RPG Enterprises sources confirmed to TOI on Friday that the Kolkata-based company was looking to acquire one of the two new Indian Premier League (IPL) teams which are up for grabs.
The departure of Sundar Raman as Indian Premier League's chief operating officer has left the franchises wondering about the Indian cricket board's immediate plans to replace him. Will the BCCI go headhunting through corporate circles to rope in an equally qualified professional or will it promote an insider to take up the job? Team owners and other stakeholders are keen to know.
Should an Indian cricket administrator now be hit on the face with a multi-million dollar pay-deal to hear of his proximity to dubious men, if any, before court-appointed committees, riding on a wave of public outrage and in the backdrop some serious dirt eating into cricket, swept him away.
Sundar Raman, the chief operating officer of the Indian Premier League, and for a considerable period of time between 2011 and 2014 the de facto CEO of world cricket, has put in his papers.
After representing IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings for eight years, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is now set to join another IPL team in the next edition, TOI has learned. Dhoni was purchased by CSK for Rs 7.5 crore which was the highest price in 2008 auction.
Kolkata Knight Riders named Jacques Kallis as their head coach, succeeding the now England coach Trevor Bayliss who was with the franchise for four years.
US snacks and beverage major PepsiCo is finally on its way out as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world’s richest T20 cricket league.
Even as PepsiCo India has made its "right choice" to disassociate from the title sponsorship of IPL, the brand of cricket league is still considered to be hot property.
Companies including Hero MotoCorp and Coca-Cola that were big sponsors of cricket tournaments a few years ago, are looking closely at sports such as football, hockey and tennis.
Mobile commerce firm Paytm has thrown its hat in the ring for the title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in case Pepsi pulls out, sources told TOI.
IPL, which has seen its image take a beating after the 2013 spot-fixing scandal, suffered another blow with title sponsor PepsiCo expressing its intent of pulling out to BCCI.
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) is in turmoil ever since its finance committee reported an excess of expenditure over income for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, on Thursday.
Of the three players, two are all-rounders in the Indian national team, while the third is a popular all-rounder from the West Indies. They all belong to the same IPL franchise.