Double profit for BCCI from IPl-6
New Delhi: The Indian cricket board has nearly doubled its profits from the cash rich IPl's sixth edition held in 2013 compared to its profit from the fifth edition in 2012. The BCCI finance committee met on Wednesday in Chennai to intimate the members about various financial aspects during the current financial year. It has been learnt from reliable sources that BCCI's profit from IPl-6 has been a whopping Rs 385.36 crore compared to profits amounting to Rs 174.73 crore in 2012 edition. It was also learnt that BCCI has a tax burden of Rs 550 crore as tax exemptions on cricket has been withdrawn. The board has appealed for a waiver in various tribunals and is awaiting the verdict. The finance committe also approved medical bills of former India captain Ajit Wadekar amounting to Rs 5.33 lakh. Former Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary's medical expenses for treatment abroad was in excess of Rs 26 lakh while Sachin Tendulkar and Praveen Kumar's medical expenses are in the range of Rs 3.55 lakh and Rs 3.72 lakh respectively.
Zol told to skip Ranji final
New Delhi: Maharashtra batsman Vijay Zol will not be available for his state side in the Ranji Trophy final match due to Under-19 World Cup preparatory camp in Bangalore. The final preparatory camp of India U-19 squad has started at the National Cricket Academy on Tuesday. Maharashtra coach Surendra Bhave said it was unfortunate for the 19-year-old left-hander to miss out on an opportunity to play the Ranji final, that too in his debut first-class season. “I would say competing in Ranji Trophy final is much better than going through monotonous drills in the nets, but we can’t do much about it,” Bhave said. “The team as a whole won’t suffer much since we have a ready replacement for him,” he was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
PCB forms 4-member panel for coach hunt
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has formed a four member committee that includes two of its top former captains, Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram to select the new head coach and batting and fielding coaches for the national team. With the Asia Cup and World T20 Cup round the corner, the PCB announced that the committee that includes Akram, Miandad, former captain Intikhab Alam and the chief operating officer, Subhan Ahmad will evaluate the interested candidates and than recommend the final names to the board. Wasim said he would be looking at candidates who had the ability to communicate well with players and manage them under pressure.