Ajinkya Rahane will likely lead IPL 2018 franchise Rajasthan Royals in case an under-fire Steve Smith loses captaincy after admitting to ball tampering during the ongoing going third Test
"The BCCI and Rajasthan Royals will like to wait for the ICC to announce the official sanction against Steve Smith. As of now, no decision will be taken either by the board or the franchise," Shukla
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Sunday said that any decision on the Australian skipper will be taken in accordance with International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket Australia's action
Australia captain Smith was today handed a one-match suspension and fined 100 percent of his match fee after he owned up to a ball-tampering conspiracy in South Africa
Smith was also fined 100 per cent of his match fee and stripped of his captaincy for the remainder of the third Test by ICC
Future Group came on board as the official partner for IPL in 2017
KKR are already doing a conditioning camp here and are expected to go full throttle at the Eden from April 1.
Ben Stokes was the star performer for the second consecutive year in the IPL auction as he was taken for Rs 12.5 crore by Rajasthan Royals
As is the practice every year, there is an anthem woven around the campaign this year too
Media spends grew 15.8% from Rs 35.11 billion in 2016 to Rs 40.65 billion in 2017
The court directed the special cell of Delhi police to produce Chandila before it on June 20
The hotelier, summoned by Mumbai Crime Branch, had appeared before it on May 31 in connection with a separate case on IPL betting
With this, a total of 28 people, including cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, were arrested since May 16 in the case
"I am shocked and upset at the unilateral decision taken today by the BCCI and will fight the grounds of suspension," Kundra said in a statement
Aggarwal had money dealings with Uttam C Jain, who is also known as Kitty, a bookie who also allegedly used the hotelier's hotel room for betting operations
Rajasthan Royals management also said that they would also forfeit his shares in the franchise if he has breached any regulations
Commissioner Neeraj Kumar says Kundra has admitted of his involvement in betting, but there is no evidence to support his disclosure
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar had said after interrogation that Kundra had admitted to betting in IPL matches
Police sources said they have confiscated the passport of Kundra and have asked him not to leave
The statement by interim president of BCCI can be a huge blow to the IPL franchisee