Cricket

Kolkata: The spot-fixing scandal might have left the IPL's reputation in shreds and severely dented his own team's image but Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid said no good can come out of banning

Players in the Caribbean Twenty20 Premier League draft have been divided into three groups, with a few players from each slated to form a squad of 15 for every participating franchise

In a brief exchange with the media, a defiant BCCI President has insisted that he will not put in his papers."I have done nothing wrong. I have no intention to resign," Srinivasan said.

BCCI president N Srinivasan reached Mumbai on a chartered flight from Madurai on Saturday, a day after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested.

The spot-fixing scandal may have left IPL's reputation in shreds, but Rahul Dravid said no good can come out of banning the Twenty20 league altogether.

BCCI president N Srinivasan left for Mumbai on a chartered flight from Madurai airport around 11.15 am, the morning after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested.

Communist Party of India-Marxist leader and former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament D. Raja on Saturday expressed concern as a citizen of India over spot fixing episode in the ongoing sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, Gurunath Meiyappan, will be produced in a Mumbai Court on Saturday. He was arrested on Friday night after being questioned over his involvement in IPL spot fixing case.

Sahara India chief Subrata Roy put the blame squarely on BCCI president N Srinivasan for Pune Warriors' pullout from the Indian Premier League and said his company would also withdraw sponsorship of the Indian cricket team if Srinivasan continued as board president.

Mumbai Indians overcame middle over hiccups to carve out a thrilling four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals off the penultimate ball to move into the Indian Premier League final here Friday.