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Lalit Modi Accused of “Stealing” Watches

In a sensational accusation on Friday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) blamed former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi of stealing 24 high-priced Swiss watches. According to sources, Bandelier watches, the official IPL watch, has told the board that they have made huge losses after being associated with the T20 league since 24 of their expensive watches were taken away by Modi. Talking to reporters Shashank Manohar said that he had received a complaint from the watch company. “With Bandelier watches (official IPL watch), we got a mail from them saying we have had huge [...]

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Posted by Cric24 Media - October 2, 2010 at 5:07 am

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BCCI Makes Major Changes To IPL Governing Council

The BCCI has made major changes to the structure and functioning of the IPL governing council, halving its strength, slashing the term of its members and limiting their powers. The decisions were announced after the board’s annual general meeting on Wednesday, at which it also decided to investigate alleged irregularities committed by three franchises. The one decision taken by default was the removal in toto of Lalit Modi, the man most closely identified with the IPL, from its operations. He is no longer part of the BCCI or the IPL, which he raised from its official status of a subcommittee [...]

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Posted by Cric24 Media - September 29, 2010 at 11:30 pm

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