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Thursday, 14 January 2021 In the sport's corridors of power, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wields tremendous influence. So much so that its provisional backing of a campaign for the sport’s Olympic inclusion at Los Angeles 2028 is considered essential for the bid to have any chance of success. On the field, India are "box office" and this weekend millions will follow their Test series decider against Australia in Brisbane. India bounced back to level the series after a humbling defeat in the first Test, when they were bowled out for 36, their lowest total in test history...

Ramachandra Guha: In defence of the draw The draw is central to the magic and mystique of cricket, and not for cricketing reasons alone. AFP [The gripping, thrilling, compelling drawn Test in Sydney prompts me to re-post this old piece from 1996. The background to it was as follows: Jagmohan Dalmiya, the then Secretary of the Indian Cricket Board, proposed to the International Cricket Council that the draw be abolished from Test cricket. He wanted Tests to be played over two innings of specified duration, with each team having (as I recall) a maximum of 90 overs each in their first inning...

Ismail Dawood hopes discrimination claim against ECB will lead to lasting change December 31 2020, 3.19pm Ismail Dawood (pictured in wicketkeeping action for Yorkshire) hopes a discrimation claim against the ECB will bring about lasting change (Nick Potts/PA Images). Former umpire Ismail Dawood hopes his role in a discrimination claim against the England and Wales Cricket will help move the sport from “convenient truths” and “fancy rhetoric” towards meaningful and lasting change. Dawood and former Test official John Holder are seeking damages from the governing body and a ruling unde...

Colin Babb relives a memorable year Author and journalist Colin Babb shares his recollection of a year in which his love for sport, music and television was cemented in new book Colin Babb FOR COLIN Babb the common thread which connects a historic 2-0 cricket Test series victory for the West Indies over England, a major tour of Britain by legendary reggae music icons Bob Marley and The Wailers and the increasing popularity of colour television in the UK, was the year in which all of those things took place. Players like Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell, who became the first b...