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Railways minister Suresh Prabhu announced out of turn promotions for the women in Railways that are a part of the Indian team that made it to the final of the Women's World Cup. Moreover, Harmanpreet Kaur was offered a job in the Punjab police for her dazzling show at the tournament.

The Committee of Administrators ( CoA) chief Vinod Rai has cleared that Rahul Dravid will not be available for Indian senior team’s abroad tours due to his India A and India Under-19 commitments. Rai has further added that Zaheer Khan's contract is in the process of being sorted.

Vikram Limaye revealed that there were forces that tried to stall the Indian Premier League this year, approaching potential bidders to back out from the bidding process. Limaye also suggested that the head coach Ravi Shastri was within his rights to demand support staff of his choice.

The BCCI has decided to retain the services of International Management Group (IMG) for the next five editions of Indian Premier League beginning 2018. IMG left behind three other bidders who participated in the race to hold on to the contract which they had first claimed 10 years ago.