West Indies have left out all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from their 15-man squad for the World Cup in February and March.
Anticipating support from the BCCI, Pakistan Cricket Board officials are surprised that Sharad Pawar, the vice president of the ICC, has asked the member boards to meet shortly and discuss the staging of 2011 World Cup matches following the terror attack on Sri Lankan players in Lahore. There has been a growing feeling in Pakistan cricket circles that the BCCI has been following the policy of its government of isolating their country internationally.
PCB said on Sunday it expects bilateral series with India to resume.
Coach Gary Kirsten told India's squad to distance themselves from the controversy surrounding five senior players ahead of the start of the Test series against Australia.
Throwing his weight behind tainted India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Sunday said it is "wrong" on the Board of Control for Cricket in India's part to not revoke the ban on the fast bowler after a Delhi Court dropped criminal charges against him in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal in the 2013 edition.
Sundar Raman, chief operating officer (COO) of the Indian Premier League has resigned.
An attempt to end an ongoing dispute between the unofficial Indian Cricket League and the Board of Control for Cricket in India ended in failure in Johannesburg on Monday. The International Cricket Council said following a three-hour meeting no agreement had been reached. No follow-up meeting is planned.
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday allowed players aligned with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League to take part in domestic tournaments but left it to ICC to decide on their international career. 'We have allowed them to play domestic cricket but only the ICC can decide on lifting the international cricket ban on the ICL players,' PCB chairman Ejaz Butt told a news conference on Wednesday.
Pakistan on Monday barred its cricketers from playing in the high-profile Indian Premier League. The decision is bound to further strain the sporting ties between the two countries. Saleem Altaf, the chief operating officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board said they received copy of a letter from the Foreign Affairs Ministry sent to the Sports Ministry which declined permission to the players to travel to India for the Twenty20 tournament.
Joining the debate on staging of the BCCI-backed Twenty20 Champions League, the International Cricket Council objected to the Indian Board's plans of starting the event just a day after conclusion of the Champions Trophy. The ICC's rules say no international event can take place within seven days of the conduct of their tournament.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) wants India fans to turn out in large numbers for the home test series against England to show they are not intimidated by the recent militant attacks in Mumbai.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar paid tributes to BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya terming him as someone, who put the game of cricket above everything else.
John Hansen has been appointed as commissioner to hear India spinner Harbhajan Singh's code of conduct appeal, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday.
The much talked-about India-Pakistan cricket series could be played out in two parts with Sri Lanka hosting the limited-overs games next month and England being the venue for Test matches next year.
In no mood to be lenient on the West Indies Cricket Board, the BCCI has issued an ultimatum to WICB, demanding that it furnish the $ 41.97 million damages caused by the Caribbean team's infamous mid-tour pullout last year.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan said there have been incidents in India in recent months which pointed to Pakistan-specific threats one of them was the ICC's decision to pull out Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar midway during South Africa's tour of India last year and also the cancellations between PCB and BCCI officials in Mumbai.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly hoping to convince their Indian counterparts, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), to host a tri-series later this year during an Asian Cricket Council meeting in Chennai.
Having made an impression with his efforts in the drawn warm-up match between Indian Board President's XI and South Africans, Mumbai medium pacer Shardul Thakur said he is confident of taking wickets anywhere except on rank turners.
Cricket Australia (CA) have lodged a formal complaint with the Indian cricket board over comments made by Harbhajan Singh about Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist.
The International Cricket Council on Wednesday withdrew its contentious proposal of having a two-tier system in Test cricket following vehement opposition from the all-powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India along with support from Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday said media speculation about Sunil Gavaskar being asked to step down as chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee is 'totally incorrect'. 'The ICC has confirmed to the Indian Board that there has been no discussion to remove Gavaskar. The media speculation about removal of Gavaskar based on a report in a London paper is totally incorrect,' the BCCI said in a statement.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India wants the first Test against England at Ahmedabad put off by a day to allow Mahendra Singh Dhoni play in the Champions T20 League final two days prior to it in case his team, Chennai Super Kings, makes it to the title-contest. The Test opener is to be held from December 11 at Ahmedabad's Motera stadium a day after the Champions League final at Chennai.
The BCCI backed Cricket Australia over a picture rights dispute that has prompted news agencies to boycott matches in Australia.
The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) top brass on Monday said that they are trying to devise a strategy to make Champions League T20 exciting.
In an attempt to minimise distractions at the Cricket World Cup that starts next month, defending champions India have banned WAGs, while Pakistan has called for no social media for their players.
Apprehending Australia may pull out of the forthcoming tour of Pakistan on security grounds, the Cricket Board is thinking of arranging a short-term one-day series with India in the free period.
The Governing Council of the Champions League T20 tournament confirmed, on Wednesday, that the T20 cricket competition will be discontinued with immediate effect.
The 18-year-old, who made a big impression during India's 4-3 one-day series defeat by England, suffered the injury during training at the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa earlier this week.
The ICC said it won't interfere at this stage as the BCCI is the competent authority to deal with the issue.
Banned Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria denied media reports that he is seeking the Board of Control for Cricket in India's help to take up his case with the International Cricket Council.
Gavaskar has held a position in the ICC as well, and the batting great said positions have never affected his service to the game as he speaks to serve the sport.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah feigned ignorance about a reported indirect approach made by the Indian Board to Australia's World Cup-winning coach John Buchanan to take over the reins of the team.
England and Indian cricket board chiefs are in the running to succeed South Africa's Percy Sonn as president of the ICC.
"When other countries swept the match-fixing issue under the carpet, what was ICC doing then?" asks Bindra.
The chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Shaharyar Khan has said that the PCB would no longer ask India to play the bilateral series planned in the UAE in December.
Virat Kohli has had a modest World Cup so far.
Media reports said Lalit Modi created a scene during the recent two-match India - Pakistan series, leaving government officials fuming.
PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf on Sunday dismissed India's claims that it would host the showpiece final of the 2011 World Cup.
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