.End of master blaster? BCCI to ask Sachin Tendulkar to quit after 200th Test

while the debate over the venue for Sachin Tendulkar's milestone Test has sent the cricket frenzy nation in a tizzy, the BCCI seems to have assessed that India's greatest cricketer has outlived his usefulness in the new-look team - comprised of Gen Next cricketers.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) - currently embroiled in the Srinivasan saga - will ask the country's prized possession to throw in the towel after playing his 200th Test in November.

According to Mumbai Mirror, the top officials in the Board have confirmed that Tendulkar will be asked to step down and make way for the young guns. While axing the country's legendary sports icon is no joke, BCCI has already narrowed down on the individual who will convey the message to Tendulkar.

The BCCI, during their recent Annual General Meeting(AGM), have established that the master blaster's recent failures against Australia and England are indications of his end of days.

The reports also suggest that the BCCI have arranged the two-Test series against the West Indies next month in lieu to Tendulkar's milestone. Though the BCCI is yet to announce the formal decision, but Tendulkar's 200th Test is likely to take place in Mumbai - in front of his home crowd.

But, the biggest problem for the BCCI is the fact that as long as Tendulkar keeps himself available for selection, no selection committee dare drop him. However, the Board cannot ignore his batting failures either.

Neither a senior administrator nor any of the selectors will approach the Indian batsman as far as convincing him for the retirement is concerned. Simply because, neither of them can match the stature of the Indian batting maestro - who has over18,000 ODI runs and just under 16,000 Test runs to his name.

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BCCI posts whopping net income of Rs 350 crore in 2012-13

When MS Dhoni's net income is around Rs. 180 Crore, BCCI's net is income is just double of that Rs. 350 crores.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted net income of Rs 350 crore, while its gross revenue stood at Rs 950 crore during the fiscal 2012-13.

The BCCI, considered the world’s richest cricket body, has earned a surplus of Rs 382.36 crore in 2011-12. Informing this on Thursday after the BCCI’s Finance Committee meeting in Delhi, Board Treasurer Ravi Savant told PTI that the net income figure has been arrived at “provided there is no tax (levied on the amount).”

“The Finance Committee passed the accounts and they will be placed before the Board’s Working Committee that should be meeting in the first week of September,” he said. The Working Committee would also finalise the dates of the Board’s AGM, also to be held next month.

Savant said that the net income from the cash-rich Indian Premier League worked out to Rs 237 crore.

“The coming year will see a dip in revenue (from broadcast rights) as we are not hosting many international games apart from the ODI and T20 matches against Australia (in October-November),” Savant said.

India are to host seven ODIs and one T20 game against Australia from October 10 to November 2. Later, they are scheduled to tour South Africa and New Zealand followed by Asia Cup and World T20 Bangladesh.

Source: PTI