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Jasvinder Sidhu

Jasvinder Sidhu

Jasvinder Sidhu, with the Delhi sports team, has been a journalist for 20 years and writes on cricket.

Articles by Jasvinder Sidhu

Now, Tendulkar docu-feature coming to a theatre near you

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Updated on Apr 7, 2017 12:29 IST

Anurag Thakur tenders apology to Supreme Court in relation to perjury charges

Anurag Thakur is facing perjury charges in the Supreme Court.

Updated on Feb 14, 2017 18:15 IST

Sachin Tendulkar’s ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ to hit the theatres on May 26

Sachin Tendulkar’s much-awaited film ‘Sachin: A Billion Dreams’ will narrate the story of how a naughty, curly-haired boy in the Mumbai suburbs who climbed trees, pretended to be John McEnroe and once even pinned down and beat up a classmate took his cricketing genius to the highest level in the sport.

Updated on Feb 13, 2017 15:50 IST

Fixing fears: ICC looks to use data extraction tech to tap players’ mobiles

The Chief Executives Committee has authorised the International Cricket Council (ICC) management to initiate the process of developing an amendment to the anti-corruption code to permit the use of cell phone data extraction equipment.

Updated on Feb 11, 2017 15:19 IST

Virat Kohli’s curious Twitter life: 14 million followers but following only 44

Virat Kohli has close to 14 million followers on Twitter and over three crore followers on Facebook.

Updated on Feb 8, 2017 14:20 IST

Deloitte report shows Goa cricket body paid members to watch IPL matches

GCA, BCCI’s Goa state unit, also bought 18 vehicles, and two chassis, which were given for bus body-building. The unit promised the vehicles would be disposed off in three months by inviting tenders.

Updated on Feb 7, 2017 15:42 IST

Damaging Deloitte report likely to hurt BCCI more

Amicus curiae Gopal Subramaniam has informed Supreme Court that leading audit firm Deloitte’s reports on the BCCI state associations’ accounts have highlighted massive corruption.

Updated on Jan 30, 2017 18:42 IST

India cricket at crossroads: Attorney General on why Lodha panel brutal on BCCI

Sacked BCCI president Anurag Thakur discusses the Board’s stance on the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha panel's report. The Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi has raised objection to the implementation of the Lodha panel reforms

Updated on Jan 21, 2017 07:25 IST

BCCI vs Lodha: Supreme Court sees red over Kerala unit lawyer’s ‘bloody’ comment

The Supreme Court had earlier axed BCCI president Anurag Thakur from his post.

Updated on Jan 20, 2017 16:29 IST

Justice Lodha says no complaint against Ajay Shirke over England series

Justice Lodha has said there has been no complaint against Ajay Shirke after reports emerged that he tried to scuttle the England series.

Updated on Jan 12, 2017 14:21 IST

S Sreesanth aims to revive career with stint in Scottish league cricket

S Sreesanth is looking forward to a stint in the Scottish league after signing up for Glenrothes Cricket Club.

Updated on Jan 11, 2017 13:01 IST

Will India cricket team singing national anthem, flying tri-colour bring BCCI under RTI?

Close on the heels of the Supreme Court’s January 2 verdict against the BCCI’s top office-bearers, the first steps in the Law Commission of India’s bid to make the sports body answerable to the public (via RTI) are being taken.

Updated on Jan 10, 2017 07:14 IST

Hindi commentary gives an Indian touch to Cricket Australia’s Big Bash League

India women’s cricket team player Harmanpreet Kaur is featuring in this year’s Big Bash League, playing for SydneyThunder. There is more Indian flavour Down Under at the league though, with Cricket Australia using Hindi commentary for their broadcasts.

Updated on Jan 9, 2017 10:30 IST

Inspiring tales of India’s Olympians coming at a telly near you

PV Sindhu shuttled to stardom in 2016, winning an Olympic silver and a Super Series title.

Updated on Jan 6, 2017 15:15 IST

Anurag Thakur, Lalit Modi, Sharad Pawar dumped me, that’s my story: Aditya Verma

Aditya Verma, the petitioner in IPL fixing case, took on the powerful BCCI officials and finally got the Supreme Court to make them fall in line. In his long legal battle, Verma says he got support from Lalit Modi, Anurag Thakur and Sharad Pawar but finally he was on his own with support from his battery of well-known lawyers.

Updated on Jan 6, 2017 05:35 IST

How BCCI spent 100 crore on legal bills and still went bust at Supreme Court

The amount includes the high appearance fee of legal experts like Aryama Sundaram, Kapil Sibal, Mukul Rohatgi, Shekhar Naphade and Arvind Datar that BCCI appointed, and the expenses of the two investigative and advisory bodies, Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice RM Lodha Committees, appointed by the Supreme Court.

Updated on Jan 4, 2017 10:17 IST

In 7 minutes flat, Supreme Court delivered killer punch on Anurag Thakur, Shirke

Anurag Thakur (left) and Ajay Shirke were removed as BCCI president and secretary, respectively, by the Supreme Court on Monday. The Supreme Court will appoint an observer for the cricket Board on January 19

Updated on Jan 2, 2017 19:07 IST

Indian cricket bosses at crossroads, BCCI faces D-Day in Supreme Court

BCCI president Anurag Thakur along with other members during the meeting to discuss their latest stance on the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha panel's report. Court verdict on Monday.

Updated on Jan 2, 2017 04:38 IST

Here’s why Kohli and Team India won’t get bonus from BCCI despite big win over Eng

India captain Virat Kohli and teammates celebrate after sealing the fifth Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. India beat England 4-0 in the five-match series but the players will miss out on a a bonus as the BCCI is cash strapped thanks to the ongoing legal battle at Supreme Court against the Lodha Committee recommendations.

Updated on Dec 21, 2016 20:13 IST

BCCI boss Anurag Thakur slammed: A blow-by-blow account from Supreme Court

Chief Justice of India (CJI)TS Thakur ripped apart BJP MP and BCCI president Anurag Thakur’s every defence on the matter regarding his request for a ‘letter’ from ICC chairman Shashank Manohar, lambasting the Board president for 10 minutes.

Updated on Dec 16, 2016 04:47 IST

MCC says trim fat bats, Indian companies cheer

A’fat’ cricket bat showing off its depth and long spine.

Updated on Dec 12, 2016 05:15 IST

Indian manufacturers welcome MCC move to trim fat bats

A bat manufacturer displaying an exceptionally thick wood that goes into making fat, custom-made bats. The Marylebone Cricket Club has recommended restrictions on the size of bats to ensure balance between bat and ball.

Updated on Dec 7, 2016 18:24 IST

Law Commission exploring ways to bring BCCI under RTI act

The Law commission is studying ways to bring the BCCI under the RTI act.

Updated on Dec 6, 2016 12:21 IST

Govt seeks to make sports compulsory in schools, promotion only if students pass

Lotus Valley International School's senior team participating in this year's HT GIFA tournament, in Noida, India, on Friday, August, 26, 2016.

Updated on Nov 30, 2016 19:56 IST

India vs England: BCCI ‘shadow umpire’ to learn DRS use

Long opposed to the Decision Review System (DRS), the BCCI and captain Virat Kohli are trying to embrace the technology whole-heartedly.

Updated on Nov 28, 2016 05:25 IST

Demonetisation hits India, England players hard

Since the new currency notes are in short supply, the BCCI decided to buy cash cards for the players

Updated on Nov 24, 2016 15:21 IST

Leaving the calling card in India’s shadowy world of cricket fixing

For alleged cricket bookies like Tinku Mandi, Jupiter, Jeetu Tharad, Chotu Jalandhar and Chota Nagpur, their ‘operating name’ is virtually their address.

Updated on Nov 24, 2016 13:28 IST

Rio 2016: India picked radiologist as chief medical officer, says government

When Vinesh Phogat got injured during her women's freestyle 48 kg bout at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, she was treated on the mat by the local doctors while Pawandeep Singh (who is a radiologist and not a sports medicine specialist), Indian squad’s chief medical officer, did not step in despite being present at the venue.

Updated on Nov 22, 2016 16:43 IST

Alastair Cook the stuntman? Find out where the England skipper takes more risks

Car stunts legend Terry Grant, who will perform during the JK Tyre National Racing Championships season finale at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on Sunday, rates Alastair Cook (left) very high for the perfection with which the England skipper performs car stunts.

Updated on Nov 19, 2016 14:05 IST

Sports fraud bill stays in cold storage as govt dithers

Sports Minister Vijay Goel made it clear that the sports fraud bill will not be tabled during the winter session of the Parliament.

Updated on Nov 16, 2016 19:11 IST

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