IPL will have two new teams, but players are crying for help

Despite being one of the richest and most influential cricketing boards of the world, BCCI is yet to come up with a concrete plan to help ensure job security for the country’s domestic players  With two more teams set to be added by the BCCI in the ‘Super Rich Club’ of the Indian Premier League […]

Producing robots or nurturing the game of Cricket?

With IPL 2021 about to kick off, BCCI’s new rules for the season has left fans wondering: are cricketers expected to perform like robots? Imagine a scenario where robots are playing and managing cricket! Umpires are no more empowered to give any decision, or for that matter not even been allowed to express (signal) their […]

#MeToo wave hits Rahul Johri

From Discovery to BCCI, stories on Rahul Johri epitomise what ails top institutions in fixing sexual harassment at the workplace. A character certificate of sorts on Rahul Johri as a “loving father, devoted husband and inspiring leader” has been floating around since his name cropped up among several others on Twitter as part of the […]

Why this wide ball?

After his wife’s sensational allegations, Modh Shami faces a probe by BCCi’s anti-corruption unit. But does it have any teeth? The Indian cricket board has to be complimented for maintaining a very straightforward stance when it comes to dealing with allegations of wrongdoing by any particular player. Be it the crisis of 1999 that erupted […]