Where will the line be drawn if external substances are used to shine ball, asks Aakash Chopra.
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar feels the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should have made Sachin Tendulkar skipper for his final Test match in his hometown in Mumbai.
At 13:57 local time, the umpires finally decided to officially abandon the match.
The Bangladesh spinner was reported for suspect bowling action during the second Test against Australia.
In an effort to bring all Test nations on board, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has sought the services of a leading technology institute -- the MIT -- to 'achieve' a uniform Decision Review System (DRS), an innovation which India has been opposing for long.
Pakistan have asked the ICC to hold an inquiry into umpire Darrell Hair's conduct before Inzamam-ul-Haq's disciplinary hearing
The PCB is pushing for Darrell Hair's removal from the ICC's list of elite umpires before the Champions Trophy.
India pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals team mate Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were on Sunday cleared of charges by a Delhi court in the spot-fixing and betting scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013. A flashback of the events that unfolded in the episode.
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.
Dinesh Karthik, Sunny Singh and Suresh Raina were found guilty of appealing in an aggressive manner in the group match against Bangladesh.
Sri Lankans Thirimanne, Chandimal and Prasad also charged
The International Cricket Council on Tuesday announced it has doubled the prize money of the top-ranked Test team to US $1 million from its existing $500,000 from April 1, next year and also increase investment in women's cricket by five-fold.
The International Cricket Council's rule-making committee recommended unanimously on Wednesday the adoption of the Decision Review System (DRS) in all international matches.
West Indies mystery spinner Sunil Narine has again been reported for suspect illegal bowling action. This time by the on-field umpires during Kolkata Knight Riders' away IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 22.
An ICC source confirmed the controversial Australian umpire's appointment for the October-November event.
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) does not think the ball-tracking technology used in the Decision Review System (DRS) is reliable enough and has maintained opposition to its mandatory use.
The Australian leg spinner was reported by umpires Aleem Dar and Billy Bowden after showing dissent over an appeal against them.
England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard was reported for excessive appealing as he celebrated the dismissal of Pakistan opening batsman Salman Butt.
Opener Jason Roy smashed his way to a sensational 153 as England scripted a dominating performance to hammer Bangladesh by 106 runs in a high-scoring World Cup match, in Cardiff, on Saturday.
TV replays showed that Ashwin had waited to let Buttler move out of the crease before removing the bails.
Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan, sang the Indian national anthem at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Saturday.
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.
Former Australian umpire Darrell Hair has termed Pakistan cricketers as "cheats and liars", and criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not taking action against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for ball tampering.
ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat defended scrapping the provision of runners in international cricket on Thursday, saying batsmen were not using the system in the right spirit.
The controversial former Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair termed the Pakistan cricketers as "cheats, frauds and liars" and criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC), the world governing body, for refusing to act despite apparent evidence that Shoaib Akhtar tampered with the ball, during the ODI against England at the Rose Bowl, last Wednesday.
After South Africa were penalised five runs for ball tampering against Pakistan in the second Test in Dubai on Friday, AB de Villiers insisted the Proteas were not cheats.
Chahal and Yadav (3/20) continued their wrist-spin magic and shared eight wickets for 42 runs between them to rattle the hosts in 32.2 overs after Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bowl.
The Pakistan off-spinner must spend the next six weeks with a biomechanist to identify and correct any flaws in his action.
BCCI president Anurag Thakur and coach Anil Kumble on Wednesday attended a meeting with ICC and Hawk Eye representatives, who made a detailed presentation of the upgraded version of Decision Review System (DRS). There are talks that DRS could be used during the upcoming India-England series, comprising five Tests, or during the series against Australia later. As per initial feedback, the BCCI bigwigs including the president and the coach have felt that there are "some improvements" which meant that some of India's issues have been addressed in the upgraded system.
This was Sri Lanka's second loss in as many matches, and, as a consequence, they have been knocked out of the tournament.
"I was the one who suggested that we should go back home immediately because it was clear it was one-sided and it was not fair but Anil (Kumble) showed great leadership qualities and managed everything," Laxman said during the launch of his book '281 and Beyond' in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Ravichandran Ashwin came up with an unique suggestion to stop batsmen from leaving their crease early, by awarding a 'free ball' for bowlers similar to the 'free hit' delivery which is given to batsmen when the bowlers overstep.
KL Rahul said he is looking to make the most of the opportunities but is not worried about sealing his place for next year's T20 World Cup.
Mathews dismissed suggestions that the episode has created bad blood between the sides.
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.
England pacer Chris Tremlett is bewildered by India's staunch opposition to the Decision Review System as he feels the innovation is "very accurate and fair" and should have been used in next month's Test series between the two sides.
The BCCI President said that Pakistan's tour is in doubt due to the long-running court battle over TV rights.
The track for the opening Super 10 Group 2 encounter in the ICC World Twenty20 here on March 15 is likely to be a batting-friendly wicket, unlike the VCA Stadium pitch that was on offer during the third India-South Africa Test match late last year. The track at the stadium situated on the Nagpur-Wardha road that was used for the third Test between India and South Africa was given a "poor" rating by the ICC match referee, Jeff Crowe in his report. India clinched the match by 124 runs inside three days with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin leading the hosts' charge with a 11-wicket haul, supported well by the left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja and leggie Amit Mishra. The ICC later announced that the stadium has been given an official warning under the ICC's Pitch Monitoring process following the third Test held in November, 2015. In reaching the verdict, the ICC agreed with the "poor" rating given to the pitch by New Zealand's Crowe, the match referee for the Test played from November 25 to 27, who observed that it did not allow a fair contest between bat and the ball.
Former England captain Mike Gatting fell short of labelling India's Virat Kohli the greatest batsman of his generation for consistency across formats, on Thursday.
England has submitted a formal complaint and demanded scrapping of the umpire decision referral system after the Daryl Harper controversy in South Africa.
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