Mitchell Santner, etched his name alongside the legendary Daniel Vettori in the annals of cricket history
Dismissing suggestions that umpiring in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand was biased, ICC elite panel umpire Aleem Dar said mistakes are bound to happen from match officials as they too are human beings. The Pakistan umpire also came in support of his colleague Simon Taufel, who was openly criticised by a senior member of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
'Never in my wildest dreams did I believe that I would ever get to join such an illustrious group of players'
The International Cricket Council named four World Cup winners in a 25-member match officials' team for Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29. The team includes five officials from the elite panel of ICC match referees, 12 umpires from the elite panel of ICC umpires and eight umpires from the international panel of ICC umpires.
Former South African cricketer and ICC General Manager of Cricket Operations Dave Richardson if no Indian features in the Elite Umpires panel it is not because of any flaw in the appointment process.
As many as 10 decisions by rookie West Indian umpire Joel Wilson and Pakistan's Aleem Dar were overturned by the Decision Review System during last week's Edgbaston Test. There were at least five more errors that went unreviewed.
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.
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.
West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor has alleged that TV crews doctor images to show umpires in poor light and favour popular batsmen
The ICC, on Tuesday, expectedly rated the Wanderers pitch, used for the third cricket Test between India and South Africa, as 'poor' and slapped it three demerit points in the process.
Indian umpires Amiesh Saheba and Shavir Tarapore were on Sunday named among the umpires who would officiate in the upcoming cricket World Cup scheduled to begin in Dhaka on February 19.
The incident happened during the first session's play on Friday when Sharma celebrated the dismissal of Dawid Malan in close proximity to him, an action which in the view of the match officials had the potential to provoke an aggressive reaction from the departing batsman.
The Anil Kumble-led cricket committee's recommendations were announced by the ICC's on Tuesday.
Controversial umpire Darrell Hair unconditionally withdrew his racial discrimination claim against the ICC, which had suspended him from the elite umpires' panel.
The decision to ban Rauf was taken at the BCCI's Disciplinary Committee's meeting in Mumbai on Friday.
Stuart was docked 15 per cent of his match fees and a third demerit point was added to his disciplinary record - a punishment made on the recommendation of Broad senior for using inappropriate language against Pakistan's player Yasir Shah during the first Test in Manchester.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid and Australian legend Ricky Ponting have been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame for their stupendous achievements in international cricket.
The England and Wales Cricket Board are "cautiously" backing a proposal that would mandate four-day World Test Championship matches from 2023. The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee is set to discuss the issue next year as the global governing body and member boards look for ways of freeing up a crowded international calendar and reducing player workload.
Daryl Harper and an Indian umpire will officiate on-field during the five-match series, from November 16-28.
Former ICC Elite Panel umpire, Srinivas Venkataraghavan on Saturday gave a big thumbs down to the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) and backed the Indian cricket board's stand against its use.
Six Indians, including match referee Javagal Srinath, on Thursday found a place in the ICC's 31-strong Playing Control Team for next month's World Twenty20, which will also feature women match officials for the first time. "The strong Playing Control Team includes all the seven and 12 members of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, respectively, as well as 10 members of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and two members of the ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of International Umpires," the ICC said in a statement. Srinath will be the referee in the March 8 tournament- opener between Zimbabwe and Hong Kong in Nagpur. He will lead the Playing Control Team, which also includes Aleem Dar and Ian Gould as on-field umpires, Marais Erasmus as TV umpire and Richard Illingworth as fourth umpire. The umpires' panel for the March 8 to April 3 tournament includes two female umpires -- New Zealand's Kathleen Cross and Claire Polosak of Australia. The two were also involved in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Thailand.
It comes as no surprise when the world's fastest man Usain Bolt says that the fastest form of cricket is his favourite one and feels more fans in the Caribbean and world over will choose the T20 format over Tests going forward.
Former India Test batsman G R Viswanath urged the ICC to look into the allegation levelled by umpire Steve Bucknor that television production crews are doctoring images.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles will be among the key personalities who are expected to attend the ICC Cricket World Cup grand finale
ICC elite panel umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan will not officiate in the first Test between India and England, starting next week in Chennai, as he does not have a visa for Chennai. Pakistani and Indian nationals require city-specific visas to travel to each other's country.
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has pleaded not guilty to ball-tampering charges, prompting a hearing into the episode after the conclusion of the ongoing second Test against West Indies, the International Cricket Council said.
The throw from the deep that ricocheted off Ben Stokes' bat to the boundary during the World Cup final, will be reviewed in September, the custodians of the game's laws -- Marylebone Cricket Club said.
Top Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has had denied speculations that he was planning to retire from the International Cricket Council's Elite panel of umpires, saying he is eager to continue till the next One-day International World Cup in 2019.
Australia have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20 International against India in Brisbane.
Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf will be able to supervise in next week's second Test between England and India in Mohali after he was granted a visa to travel to India. The ICC elite panel umpire could not travel to India to take charge of this week's first Test in Chennai because of visa issues with the Indian consulate in Islamabad after last month's terror attacks on Mumbai which killed at least 179 people.
Javagal Srinath of ICC Elite Panel was on Tuesday named as match referee for the one-day as well as Test series between New Zealand and the West Indies starting at Dunedin from Thursday.
'If you want to be successful as an umpire, you've got to go through the umpiring mill,' says former international umpire V K Ramaswamy.
Stuart Broad has been fined for showing dissent at the on-field umpire during the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
The Marylebone Cricket Club, custodians of cricket laws, is likely to review the overthrow rules in the aftermath of the controversy that rocked the just-concluded World Cup final between New Zealand and England.
Anil Kumble was re-appointed as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee for a three-year term.
In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from Kashmir to Kerala and Mizoram to Maharashtra, explains Shreekant Sambrani.
Former India captain Anil Kumble was inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Saeed Ajmal said he was heart-broken after the third umpire ruled Tendulkar not out. Tendulkar, who made crucial 85 runs in the semifinal at Mohali, was on 23 when Gould ruled him out LBW off Ajmal. But third umpire Billy Bowden, after a review, overturned the decision.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has received an official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's five-wicket win against Pakistan in their Asia Cup clash in Mirpur on Wednesday.
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