The Times of India writes that Lalit Modi, former IPL Chairman has settled his libel case against England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke out of court.
Modi had sued Clarke for libel in an English court for alleging that the former IPL chairman had held talks with some English counties to form a rebel Twenty20 league.
In an e-mail sent to the then BCCI President in May 2001, Clarke had accused Modi of indulging in activities which were "detrimental to Indian cricket, English cricket and world cricket at large". The statement led Modi to start legal proceedings against Clarke.
But a statement from the ECB said that matters have been settled on confidential terms.
Both the parties have decided to settle the litigation on confidential terms.
Meanwhile DNA writes that Sarfaraz Khan, a young talented Mumbai batsman has been expelled from BCCI’s specialised academy on disciplinary grounds.
“Many reasons contributed to his expulsion. He had been setting a wrong precedent and it was time we pulled him up. We didn’t want such a boy with disregard for rules in the midst of other kids,” an official was quoted as saying.
It has emerged that the decision was taken at the behest of MP Pandove, Indian cricket board’s special academy chairman.
Sarfaraz had recently returned home after a playing-cum-academic stint in the United Kingdom after he was picked as one of the three “Coca Cola Cricket Stars” after its annual All-India tournament for schools held last year. Akshay Brahmbhatt (Baroda) and Nitin Tanwar (Delhi) were the other two players along with Khan to undergo a training stint in UK.
