the Asian Cup but conceded that India, which wants the tournament to be held elsewhere, enjoys big clout in the continental body. ACC chief and BCCI secretary Jay Shah had earlier announced that India will not travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup scheduled later this year and the tournament will be moved out of Pakistan. “It's important to see how other members (of ACC) look at our stance on Asia Cup. What they think is important, but in the end we must realise how much clout the BCCI with its financial power carries in world cricket,” said Sethi at a press conference, ahead of his departure for Dubai to attend ACC and ICC meetings.

"We Can Also Have Security Concerns": Pakistan Board Chief's Retort To BCCI On Asia Cup Saga

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi is exploring all options as far as this year's Asia Cup in Pakistan and ODI World Cup in India are concerned, saying it's time to "take a clear position". Sethi said he will raise these issues in the next Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and ICC meetings. "We have complex issues on hand but for me when I go to the ACC and ICC meetings I have kept all options open for us and we have to take a clear position now," he said at a press conference here on Monday.

Women's Premier League Opener Between Mumbai Indians-Gujarat Giants Rescheduled. This Is New Start Time

The eagerly anticipated Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 will finally begin from Saturday with a thrilling opening encounter between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai. However in a latest update, BCCI has stated that the start of the first match has been rescheduled due to an opening ceremony for the tournament. The match will now commence at 08.00 PM IST with the toss taking place at 07.30 PM IST.

"Need Absolute Danda...": Ex-BCCI Administrator Criticises Indian Cricket Team After Women's T20 World Cup Exit

Former captain Diana Edulji has no qualms in saying that India's U-19 stars fielded way better in their victorious T20 World Cup campaign in comparison to the seniors' effort in South Africa and reckons that most of them will struggle if the 'yo yo' test becomes mandatory in women's cricket. Edulji, who was part of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee which ran the BCCI for 33 months, was appalled at the fielding effort displayed by India in the T20 World Cup semifinal in Cape Town on Thursday.

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Perks Of BCCI's Honorary Job: USD 1000 Per Day On Foreign Trips, Business Class Travel, Hotel Suite

No More Ad-Hoc Appointments, Indian Women's Cricket Team Support Staff To Be Offered Long-Term Contracts

BCCI's Big Plans For Women's Premier League. Here Are The Details

BCCI Central Contracts: List Of Players Who Were Dropped Out Entirely

'Powerful BCCI Has Big Clout': Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Najam Sethi On Asia Cup Hosting Issue

"We Can Also Have Security Concerns": Pakistan Board Chief's Retort To BCCI On Asia Cup Saga

Women's Premier League Opener Between Mumbai Indians-Gujarat Giants Rescheduled. This Is New Start Time

"Need Absolute Danda...": Ex-BCCI Administrator Criticises Indian Cricket Team After Women's T20 World Cup Exit