Former International Cricket Council president Ehsan Mani has criticised BCCI chief Anurag Thakur for his "inflammatory" comments on Pakistan and asked the PCB to push for India to be stripped off hosting ICC events. Mani said on Tuesday night that Pakistani cricket officials should come strong at the ICC executive board meeting in Cape Town next week.
Dharamsala's loss is Kolkata's gain! The marquee India-Pakistan encounter of the International Cricket Council's World Twenty20, on March 19, will be played at the iconic Eden Gardens, in Kolkata.
India have forfeited three matches of the International Cricket Council Women's Championship for failing to play scheduled fixtures against Pakistan amid ongoing political tension between the South Asian rivals.
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) board has voted to pass a new financial model to reverse a 2014 decision which effectively put India, England and Australia in control of the game's finances and administration.
The world body is unlikely to even discuss a possible boycott of Pakistan when its Chief Executives Committee (CEC) meets in Dubai on Wednesday.
The International Cricket Council, on Friday, decided to allocate some special assistance fund to Pakistan Cricket Board considering the financial issues that the board is facing in absence of international cricket in the country.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken up the issue of cancellation of bilateral series with India last December, as per an MOU signed between the two boards in 2014 to play six bilateral series, with the International Cricket Council. An official in the board told PTI that chairman Shaharyar Khan had brought up the issue at the recent ICC board meeting in Dubai and stressed the need for boards to respect bilateral agreements. "Shaharyar did take up this issue at the ICC meeting and pointed out that India had not played Pakistan in a bilateral series since 2007 and it had caused loss of millions of dollars to the PCB in estimated revenues," the official said. He said Shaharyar made the point that if the BCCI had to seek government clearance to play Pakistan in a bilateral series it should not have signed the MOU in the first place.
With the Pakistan Cricket Board indicating that it may raise the issue of India not agreeing on a bilateral series in the United Arab Emirates with the International Cricket Council, the cricket world body's president Zaheer Abbas on Monday made it clear that they cannot be compelled to play against each other.
PCB chief wants ICC to pursue India on bilateral playing ties
The ICC says it is monitoring the air quality in smog-shrouded New Delhi ahead of the World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Monday.
Given the relative paucity of cricket this year, Test cricket has emerged as a healer for deprived fans, notes Dhruv Munjal.
The former ICC chief dismissed the PCB's notion that the ICC does not have enough Asian representation and is dominated by the whites.
The International Cricket Council has decided not to interfere in modalities related to bilateral agreement involving two nations.
The BCCI on Wednesday extended the deadline for purchasing the tender document for the new Indian Premier League teams by another 10 days till October 20.
A three-member team constituted by the Pakistan government will depart for India on Monday to assess the security arrangements for the national team for the World T20 cricket tournament beginning next week. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that until the security team gave clearance, the Pakistani cricketers will not depart for India. "The security team will assess whether complete security will be provided to our team during the Twenty20 World Cup. I have asked Pakistan Cricket Board chairman to wait, and the team can wait until the security clearance is assured," Nisar said. The security team will be led by Usman Anwar, director in the Federal Investigation Agency, and will have one representative each from the PCB and Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. Nisar pointed out that the security threats are not hollow. He said disturbing reports about security threats to Pakistan cricketers emanating from India, including from extremists and militant organizations, show that there may be law and order problem for the cricket team in India.
PCB Chairman, Najam Sethi is in the UK meeting with the British legal firm for advise. PCB's chief operating officer, Subhan Ahmad has also flown to London for the same purpose.
The window for the Asia Cup this year is between September 1-17.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has been told by its governing board to strongly oppose the changes proposed by India, Australia and England cricket boards in the governance and distribution of finances in the ICC.
The IPL Governing Council has not taken any decision on whether to include or exclude players from Pakistan for the Indian Premier League's players' auction scheduled for January 8-9 next year, a member of the Twenty20 League's ruling body said.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to take its compensation claim case against the Board of Control for Cricket in India to the disputes resolution committee of the International Cricket Council.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has demanded monetary compensation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) for damages after India's refusal to play the scheduled series. "We have mentioned it clearly to BCCI and ICC in recent meeting that either India should play cricket with Pakistan or compensate us for damages," PCB Executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi was quoted as saying by the Dawn.
The prominent voices that have called for a suspension of cricket ties are senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and pacer Mohammed Shami.
This year's T20 World Cup will likely be held in Australia in 2022 as India doesn't want to swap its 2021 hosting rights with Cricket Australia as of now.
'I won't be surprised if they change the rule before the India-Pakistan game (in World Cup). ICC will keep their mouth shut and say 'OK, do it'. ICC just talks rubbish, nothing happens.'
'We are sure India will eventually want the ICC to include the clause of government clearance in the FTP for matches between the two countries. But at the Auckland meeting they neither approved nor rejected the proposed 19 matches'
Allegations of spot-fixing by English cricketers have been dismissed by the England and Wales Cricket Board's Integrity Team and Cricket Australia.
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan and head of the PCB's executive committee Najam Sethi left for India in a bid to convince the BCCI to confirm the bilateral series in December.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants its Indian counterpart (BCCI) to pay approximately $ 70 million as compensation for not playing two 'home' bilateral series.
PCB chief Najam Sethi said that they had sent a proposal to ACC that India can play their matches at a neutral venue.
The BCCI letter did not make a specific reference to Pakistan, which has been accused of harbouring terrorists by India.
Afghan women's cricket team formed in 2010 was quietly dissolved this year amid Taliban threats, insecurity and conservative beliefs.
The T20 World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17.
The most important aspect will be the SOP that will be handed to the franchises for Monday's discussion where they can raise their concerns.
Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time in ten years with the Sri Lankan team playing two matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, with the hosts winning the second match to clinch the series 1-0 after the rain-curtailed first game ended in a draw.
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur on Friday took potshots at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the delay in sending the national cricket squad for the World T20 to be held in India, saying the decision to play in multinational tournament is taken by the ICC.
West Indies cricket president James Cameron and Pakistan board chairman Najam Sethi have been awarded seats on the International Cricket Council's new executive committee, but South Africa has been snubbed from the game's new world order.
The letter from Julaniya, in possession of ANI, clearly stated that country of origin of athletes wouldn't be a barrier for them to get visas to come and compete in international sporting events in the country.
Phillip Hughes's tragic death cast a shadow over an eventful year that saw Ashes rivals Australia and England brawl on the field and bond off it, joining India to pull off a bloodless coup and take charge of the game.
Former PCB chairman Najam Sethi is set to be nominated as the next President of the International Cricket Council by the Pakistan board for a one-year term starting in June, 2015.
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