Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium risks losing Women’s World Cup matches over police clearance delay

August 13, 2025 9:48 AM

Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium risks losing Women’s World Cup matches over police clearance delay

Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium may lose its Women’s World Cup matches after the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) missed the August 10 deadline to secure police clearance, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, according to ESPNcricinfo. If Bengaluru is ruled out, the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram is being considered as a possible replacement, though it is scheduled to host the Kerala Cricket League from August 21 to September 7. The Kerala Cricket As...

Supreme Court quashes lifetime ban on cricketer Santhosh Karunakaran

July 30, 2025 3:22 PM

Supreme Court quashes lifetime ban on cricketer Santhosh Karunakaran

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the lifetime ban imposed on former Kerala Ranji player Santhosh Karunakaran by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA). A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed the special leave petition (SLP) filed by Karunakaran against the 2021 rulings of the Kerala High Court, which had dismissed both his writ petition and subsequent appeal. Karunakaran was banned in 2021 after he questioned the lack of reforms in district cricket bodies. He h...