Darrell Hair is unlikely to officiate at matches involving Pakistan despite being restored as a Test and one-day international umpire, an International Cricket Council (ICC) official said on Wednesday. The ICC announced on Tuesday that Hair had been restored to the elite panel but general manager Dave Richardson said the world governing body would act to prevent Hair from standing in matches involving Pakistan.
Australian Darrell Hair was on Tuesday re-instated as International Cricket Council's Elite Panel umpire after he was banned from officiating any international matches 14 months ago.
Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fine after Tabarak Dar's side was ruled to be one over short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration.
South Africa captain AB de Villiers has been suspended for two ODIs while his teammates have been fined 100 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over rate during their one-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the first ODI in Paarl.
Despite widespread calls for Steve Bucknor to retire, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has backed the West Indian to complete his term as an Elite Panel umpire, which ends in 2011.
'Regrettable and unacceptable' is how Sri Lanka Cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala described the behaviour of the Bangladesh team during their do-or-die match against the hosts on Friday night.
The West Indies bowler was found guilty of using inappropriate language by Match Referee Alan Hurst during the fourth Test against England.
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza and batsman Sabbir Rahman have been fined 20 percent of their match fees following an angry exchange with England skipper Jos Buttler during the second one-day international on Sunday. Buttler was reprimanded after being found guilty of "using language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting" after his dismissal during Bangladesh's series-levelling 34-run victory.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been banned for one ODI after his side was fined for a second minor over-rate offence within a year during the cricket tri-series match against Australia in Brisbane on Sunday.
Darell Hair is considering legal action against the ICC and has hired a leading lawyer from the Marylebone Cricket Club.
New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden may reportedly be recalled for the back-to-back Ashes series in England and Australia to take the pressure off the four over-stretched and error-prone Ashes officials during the next seven Tests.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team-mates drew flak from the ICC for criticism of Australian umpire Daryl Harper, with the game's governing body saying it was 'unfair and unjust' on an elite official.
The Indian Cricket Board has decided not to recommend the names of Amiesh Saheba and Sanjay Hazare for the coming season's ICC International Panel of umpires with only Shahvir Tarapore retaining his place.
He is only the fourth cricketer to win the coveted prize after Sachin Tendulkar, who was the first recipient in 2010, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012, and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won it last year.
West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been banned for two One-day Internationals for "conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game", the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said the opening match defeat against Pakistan was crucial to his side's early ouster from the Champions Trophy.
India's Sundaram Ravi has been appointed one of the on-field umpires for the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy beginning June 1.
England captain Stuart Broad was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for publicly criticising match officials following his side's Group 1 match against New Zealand in the ICC World Twenty20 on Saturday.
The Indian cricket team was on Sunday fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their defeat to Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-nation series at Dambulla.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the instances when cricketers died while playing a match.
Run-machine Kohli capped a memorable 2018 by becoming the first to win the International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricketer, Test and One-day international (ODI) player of the year awards last month.
'I have grown up in an environment where the dominant narrative of Indian sporting achievement was -- We can't.' 'These achievers have fought hard, built on each other's body of work and knowledge, and have today changed the script to -- We can,' notes Rahul Dravid,cricketing legend.
Pakistan bowler Danish Kaneria was charged under Level 1.4 of the code, which refers to 'using language that is obscene, offensive or insulting' during the second day of the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka.
Harmanpreet Kaur brought more attention to women's cricket in India than ever before when she hit 171 not out to knock Australia out of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2017. When she leads India onto the MCG on Sunday, she will become the first woman to ever captain India in a T20 World Cup final. It's not just her country's first appearance in the showpiece, but also one that could break history in setting a world record attendance for a women's sporting event.
Australia's campaign at the Twenty20 World Cup suffered a jolt on Wednesday as pacer Brett Lee was ruled out of the elite event after injuring his bowling arm. Lee suffered the injury during the Tuesday's lost warm-up game against minnows Zimbabwe.
The Women's Twenty20 World Cup gets underway when hosts and defending champions Australia meet India in Sydney on Friday and hopes are high that the seventh edition of the tournament will prove transformational for the game.
CSA on Friday said that Marco Jansen has replaced Ottniel Baartman, who has been ruled out "due to medical reasons of a separate nature.".
Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday threw his weight behind pacer Ishant Sharma, who is under fire for his lacklustre performance in the Champions Trophy, saying the young bowler needs support not criticism at this crucial juncture of his career.
Australia opener David Warner has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a charge of making inappropriate comments about South Africa player AB de Villiers ahead of the third and final Test, which starts on Saturday.
Virat Kohli will join the elite company of eleven other Indians and a total of 70 other players across the various countries to complete the century of Test match appearances.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, regarded as the man with the midas touch, is feeling the heat for the first time in his otherwise fabled spell as captain of the Indian team.
As if the humiliating Test series loss to India was not enough, West Indies off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported for suspected illegal bowling actions during the second Test.
England captain Andrew Strauss was fined 20 per cent of his match fee after the team was found to have bowled two overs short during its 115-run win over Australia in the second Test at Lord's.
As India suffered a humiliating exit from the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side failed to play to its potential.
India is in the second week of a three-week lockdown enforced to contain the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 70 lives while infecting over 3000 people. With sporting activities coming to a standstill, the elite athletes are confined to their homes, trying to remain fit while hoping for action to begin once normalcy returns.
'But it's not a good spectacle when pretty obviously wrong decisions are made'
Afghanistan will now join South Africa and India for the series starting later this month.
When defending champions Australia compete in the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday, they will earn the same as their male counterparts would - in stark contrast to their rivals, India. In cricket-mad India, male players are revered as gods, paid handsomely and showered with lucrative endorsement deals, from watches and shoes to snacks, headphones and even toothbrushes. The women barely get a look-in.
Australians have responded with a mixture of disbelief and anger to the ICC's decision to ban Darrell Hair from umpiring international matches, labelling it "tragic" and "disgusting".
Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq was fined 15 per cent of his match fee showing dissent to the umpire after his dismissal in the second one-dayer against New Zealand in Sharjah.
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