Rajasthan Royals
10 May 2026
Riyan Parag attacked IPL commentators for personal remarks after his vaping fine, telling broadcasters to talk about cricket only in a press conference.
Punjab Kings
7 May 2026
Yuzvendra Chahal was allegedly captured vaping aboard a Punjab Kings team charter flight en route to Hyderabad ahead of the franchise's IPL 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 6 May 2026. The footage surfaced from a behind-the-scenes vlog uploaded to social media by Chahal's PBKS teammate Arshdeep Singh, in which a figure appearing to be Chahal is visible with what observers identified as an electronic cigarette. The clip went viral within hours. Neither Chahal nor Arshdeep issued a public statement; Punjab Kings and the BCCI both remained silent. The controversy arrived just days after the BCCI had formally penalised Rajasthan Royals batter Riyan Parag for vaping in the team dressing room — and before the board had yet issued its blanket vaping ban for IPL venues.
Multiple franchises
8 May 2026
The IPL's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) submitted a formal report to the BCCI in May 2026 flagging "certain anomalies" observed across the league stage: unauthorised persons had been seen in the team dugout, on the team bus, and at team hotels during IPL matches in apparent breach of anti-corruption Standard Operating Procedures. IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed the report publicly and warned that "very stringent action" would be taken if violations continued. Separately, the BCCI tightened protocols after reports that certain franchise owners had been seen mingling with players in restricted areas — a specific interaction prohibited under the anti-corruption framework.
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians
15 May 2026
Punjab Kings fast bowler Arshdeep Singh sparked a national controversy when a video from a pre-match interaction before PBKS's IPL 2026 encounter with Mumbai Indians went viral on 15 May 2026. In the clip, Arshdeep greeted Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma by calling him "Andhere" — Hindi slang meaning "dark one" or "darkness" — before asking whether he had applied sunscreen and then holding him next to teammate Naman Dhir, saying "This is the real glow of Punjab." The remarks, directed at Tilak's dark skin tone, were condemned by former India spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as a racial slur and generated widespread public debate about the normalisation of colourism in Indian cricket. Mumbai Indians' social media response — a viral post showing Tilak emerging from darkness — was itself criticised for amplifying rather than defusing the controversy.
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
28 April 2026
Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was caught on broadcast vaping in the team dressing room during RR's 28 April 2026 match against Punjab Kings — a Level 1 breach of the IPL Code of Conduct (Article 2.21, "conduct that brings the game into disrepute") that led to a 25 per cent match-fee fine and one demerit point. The incident reignited debate about senior-player behaviour and franchise discipline at the IPL's youngest captaincy.
BCCI / IPL franchises
5 May 2026
Cricket reporting in early May 2026 indicated that the BCCI was preparing stricter rules around player partners, family travel, and dressing-room visitors at IPL franchises — reforms collectively described in the press as a 'girlfriend culture' crackdown. The proposals, attributed to BCCI sources but not formally announced, drew immediate public commentary about player welfare, privacy and franchise discipline.
BCCI / IPL
March 2026
The IPL announced ahead of the 2026 season that it had scrapped the rule mandating a one-match suspension for captains after three slow over-rate offences in a season. Captains and players will now face fines and in-game field-restriction penalties only — a significant softening of the disciplinary regime that has produced multiple over-rate fines without any captain suspensions across IPL 2026.
Punjab Kings
April 2026
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer was fined twice for slow over-rate offences in IPL 2026 — a 12-lakh fine after the GT match and a 24-lakh fine after the CSK match, totalling 36 lakh in personal fines. With the IPL's previous one-match suspension rule scrapped pre-season, neither fine carried a ban; PBKS's other players were each fined 6 lakh or 25 per cent of match fee per offence.
Kolkata Knight Riders
April 2026
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane was fined 12 lakh for a slow over-rate offence after KKR failed to complete their quota of 20 overs within the stipulated time in an IPL 2026 fixture. The rest of the KKR XI was fined 25 per cent of match fee per player. The fine joins the IPL 2026 cumulative captaincy over-rate fine total that has produced the season's highest such figure in tournament history.
IPL franchises
May 2026
Multiple concussion-substitution cases in IPL 2026 — including Mitchell Santner replaced by Shardul Thakur (MI), Lungi Ngidi replaced by Vipraj Nigam (DC), and others — have placed the like-for-like principle of the IPL's concussion-replacement rule under public scrutiny. The Santner-Thakur swap drew the loudest criticism for being arguably not like-for-like; other cases have been procedurally cleaner.
BCCI / IPL franchises
March 2026
The BCCI tightened the IPL's under-18 player welfare protocols ahead of the 2026 season, in direct response to Vaibhav Suryavanshi's 2025 emergence as a 14-year-old IPL centurion. The new protocols include mandatory rest windows, restrictions on night-match attendance for the youngest players, and a personal mentor relationship — Suryavanshi was paired with Sachin Tendulkar — for under-18 IPL contractees.
BCCI / IPL franchises
April 2026
Following the Romi Bhinder phone-in-dugout case in April 2026, the BCCI issued an internal clarification of PMOA (Player and Match Officials Areas) Article 4.1.1 — the rule that prohibits team managers from using phones in the dugout. The clarification reinforces the rule's strict application across all franchises and stipulates additional briefing requirements for support staff at the start of each season.
WPL franchises
January 2026
The 2026 Women's Premier League was played across only two venues rather than the IPL-style home-and-away format that some sections of cricket commentary had advocated for. The BCCI's logistics-and-broadcast-efficiency framing of the decision drew criticism from women's-cricket advocates who argued that the format was holding the WPL back from its full development potential.
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
10 April 2026
Rajasthan Royals team manager Ravinder Singh "Romi" Bhinder was caught on television using a mobile phone in the team dugout during the franchise's IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Guwahati on 10 April 2026, in breach of Article 4.1.1 of the BCCI's IPL Player and Match Officials Areas (PMOA) Protocols. The BCCI's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) issued a show-cause notice the same week. After investigation, Bhinder was fined ₹1 lakh and given a formal warning; his explanation that a medical condition required phone access was accepted. No action was taken against fifteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who had been seated next to him.
India Women
5 June 2023
Reports of multiple India women's cricketers failing mandatory fitness tests sparked debate about whether the standards were appropriate and whether adequate training resources were provided.
India Women
27 October 2022
The BCCI announced equal match fees for men and women cricketers in 2022, but the disparity in central contracts and overall compensation remained massive, sparking debate.
India (internal)
8 December 2021
Virat Kohli was stripped of the ODI captaincy and replaced by Rohit Sharma in a move he claimed was made without prior consultation, exposing rifts within the BCCI and Indian cricket's power structure.
India Women
24 November 2018
India's greatest women's cricketer Mithali Raj was sensationally dropped from the T20 World Cup semi-final, leading to a bitter public war of words with coach Ramesh Powar.
India (internal)
20 June 2017
Anil Kumble resigned as India head coach citing an 'untenable' relationship with captain Virat Kohli, in one of the most public coach-captain breakdowns in cricket history.
India / ICC / Multiple Nations
1 February 2014
The BCCI's dominance of world cricket through its financial muscle has repeatedly shaped ICC governance, culminating in the controversial 'Big Three' restructuring that gave India, Australia, and England disproportionate control.
Chennai Super Kings / BCCI / ICC
28 March 2014
N. Srinivasan was forced to step aside as BCCI president due to conflict of interest after his son-in-law's arrest for betting, though he went on to become ICC Chairman.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala
10 September 2011
Kochi Tuskers Kerala, an IPL franchise that played only one season, was terminated by the BCCI due to ownership disputes, financial irregularities, and allegations of improper political connections.
IPL / BCCI
26 April 2010
IPL founder Lalit Modi was suspended by the BCCI and later fled to London amid allegations of financial irregularities, tax evasion, and rigging the bidding process for IPL teams.
India vs Various / ICC Governance
24 November 2008
India refused to use the Decision Review System for nearly eight years after its introduction, citing concerns about the technology's reliability, while critics accused the BCCI of blocking progress.
Multiple IPL Franchises
18 April 2008
The Indian Premier League, launched in 2008 by Lalit Modi, revolutionized cricket's commercial model with city-based franchise T20 cricket, creating enormous wealth but also concerns about corruption, player prioritization, and the future of international cricket.
ICL (Zee) vs IPL (BCCI)
30 November 2007
The Indian Cricket League, backed by Zee TV's Subhash Chandra, was crushed by the BCCI's retaliatory creation of the IPL, with ICL players banned from all official cricket in a brutal display of institutional power.
India vs Various
5 December 2000
Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin was banned for life by the BCCI after the CBI found evidence of his involvement in match fixing, based on revelations from the Hansie Cronje investigation.
India (internal)
1 January 1997
Sachin Tendulkar's brief and unhappy stint as India captain in the late 1990s, replacing Azharuddin, was marked by poor results, factional politics, and the eventual return of captaincy to Azharuddin.
Indian first-class teams
1934-07-10
On 10 July 1934 the Indian Cricket Control Board, meeting at Simla, voted to inaugurate a national first-class championship in memory of KS Ranjitsinhji, who had died in April 1933. The first 'Cricket Championship of India' — known almost immediately as the Ranji Trophy — was contested in 1934-35 with 15 teams; Bombay won it, beating Northern India in the final at Bombay Gymkhana. The trophy itself, a gold cup donated by the Maharaja of Patiala, modelled the structure of Indian first-class cricket for the next nine decades.
BCCI and Indian provincial cricket associations
1929-08-15
In the first year after its foundation the Board of Control for Cricket in India began discussions on a national first-class competition modelled on the County Championship and Sheffield Shield. The Ranji Trophy was eventually launched in 1934-35, but its founding deliberations began in mid-1929 with the BCCI's first executive meeting.
BCCI / Indian cricket administration
1928-12-04
On 4 December 1928 representatives of regional cricket associations met in Delhi and constituted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Within 18 months the BCCI had been admitted to the Imperial Cricket Conference, secured Test status for India, and laid the foundation for what would become the wealthiest cricket administration in the world.