'Even in PlayStation games, he was keen to win.'
England has been confirmed as the host country for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday.
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India coach Gary Kirsten was named in the International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee as representative of national coaches. He replaces Mickey Aurthur, who recently resigned as South Africa coach.
The Games coincides with the women team's limited-overs tour of England
Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin plans to approach the Telangana High Court to challenge the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Ombudsman's order to remove his name from the North Stand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
It has taken less than eight months for Afghanistan to jump from the fifth division of world cricket to one level below the major Test-playing countries. The team from the war-torn nation continued one of sport's unlikeliest success stories by winning the third division in Argentina last week, a six-team tournament which doubles as a qualifier for cricket's World Cup.
Team India batsman Yuvraj Singh will be a part of the International Cricket Council's global celebration of the spirit of cricket and will speak about his experience of playing in Pakistan on the governing body's special centenary year website. The initiative, named 'Catch the Spirit' centenary celebration, will feature each of the ICC's 104 members, who will be hosting activities inspired by the spirit of cricket as part the celebration, the governing body said.
Cricket players from Australia and the West Indies have taken part in coaching clinics with local children in Barbados to raise awareness and reduce stigma about HIV and AIDS in cricket-playing countries.
Zimbabwe all-rounder Prosper Utseya has been reported for an illegal bowling action, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.
The International Cricket Council was the target of cybercrime involving a wire transfer of a sizeable sum of money, roughly US$ 2.5 million.
Cricket Australia (CA) has disputed reports that two Australian players were under investigation for corruption in last year's Indian Premier League (IPL).
The BCCI has refused to send its team to Pakistan for the upcoming Champions Trophy and there speculation that the entire tournament could be moved out of the country.
The West Indies batting legend will lead one of the newly-former league's teams.
The Pakistan Cricket Board is willing to make 'adjustments' in the schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy, with matches involving India taking place in the UAE.
Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar is hopeful that with T20 becoming popular, the sport has a chance of figuring in the Games in future.
Former International Cricketing Council president Ehsan Mani has urged the governing body to safeguard the sanctity of cricket following the spot-fixing scandals that has surrounded the Indian Premier League
Cricket was cleared to pursue its bid to be included in future Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) rubberstamped the sport's recognition on Thursday.
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan has called for an overhaul of the country's cricket set-up after the ICC warned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to improve its governance and enforce anti-corruption measures.
"Pakistan is one of the strongest cricketing countries in the ICC membership," Allardice said.
Pakistan government gave clearance to the country's senior men's team to travel to India for the 2023 World Cup, ending months of uncertainty over their participation in the showpiece.
Pakistan's Mohammad Amir has received an early reprieve for a return to domestic cricket
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The incoming player, who will be allowed to bat and bowl, must be deemed a "like for like" replacement approved by the match referee.
Six former New Zealand internationals who played in the ICL have effectively been banned from playing for the national team again.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid has called for a "thorough and comprehensive" investigation into the spot-fixing scam and said the current scandal is "cricket biggest chance to clean itself".
15 years after the launch of the IPL, a full-fledged women's T20 tournament will get underway in March.
West Indies' decline a long time coming, says Brathwaite
Anticipating support from the BCCI, Pakistan Cricket Board officials are surprised that Sharad Pawar, the vice president of the ICC, has asked the member boards to meet shortly and discuss the staging of 2011 World Cup matches following the terror attack on Sri Lankan players in Lahore. There has been a growing feeling in Pakistan cricket circles that the BCCI has been following the policy of its government of isolating their country internationally.
More than two-thirds of international players, in a recent survey conducted by FICA, believe that the Board of Control for Cricket in India exerts unfair influence on the International Cricket Council's decision-making, but 40 per cent of them said they are willing to skip national duty to play in the cash-rich IPL, run by the Indian board.
Colombo weather forecast remains somewhat ominous, with a 70% chance of rain predicted for Sunday morning
With two major cricketing events -- the World Cup and the Indian Premier League -- back to back this year, the retail fan cricket gear market is on a roll.
Tainted trio of Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Amir sent more shockwaves to cricket community in Pakistan after Britain's Crown Prosecution Service decided to charge the already suspended players of taking bribes and defraud during the England tour last year.
India ended an 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought, beating South Africa by seven runs to claim the ICC T20 World Cup title for the second time on June 29 last year, in Barbados.
The chief executive of Ukraine's cricket board says it "ticks all the boxes" to become an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and that the game would not survive if it was denied entry.
'I do think, though, that Twenty20 cricket should become franchise dominated'
David Richardson, the chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has confirmed that possibilities of including cricket in the summer Olympics are being explored following a positive meeting with the officials of the International Olympic Committee.
Ab de Villiers, the former South African cricketer has played 114 Tests, scoring 8,756 runs at an average of 50.66, and two wickets. He has played 228 ODIs with 9,577 runs at an average of 53.50, and 7 wickets.
Cricket has been shortlisted for potential inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games along with baseball-softball, flag football, lacrosse, breakdancing, karate, kickboxing, squash and motorsport.
