The International Cricket Council is taking allegations in a British newspaper about attempts to organise spot-fixing during the third Ashes Test "extremely seriously" but do not think the match has been compromised, global cricket's governing body said on Thursday.
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit is studying New Zealand's victory over Pakistan in the second Champions Trophy semi-final, raising doubts of corrupt play, after Pakistani skipper Younus Khan dropped a catch at a crucial juncture of the match.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) is investigating potentially fraudulent activities by an international syndicate attempting to corrupt the domestic game, it said in a statement on Friday.
Opener David Warner brushed aside any doubts about his Test match pedigree on Thursday with a brutal 164-run assault on Pakistan's bowlers.
'Would @narendramodi allow his supporters to come and console or congratulate him in his bedroom, dressing room or the toilet?'
The Pakistan Cricket Board has prepared a counter in case the Board of Control for Cricket in India decides to boycott the June 16 World Cup game in Manchester in the wake of Pulwama terror attack.
India were also heavily fancied to beat New Zealand at the same stage of the 2019 edition, only to lose by 18 runs at Old Trafford.
Australian captain Michael Clarke has reportedly become the country's highest paid sports star with almost six million dollars, thanks to a half-billion dollar deal television deal finalised between Cricket Australia (CA) Channels Nine and Ten.
'With the World Cup around the corner and being hosted by India, the demand has risen manifold. We manufacture around three million bats annually but the demand for this month and the previous one was 15 times higher. We manufactured around three to four million bats in two months that we delivered'
'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'
Sri Lanka Cricket, currently fighting the menace of deep-rooted corruption, was dealt a blow after its Chief Financial Officer was arrested for alleged financial fraud, police said on Monday.
ICC CEO Manu Sawhney was sent on 'leave' in March after his conduct came under the scanner during an internal investigation by by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The 49-year-old announced his retirement at the age of 31, in 2005. Streak still remains the only Zimbabwe bowler with more than 100 Test and over 200 ODI wickets.
In the wake of the tragic death of late Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, a British-based firm has come forth with its reformed prototype helmet aimed at giving better protection for the players.
The International Cricket Council, on Tuesday, revealed the assessment of the umpires, including the Decision Review System analysis, from the Trent Bridge Test between England and Australia.
'To a person, full member countries and their CEOs stated their absolute support of Test cricket being played under lights'
Dutch cricket ventures to a new frontier in maiden New Zealand voyage
Australia's cricketers have demanded a review of performance-related pay for contracted players who stand to take another financial hit after an under-strength One-Day International team was defeated by New Zealand last week.
Dubai teenager Harshit Seth, on November 28, achieved a unique landmark of picking up a double hat-trick - a wicket of every ball in his over - in the six-team Under-19 Karwan Global Twenty20 League tournament.
A concerned Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis on Sunday hoped the ICC's suspension of the nation's cricket body will not affect the upcoming fixtures of the national team and the preparations for the men's U19 World Cup in Colombo early next year.
"The charges relate to the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 Cricket League and attempts to corrupt matches in that tournament -- these attempts were disrupted. The ICC was appointed by the ECB as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (DACO) for the purposes of the ECB's Code for this tournament and as such are issuing these charges on the ECB's behalf," ICC said in a statement.
Given the relative paucity of cricket this year, Test cricket has emerged as a healer for deprived fans, notes Dhruv Munjal.
A Dismayed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Monday that national captain Brendon McCullum was not under investigation for match-fixing, as reported earlier by a British daily, and added that he had only given testimony to the International Cricket Council on the understanding that it would be kept confidential.
Cricket Australia expects Khawaja to abide by rules in Gaza support
Disney Star is mulling legal actions against Zee Entertainment for backing out from a $1.4 billion sub-licensing agreement for TV broadcast of international cricket matches in India, according to industry sources. This could brew another legal trouble for Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), which is already facing an arbitration plea by Sony Group at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, claiming $90 million for breach of conditions of their merger agreement. Disney Star, an Indian subsidiary of media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company, is working on its strategy over the development, said industry sources.
Cricket could be part of the 2028 Olympics as the International Cricket Council is working towards getting the sport included in the roster for the Los Angeles Games.
The ICC Board will now consider the vacant position of the ICC president at its forthcoming meeting in Dubai on April 15 and 16.
Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from all cricket for two years after admitting breaching two counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak died on Sunday at the age of 49.
The 2030 Youth Olympics will be the fifth edition of the international event.
Just like it happens in football, where everybody from around the world wants to play in European leagues, every cricketer would dream to play in the Big Bash, IPL and The Hundred, explains Abhishek Singh.
Sri Lanka's players refused to take the field on the third day of the match in St Lucia on Saturday, delaying the resumption of play for almost two hours, after umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould had changed the ball and awarded West Indies five penalty runs.
The ICC confirmed the rating on Tuesday, a marked improvement from the three demerit points that they earned after last year's drawn Ashes Test.
Australian cricket team coach Darren Lehmann has described Pakistan as tough opponent despite the absence of off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, who is under the ICC scanner for a suspect bowling action.
The government on Wednesday night issued a notification confirming the appointment of the management committee while removing Ramiz Raja, but the sitting chief selector Muhammad Wasim announced the squad for the NZ series.
The ICC said that the number of views on its video channel stood at 1.65 billion in the first half of 2020, which is more than any other leading sporting organisations on the platform.
Earlier in the day, the International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted three retired greats of the game namely South Africa's Jacques Kallis, Sthalekar, and Pakistan's Zaheer Abbas, into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
The Marylebone Cricket Club, custodians of the laws of cricket, on Tuesday, said Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was under no obligation to warn Jos Buttler before 'Mankading' him in the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
Asad Rauf passed away due to a cardiac arrest in Lahore.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking to become a permanent member of the Olympic Movement following the inclusion of T20 cricket in the programme of 2028 Olympics, its chairman Greg Barclay said on Monday.
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