DUBAI: The Indian cricket team was granted permission to wear camouflage caps during a one-day international against Australia in Ranchi, the ICC said. Mahendra Singh Dhoni distributed the caps among his team members before Friday’s toss for the third ODI as a way to pay tribute to 40 Indian soldiers ...
Read More »Ireland, Scotland, Holland launch European T20 cricket league
LONDON: The cricket boards of Scotland, Netherlands and Ireland have reached an agreement to form a new European Twenty20 league that will be held from Aug. 30 to Sept. 22 this year, the three boards said in a joint statement. The tournament has been developed in consultation with the International ...
Read More »India’s hosting rights for T20, 50-over World Cups linked to visas for Pakistan players
DUBAI: Pakistan has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to strip India of their hosting rights for the T20 and 50-over World Cup if India does not assure the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of issuing visas to its players. According to sources, the PCB has told the cricket’s governing body ...
Read More »Jayasuriya handed two-year ban under anti-corruption code
DUBAI: Sri Lanka batting great Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for two years after breaching two counts of the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption code, the world governing body said on Tuesday. The ICC said the former captain had refused to cooperate with any investigation conducted by its ...
Read More »ICC can ban BCCI if they not play Pakistan in World Cup
LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) can impose a ban on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) if they refuse to play with Pakistan in their scheduled match of the upcoming World Cup on June 16. The BCCI was under immense pressure after Indian people and former ...
Read More »ICC launches #Worldwidewickets to celebrate cricket around the world
LONDON: Fans around the globe are to be given a chance to experience the excitement of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 through the ICC’s brand new #WorldwideWickets campaign that will celebrate the different ways we all play cricket. According to ICC press release, launched on Thursday, the user-generated ...
Read More »Chetan Chauhan: India may face consequences if withdraws from ICC World Cup
LUCKNOW: Pulling out of the World Cup so that India does not play against Pakistan, is not that easy as every tournament has its own rules, said former Indian cricketer and Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Chetan Chauhan. “Government should advice the BCCI as every tournament has its own rules. Since ...
Read More »Irfan Ansari banned from all cricket for 10 years
DUBAI: Irfan Ansari has been banned from all cricket for 10 years after the ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of breaching three counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. During the hearing, the tribunal heard evidence that Ansari approached Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed during the Pakistan series with Sri Lanka ...
Read More »De Villiers’s decision to play PSL will help revive cricket in Pakistan: Graeme Smith
DUBAI: Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes his former team-mate AB de Villiers’s decision to participate in the PSL 2019, including featuring in matches in Lahore, will set standards in bringing more big names to the league, which, in turn, will make the cricket-starved country a formidable unit. Smith, ...
Read More »Gabriel apologises over Joe Root sledge
ST LUCIA: West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel sought to clear the air over what he said to England captain Joe Root and extended an “unreserved apology” for his comments during the third Test against England in St Lucia. Gabriel, 30, had accepted a charge for breaching the International Cricket ...
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