Lauding Shashank Manohar for his stand against conflict of interest, International Cricket Council CEO Dave Richardson today said the ICC Chairman, who also heads the BCCI, is a principled man and is trying to reform the governance structure in both the bodies. The BCCI, under Manohar's Presidency, has been forced to undertake structural reforms after the Supreme Court-appointed Justice (retd) R M Lodha committee suggested wholesale changes in its administration. "Any improvements on the governance of any country, as far as the ICC is concerned at this stage, is fair enough. "I know that our new chairman Mr. Manohar is a very principled man and seems to be interested or trying to at least adhere to the principles of no conflict of interest when it comes to governance of the game," Richardson said at a promotional event in Chennai. "I think he is quite keen that the ICC should also look at those aspects of governance.
David Richardson, the former South Africa wicketkeeper, has been chosen by the International Cricket Council as its new chief executive.
Paceman Kane Richardson claimed his maiden five-wicket haul to script India's spectacular collapse and bowl Australia to a 25-run victory in the high-scoring fourth one day international on Wednesday. Three batsmen struck centuries in the 671-run match between the world's top two one-day teams but it was Richardson's (5-68) incisive bowling that clinched the contest, while also earning him the man-of-the-match award. Chasing 349 for victory, India were cruising at 277 for one before losing their last nine wickets for 46 runs to succumb to their fourth successive defeat in the five-match series. Opener Shikhar Dhawan (126) and Virat Kohli (106) featured in a 212-run stand for the visitors before the wheels came off India's chase at Canberra's Manuka Oval.
Sherin was confirmed dead by US police on Tuesday after over two weeks of investigation. She was missing since October 7.
Buried under a pile of runs, the West Indies will have to take a cue from the way India batted and stay positive in the remaining three days of the ongoing second cricket Test, in Kolkata, visiting team manager Richie Richardson said on Tuesday.
Two games at the makeshift Nassau County Cricket Stadium, including India's opening fixture against Ireland, have got an "unsatisfactory" rating from the game's governing body which remains bullish on promoting cricket in the United States.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson feels ODI cricket is a perfect bridge between Test and Twenty20 International and said the 50-over World Cup starting next week will cement ODI game's standing in future.
New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney and Rodney Tucker of Australia will be the on-field officials for the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup between India and England
Former international batsman Richie Richardson has been named the new West Indies team manager, the West Indies Cricket Board said on Saturday.
The incident occurred after teammate Karim Janat declined a run opportunity during the final over of Afghanistan's innings.
Images from the Diamond League Finals at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Friday.
The incident took place in the third over of the Nepal chase on Sunday when Tanzim had a verbal spat with Nepal skipper Rohit Paudel
West Indies have a long way to go if they are to return to the top of world cricket, despite their recent success in the World Twenty20, manager Richie Richardson said on Monday.
Delhi Capitals finished 9th in IPL 2023. Will IPL 2024 be the year DC win its maiden title?
The chucker's tag remains Muttiah Muralitharan's albatross and former New Zealand opener Mark Richardson on Sunday accused the Sri Lankan off-spinner of breaching the 15 degree flexion rule. Richardson said Muralitharan often bends his arm beyond the 15 degree norm even though he feel it is not the spinner but the indifferent International Cricket Council (ICC) which is at fault.
Neeraj Chopra, who added a silver to his Olympic medal tally in Paris following a historic gold in the Tokyo Games, will be aiming to end his season on a high.
Her husband Liam Neeson and mother Vanessa Redgrave were left grief-stricken, when she was declared dead after she failed to recover from a fall following a skiing accident.
"At the moment Mr Srinivasan is the BCCI representative to the ICC and we have no issues with that," the former South African player said on sidelines of a function in Mumbai.
The International Cricket Council does not like the current dispute between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa (CSA), ICC chief executive Dave Richardson said.
Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Friday.
ICC's Chief Executive Officer Dave Richardson today said that the game's governing body is all set to prune the number of teams from 14 to 10 for the next Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be held in England in 2019.
The International Cricket Council board on Thursday recommended former South Africa wicketkeeper David Richardson's name as Haroon Lorgat's successor for the post of Chief Executive Officer.
ICC match referee Richie Richardson, appointed for the last two Test matches, on Wednesday met rival captains Virat Kohli and Steve Smith separately to douse the simmering tension ahead of the third Test, starting on Thursday.
Former West Indies captain and team manager Richie Richardson feels playing on flat track helped Virender Sehwag but it doesn't take away anything from the Indian's 'exceptional knock' of a record 219 in the fourth One-dayer in Indore.
Delhi Capitals made exciting additions to their squad at the IPL Mini-Auction 2024 in Dubai on Tuesday. The franchise bagged the hard-hitting Harry Brook for INR 4 crore along with Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson for INR 5 crore and West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope for INR 75 lakh.
She was never a movie star but in the eyes of the Broadway audiences, who each pay something like $75 to see a hit play, she was a luminous actress.
The 20-year-old midfielder scored twice in England's flattering 2-1 win over the United States.
The Swede broke his own pole vault world record with a 6.24 metres effort in the first Diamond League meeting.
Tony award winning glamorous actress Natasha Richardson, a member of highly accomplished British Redgrave acting dynasty, died in Manhattan hospital where she flown after suffering serous injuries in skiing accident.
Former New Zealand cricketer Mark Richardson has advised that the World Cup could learn plenty from the Champions Trophy where the World Cup appears to be hitting problems is in its desire to include minnow nations who do nothing but elongate and diminish the product.
The cult film celebrated his landmark on April 18 with a special screening in Los Angeles.
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede in Mumbai on Sunday.
Jhye Richardson underwent surgery after the recurrence of his hamstring injury last week.
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been reprimanded and handed a demerit point for deliberately stepping in England player Ollie Pope's way as he went for a run which led to "inappropriate physical contact" during the first Test at Hyderabad.
Former South African cricketer and ICC General Manager of Cricket Operations Dave Richardson if no Indian features in the Elite Umpires panel it is not because of any flaw in the appointment process.
Apart from Renshaw's inclusion in place of Warner, there are no changes to the squad which beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third and final test to sweep the series 3-0 last week.
The three-match ODI series between Australia and West Indies will start from February 2 till February 6 in Brisbane, Sydney, and Canberra respectively.
A resurgent Delhi Capitals will look to exploit Kolkata Knight Riders' bowling vulnerabilities and ascend to top-four in the table during their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Monday.
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