Articles by Jasvinder Sidhu
Michael Ferreira’s arrest shows a trend of sportsmen getting involved in crime
With the arrest of former world billiards champion Michael Ferreira on Sunday for his alleged involvement in the E-commerce scam, one more name was added to the Delhi Police’s list of former players involved in crime.

Published on Nov 15, 2016 04:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Cricket bookies yorked by PM Narendra Modi’s demonetisation initiative
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to withdraw Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes from circulation has hit the business of illegal bookies

Updated on Nov 13, 2016 02:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu
What a mismatch! Only three anti-corruption officers to monitor 900 matches
Amid all the investigations beginning with the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal, court cases and the ensuing suggestions of administrative reforms, it seems that a crackdown on corruption has been pushed to the backseat.

Published on Nov 12, 2016 12:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Lodha row: BCCI cuts ties with Markandey Katju
Katju caused a flutter with his sharp comments against the judiciary at a media conference, where he also declared the Lodha committee ‘unconstitutional’.

Published on Nov 10, 2016 04:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Dhoni’s India career under no threat, says Saba Karim
However, the former India stumper says Dhoni, 35, will need to address his batting --- he consumes many more deliveries of late --- to ensure his longevity.

Updated on Nov 07, 2016 08:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi:
India vs England series on the line as BCCI misses SC deadline on Lodha reforms
The Lodha committee, set up by the Supreme Court, wants the BCCI to unconditionally accept its reforms. The BCCI’s defiance could affect the upcoming India vs England series

Updated on Nov 03, 2016 09:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Hardik Pandya’s all-round mantra: Demand and supply
Hardik Pandya has transformed his game from a batsman to a capable all-rounder.

Updated on Nov 03, 2016 10:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu
Why Ravichandran Ashwin, Jadeja not wizards. This ex-spin legend explains
Spin great Rajinder Goel, Ranji Trophy’s highest wicket-taker, slams India’s reliance on turning tracks for home series to beat visiting teams easily with matches getting wrapped up on the third or fourth day.

Updated on Nov 03, 2016 10:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
BCCI hits a wall, no Lodha panel interaction till pledge to implement reforms
The Supreme Court has directed the BCCI that it cannot implement any major decision until it ends opposition to implementing Lodha panel recommendations.

Updated on Nov 02, 2016 06:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
SC interim order to BCCI: State units have enough funds to keep show running
The court order on Friday barred 13 state associations that had received money from the board following its Special General Meeting (SGM) from utilizing the funds until they file an affidavit that they will abide by the Lodha panel directives.

Published on Oct 07, 2016 07:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Banking on spin hurting Virat Kohli’s record on home pitches
Virat has scored only three hundreds in 19 matches he has played in India.

Published on Oct 07, 2016 04:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Stop disbursing public money to state units, Apex court tells BCCI
The Supreme Court on Thursday reminded the BCCI that it would not allow the free flow of money to state associations, which are resisting the reforms suggested by the Lodha Committee, as it is public money.

Updated on Oct 07, 2016 02:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
CBI’s sports fraud wing is a work in regress
CBI investigations on multi-crore scams in some state cricket associations are moving at snail’s pace while SIU’s focus seems to be confined to age fraud cases in sports.

Published on Oct 05, 2016 09:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu
BCCI accounts not frozen: Lodha panel on India-NZ series cancellation reports
A source in the Lodha committee told HT that a report which said the BCCI has cancelled the remainder of the ongoing India-New Zealand series is a slander campaign against the Apex Court and added that it has not frozen any account

Updated on Oct 04, 2016 07:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
ICC says BCCI issue of adopting Lodha reforms is its ‘internal’ matter
The ICC termed the BCCI’s ongoing issues in adopting the Lodha recommendations as the Board’s ‘internal’ matter.

Updated on Sep 30, 2016 11:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Lodha panel declares BCCI AGM decisions ‘ineffective’, board in jeopardy
The Justice Lodha Committee has suggested to the Supreme Court that, “All decisions of the BCCI taken after 18.7.2016 which are contrary to the judgment dated 18.7.2016 of this Hon’ble Court and/or the directives of the SC Committee for implementing the same are non est and ineffective.”

Updated on Sep 29, 2016 10:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
BCCI’s road to disaster: Timeline of war between Lodha Panel and Indian board
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will not allow the BCCI to defy orders, reacting to a status report submitted by the RM Lodha Committee that sought the ouster of the Indian cricket board’s top brass, including president Anurag Thakur.

Updated on Sep 28, 2016 09:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Here’s what Lodha panel’s report to Supreme Court had to say about BCCI
The Justice RM Lodha Committee, in its status report submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, has recommended that all present office barrier of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be superseded.

Updated on Sep 28, 2016 02:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
With time on his side, Ashwin can break a lot of records: Waqar Younis
Ashwin reached the 200-wicket milestone in Tests in his 37th game, thus going past Younis and former Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee who took 38 Tests to reach the mark.

Updated on Sep 26, 2016 11:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
ICC asks match officials to stress on integrity of game
The International Cricket Council (ICC) feels that self-policing by Elite Panel of umpires can help curb corruption and maintain the integrity of top umpires.

Published on Sep 24, 2016 06:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Despite legal hassles, flow of money into BCCI coffers goes up
The Indian cricket board may be passing through a turbulent phase for the last two years, especially following the Lodha panel verdict and the July 18 Supreme Court ruling, but it hasn’t had any impact on its financial health.

Published on Sep 23, 2016 11:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
Late monsoon may pour cold water on turning tracks for NZ series

Published on Sep 14, 2016 07:18 AM IST
Late monsoon may pour cold water on turning tracks during New Zealand series
But this time India are unlikely to get such controversial, spinner-friendly tracks for the series against New Zealand, starting in Kanpur on September 22.

Published on Sep 12, 2016 03:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi
With Kashmir on boil, players from Valley could skip Ranji Trophy team
With 76 protesters killed so far in the current unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and anti-India sentiments running high in the valley, some of the state’s key Ranji players from the region could opt out of the camp and team this season.

Updated on Sep 09, 2016 10:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jasvinder Sidhu, New Delhi