CC TV Footage of Woolmer with Two Suspected People

The Woolmer murder case took an interesting turn when the BBC released the CC TV footage taken just minutes before Woolmer's death. Woolmer was seen arguing with two people in the hotel lobby. BBC investigation claimed that Woolmer was given a powerful poison before being strangled. It was deliberately done to weaken him.

According to the last CCTV footage, Woolmer stood at some distance from two men and pointed his right hand at one of them. One man is dressed in a white shirt and black trousers and the other is in a black dress. Some sources say that the murder had a definite link to Match fixing and betting racket, while some other sources link the murder to the radical Muslim community in Pakistan that was not happy with Woolmer's handling of Pakistan cricket. The mystery still remains.

Gujarat Govt. to SC: Kausar Bi Killed, Burnt by the Police

In a startling revelation before the Supreme Court, the Gujarat government admitted that Kausar Bi was killed and burnt just few days after her husband Sohrabuddin Sheikh was killed in a fake encounter by Gujarat police. The government counsel submitted the action taken report on the investigation carried by the Gujarat Government in a sealed cover.

The truth came out after the interrogation of the three IPS officials arrested in connection with the case. The government is trying to locate Kausar Bi's remains. It can be recalled that Sohrabuddin was killed in an encounter in November 2005. At that time the police claimed that he was planning to assassinate Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. However, only last month, the state government had admitted in the Supreme Court that it was a fake encounter.

Three IPS officers including the former chief of the ATS D G Vanjara were arrested and are being interrogated by the CID. The CID had seized two vehicles - a Toyota Qualis and a towing crane - that were suspected to have been used in the killing of Sohrabuddin and Kausar Bi.

Mission Accomplished: Australia wins its Hattrick World Cup Title

The Kangaroos are unstoppable. It was proved once again when the crushed Sri Lanka by 53 runs in the final to win the World Cup for a record third time in a row. However, the marathon World Cup 07 has turned out to be a utter failure because of mismanagement, empty stands, Woolmer's death and India and Pakistan's early exit. The final also ended in high drama.

First, rain came down heavily, which delayed the start of the play. The match was cut down to 38-overs a side. Gilchrist scored 149 off 104 balls with 13 fours and 8 sixes. Australia scored 281/4 in stipulated 38 overs. Sri Lanka opened on a strong note despite losing Tharanga too early. However, they lost the momentum once Jayasuriya (63) and Sangakara (54) departed. As the rain came down again, the target was revised and Sril Lanka finally ended up at 215/8 in 36 overs. Under the D/W Lewis method, Australia won the match by 53 runs.

Adam Gilchrist has been adjudged as man of the match and Glen McGrath bagged the 'player of the tournament' award on his retirement day. It is to be recalled that it was Australia's 29th consecutive win in the World Cup so far. It's really incredible that a team has not lost a match for such a long period (spread over three world cups). Australia once again imposed their authority on World Cup and showed the world no one can match the strength and prowess.

Terror Plot Unearthed, 172 Militants Arrested in Saudi Arabia

The news created a shock wave and sensation among the world community. At least 172 terrorists were arrested in Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi Interior Ministry. The militants allegedly belong to seven terrorist cells. The terror suspects include both Saudi nationals as well as foreign residents.

Some of the militants were planning to design a 9/11 kind attack by utilizing aircraft to target oil fields and other important installations. They also took pilot training. According to American sources most of the militants belong to Al Qaeda and were planning to assassinate Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf.

The militants had buried large quantity of weapons in the desert. The arms included AK-47 rifles and ammunition, other rifles and handguns, and bricks of plastic explosives, all wrapped in plastic sheeting. The police seized the weapons and more than 120 million riyals (US$32.4 million).

Non-bailable Arrest Warrant against Richard Gere

In an interesting development, a lower court in Jaipur (Rajasthan) has issued non-bailable arrest warrant against Richard Gere for the controversial kissing involving Shilpa Shetty that shook the entire nation a few days back. It must be remembered that certain lawyers across the country had filed cases against Richard Gere and Shilpa Shetty. However, this is the first instance of any court summon against the actors.

It was also reported that the court has restricted Shilp's movement outside India. The court has fixed May 5 as the date for presenting evidence and recording of statements in this case. The new development is all set to open diplomatic tangles for the government. The government response is not yet known.

Shilpa's lawyers refuted the claim that the court has restricted Shilpa's movement outside India. They also denied of receiving any court summons. If found guilty, both Shilpa and Gere may have to undergo six-years imprisonment.

The Next Hot Bollywood Couple: Sanjay-Manyata or Uday-Tanisha?

The much-awaited wedding of Aishwarya and Abhishek is over. Now what's next? People are curious to know about the next hot bollywood couple. And, rumors and speculations are doing round. Salman and Katrina have been left behind in the race with new couples emerging as front runners. The recent wedding of Ash-Abhishek has raised eyebrow for different reasons.

Sanjay Dutt was seen with his new partner Manyata at the wedding ceremony. Star News was the first new channel to report it. The photo released by Star News shows Manyata resting her head on Sanju Baba's shoulder. Was she dreaming of such a wedding sooner than later? Only she knows better.

Next on the list was the Neal 'N' Nikki couple, Udaya Chopra and Tanisha. They were seen hand-in hand at the ceremony. Their intimacy had enough reasons to make everyone believe that something is being cooked inside. Both are struggling in reshaping their career. May be, it will help them to rise from the dead.

Invincible Australia reaches the Final

Can anyone stop Australia? For the time being, it looks impossible. Kangaroos imposed their authority yet again by crushing South Africa by 7 wickets in the semi-final to reach their fourth successive World Cup final.

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. However, Australia dominated the proteas from the very first ball. The entire South African side was bowled out for 149 in 43.5 overs. Justin Kemp was the top scorer with 49 not out. McGrath destroyed the South African batting line up by taking three crucial wickets. Tait bagged four wickets.

In reply, Australia lost Gilchrist cheaply. But Hayden (41) and Clarke (60*) guided them to a 7 wicket victory with more than 18 overs to spare. Australia will not meet Sri Lanka in the final. Although Sri Lanka is expected to give a tough competition to the Kangaroos, they are on the way to win their hattrick world cup title.

Delhi SEO Meet 2007

The Delhi SEO Meet, the biggest SEO event of the year was held on 31 March at the Hotel Clarks Inn on the outskirts of Delhi. Around 60 webmasters and SEOs across the globe descended on Delhi to attend the conference.

BizNicheMedia had its own representation with Rich McIver, Andy Hagans and Sagar Satapathy speaking at the conference. Some other prominent speakers who made a presentations included Vaibhav Kakkar, Ravish Ahuja and Manish Pandey. Not surprisingly, Rich and Andy stole the show by sharing their experience and expertise with others.

SEOs and webmasters from the USA, Dhaka, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Pune came to Delhi to attend the biggest SEO meet of the year. The organizers Pankaj Gupta, Amit Patel and Vaibhav Kakkar did a great job by successfully organizing the meet.

Some of the important topics covered in the meet included Search Engine Basics, Link Building, Link Baiting, Generating Traffic, Search Engine Strategy, Online Forums, Search Engine Optimization and Black Hat SEOs.

Black Caps Packed Off, Sri Lanka in World Cup Final

New Zealand's world cup dream is finally over. The Kiwis failed to break the semi-final jinx and surrendered meekly before a spirited Sri Lankan team led by Mahela Jayawardene. Skipper Jayawardene scored a fine unbeaten century to guide Sri Lanka reach 289/5 in stipulated 50 overs. In reply, New Zealand never looked in hunt and bowled out for a paltry 208 with more than 8 overs to spare.

Earlier, Upul Tharanga's half-century gave the Lankans a steady start. However, the turning point of the match was the final 20 overs in which Sri Lanka scored 160 runs. The last 10 overs produced 102 runs. New Zealand looked shaky from the very beginning and surrendered before Murali's spin. Murali took 4 wickets. Fulton (46) was the top scorer for New Zealand. Now Sri Lanka will meet the winner of the Australia - South Africa match in the final. The lions are all set to stake claim on their second world cup title.

Carnival of Bollywood News to be Hosted Here

Here's a good news for our readers. We are going to host the first edition of the "Carnival of Bollywood News" on 03 May, 2007. We require interesting, useful posts on Bollywood Stories, Hindi Movies, Reviews, Gossip and other related issues. Feel free to submit your entries through the Blog Carnival Page.

Carnival of Sports #6

Greetings! Welcome to the fifth edition of the Carnival of Sports. We received a large number entries out of which 17 entries have been selected to be featured on this edition. Without further ado, here are the posts in the order they were received.

Sean Cash presents JB's Mock Draft posted at NFL Draft Notebook. See who your team picks in this in-depth, thousand word, mock draft.

D. Gene Strother presents Cuban's Missile Crisis posted at SportSnorts Blog. Gene takes a look at Mark Cuban's dubious involvement in the Internet movie, "Loose Change."

Mark McManus presents The Most Important Factor In Building Muscle posted at Build Your Life To Order (tm). What would you say is the most important factor when it comes to building muscle? The amount of reps? The weight lifted? Proper form? Rest Periods? Your diet?

Bobbarama presents H-oops! champions posted at bobbarama.com. West Virginia won the NIT basketball tournament the other night, but it didn’t do so well in the spelling bee. Either that or Pat Sajak didn’t have another ‘i’ to sell them. I suspect the guys are smiling because they realize things could have been worse if the T-shirts had come up missing the ‘a’ as well.

Jon Rosier presents Golf posted at Golf. Start your golf learning experience by using a practice facility (driving range, putting green, short game area, etc.). That way, even if you feel like you have no idea what you're doing, or if your behavior is completely inappropriate at least it's only practice, right?

Raymond David Salas presents How to Be Really Cool posted at ZenChill.com - Power Tools for Mind, Body, and Soul. If you haven’t noticed already, being a good person has become really hip and cool.

Plebian presents MLB Team Mottos for 2007 posted at Daily Dollop. Satirical take on mottos for the new baseball season.

Jared Brewer presents Captain Emerson posted at ytilaeReality. An open letter to Captain Emerson.

Jon Swift presents Unfair to Don Imus posted at Jon Swift. In the future when Imus talks about a women's basketball team whose players are predominantly black, he'll have to think of other things to talk about besides the fact that they are black women, but I'm sure he'll think of something.

Alvaro Fernandez presents emWave in Golf Digest posted at Brain Fitness. On how high-tech devices can help golfers manage their emotions and improve their game.

Stan Thomas presents Proper Golf Swing - The Small Controlled Approach To Better Golf posted at Golf Improve Swing. Want to play with more confidence? Enjoy your time on the course more than ever? Our golf swing tips are simple and easy to understand. Start playing better golf today.

Barbra Sundquist presents One Gear, No Breaks: Behind the Scenes posted at HomeBusinessWiz. In Part 3 of her interview with Olympic Champion Lori-Ann Muenzer, Barbra talk about her new book One Gear No Breaks and the documentary of the same name. Lori-Ann was 38 years old when she won a gold medal in cycling at the Athens Olympic Games.

Arun presents The Trash Talking Wonder posted at Arun is bringing you...Your Daily Remedy. A step by step guide showing you how to become a "Trash Talking Wonder!!!"

Ted Reimers presents The First College Gold Glove Award posted at CampusGrotto. Starting in 2007, for the first time ever Rawlings will recognize college baseball's greatest defensive players with their own Gold Glove Awards.

Michael Cook presents Chicago Bears Disaster: The Super Bowl is over, why not reward the fans? posted at NFL. In less than two months, the Bears have gone from a great story to a franchise on the brink of ruin. Ron Rivera, Lovie Smith, Lance Briggs and Tank Johnson are the story.

Suldog presents Suldog-O-Rama: The Green Sox posted at Suldog-O-Rama. A childhood memory of baseball players.

Ritchie presents Barry Bonds Is Boring; Hating The Yankees Is, Like, So Last Year posted at ritchie's into rock n roll. Ritchie's favorite team is the Phillies, but when John Kruk can outperform the entire roster from the ESPN announce booth, Ritchie needs to find other baseball things to talk about.

Conan Stevens presents The 300 Workout - What A Load Of Bollocks posted at Tall Muscle Actor Blog. The truth behind the current Hype.

That concludes the fifth edition of the Carnival of Sports. Keep submitting your posts to the future editions of this carnival. Thank you for your support and contribution. A link back would be greatly appreciated.

India Launched PSLV-C7 and PSLV-C8 Successfully

On 22 April, 2007, India launched the PSLV-C7 that carried four satellites. It was launched succesfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. It was a perfect launch and all the parameters worked perfectly. The PSLV-C7 is carried the 680 kg Indian remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2, the 550 kg Space Capsule Recovery Equipment (SRE-1), Indonesia's LAPAN-TUBSAT and Argentina's six kg nanosatellite and PEHUENSAT-1.

On April 23, 2007, India achieved another milestone in space science when ISRO's PSLV-C8 successfully launched the 352 kg Italian astronomical satellite, AGILE, into a 550 km circular orbit, inclined at an angle of 2.5 deg to the equator. PSLV-C8 was the first major commercial launch contract which was won against stiff international competition.

Political Drama on OBC Quota

It's an irony to see the UPA government running from pillar to post to grant 27 percent reservation to the Other Backward Community (OBC). The government suffered a deadly blow to its policy of caste-based reservation in educational institutions when the apex court rejected its plea to vacate the stay on the implementation of 27 per cent quota for OBCs in central educational institutions, including IITs and IIMs from the next academic year.

The court clearly stated that its March 29 stay on the OBCs reservation was ‘final’ for the academic year 2007-08. The Bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat observed, "You have waited for 57 years. Why can't you wait for one more year,"when the Solicitor General tried to impress upon it by arguing that the Government has increased the number of seats to ensure that the interest of general category candidates was not adversely affected. “We don’t want that we play the game first and then frame the rules. We want rules first, then the game,”stated the Bench.

In response to the judgement, the Central Government hurriedly approached the Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan for an early hearing of the case, which was slated for August. Now it will be held on 08 May.

Aishwarya Abhishek Wedding: Cool Pics

Although the Bachchan family tried their best to avoid media glare, the pictures of the "Great Indian Wedding" are out in public. Here are some cool pics collected from various websites.

Indian Cricket Team Selection: Old Wine in a New Bottle

Contrary to expectations, the Indian selectors did no great job while picking the test and ODI teams for Bangladesh tour. The only notable decision taken was to "rest" Sachin and Saurav for the ODI series against Bangladesh. However, they will be back for the test series. Sehwag was dropped from the test squad, however, he still managed to get a place in ODI team. There will be no vice-captain for the Bangladesh tour.

Not surprisingly, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar and Irfan Pathan were dropped from both the test and ODI squads. However, some of the non-performers like Sehwag, Dhoni, VRV Singh and Robin Utthappa were retained in place of some potential youngsters like S. Badrinath, Ranadeb Bose, Ishant Sharma and Rohit Sharma. Selectors recalled Piyush Chawala, Romesh Powar, RP Singh, Dinesh Mongia and Gautam Gambhir to the ODI team, while Bengal batsman Manoj Tiwary was the only new face in the team.

Left arm spinner Rajesh Pawar is the only new face in the test team. He replaced Harbhajan Singh, who has been struggling with his form for a few months. Let's wait and watch how the team fares against a spirited Bangladesh, which dashed India's hope of making it the Super 8 stage in the ongoing World Cup.

The ODI Squad: Rahul Dravid (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, M S Dhoni, Dinesh Kaarthick, Manoj Tiwari, S Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Zaheer Khan, R P Singh, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Pawar, Dinesh Mongia.

The Test Squad: Rahul Dravid (capt), Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar, V V S Laxman, M S Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Kaarthick, S Sreesanth, Zaheer Khan, V R V Singh, Munaf Patel, Anil Kumble, Ramesh Powar, Rajesh Pawar.

Aishwarya, Abhishek Tie the Knot

It was billed as the "wedding of the year". And it turned out to be so. Finally, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai tied nuptial knot at a colourful but private ceremony this evening. The wedding was held in the North Indian style. 11 priests from Banaras conducted the rituals, as it was the last wish of late Haribansh Rai Bachchan. The ceremony was held on the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya, which is also called as "wedding day".

Among the eminent personalities who graced the occasion were UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Prem Chopra, Danny, Sonali Bendre, Anupam Kher, Kiran Kher and close friends of the Bachchans, Anil and Tina Ambani and Amar Singh, J P Dutta, Vasu Bhagnani, musicians Ayan and Aman Ali Bangash, Yash Chopra and Karan Johar and Sachin Tendulkar.

The wedding procession contained six luxury buses, which took the 'Baraatis' to Prateeksha. Male members of the 'baraat' wore saffron turbans. The women were clad in richly embroidered sarees in dazzling colours. Abhishek looked great in the gold-embroidered white sherwani.

BJP MP Arrested for Misusing Passport, Suspended from the Party

BJP MP from Dahod, Gujarat, Babubhai Katara was found misusing his wife's passport and was arrested by the police at the Delhi Airport. He was using his wife's passport to take another woman to Toronto. The incident came as a shock for the BJP, which is fighting for its survival in the UP elections and is gearing for the Gujarat elections. The woman who accompanied Babubhai was identified as Paramjeet Kaur.

The BJP acted swiftly and suspended him from the party until the investigations are over. He was issued a show-cause notice to reply within 10 days. Babubhai was booked under the sections 419, 420, 468 and 471. Interestingly, This is his fourth visit to Toronto. Police has alleged that Katara may be involved in a human trafficking case. The woman confessed to the police that she paid Rs. 35 lakhs for a safe passage to Toronto. More truth will come out within the next few days.

Aishwarya-Abhishek: The Great Indian Wedding Begins Today

The Bollywood gears up for the big Indian Wedding that will take place on 20 April. Finally, Abhishek and Aishwarya will tie the knot. The wedding will be a quiet affair. Aishwarya Rai will wear a traditional hand-embroidered sari with intricate goldwork on her wedding day. A red-and-blue air-conditioned tent with huge mirrors has been prepared in a garden near the Bachchan's family home.

Designer Neeta Lulla has created the sari and a red-and-gold embroidered flowing skirt and cropped blouse for Aishwarya to wear at a mehendi ceremony, which already began today.

Aishwarya would also wear a sari created by famous Indian designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla. Both Abhishek and Aishwarya have been practicing a dance program, which will be performed before a group of relatives and friends during a musical ceremony. Let's wait and watch the "biggest wedding of the year".

Virginia Tech Shooting: Indian-origin Professor Killed

The death toll in the Virginia Tech shooting reached 33 with a few more people succumbing to death. The incident brought bad news for India as well. According to latest reports, an Indian-origin professor was killed in the shootout. Professor G V Loganathan of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was teaching in the Norris Hall where the second shooting occurred. The professor was shot dead on the spot.

Prof. Loganathan (51) was renowned for his teaching techniques and had served the university for over 15 years. He hailed from the Coimbatore district in Tamilnadu. Prof. Loganathan graduated from IIT, Kanpur. Another report suggests that an Indian student from Mumbai, Minal Panchal has gone missing since the shootout.

22 Killed in Virginia Tech Shooting

In a ghastly incident that sent shock wave across the United States, at least 22 people were killed and 21 more injured when a gunman resorted to indiscriminate firing in a dormitory and classroom at Virginia Tech University campus. The gunman was also killed. However, it was unclear if he was shot by police or killed himself. He was identified as a Korean student.

Shooting was first reported at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a dormitory that houses around 900 students. More shots were fired in another part of the campus two hours later. Virginia Tech President Charles Steger described the incident as a monumental tragedy. Even President George Bush was horrified at the news. It was one of the worst shootings on a university campus in the United States since 1966.

Richard Gere in "Kiss" Controversy with Shilpa Shetty

The function (Seena Taan Ke) was organized by the Truckers Corporation of India Foundation (India's largest surface transport organisation). Place: New Delhi, the Capital of India. The purpose was to reduce unsafe sexual practices among the trucking community. But it became the top news for different reasons.

In a shocking development, Hollywood Actor Richard Gere hugged bollywood hearthrob Shilpa Sheety tightly and kissed her several times in an urthorox manner, which did not go well with Indian public.

It's not sure whether Gere knew about the Indian culture or not. However, he must knowto respect a women in a public place. His unwanted gesture is highly condemnable. There have been protests all over India over Gere's obscene gesture and many organizations have demanded a public apology from him. Although Shilpa looked shaky and surprised after being kissed by Gere, she did not issue any public statements so far. The isssue is expected to snowball further if Gere does not apologize with immediate effect.

We Divided Pakistan - Rahul Gandhi

In a shocking development, Rahul Gandhi showed his amateurism and inexperience in Indian politics, when he proudly announced that his family divided Pakistan. Rahul's statement not only created a political storm in India, but also it gave Pakistan a shot in arms to accuse India of playing subversive activities on its soil.

Although the 1971 Bangladesh war was wide open and everyone knew who was involved, India never admitted openly that it divided Pakistan. India always maintained that it just supported the "freedom fighters".

Rahul made this unprecedented remark while campaigning in Bareilly. This is the second time he made such a controversial remark. It can be recalled that he made a similar remark on the Babri demolition a few days back. It clearly shows his arrogance and monarchic attitude, as he gives the credit for India's growth to Gandhi family, not to the Congress Party.

It is an irony that the sycophants in Congress support and defend everything Rahul and Gandhi family say and do. The whole episode again proved that Congress is unable to survive without the "Gandhi" tag.

Agni III Test Fired Successfully

A new dimension to India's missile programme. Agni-III, the nuclear-capable missile was test-fired from the Interim Test Range (ITR) at the Wheeler's Island in the Bay of Bengal off Orissa Coast. It is to be recalled the earlier launch of the missile in July 2006 was a failure with the missile going into flame within seconds of its test-fire. This time, it was a great success for the Indian scientists who worked hard to rectify all the faults associated with the previous launch.

Agni-III is a 4,000-km intermediate range ballistic missile with nuclear capacity. It supports a wide range of warheads, conventional and nuclear, with a payload ranging from 600 to 1,800 kilograms (1,320 to 3,960 pounds) including decoys and other anti-ballistic counter-measures. Some big cities such as Shanghai and Beijing come under the range of Agni-III, which is likely to strengthen India's power in Asia.

BCCI Gets Tough on Players

As expected, BCCI acted in a tough manner and took some harsh decisions to prevent players from exploiting the existing flexible rules. The BCCI clearly shows that it means business and it needs quick results. The clear signal to the players: stay within your limit, perform or perish. Here are some of the decisions that have been made in the BCCI meeting in Mumbai.

• Ravi Shastri will be the Cricket Manager for Bangladesh tour
• Dravid retained as captain for the Bangladesh, Ireland and England tour
• Senior players will be "rested" for the Bangladesh tour
• Venaktesh Prasad will be the Bowling Coach
• Robin Singh will be the Fielding Coach
• Yuvraj, Sachin to get notices for their comments to Media
• All exclusive media contracts of the players cancelled
• No sponsor can contract more than two players
• Players to play stipulated number of domestic matches
• No shooting of Ads before 15 days before any series
• Fitness test mandatory before the beginning of any series
• Players' Contract System Scrapped
• No Player can endorse more than 3 products
• Match fee reduced to Rs. 1 lakh from the existing Rs. 1.6 lakh per match
• Rs. 3 lakh bonus for each player in case of a series win
• Every State will have Cricket Academies
• Only the Captain will speak to the Media
• Selection Committee won't be on Zonal basis.

BCCI Meeting: Post Mortem of Indian Cricket Begins

There is one event that is being watched by more than a billion people and the media fraternity across the globe. Yes, we are talking about the BCCI meeting that began today in Mumbai. The postmortem of the Indian cricket is being done by the leading cricket experts and officials. The meeting began with the entry of Greg Chappell who formally resigned and submitted his report on India's world cup debacle. Interestingly, he did not blame any individual and partly owned up responsibility for the failure. He also gave some important suggestions to the BCCI to revive Indian cricket.

BCCI President Sharad Pawar was in full praise for Greg Chappell and hailed him for his professional approach and dedication towards the game of cricket. BCCI sources said that Pawar and some others are in favor of giving an extension to Chappell. After Chappell left the meeting, Rahul Dravid gave his version and owned up the responsibility for India's poor showing in the world cup. He also gave some suggestions to the BCCI on improving the team's performance and sought additional powers for the skipper.

The much-awaited report of the manager Sanjay Jagdale turned out to be big hollow when he just put the blame on the batsmen for India's poor showing. Even a third grade student could have done that. It seems that he watered down the report under pressure from some quarters. Some former Indian skippers attended the meeting and gave some interesting suggestions to the BCCI.

Some important decisions that have been reportedly made in the BCCI meeting:

• Chappell will be the consultant of the National Cricket Academy and will help search and groom the young talents in the country