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Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni to sit out T20 tri-series as BCCI looks to rest at least 5 players: Report The gruelling Indian cricket schedule has been a major topic of discussion since Indian skipper  Virat Kohli  openly criticised the  Board of Control for Cricket in India  (BCCI) ahead of the ongoing tour of South Africa. But now, with India's T20 tri-series involving Sri Lanka and Bangladesh beckoning, reports suggest that at least five senior Indian players can be rested, as the Board looks to make the most of this opportunity by giving younger guns a chance to perform. While Kohli's name was the first one to pop-up as soon as the discussions over handing youngsters a chance came up, it now seems as if  MS Dhoni , who only plays limited overs cricket, will also miss the triangular series and some other big names will join him and Kohli out of the roster too. ( LIVE UPDATES :  India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I, Cape Town ) As per a report in TOI, at least five top Indian cri
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Ganguly to BCCI: Lodha Recommendations Not Implemented Due to Time Constraint New Delhi:  Cricket Association of Bengal president Sourav Ganguly and Saurashtra CA boss Madhukar Worah have written to the BCCI about some practical difficulties in amending the constitution of state associations and incorporate all Lodha-recommended reforms. BCCI secretary Amitabh Chaudhary had recently sent a mail to all state associations enquiring about the constitution change, and informed that 13 units have decided to comply and filed an affidavit with regards to the same. Accordingly, Ganguly, in a communication to BCCI (a copy of the letter which is in possession of PTI), wrote: "I beg to state that at the SGM held at Cricket Association of Bengal few months back, it was agreed by the members that in line with BCCI decision, affidavits will be filed in court addressing the honourable Supreme Court about difficulties in implementation of the order at state and BCCI level.
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IPL 2018 retention rules: From Right to Match cards to new salary cap, a handy explainer of latest regulations As per the new policy, franchises can retain up to five players using a combination of pre-auction retentions and Right to Match (RTM) cards. The teams can use either option for a maximum of three times, which means even if a team doesn’t opt for a pre-auction retention, it can use RTM cards to retain a maximum of three players only and not five. The dates of auction, however, are yet to be announced. Following are the key takeaways: What is pre-auction retention? This allows franchises to retain a maximum of three players, before the actual auction. Players retained using this route will thus not be part of the IPL auction. Teams can use this method to retain their three most important players. The cost of capped players who can be retained pre-auction are: If the franchise retains three players: The cost of players will be Rs 15 crore, Rs 11 crore and Rs 7
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BCCI to break away from ICC if 2021 Champions Trophy, 2023 World Cup hosting rights taken away:  A lot has been spoken about the  International Cricket Council 's plan to take away the hosting rights of 2021 ICC Champions Trophy as well as the 2023 World Cup from India, in the wake of Indian government's resistance over giving the apex body a tax exemption. While the threat of losing the rights of the two major ICC events looms large, the  BCCI  has reportedly warned that it will invoke the Members Participation Agreement (MPA) if such a scenario becomes reality. As per a TOI report, sources aware of the developments said: “Should the ICC use tax exemptions from Indian government as an excuse to make up for their own losses and propose the shifting of tournaments, it will lead to a disaster. India will pull out of all agreements.”  “The matter came up when the ICC board expressed their concern around the absence of tax exemption from the Indian Government for ICC eve
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