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Babar Azam’s 32 off 15 balls helped Zarai Taraqiati Bank overhaul a rain-revised target with ease as they beat National Bank of Pakistan by nine wickets

ESPNcricinfo staff23-Jul-2013
ScorecardImran Nazir gave Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited a flying start to set up their nine-wicket win•PCB

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) cantered to a nine-wicket victory over National Bank of Pakistan in a match marred by rain. Chasing a revised target of 82 in nine overs, Babar Azam produced a sparkling innings to seal the win with more than an over to spare.ZTBL inserted National Bank in to bat and got rid of the openers inside three overs. With the score at 21 for 2, captain Kamran Akmal forged a 76-run partnership for the third wicket with Fawad Alam, who contributed 33. Akmal slammed six fours and two sixes to bring up his half-century in 38 balls, but Tahir Mahmood had Akmal caught in the 13th over, which dented National Bank’s acceleration. ZTBL captain Imran Nazir accounted for Alam in the 17th over and five balls later, rain put paid to the first innings and took out a good chunk of the second as well.With nine overs to reach their target of 82, ZTBL began expansively. Nazir struck two fours and a six but fell in the second over. Azam took control of the chase, flaying legspinner Usman Qadir for three fours in his first over. Azam finished with 32 off 15 balls and was ably supported by Sharjeel Khan. Their 59-run unbeaten stand, which came in 32 balls, took ZTBL across the line with ease.

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Engana-se quem pensa que a primeira fase do Paulistão define apenas os classificados às quartas de final e os rebaixados. Além disso o estadual garante, recompensas aos outros seis clubes participantes. Ao final das 12 rodadas da etapa de grupos, os times que terminaram entre a 9ª e a 14ª posição disputam o Troféu do Interior, no qual o campeão garante vaga na Copa do Brasil 2020.

No entanto, as ‘premiações’ não param por aí. As três equipes de melhor campanha que não estejam em alguma divisão do Campeonato Brasileiro em 2020, terão direito a disputar a Série D. Confira a seguir quais são essas felizardas e alguns números da competição até aqui, como os melhores ataques, as melhores defesas, o artilheiro, entre outros quesitos.

OS CLASSIFICADOS

1) Red Bull – 27 pontos
2) Palmeiras – 25 pontos
3) Santos – 23 pontos
4) Corinthians – 21 pontos
5) Novorizontino – 20 pontos
6) Ferroviária – 18 pontos
7) Ituano – 17 pontos
8) São Paulo – 15 pontos

OS REBAIXADOS

Os dois clubes com as piores campanhas do Paulistão-2019, disputarão a Série A2 da competição em 2020. Os rebaixados neste ano são:

15) São Caetano – 1 vitória/5 empates/6 derrotas – 8 pontos
16) São Bento -1 vitória/4 empates/7 derrotas – 7 pontos

CLASSIFICADOS PARA O TROFÉU DO INTERIOR

Os clubes que terminarem a primeira fase entre a 9ª e a 14ª posição disputarão o Troféu do Interior, além daquele que tiver a melhor campanha entre os eliminados nas quartas de final, com exceção de Corinthians, Palmeiras, Santos e São Paulo. A fórmula de disputa será definida no congresso técnico da FPF nesta quinta-feira. O Campeão do Interior terá vaga na Copa do Brasil 2020.

9) Ponte Preta – 17 pontos
10) Guarani – 14 pontos
11) Oeste – 13 pontos
12) Botafogo-SP – 11 pontos (3 vitórias)
13) Mirassol – 11 pontos
14) Bragantino – 10 pontos

VAGAS NA SÉRIE D DO BRASILEIRÃO EM 2020

Os três clubes com melhor campanha que não tiverem vaga garantida em alguma das quatro divisões do Campeonato Brasileiro em 2020, terão direito a disputar a Série D do Brasileirão. Essa definição, porém, será apenas no término do Paulistão, já que depende da pontuação geral do torneio. Se a competição terminasse hoje, os clubes agraciados seriam:

Red Bull – não disputa qualquer divisão em 2019
​Novorizontino – disputa a Série D em 2019
Ferroviária – disputa a Série D em 2019

Caso Novorizontino e/ou Ferroviária consigam acesso à Série C do Brasileirão para 2020, suas vagas serão transferidas para os clubes que preencham os requisitos baseando-se sempre na pontuação geral do estadual.

ARTILHARIA

1) Jean Mota – Santos – 7 gols
2) Martinelli – Ituano – 6 gols
Diego Cardoso – Guarani – 6 gols
Rafael Costa – Botafogo-SP – 6 gols
5) Morato – Ituano – 5 gols
Matheus Jesus – Oeste – 5 gols
Ytalo – Red Bull – 5 gols

MELHOR ATAQUE

1) Ituano – 19 gols
Santos – 19 gols
Red Bull – 19 gols
4) Botafogo-SP – 14 gols​
5) Ponte Preta – 13 gols
​ Guarani – 13 gols
Oeste – 13 gols
Palmeiras – 13 gols
São Paulo – 13 gols

MELHOR DEFESA

1) Palmeiras – 5 gols sofridos
2) Ponte Preta – 7 gols sofridos
3) Corinthians – 8 gols sofridos
4) Ferroviária – 9 gols sofridos
Novorizontino – 9 gols sofridos

Shane Watson hopes to bowl in the nets on Monday as he aims to prove his fitness for an all-round role in the final Investec Ashes Test at The Oval, which starts on Wednesday

Brydon Coverdale at Wantage Road17-Aug-2013

Shane Watson hopes to bowl in the nets on Monday as he aims to prove his fitness for an all-round role in the final Investec Ashes Test at The Oval, which starts on Wednesday. Watson did not bowl during Australia’s two-day tour match against England Lions in Northampton, which finished in a rain and bad light-affected draw on Saturday, after he suffered an injury to his right groin halfway through his 19th over in the Test loss at Chester-le-Street.However, Watson was able to bat and run between the wickets unimpeded in the second innings of that Test and again during Australia’s disappointing effort in Northampton, where he top scored with 45 from 44 deliveries. After the match, Watson said working with the team doctor Peter Brukner had given him confidence that he would be able to continue with the heavy bowling workload that has led to him sending down 80.3 overs in the series so far.”The injury I got during the Test match is something that just occasionally pops up in my groin,” Watson said. “It’s something that does settle down pretty quickly, so hopefully I’ll be bowling and building it up to be able to make sure I can do a job in the Test match. I think the plan is at the moment to be able to bowl on Monday and make sure I’m confident to be able to do a job in the Test match.”The great thing here is the doctor we’ve got here is someone who has made a significant difference to my body. The techniques he’s using to be able to release the tension that builds up in muscles has made a huge difference throughout this whole series so far, with what he’s been doing with this groin injury that does flare up occasionally but does settle down quicker than my calf or hamstring issues.”If Watson was unable to bowl at The Oval it would place his position in the team in doubt, given his lack of big scores in Test cricket over the past two years and the selectors’ desire to have a fifth bowling option. Watson looked good in scoring his 45 against England Lions, mostly against the spin of Simon Kerrigan, but like the rest of the batsmen he failed to go on after making a start.The match was particularly important for Usman Khawaja, the incumbent Test No.3, and for Phillip Hughes, the man who could replace him at The Oval. Khawaja edged behind for 4 and Hughes made a scratchy 30, and while it was notable that Hughes came in at first drop and Khawaja down at No.6, Watson, the stand-in captain, said that was a decision that had come down from the team management.”I’m a ring-in captain so I have no idea, absolutely none,” he said of the batting order. “I’m told where we’re all to bat and we moved on. I know not to interpret things. It might get me into trouble.”That no player managed a half-century was far from the result the Australians wanted after their capitulation at Chester-le-Street. Nathan Lyon bowled impressively on the first day in Northampton and Mitchell Starc was reasonable enough, but Watson said apart from the fact that most batsmen had at least got starts, there was little to take out of the batting display.”The wicket with the new ball provided a few challenges,” he said. “It wasn’t a Test match wicket, that’s for sure, so it’s hard to get a gauge of exactly where guys are at. In the end I think it was just more a case of getting out there and trying to put in a decent performance. In the end we probably haven’t got a hell of a lot out of this game from the batting side of things.”From the bowling side of things I thought Nathan Lyon bowled extremely well, especially in the first part of his spell. Mitchell Starc bowled really well with the new ball so there are some very positive signs out of this as well.”

يرغب نادي مانشستر يونايتد الإنجليزي في حسم صفقة هجومية، خلال انتقالات الصيف الجاري، ويتحرك للتفاوض بالفعل.

تعاقد مانشستر يونايتد مع ماسون ماونت من صفوف تشيلسي، ويريد ضم مهاجم وكذلك حارس مرمى.

وأكدت صحيفة “ديلي ميل” البريطانية في تقرير لها، أن إريك تين هاج، المدير الفني لمانشستر يونايتد، وضع راسموس هويلوند مهاجم أتالانتا، كأولوية للتعاقد معه هذا الصيف لتعزيز الهجوم.

مانشستر يونايتد يعمل وفقًا لميزانية صارمة بسبب اعتبارات اللعب المالي النظيف، وبحسب صحيفة “تيلجراف” يعتقد بأنه يمكنه ضم هويلوند هذا الصيف مقابل حوالي 50 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

اقرأ أيضًا | مانشستر يونايتد يقدم عرضًا جديدًا لحسم صفقة أونانا

وتتواصل المحادثات حول صفقتي هويلوند من أتالانتا وراندال كولو مواني من آينتراخت فرانكفورت.

وسجل الدنماركي هويلوند تسعة أهداف في الدوري في 32 مباراة ليحتل أتالانتا المركز الخامس بالدوري الإيطالي ويتأهل للدوري الأوروبي.

ويراهن مانشستر يونايتد على المهاجم البالغ من العمر 20 عامًا باعتباره لاعبًا للمستقبل وسيمنح الفريق حلاً واعدًا لمشاكله في تسجيل الأهداف.

جدير بالذكر أن أتالانتا سبق ورفض عرضًا بقيمة 35 مليون يورو (31 مليون جنيه إسترليني) من مانشستر يونايتد لشراء هويلوند.

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Gabriel Barbosa está respondendo com gols toda expectativa criada com sua chegada à Gávea. O camisa 9 precisou de seis partidas para desencantar pelo Flamengo, mas, após marcar duas vezes contra o Madureira, chegou aos sete gols em 10 jogos, figurando entre os principais artilheiros do país neste ano. Em evolução e sem posição de preferência, Gabigol só deseja seguir ajudando.

– Acabei hoje (terça) pelo lado esquerdo, marquei o segundo gol assim. Tenho jogado em várias posições, tenho me sentido muito bem e onde o Abel precisar de mim, eu vou dar o meu máximo – afirmou o camisa 9, antes de completar:

– Sempre tenho o que evoluir. Com os jogos e com a preparação nas semanas, vamos melhorando. Estou me sentindo bem, forte, resistente, parei de sentir câimbras, o que é normal no começo do ano. Esperamos continuar evoluindo.

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Vindo do Santos, o camisa 9 tem feito boa parceria com Bruno Henrique, com quem atuou no Peixe na temporada passada Apesar de ter o companheiro e também Everton Ribeiro abertos pelas pontas, Gabriel tem liberdade para flutuar. Foi assim que terminou a partida no Maraca, com Uribe centralizado.

Com o Flamengo garantido na semifinal do Estadual e na briga pelo título da Taça Rio, Gabigol pode ter até mais seis oportunidades no Carioca e está na disputa pela artilharia. Com cinco gols, está atrás de João Carlos (7), do Volta Redonda, Maxwell (7), do Resende, Luciano (6) e Yoni González (6), do Flu.

O centroavante, contudo, já superou Vinícius Júnior, que foi o principal goleador do Flamengo no Carioca de 2018, com quatro gols. Além do mais Gabigol já não está tão distante da marca de Henrique Dourado e Lucas Paquetá, os artilheiros rubro-negros na última temporada: 12 gols marcados por cada um.

OS ARTILHEIROS DO FLAMENGO EM 2019

Gabigol – 7 Gols em 10 Jogos
Carioca – 5 gols em 8 jogos
Libertadores – 2 gols em 2 jogos

Bruno Henrique – 4 gols em 9 jogos
Carioca – 4 gols em 7 jogos
Libertadores – 0 gol em 2 jogos

Diego – 3 gols em 10 jogos
Carioca – 3 gols em 8 jogos
Libertadores – 0 gol em 2 jogos

OS ARTILHEIROS DO FLAMENGO EM 2018

Henrique Dourado – 12 gols em 40 jogos
Carioca – 3 gols em 8 jogos
Libertadores – 2 gols em 7 jogos
Copa do Brasil – 1 gol em 5 jogos
Campeonato Brasileiro – 6 gols em 20 jogos

Lucas Paquetá – 12 gols em 56 jogos
Carioca – 2 gols em 11 jogos
Libertadores – 0 gol em 7 jogos
Copa do Brasil – 0 gol em 6 jogos
Campeonato Brasileiro – 10 gols em 32 jogos

Vinicius Júnior – 10 gols em 32 jogos
Carioca – 4 gols em 13 jogos
Libertadores – 2 gols em 5 jogos
Copa do Brasil – 0 gol em 2 jogos
Campeonato Brasileiro – 4 gols em 12 jogos

Debutant Zulfiqar Babar, 34, took 3 for 23 and hit the winning runs off the last ball to take Pakistan home in a thriller against West Indies

The Report by Abhishek Purohit27-Jul-2013Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsZulfiqar Babar, 34, had a dream debut for Pakistan•WICB Media

You get a chance to play international cricket at 34, becoming the second-oldest debutant for your country. You are hit for six second ball. What do you do? You dismiss three key batsmen for just 23 runs. You are then called on to finish the game. With the bat. Understandably, you are tied down. But with six needed off six, you loft over extra cover for four. You think you have more than pulled your weight as a debutant. You have, but it is not over yet. It comes down to the last ball. One run needed. Everyone is in the circle. No sweat. You go big over mid-off, so big that you clear the rope. Zulfiqar Babar, welcome to international cricket.It should not have come down to the last ball the way Shahid Afridi sensibly steered the chase from 86 for 5. After that became 116 for 6, he did it with the tail for company. He made 46 off 27, but barring the 27th delivery, he hardly hit a desperate, reckless stroke. With eight needed off 11 though, he tried to seal it with a straight six, and mishit to long-on.West Indies sensed a chance. Babar played out a few dots. Despite that early boundary in the last over, Saeed Ajmal was run out off the fifth with the scores tied, before Babar roared one final time.The way they bowled and fielded, West Indies were lucky to have taken it down to the last ball. Shannon Gabriel took three wickets, but he crumbled under pressure each time he was called upon to deliver. Umar Amin, who played a blinder on T20 debut, took three fours off Gabriel’s first over, with a flick and two pulls.Amin then took Samuel Badree apart on a turning pitch. Never giving the ball a chance to spin, he repeatedly stepped out to loft Badree down the ground. When the bowler dropped it short, Amin pulled. When he overpitched, Amin drove. Even as Amin was toying with West Indies, the hosts were striking at the other end.The Pakistan top order fell to miscalculated hits, but Amin’s brilliance meant the asking-rate was always under control. That still didn’t stop Amin from walking out to Samuels and getting stumped to make it 86 for 5.Afridi took over now, striking Samuels first ball for six over long-off and drilling the third to the extra cover rope. Thereafter, he settled down into cruise mode, rotating the strike, picking the odd boundary and also lofting Sunil Narine to become the first man to reach 400 international sixes. He did everything right except the stroke on the ball he got out to, but then, it was to be the debutant’s day in the end.Babar, and the other Pakistan spinners, had shocked West Indies initially on the turner but the hosts recovered and then took apart the fast bowlers to post a challenging total. Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard came together at 42 for 4 and put on 56 before Darren Sammy cracked 30 off 14. Pakistan’s slow bowlers did their job, taking 5 for 74 in 14 overs but the fast bowlers, missing the yorkers too often, disappeared for 1 for 73 in six. Mohammad Hafeez, who opened the bowling and dismissed the openers, gave himself just two overs.Babar squared up and bowled Lendl Simmons with his fourth delivery and in his next over, found himself in the way of a powerful hit from Samuels, but managed to hold on. Samuels had been cutting Mohammad Irfan for boundaries amid all the wickets.Bravo and Pollard, although not always in control, rotated the strike, a refreshing thing coming from a West Indies pair. Bravo was quick to hit with the turn through the off side, and Pollard made sure he put away the rare half-volleys for boundaries. Sammy went after the fast bowlers as he and Pollard looted 53 in four overs. As Sammy said after the game, 152 should have been defended on that pitch, but Babar was to have the perfect debut.

تمكن فريق الكرة الأول بنادي الزمالك من تسجيل 3 أهداف دفعة واحدة في شباك المقاولون العرب خلال 5 دقائق في المباراة التي تجمع بين الفريقين الآن ضمن منافسات كأس مصر.

وتقام مباراة الزمالك والمقاولون العرب في خضم منافسات دور الـ8 من عمر المسابقة المحلية، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.

طالع.. مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة الزمالك والمقاولون العرب في كأس مصر

وأحرز سيف الجزيري الهدف الرابع لـ الزمالك في الدقيقة 52 من رأسية مميزة بعدما تلقى عرضية زيزو ليحولها المهاجم التونسي داخل المرمى. هدف الزمالك الرابع أمام المقاولون العرب في كأس مصر

واستطاع محمود عبد الرازق شيكابالا إضافة الهدف الخامس في الدقيقة 55 من تسديدة مميزة من أقصى حدود منطقة جزاء المقاولون العرب. هدف الزمالك الخامس أمام المقاولون العرب في كأس مصر

وعاود سيف الجزيري التسجيل في الدقيقة 57 من خطأ فادح لدفاع وحارس مرمى المقاولون العرب ويسدد الكرة مباشرة في الشباك. هدف الزمالك السادس أمام المقاولون العرب في كأس مصر

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O torcedor que pretende ir à semifinal da Taça Rio entre Bangu e Vasco, a ser realizada em jogo único nesta quinta-feira, às 21h30 (de Brasília), no Maracanã, já tem todas as informações para adquirir os bilhetes.

Via site oficial, o Vasco, que só avança à decisão do returno se vencer, realça que “omando de campo é do Bangu Atlético Club e, portanto, não serão aplicadas as regras do Programa Gigante. Entretanto, foi autorizado o desconto de 60% no valor do ingresso somente aos sócios titulares de todos os planos. Dependentes e convidados não serão contemplados”. Veja o serviço do jogo:

VALORES DOS INGRESSOS
Setor Norte (Bangu)
Inteira – R$ 40
Meia – R$ 20

Setor Sul (Vasco)
Inteira – R$ 40
Meia – R$ 20
Sócio – R$ 16,00

Setor Leste Inferior ou Superior – (Setor Misto)
Inteira – R$ 60
Meia – R$ 30
Sócio – R$ 24,00

PERÍODO DE VENDA NOS SITES – dia 26/03 às 10h até o dia 28/03 às 15h.
Sócio Gigante: www.sociogigante.com
Torcedor geral: www.meubilhete.com.br

– O acesso ao estádio para Sócio Gigante que comprar pela WEB, será através da carteirinha de sócio ou e-ticket;
– O Torcedor geral terá acesso apenas no e-ticket, não terá troca de voucher.

PRÉ-VENDA – BANGU SHOPPING – 26 e 27/03 das 10 às 22h
Loja Sport West – Torcidas Bangu e Vasco

PRÉ-VENDA NA BILHETERIA EM SÃO JANUÁRIO – 26 e 27/03 das 10 às 17h
Bilheteria Mega Loja -Sócio Vasco
Bilheteria 9- Torcida Vasco

PRÉ-VENDA NA SEDE NÁUTICA DA LAGOA – 26 e 27/03 das 10 às 17h
Bilheteria Lagoa – Torcida Vasco/Sócios

PRÉ-VENDA LOJAS GIGANTES DA COLINA – 26, 27 e 28/03 das 10 às 17h

Loja Gigante da Colina Shopping Boulevard
Loja Gigante da Colina Shopping Guadalupe
Loja Gigante da Colina Méier
Loja Gigante da Colina Rio Shopping
Loja Gigante da Colina Icaraí
Loja Gigante da Colina Norte Shopping

VENDAS NO DIA DO JOGO (28/02)

SÃO JANUÁRIO – 10h às 15h
Mega Loja – Sócio Vasco
Bilheteria 9 – Torcida Geral

BANGU SHOPPING – 10h às 17h
Torcidas Bangu e Vasco

MARACANÃ (Torcida Vasco)
Bilheteria 01 – 10h às 22h15 – TORCIDA VASCO
Bilheteria 02 – 17h30 às 22h15 – TORCIDA VASCO

MARACANÃ (Torcida Bangu)
– Ingressos serão vendidos no ACESSO E, à partir da abertura dos portões.

GRATUIDADE APENAS NOS SETORES:

SUL – VASCO
NORTE – BANGU

A GRATUIDADE DEVERÁ SER RETIRADA NAS BILHETERIAS: 26 e 27/03 das 10h às 17h – No dia do jogo não terá distribuição de gratuidade

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هاجم ليوناردو المدير الرياضي السابق لنادي باريس سان جيرمان، مهاجم الفريق كيليان مبابي بسبب تصريحاته الأخيرة.

وانتقد مبابي ناديه باريس سان جيرمان والإدارة المسؤولة عن النادي الفرنسي، مُلقيًا باللوم عليهم في عدم تتويج الفريق بدوري أبطال أوروبا، مشيرًا إلى الانقسامات داخل الفريق.

وقال ليوناردو في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ليكيب” الفرنسية: “من أجل باريس سان جيرمان، أعتقد أن الوقت قد حان لمغادرة مبابي، بغض النظر عن الطريقة”.

اقرأ أيضًا | باريس سان جيرمان يحدد بديل مبابي

وأضاف: “كان باريس سان جيرمان موجودًا قبل كيليان مبابي وسيظل موجودًا من بعده، لقد أمضى ست سنوات في باريس، وفي هذه المواسم الستة، فازت خمسة أندية مختلفة بدوري أبطال أوروبا، ولم يكن مبابي في صفوفها، هذا يعني أنه من الممكن تمامًا الفوز بهذه المسابقة بدونه”.

وأكد ليوناردو: “من خلال سلوكه خلال العامين الماضيين، يُظهر مبابي أنه ليس لاعبًا قادرًا حقًا على قيادة الفريق، إنه لاعب رائع وليس قائداً، إنه هداف رائع وليس مبدعًا، من الصعب بناء فريق حوله”.

The BCCI’s disciplinary committee has found Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman, guilty on eight different charges of “various acts of indiscipline and misconduct”

Nagraj Gollapudi06-Sep-2013

The other charges

Internet rights: Charged with failing to disclose links to owners with interests in Internet rights

Twitter comments related to Kochi franchise and the BCCI: Cleared of alleged disclosure of shareholding pattern of the Kochi franchise; charged of “misconduct” for tweet that threatened to “expose certain individuals in the BCCI” is upheld

Planning a rebel league with clubs in England: Charged for indiscipline and actions “detrimental to the interest of the BCCI”

Theatrical rights: Charged with awarding theatrical rights to a company without the approval of the governing council. The original company then assigned the rights to a third party after Modi’s approval

Free commercial time deal: Charged for actions detrimental to the board after Modi signed an agency without permission of the governing council

Proxy stakes in IPL franchises: Cleared of the charge

Withholding information regarding relations with individuals who hold stakes in the IPL: Cleared of the charge

Violation of invitation to tender due to a franchise agreement with Rajasthan Royals: Cleared of the charge

The BCCI’s disciplinary committee has found Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman, guilty on eight different charges of “various acts of indiscipline and misconduct”. The charges, relating to irregularities in various financial and administrative matters of the IPL including the sale of franchise and media rights, were pressed by the BCCI in 2010 soon after Modi’s swift and dramatic exit from the league he founded.The 134-page report – prepared by a committee comprising senior BCCI functionaries Arun Jaitley, Chirayu Amin and Jyotiraditya Scindia – has been submitted to the BCCI and will be discussed at a special general meeting on September 25. It is believed that a life ban for Modi will be recommended and accepted at the meeting.In his reaction to the report, Modi pointed out several flaws in both the procedure and the findings. He alleged that Jaitley had a bias against him and also was the “strongest supporter” of N Srinivasan, the BCCI president. Modi said one of his main lines of defence was that the enquiry against him was “vitiated on account of malafide” because he had opposed Srinivasan’s conflict of interest as team owner and administrator. He claimed that Jaitley “did not allow any question to be put in respect of Srinivasan’s conflict of interest and virtually skirted the issue of Srinivasan’s conflict of interest in his report.” His response to the committee’s actual findings echoed his defence on the various charges.The committee found Modi guilty of rigging bids during the franchise auction in 2010, arm-twisting the Kochi franchise and threatening to terminate their franchise agreement in favour of another bidder, selling media and internet rights without proper authorisation from the BCCI and showing interest in creating a rebel T20 league in England without the knowledge of the BCCI and the ECB. The key charges that stuck:TV rights issue
In January 2008, World Sports Group India was granted global television rights for the IPL between 2008-2017 while Multi Screen Media Satellite (Singapore) pte Ltd. got the rights to telecast the matches in the Indian subcontinent between 2008-2012. On March 14, 2009, at 8 pm, the BCCI terminated its agreement with MSM on account of various “breaches”, including its failure to promote BIG TV, a ground sponsor. That left the Indian TV rights without a rights holder.At 3 am on March 15, WSG Mauritius, which had the same directors as WSG India, was granted the global and Indian broadcast rights for the IPL between 2009-2017. A fresh agreement with WSG Mauritius was entered into, under which WSG Mauritius had 72 hours to find a broadcast partner failing which the rights would revert to the BCCI. It was also expected to pay the BCCI Rs 112.5 crores as a signing fee – a sum the BCCI contended it never received.When WSG Mauritius failed to get a partner, it agreed the rights would revert back to the BCCI but WSG India would retain the global rights (excluding Indian subcontinent) till 2017. That still left the Indian rights without a rights holder.However, the BCCI contended, MSM and WSG Mauritius cut a deal while the India rights were parked with WSG so that WSG would let go of the rights; once the rights were released back to the BCCI, MSM could get them back. For this, the BCCI contended, MSM paid WSG an $80million facilitation fee – a fee the board says should have come to it. The BCCI further contended that WSG’s failure to honour the 72-hour clause, which effectively ensured it lost the rights, was only a mechanism for parking the rights till MSM came on board.Finally, the BCCI contended that all this was done with the knowledge and active participation, of Modi – who was a via media between MSM and WSG.There were three specific charges against Modi arising from this issue. First, that the agreement with WSG entered into on March 15 2009 was never intended to be performed; the report found this charge “not proved”. Second, that Modi, without any authorization of the board, did not insist on WSG repaying the Rs 112.5 crore signing fee; the committee did not agree with Modi’s defence that the payment was not insisted upon because the BCCI and MSM were in litigation, and held the charge as proved. Third, that Modi, despite knowledge of the nature and value of the facilitation agreement, obligated the BCCI to ensure its compliance vis a vis WSG Mauritius and further obligated the BCCI to make the payment if MSM defaulted – a “serious misconduct”. The committee held Modi’s defence – that neither he nor the BCCI were expected to know the nature and terms of the facilitation agreement – as “completely untenable” and held the charge as proved.Rigging bids
In 2010, the BCCI drafted an invitation to tender [ITT] for rights to two new franchises that were to be auctioned later that year. The BCCI claimed that Modi added – without formally informing the board – two “onerous conditions” to the ITT: the bidder should have a net worth of US$1bn and must provide a bank guarantee of Rs 460 crores [$100 million]. According to the BCCI, these conditions were not in the draft ITT, which was approved by the IPL Governing Council, and were added by Modi to the final document. Modi’s defence was that he had informed the then BCCI president, Shashank Manohar, verbally but the disciplinary committee concluded that Modi had acted without the authorization of the governing council. The panel reasoned that this was done to “exclude healthy competition and favour two bidders, which is evident from the fact that only two bids were received in pursuant to the ITT.”Arm-twisting franchises
The rights to the two new franchises in 2010 – Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers – were bought by Sahara Adventure Sports and Rendezvous Sports World Pvt Ltd respectively.The BCCI’s contention was that Modi was “favouring another bidder” and had threatened a “representative” of the Kochi franchise to give up the rights, failing which he could impose various sanctions that could harm the new entrant. The BCCI claimed that Modi’s threat was an “act of indiscipline and misconduct”.The disciplinary panel found that the charge stood against Modi because “despite being the successful bidder, Mr Modi made a roving enquiry on the ownership details of the Kochi franchise at the stage of signing the Franchise Agreement.” The report stated: “He goes out of his way in making intrusive questions about the ownership details of the Kochi franchise.” The panel said the act of arm-twisting was detrimental to the BCCI’s interest and “endangered the harmony and affected the reputation of the BCCI.”