LONDON: India should legalise betting to stamp out corruption in cricket, says former England captain Geoffrey Boycott who feels the menace of fixing, which has currently dented the IPL’s reputation, emerges more frequently in the Asian countries.

“The way to stop it altogether, except for the odd one — but we’re [...]

NEW DELHI: A “smooth talker”, bookie Sunil Bhatia, arrested in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, ran a temple in Nagpur eyeing the offerings made by believers and induced a cricketer who was just earning Rs 2,000-3,000 after being banned by BCCI into manipulations, police claimed on Wednesday. [...]

NEW DELHI: India could pull out of the upcoming Champions Trophy cricket tournament in England if the raging issues over L Sivaramakrishnan’s appointment in the ICC’s technical committee were not addressed to their satisfaction.

Although the BCCI was not willing to take such a step as of now, it did not [...]

MELBOURNE: A miffed Federation of International Cricketers Association on Tuesday demanded an ICC ethics committee enquiry into BCCI-backed Laxman Sivaramakrishnan’s appointment as a players’ representative in the governing body, saying captains could have been forced to vote against incumbent Tim May.

Sivaramakrishnan replaced May, who is also the FICA CEO, [...]

JAIPUR: Shane Watson has often been described as the pivot around which the Rajasthan Royals is built. He has been with the franchise since its very first year. On Friday, Watson spoke to TOI about various issues. Excerpts:

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NEW DELHI: Record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar turns 40 on Wednesday with no plans to retire despite media speculation and recent form suggesting that age is finally catching up with the “Little Master”.

Test and one-day cricket’s greatest run-scorer approaches the game with undiminished enthusiasm and insists he has much to offer [...]

MUMBAI: Keeping cool in stressful times is a hallmark of a good sportsperson and Yuvraj Singh learnt it the hard way from none other than Sachin Tendulkar, who scolded the left-hander after he abused his cricket equipment following a poor performance.

Yuvraj, once did a ‘John McEnroe’ when he [...]

JAIPUR: Former Australia pacer Shaun Tait feels that seasoned players like Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden, Jason Gillespie shouldn’t have hurried retirement which would have enabled a smooth transition for the next generation.

“I feel the likes of Jason Gillespie, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz and Mathew Hayden were [...]

WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket’s wild child Jesse Ryder, seriously injured in a vicious assault this week, is a huge talent with the bat who struggles with alcohol demons and is a self-confessed bad boy.

In a tumultuous international career marred by a string of disciplinary lapses, the powerful all-rounder averages 40.93 [...]

WELLINGTON: New Zealand cricket’s wild child Jesse Ryder, seriously injured in a vicious assault this week, is a huge talent with the bat who struggles with alcohol demons and is a self-confessed bad boy.

In a tumultuous international career marred by a string of disciplinary lapses, the powerful all-rounder averages 40.93 [...]