Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara said playing for the nation is supreme but country vs club situation could be avoided if a window is created for the Indian Premier League in the ICC's FTP calender.
In fact, despite throat pain, the team doctor allowed the player to attend the team meeting and only on July 27 morning was his RT-PCR Test done. The reports came late in the afternoon after which BCCI and SLC decided to jointly postpone the game by a day as eight of his close contacts were also tested.
The remaining three matches will be part of a suspended sentence over a one-year period, Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has been provisionally suspended and charged with violating anti-doping regulations after he tested positive for a prohibited substance in May, the country's cricket board (PCB) has said.
Indian off-spinner and Test prospect Mohnish Parmar, who has a similar bowling style to Sri Lankan spinning great Muttiah Muralitharan, must rectify his action to correct flaws, India's cricket board said. Parmar, 20, emerged as the most successful in Indian first-class cricket this season with a tally of 52 wickets from just 11 matches.
After having agreed to play a five-match One-Day International series in India on a short notice following the West Indies pull-out, the Sri Lankan board is looking for a return in favour from the Board of Control for Cricket in India in August next year by playing three Test matches in the island nation.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan says it will not be feasible to play the proposed bilateral series in India, as suggested by Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga, whose sling-arm bowling action and devastating yorkers proved to be a nightmare for batsmen the world over, on Friday announced his retirement from Test cricket because of a "long-standing degenerative" knee injury.
PCB lashes out at FICA for terming Pakistan unsafe
The country's Sports Ministry worked closely with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) ACU during the process of drafting the bill.
PCB said on Sunday it expects bilateral series with India to resume.
Spinners Amit Mishra and Kulamani Parida shared seven wickets as the Board President's XI Sri Lankans' match ended in a draw.
Uncertainty arose following reports that the Afghanistan Premier League would be played in UAE in October, coinciding with Pakistan's home series against Australia and New Zealand.
The Sri Lankan team began its tour of Pakistan last week after 10 of its main players refused to travel, citing security concerns.
After Shah's statement about holding Asia Cup at a neutral venue, PCB issued a statement saying, "The overall impact of such statements has the potential to split the Asian and international cricketing communities and can impact Pakistan's visit to India for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and future ICC Events in India in the 2024-2031 cycle."
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will receive around $16 million as compensation from the 2011 World Cup earnings in the wake of it not being allowed to host a single match of the tournament.
Ecstatic that international cricket is finally returning to Pakistan after three years, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq is now hoping that his team will get to play against India in a bilateral series soon.
Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has slammed Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) stance on the Big Three- India, Australia and England, and said that it could have an adverse impact in the longer run.
'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.'
The film to be produced under Daggubati's banner Suresh Productions, will see Vijay Sethupathi portray the role of Sri Lankan spin legend.
However the final decision to shift the tournament will be Asian Cricket Council's prerogative.
Looking for a proper tune-up before the three-match Test series against hosts Sri Lanka gets underway, India would be hoping that rain stays away from their one and only three-day practice game beginning at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, on Thursday.
A pay dispute seems to have poured cold water on Monty Panesar's plans of playing for Sri Lankan Club Bloomfield to prepare for the Test series against India with the England Cricket Board (ECB) ruling out the spinner's trip to the island nation. Bloomfield reportedly demanded 7,000 pounds for allowing the English left-arm spinner to play in the Sri Lanka Premier League to prepare for the two-Test series against India starting December 11.
Kumar Sangakkara will continue to serve in the dual role of Rajasthan Royals' director of cricket and head coach,
The Pakistan Sports Ministry on Friday said it has not received any report from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on the terrorist attack on Sri Lankan team in Lahore last year.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt said on Sunday his country could host an international team in the next six to nine months and will still co-host the 2011 World Cup.
Despite being firm underdogs the young West Indies team produced a gutsy performance and put considerable pressure on a Sri Lankan team who have a fine record on home soil.
Fine bowling by Junaid Zia enabled them trounce Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final.
India captain Rohit Sharma expressed deep concerns about the vitiated air quality in Indian cities.
A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has indicated that it is close to signing a deal with a leading international team to tour the country, which has not hosted a Test nation since 2009. Najam Sethi, who heads the PCB's executive committee, said on a television channel that he cannot disclose the name of the concerned team, but it was a leading side.
Under Kohli, the Indian team ended a 22-year wait for a series win on Sri Lankan soil before battering World No.1 South Africa 3-0 to hand the Proteas their first overseas loss in nine years.
Inzamam-ul-Haq says the tenure has been the most challenging of his professional career as he was subjected to 'hurtful criticism'
The 21-year-old Renshaw has averaged 36.64 from his 10 Tests in a positive start to his international career but has had a tough Shield campaign for Queensland, failing to surpass 20 runs in his four innings.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur felicitated Sri Lanka's batting great Kumar Sangakkara before the start of second Test here in Colombo on Thursday.
Arthur suggested to the members that Shahdab Khan should replace Sarfaraz as captain in the limited-over formats while Babar Azam should be given the reins of the Test side.
The Sri Lankan has been appointed match referee for the five one-day internationals and three Tests between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan's cricket authorities are making strong attempts to invite a Commonwealth XI side this year in a bid to revive international cricket in the country.
Pakistan is set to host the West Indies in a short three-match Twenty20 series in Lahore at the end of November this year, a top Cricket Board (PCB) official said.
Bangladesh are "slightly reluctant" to play a Test series in Pakistan and have offered only to tour the country for three Twenty20 internationals next month, the Pakistan Cricket Board said. Bangladesh were due to arrive in January for three T20s and two Tests and the PCB is hopeful the full tour would go ahead given that Sri Lanka had returned to the country for the Test series.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews blamed his butterfingered fielders for the three-wicket loss against Pakistan which ended their campaign at the ICC Champions Trophy in Cardiff on Monday.
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