Calling for Board of Control for Cricket in India chief N. Srinivasan’s head, former International Cricket Council boss Ehsan Mani on Monday said there was a “lot of conflict of interest” and the former should have “stepped aside” under prevailing circumstances.

Lashing out at Board of Control of Cricket in India boss N. Srinivasan, noted lawyer Rahul Mehra on Monday called for a “ban on the Indian Premier League” following charges of cheating, forgery and fraud against the former’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan and the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the T20 extravaganza.

Chennai Super Kings suffered a heartbreaking loss for a second year in succession in the IPL final, going down to the Mumbai Indians by 23 runs at the packed Eden Gardens here on Sunday.

New Zealand were dispatched for 174 but the follow on was not enforced by England at tea on the third day of the second Test at Headingley on Sunday.

The showdown is still some days away but Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal is already geared up for the clash against India in the upcoming Champions Trophy, saying the match is as big and as eagerly antic

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The Ashes will be playing at the back of every Australian cricketer’s mind but captain Michael Clarke wants them to focus on the immediate job in hand — the Champions Trophy.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid experienced a mixture of emotions after their loss to the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of IPL-6 at the Eden Gardens here on Friday. While disappointed at missing out on the final, the former India captain said he was happy that the uneasy situation he was in since the spot-fixing row broke out was over for him in some way.

Despite the pressure for his resignation mounting, cricket control board president, N. Srinivasan remains defiant and seems in no mood to resign at least before the IPL final between the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. “I cannot be bulldozed or railroaded into resigning by the pressure being applied,” Srinivasan said here on Saturday. “Somebody wants to replace me, let him get elected,” he added while hinting at some members in the BCCI who want him out.

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar has emerged as the leading candidate to be take over as interim board president in case N. Srinivasan has to make way after the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan by Mumbai Police.