Former Test cricketers Chandu Borde and Bapu Nadkarni on Saturday, welcomed the Cricket Board's decision to make a one-time payment from the proceeds of the cash-rich Indian Premier League to the players who had retired prior to 2003-04.

ICC President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Yuvraj Singh, who is recuperating from a rare germ cell cancer, and offered the cricketer "some inspiring words".

The BCCI working committee on Monday again unanimously shot down former India captain Sunil Gavaskar's demand of a whopping USD 1 million fee (Appr 5 crore) per season for media activities involving Indian Premier League.

International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat will step down after June 30 next year.

The cricket community in Pakistan has lashed out at ICC president Sharad Pawar and the BCCI for their refusals to investigate claims by former India player Vinod Kambli that the 1996 World Cup semifinal against Sri Lanka may have been fixed.

Terming Vinod Kambli's allegations that India's 1996 World Cup semifinal against Sri Lanka may have been fixed as "irresponsible", ICC President Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he would rather believe in what players like Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly have to say on the matter.

The possibility of converting the 2013 Champions Trophy to a Test Championship and its Presidential nomination and election process will top the agenda when the ICC's Executive Board holds its fourth and final meeting of the year in Dubai on Monday.

ICC President Sharad Pawar on Friday paid tribute to former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi who passed away aged 70 on Thursday in New Delhi.

The Indian cricket board on Thursday, refused to comment on the team's no-show at the International Criket Council's (ICC) award function in London three days ago.

Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said he will not compromise on two features of a new bill that wants to make sports bodies in India more transparent.