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Nobody spoke a word against Sourav Ganguly, says Arun Dhumal

BCCI's outgoing treasurer and next IPL chairman Arun Dhumal on Friday cleared the air over Sourav Ganguly not getting another term as board president, saying "nobody spoke a word" against the former India captain. The next set of BCCI office bearers have filed their nomination and will be elected unopposed on October 18. World Cup winner Roger Binny will replace Ganguly as the president, Jay Shah will remain the secretary, Rajeev Shukla will get another term as vice-president, Ashish Shelar will be the new treasurer and Devaijit Saikia the new joint secretary. Speaking to PTI, Dhumal said Ganguly was party to all the decisions made before the nominations were filed. "There has been no BCCI president who has served for more than three years in independent India. All this media speculation about Dada being told or a few members were against him, they are all baseless," Dhumal said.

Philander backs ex-player involvement to lift SA: 'Feeding off Hash would do Temba world of good'

Former Proteas seam bowler Vernon Philander says recently retired ex-internationals need to be better utilised in the South African cricket system to help get current players better equipped technically and mentally for international cricket.

Third Australia-England T20 washed out

England were denied a clean sweep of their T20 series against Australia when persistent rain forced the third match to be abandoned in Canberra on Friday.

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy: Debutant Abdul Bazith steers Kerala to victory over Haryana

Kerala in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy tournament in Mohali. If it was Vaisakh Chandran who stole the show with a four-wicket haul against Karnataka the other day, it was the turn of another newcomer Abdul Bazith to star in Kerala’s three-wicket win over Haryana at the IS Bindra stadium in Mohali, Punjab, on Friday. Chasing a modest total of 132 for a win, Kerala seemed to be making heavy weather of their chase when they collapsed from 52 without loss to 90 for six in the 15th over.

More than 600,000 tickets sold for T20 World Cup

The global showpiece starts on Sunday at the preliminary stage, before the big guns join in from October 22. Seven Australian cities are hosting the tournament. Australia's opening match as defending champions against New Zealand, a repeat of last year's final, will be played before a capacity crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

T20 World Cup 2022: A factbox

* The tournament was originally scheduled for late 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India staged the seventh edition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last year. * The 45 matches will be played in the cities of Geelong, Hobart, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. The semi-finals take place at Sydney Cricket Ground and Adelaide Oval with the final at Melbourne Cricket Ground. * Hosts Australia are the reigning champions after beating New Zealand in the final in Dubai last year to win their first title. * West Indies (2012, 2016) have won the title twice, while India (2007), Pakistan (2009), England (2010) and Sri Lanka (2014) are the other teams to have won it once.

TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners

The glittering ceremony saw a galaxy of stars coming together to celebrate and honour the top sporting achievements from last year, and those present at the function included hockey stalwarts Zafar Iqbal, Ajit Pal Singh and Dilip Tirkey, wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Geeta Phogat, Babita Phogat and boxer MC Mary Kom. TOISA 2021: AS IT HAPPENEDChopra's historic Olympic gold in men's javelin throw at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in 2021 had no parallel when it came to declaring the 'Sportsperson of the Year', besides being awarded the 'Athlete of the Year' award in men's category.

BCCI Could Lose Rs 955 Crore If ICC Doesn't Get Tax Exemption From Government For Hosting 2023 World Cup: Report

The BCCI could lose around Rs 955 crore (USD 116 million) if the central government sticks to its decision to levy 21.84 percent tax surcharge on ICC's broadcast revenue from the 2023 ODI World Cup, according to a Board report. India is to host next year's 50-over showpiece in October-November. Tax surcharge refers to "an additional charge, fee, or tax that is added to the cost of a good or service beyond the initially quoted price". A surcharge is often added to an existing tax and is not included in the stated price of the good or service. As per ICC norm, the host nation is required to get tax exemption from the government for hosting tournaments organised by the global body.

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Nobody spoke a word against Sourav Ganguly, says Arun Dhumal

Philander backs ex-player involvement to lift SA: 'Feeding off Hash would do Temba world of good'

Third Australia-England T20 washed out

Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy: Debutant Abdul Bazith steers Kerala to victory over Haryana

More than 600,000 tickets sold for T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup 2022: A factbox

TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners

BCCI Could Lose Rs 955 Crore If ICC Doesn't Get Tax Exemption From Government For Hosting 2023 World Cup: Report