Anurag Thakur is a member of 16th Lok Sabha from Hamirpur in Himachal. He was first elected to Lok Sabha in May 2008 in a by poll as a candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party.He is three time MP, being a member of 14th, 15th and 16th Lok sabha. He was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from May 2016 to February 2017. He stepped down from his position of BCCI president after the Supreme Court ordered him to cease and desist works within BCCI. On 29 July 2016 he became the first serving BJP Member of Parliament to become a regular commissioned Officer in the Territorial Army.
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Kolkata: Having two news teams for the next two editions of Indian Premier League in place of suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals was among the two proposals put forward by the IPL Governing
Colombo: The BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur today felicitated batting great Kumar Sangakkara before the start of today's play of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India, which marks the farewell match for the legendary
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused former Himachal chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and his son Anurag Thakur of being involved in the 2002 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) land allotment
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday insisted that the ban on the three Rajasthan Royals players S. Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila would not be lifted.A Delhi
New Delhi: Condemning the terrorist attack in Punjab's Dinanagar town, BJP MP and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur on Monday said "cricket and terror cannot go hand in hand",
New Delhi: The BCCI today appeared to rule out an immediate resumption of Indo-Pak cricket ties in the wake of Gurdaspur terror attack, in which militants from the across the border are believed to be
Kolkata: Taking a serious note of the recent controversies, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has directed all its affiliated associations to come clean on the issue of conflict of interest.In a letter
New Delhi: In its bid to clean the image of the sport, the BCCI has notified all the Board members to sign an undertaking declaring that they do not have ‘conflict of interest' while holding
New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur and selectors committee chairman Sandeep Patil on Thursday stressed upon the importance of every player having to meet fitness standards in order to
New Delhi: Insisting that all is well in the Indian cricket dressing room, BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur and chief selector Sandeep Patil on Monday dismissed reports about a rift between limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni
New Delhi: In a clear hint that the Indian cricket team will go ahead with the tour of Zimbabwe, the BCCI today confirmed that the selection committee will meet here on Monday to pick
New Delhi: In what has been described as the start of a new innings, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, former India captain Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman today joined the BCCI in a newly-constituted advisory panel
Kolkata: After a closed door meeting at BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya's residence, secretary Anurag Thakur on Monday said that national team's support staff including name of the Team Director, will be announced by June 6,
New Delhi: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani embarrassed his own government when he called for annulling the meeting of representatives of private internet service providers Airtel, Vodafone and Idea on contentious net
New Delhi: The BCCI expenditure on legal matters in the last two years went up to Rs 56 crore, it was disclosed at its finance committee meeting here today. It is learnt that due to the
Lucknow: Hitting back at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for accusing the Narendra Modi government of engaging in "politics of revenge" over the cancelling of a mega food park in Amethi, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on
Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur on Monday said millions of people in the country wish that a grand Ram temple should be built in Ayodhya.Talking to reporters after addressing the national executive
New Delhi: The BCCI will discuss the fate of Champions League T20 with the Presidents of Cricket South Africa and Cricket Australia, who have been extended special invitations to watch the May 24 IPL final
Chandigarh: Amid speculation over the fate of the proposed India-Pakistan series to be held in the UAE, BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur indicated that a second round of talks between the cricket boards of the two
New Delhi: The government of India has given its green signal to the most anticipated India-Pakistan cricket series to be held in UAE in December this year, according to sources.The decision came after Pakistan Cricket
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