The big news: IPL bid may be called off

The Board of Control for India is likely to defer the bidding process for the Indian Premier League broadcast, digital and media rights, which had been scheduled to open in Mumbai on October 25. The decision will be questioned owing to the Supreme Court's order on Friday, where it directed the BCCI to route all tenders and contracts through the Justice Lodha committee.

The BCCI is in the process of sending out an official statement on Sunday announcing a new date in November, reported The Times of India. A social media giant approached the BCCI early on Saturday and informed that they will not be able to participate in the bidding process since there is insufficient time for them now to send the new Media Rights Agreement to their headquarters in the United States for a final approval, the report said.

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  1. Delhi were undone by some fine bowling by Karnataka’s Krishnappa Gowtham, who picked up 5/35 to take his side to victory by an innings and 160 runs in Kolkata. Karnataka had taken a lead of 324 on the second day, posting a mammoth 414 on the board in reply to Delhi's paltry 90 in the first innings. Karnataka now have 10 points from two matches while Delhi remain on eight from two games. 
  2. England’s Ben Stokes stole the show on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh, as the visitors piled up a lead of 273 runs in the second innings at Chittagong. Stokes’s spell of 3/9 in the morning saw Bangladesh being bowled out for 248. England then started on the wrong foot as they went for lunch at 28/3. However, Stokes played an inspired innings of 85 as England ended the day at 228/8.
  3. Suresh Raina will miss the third One-Day International between India and New Zealand in Mohali on Sunday. He missed the first two ODIs of the series as well after picking up a viral fever. "Raina is not a part of the squad for the Mohali match. He has not yet fully recovered from fever," team officials told PTI. 
  4. West Indies ended the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi at 106/4 after getting Marlon Samuels (30) and Kraigg Brathwaite (21) in the last two overs of the day. The West Indies are still 346 runs shy of Pakistan’s first-innings score of 452. Earlier, West Indies bagged the final six wickets of the Pakistan innings for 120 runs as Shannon Gabriel took 5/96 and Jason Holder finished with figures of 3/47.