Race for the
BIG LEAGUE

The face of Indian cricket may never be the same. The hold that the BCCI wields over the game and the players may never be vice-like any more. The hype about international cricket, sponsorship and telecast bids may never be like anything before. All this, if the Indian Cricket League, a body that has decided to stand up to the BCCI and is all set to organise parallel cricket, has its way. Abhijit Chatterjee takes a close look at the clash between the BCCI and the ICL

FOR the first time since it came into being, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is finally coming face to face with somebody willing to challenge its monopoly of organising cricket in the country. Yet to take off, the Indian Cricket League has woken up the BCCI from its slumber with the older body announcing a slew of facilities for its players in an effort to keep its flock together.

Wake-up Call
Gopal Sharma
IndiaN cricket has been jolted like never before. Probably it wasn’t even shaken so much when the match-mixing scandal hit international cricket more than half a decade ago. What the newly launched Indian Cricket League has done is causing sleepless nights to not only the BCCI, but the cricket boards round the globe.

Beauty at a price
Unhygienic salons can give you infection, says Nutan Sehgal
FOR most urban women, an occasional visit to the beauty parlour is almost mandatory. An exfoliating mask treatment to rid the skin of dead cells or a relaxing session of pedicure and manicure, threading and waxing or even hair styling. There is always a reason to be at the friendly neighbourhood beauty salon.

Girls like pink, it’s official
Steve Connor
THE idea that little girls like everything in pink while little boys prefer blue appears to have a scientific basis, according to a study showing that a person’s colour preference depends largely on their sex. Scientists have found that women tend to prefer pink — or at least a redder shade — while men prefer blue, and that the gender difference may be down to genes rather than upbringing.