A year has passed since he survived the Lahore terror attacks on Sri Lankan players but match referee Chris Broad on Wednesday said "cricket's 9/11" would remain with him till he dies.
World No 1 India may feel they have never had a better chance of winning their first ever Test series in South Africa.
The Indian cricket team was fined for slow over-rate for the third successive match after it was four overs short of the target in the opening One Day International against New Zealand, in Hamilton, on Wednesday.
Chris Broad concluded that India had bowled three overs short in the third ODI and the ICC verdict would be out in a day or two
In the absence of the injured Ollie Pope, big-hitting Harry Brook has been promoted to No 3 in what is a must-win Test for the hosts.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced an inquiry into the dusty, sub-standard pitch prepared in Galle for last week's first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia.
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has come down hard on the pitches for the first three Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Sri Lanka Board officials said match referee Chris Broad made the report after the close of the third and final Test
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced official appointments for the quarter-final stage of the Cricket World Cup 2011.
India batsman Murali Vijay has received an official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct and regulations governing clothing and equipment during the second Test against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. hris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees issued the reprimand after Vijay was found to be displaying too many advertising logos on his batting pads.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was fined 60 per cent of his match fee while his teammates were docked 30 per cent each for maintaining a slow over-rate during the drawn second Test against the West Indies in Bridgetown.
Australia were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 16-run win over Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI of the best-of-three finals of the tri-series in Adelaide.
Match referee Chris Broad spoke to Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamer about his future conduct after he brushed against Ricky Ponting following his dismissal of the Australia captain at Lord's on Tuesday.
Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after India were found to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after Shahid Afridi's side was ruled to be one over short of its target at the end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration.
The ICC on Friday let off Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with a warning for the poor quality pitch at Galle, which hosted the Island nation's first Test of a three-match series against Australia in August.
England will rest James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali, Ian Bell and Gary Ballance in the five-match one-day series against New Zealand starting next Tuesday. Kent wicketkeeper Sam Billings was the only uncapped player named in the 14-man squad.
India Test opener Gautam Gambhir's appeal against his one-match ban has been rejected. The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday received the order of Justice Albie Sachs, the lead Appeals Commissioner, on Gambhir's appeal against the decision of ICC Match Referee Chris Broad imposing a one-Test ban against him. While rejecting the appeal, Sachs also upheld the penalty imposed by the Match Referee.
Match referee Chris Broad walked around in a blood stained shirt while umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis looked dazed, just hours after an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team touring Pakistan on Tuesday. While they're used to dealing with incredible pressure in the cauldron of international cricket, nothing prepared the officials for this.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday said the introduction of the Decision Review System (DRS) in Test cricket was a "shame" and the innovation should have been tried at some other level before its implementation in the top format of the game.
Sunil Gavaskar has again accused International Cricket Council match referees of being biased against Asian players after Zaheer Khan was fined.
Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the two matches at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton for family reasons and the England and Wales Cricket Board said he would shortly fly to New Zealand, the country of his birth.
After officiating 108 Test matches Umpire Rudi Koertzen finally hung up his coat to swap it for some quite time with family.
Cricket is set to touch a new high. Europe's longest glacier in the Swiss Alps will soon host an exhibition match between two all-star teams from India and England, at an altitude of 11,330 feet, surrounded by snow-clad peaks.
Ricky Ponting's side was ruled to be one over short of its target at the end of the Sri Lanka innings when time allowances were taken into consideration.
The Sri Lanka spinner could be banned for up to 12 months if he continues to bowl his doosra because his action exceeds official guidelines.
Jasprit Bumrah took 6/61 as India crushed South Africa by seven wickets to level the two-match series 1-1.
ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed laid the charge under the code of conduct after racist and abusive remarks were picked up on a stump microphone.
According to Fox Sports, Broad has sent a report to the ICC mentioning that there were racial taunts during the game, which Australia won by nine wickets. Fox Sports further added that it was, however, unclear whether Broad has filed another critical report in this regard about the sixth match at Nagpur, where all-rounder Andrew Symonds was allegedly the victim of 'monkey' chants.
The off-spinner, who underwent biomechanical analysis at the University of Western Australia, has been cleared to play.
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar flayed the one-Test ban on Gautam Gambhir, for elbowing Shane Watson, saying he should have been fined 100 per cent of his match fee instead.
Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir was handed a one-Test ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee on Friday for breaching the spirit of the game in the third Test against Australia. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a statement the player would lodge an appeal against the decision.
India might have scored a thrilling victory against Sri Lanka in the second one-dayer on Wednesday, but it turned costly for pacer Munaf Patel who was fined 75 per cent of his match fee for arguing with the umpire.
The Australia fast bowler was reported for 'using language that is obscene, offensive or insulting'.
Mohammed Shami will be needed on a dry Motera surface, which might be conducive for reverse swing.
The racist and abusive remarks were picked up on a stump microphone at Centurion.
The first match of the tri-series in Colombo was called off due to wet ground conditions following heavy overnight rain.
Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh expressed his concern and frustration on Monday after he was reported again for chucking.
"The report relates specifically to the bowler's action when delivering the `doosra'," said match referee Chris Broad.
Zaheer Khan was fined 80 per cent of his match fee on Tuesday after breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during India's record 320-run victory in the second Test against Australia in Mohali. At a hearing in front of match referee Chris Broad, Khan pleaded guilty to a Level 2 charge under clause C1 of the ICC Code of Conduct which states that players "shall at all times conduct play within in the spirit of the game as well as within the Laws of Cricket".
