http://www.theroar.in – The strong stand taken by the BCCI against WADA’s contentious ‘whereabouts’ clause has found a groundswell of support, with the cricket boards of six other Test-playing nations, including Cricket Australia, indicating to the ICC that they see merit in the concerns raised by Indian administrators. Read more »

http://www.cricbytes.com – The BCCI has decided to start an invitational ‘Inter-Corporate National Cricket Tournament’ with a prize money of Rs one crore to encourage business houses and public and private sector undertakings to employ cricketers in their organisations. Read more »

http://www.cricketpulse.com – The Board of Control for Cricket in India has surprised everyone by doling out a compensation package of $5 million to both the IPL sides which had qualified for the Champions League of cricket in the previous season. The Champions League was then cancelled due to a terrorists attack in the city of Mumbai just days before the supposed start of the tournament in the first week of December. Read more »

http://www.cricbytes.com – Having decided to support its players on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s contentious ‘whereabouts’ clause, the BCCI has now told the ICC that any negotiations on the issue would be between ICC and WADA, and not with BCCI. India’s top cricketers have refused to accept the international clause requiring sportspersons to disclose their whereabouts in advance. Read more »

http://www.cricbytes.com – A lawyer representing the International Cricket Council will arrive in Mumbai on Saturday to discuss the new anti-doping code of WADA with BCCI. The development follows refusal on part of Indian players to sign the Wada form, saying that one of its clauses infringes upon their privacy. Read more »