One of the reasons why bowlers are rarely considered captains is because they are more susceptible to injuries than batters, argues Vishal Menon.
Any comfortable assumptions that world cricket has largely eradicated corruption after the shock of the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal are challenged in a disturbing new book investigating India's illegal bookmaking underworld.
British journalist Ed Hawkins speaks about his experience with Indian bookies he met while writing his book on match-fixing, and why he believes India should legalise betting to wipe out the evil.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday rejected alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla's application for an interim measure on human rights grounds to block his extradition from the UK to face match-fixing charges in India. The legal paperwork process for his extradition will now go ahead through the UK Central Authority, for Scotland Yard officers to hand Chawla over to their counterparts from Delhi Police to be flown back to Indian within days.
The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated by Enforcement Directorate for alleged FERA violation against a Delhi-based businessman who was named as an "influential bookie" and had paid a huge amount to late South Africa cricketer Hansie Cronje to fix ODIs between India and South Africa in 1996-1997.
World timeline of sport in the first decade of the 21st century.
It is alleged that Singh has assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
A key figure in the 2000 match-fixing scandal that rocked world cricket, Hamid 'Banjo' Cassim made a sly appearance at the Wanderers in Johannesburg to watch an Indian Premier League (IPL) match before the media forced him into a hasty exit. Cassim, who reportedly introduced the late South African skipper Hansie Cronje to an Indian bookie leading to the infamous 'Hansiegate' episode, came to watch the match between Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers.
BCCI's anti-corruption chief Ajit Singh on Friday said he will request Delhi Police to allow his team to question Sanjeev Chawla, an alleged bookie and key accused in one of cricket's biggest match-fixing scandals that involved late South Africa captain Hansie Cronje. Chawla, who was extradited from the United Kingdom on Thursday, has been sent to 12-day police custody by a trial court, which he has challenged in the High Court.
Shobhan Mehta, who is in Gujarat police's custody, told interrogators that Australia's Mark Waugh and former South Africa skipper Hansie Cronje, who died in 2001 in a plane crash, also gave tips to bookies.
120 - number of extras in the match second highest in a Test on Indian soil. Interestingly the highest has also come at Bangalore 168 in 2007-08.
The police, who took Gibbs' voice samples, said he will not earn an automatic let-off.
The function in Mumbai on Nov. 4 marks the opening of the board's new headquarters.
Retired South African cricket boss Dr Ali Bacher claims he was reprimanded at an ICC meeting for raising the issue of match-fixing in the 1990s.
Chawla was introduced to Hansie Cronje, the late South African cricket team captain, in January-February 2000. It was suggested to Cronje, by Chawla and another person, that he could make significant amounts of money if he agreed to lose cricket matches.
A bitter-sweet legacy from the brutalities of the apartheid years lingers in South African sport.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith, buoyed by his side's thumping win at Motera a few days back, is unperturbed about what the Green Park pitch hold in store for his team in the final Test against India, beginning Friday.
An exclusive report in Outlook magazine says the former India captain confessed that he did take Rs 10 lakh to provide information for three matches.
In his autobiography "Gazza", the former South African batsman reveals Hansie Cronje's "greed for money" and how he tried to involve the whole team in match fixing.
Fear of being probed by Indian Police in match-fixing scandal may see some South African cricketers cancel their India tour.
The country is reeling from a match-fixing probe involving soccer officials and referees. \n\n
Herschelle Gibbs will meet with Indian police for questioning over his involvement in the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal.
Speculation is mounting in Johannesburg that a corruption probe initiated by Cricket South Africa (CSA) may be related to the current RamSlam T20 tournament, which is the only domestic series televised internationally.
He ruled himself out because of continued pressure from Indian police over his role in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.
This is how Steve Waugh described his former teammate after he claimed the world record for highest Test wickets.
Pietersen said in his stirring address, which focussed on highlighting the relevance of Test cricket.
The Mumbai opener has been recalled to the Indian Test team after nearly three-and-half years.
South Africa's captain Graeme Smith feels the Eden Gardens wickets will offer more spin than the one at Kanpur.
UK awaits final court orders to extradite Sanjeev Chawla to India
An earnest attempt at uncovering the truth behind the match-fixing saga, but fails to highlight any new information.
Between 2014 and 2019, he scored 21 centuries in just 55 Tests. Among these were seven double centuries, the most by an Indian in Test cricket. Remarkably, six of those double tons came within a span of just 22 Tests.
A former South African cricketer, who played for the national team and was part of the 1992 Cricket World Cup, has reportedly been accused of rape.
A look at South Africa's tormented past when they failed to get over the line at key junctures in World Cups.
Chawla has been arrested over his role in the fixing of "cricket matches played between India and South Africa during the tour of the South African Cricket Team to India under the captainship of Cronje in February-March 2000".
Disillusioned with the 'politics' in South African cricket administration, Brian McMillan decided to stay away from the game.
Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers from Test encounters between India and South Africa.
Disgraced former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi has slammed the BCCI chief and new ICC chairman N.Srinivasan, saying that he has a bad influence on Indian cricket.
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