BCCI bars Pakistani players from IPL

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Bilateral cricket ties between bitter neighbors Pakistan and India may be reviving but the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) is not ready to have Pakistani cricketers in its cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

Sun TV brings Hyderabad Deccan back to life on IPL map

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI, India (TheSportsNEXT) October 25, 2012: The Hyderabad Deccan was resurrected on the Indian Premier League’s map on Thursday when the Sun TV Network acquired the rights to own the IPL franchise after bidding around 15.9 million US dollars for a five-year deal.

Deccan Chargers are not more part of IPL

By Siddharth Subramaniam

NEW DELHI, India (TheSportsNEXT) October 19, 2012: The Bombay High Court, on Thursday, put brakes on the cash-strapped Deccan Chargers’ bid to stay alive in the Indian Premier League fold as they backed their expulsion from the cash-rich cricket league.

Life-banned Sudhindra won’t take BCCI to court

By Bipin Dani

MUMBAI (TheSportsNext) August 5, 2012: Nearly one month after being life-banned over his involvement in the spot-fixing, the 28-year-old IPL player, T. P. Sudhindra has decided against taking the Indian cricket board to court.

Speaking exclusively over his mobile from Bhillai, where the Hindupur, (Andhra Pradesh)-born cricketer now resides, said, "No, I am not filing any legal case against the BCCI".

Indians, Aussies are the best paid cricketers: Forbes

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI (TheSportsNext) July 28, 2012: Indian and Australian players are the best paid cricketers in the latest list published by the Forbes Magazine.

The top five spots in the Forbes Magazine’s list of best-paid cricketers are occupied by Indian cricketers including Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir  (third highest-paid, 7.3 million US dollars) and Virat Kohli (fourth, 7.1 million US dollars).