Shukla to continue as IPL chairman: BCCI COA

New Delhi: Vinod Rai, head of the BCCI Committee of Administrators (COA), on Thursday confirmed that Rajiv Shukla will continue to serve as the chairman of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) governing council. Earlier, COA had barred the BCCI officials, including Shukla, from attending the IPL auction. Besides, Rai also made it clear that BCCI don’t need COA’s approval to convene a Special General Meeting (SGM). “They don’t need COA’s approval to call a Special General Meeting (SGM) but they have to keep us in the loop. Also, the decisions taken at the SGM do not need any ratification of COA per se but if there is any deviation from the SC diktat (The Supreme Court order on the Lodha Committee reforms), COA steps in,” said Rai.   

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Montreal

Ghosal enters Montreal Open semis

India’s top men’s squash player Saurav Ghosal has entered the semifinals of the Montreal Open, a PSA world tour event. Ghosal beat Arturo Salazar of Mexico 11-8 9-11 9-11 11-4 15-13 in their quarterfinal tie. The Mexican proved to be a tough nut to crack as he gave Ghosal a tough competition. The Indian, however, showed a lot of resilience to come back and beat his plucky opponent.    

Karachi

PCB to file case against BCCI before ICC Committee 

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced that it would file a compensation case against the Indian cricket board (BCCI) before the ICC Disputes Resolution Committee over India’s refusal to play a bilateral series. After a meeting of the board of governors, PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said he had now been authorised to pursue the compensation case against BCCI. He said a legal notice would be sent shortly to BCCI and after that PCB would file its case before the ICC committee. “We have decided to pursue legal course. We will be sending a notice to BCCI after which we will move forward to recoup our losses as we don’t believe in this matter of government and politics not allowing India not to play with us,” he said. 

Shenzhen (China)

Harikrishna bounces back, beats Adams

Indian Grandmaster Harikrishna Pentala today defeated England’s Michael Adams to bounce back from the loss in his last match in the Shenzhen Longgang chess tournament. This was the world No. 14 Indian’s second victory in this elite Masters tournament. Incidentally, both his wins have come against Adams. Harikrishna has now moved up to the fourth position on the points table. Playing white, Harikrishna took control of the game at the midway stage and lured Adams into a trap with a fine rook gambit. It was enough for him to manoeuvre his way to a winning position. — Agencies