'This is the only country where success seems to be viewed as a bad thing.' 'Other governments and countries go out of their way to protect a successful organisation. Here we find ways of destroying it.'
On December 15, the top court had observed that Thakur prima facie appears to have committed matter of perjury in relation to demanding an intervention via a letter from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in order to sidestep the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday chose to remain mum on the 'spot-fixing' scandal involving Pakistani players, saying the matter is for the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to deal with.
Australia quick Josh Hazlewood says the proposed ban on cricketers using saliva to shine the ball will be difficult to police but ultimately might not make much difference to the art of swing bowling. The International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricket committee has recommended the ban on the use of spit when the sport returns after the coronavirus shutdown because of fears it could lead to the spread of COVID-19.
Board of Control for Cricket in India chief Anurag Thakur on Monday indicated that the Board is open to implementing the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) provided the technology reaches close to the level of perfection.
The International Cricket Council General Manager Geoff Allardice all set to submit a presentation on upgraded Decision Review System before the Board of Control for Cricket in India in New Delhi on October 20 in presence of president Anurag Thakur.
The International Cricket Council will announce the fixtures of the 2015 World Cup on Tuesday.
The BCCI accepted the rules and regulations on Twenty-20 cricket by introducing them in the domestic circuit from this year.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is likely to kill off the Champions Trophy in order to construct an enhanced international programme for the future.
The ICC chief executives' committee has recommended that the 2011 cricket World Cup be cut from 16 to 14 teams.
The former BCCI president will chair the six-member committee that will choose the next ICC president in 2007.
Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been cleared to bowl his controversial "doosra" under a recommendation from an ICC committee.
In the absence of bilateral series, both teams have only met in ICC and Asian Cricket Council multilateral events, most recently in the Asia Cup held in the UAE last September.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will on Thursday review contingency plans for this year's men's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia and discuss ways to re-start the sport once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, the governing body said on Monday. The global health crisis, which has forced travel and other restrictions in several countries, has halted professional cricket and jeopardises Twenty20 cricket's flagship event scheduled to begin on October 18 in Geelong.
'There could be a law where you can say from the 15th over or the 20th over, you can give the wax polish to the bowlers.'
Under-fire BCCI president N Srinivasan put an end to all speculations by making his presence felt at the International Cricket Council annual conference in London by attending one of the sub-committee meetings via video-link.
South African Percy Sonn takes over as International Cricket Council president on July 7 from incumbent Ehsan Mani
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan, on Monday, disclosed that the Pakistan Cricket Board had incurred losses amounting to $ 200 million because of the Indian team not playing bilateral cricket series in Pakistan.
England and Indian cricket board chiefs are in the running to succeed South Africa's Percy Sonn as president of the ICC.
A professional banker, Salman Butt, was on Tuesday named managing director of the 2011 World Cup central organising secretariat amid rising concerns over the slow pace of preparations for the mega-event in South Asia. The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed Butt's selection had been approved by the International Cricket Council.
Ponting shrugged off Australia's injury worries and the idea of there being risk in rushing Smith and Warner into the team.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said he will formally make the request at the ICC chief executive committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur next week.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering a limit on bat size less than two weeks before the 2015 World Cup beginning February 14 in Australia and New Zealand.
The BCCI's working committee which met on Tuesday failed to arrive at a decision.
BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya will surely stake claim for the World Cup guarantee money due to India.
The BCCI stuck to its stand of steering clear of the no-ball controversy but said the Sri Lankan Board should take action against its players if they are found guilty of violating ICC rules during a tri-series match against India at Dambulla on Monday.
Mumbai will house the 2011 World Cup secretariat and India will host 29 of the 49 matches after the event's Central Organising Committee on Tuesday reallocated the games following the International Cricket Council's decision to drop Pakistan as a co-host of the tournament. Accordingly, the opening match of the 10th edition of the quadrennial tournament would be held as scheduled in Bangladesh on February 19, 2011, while the final would be held in India.
The International Cricket Council's Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) on Wednesday recommended that the Champions Trophy be held in South Africa and not Sri Lanka as rainfall could affect the tournament to be held during September-October this year.
Taking to Twitter, the South African-born Pietersen wrote, "Goodness me! What's happening to cricket in SA is catastrophic."
England all-rounder Luke Wright was ruled out of the World Twenty20 with a side strain on Saturday.
Racial abuse at cricket matches may result in fans being ejected or banned for life from venues in line with anti-racism laws adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
NZ refused to play in Pakistan's Golden Jubilee triangular contest, saying they had never given final confirmation of their participation.\n\n
Welcoming ICC's move to defer a decision on its governance and financial revamp plan, former president Ehsan Mani has insisted on increasing the number of Executive committee members from five to seven so that the 'the Big 3' do not have a veto on any matter.
Sharad Pawar's tenure as International Cricket Council (ICC) president will come to an end next week and New Zealand's Alan Isaac will take over from the Indian.
BCCI had expressed concern about security during the World Cup in a letter to the ICC after last month's attack in the disputed region that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops.
Pakistan has asked the ICC to clear the bowling action of all rounder Shoaib Malik on medical grounds.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi has made himself available for the post of International Cricket Council's president, which was on Wednesday left vacant by the sudden resignation of Bangladesh's Mustafa Kamal.
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