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.
International Cricket Council Chief Executive Manu Sawhney has been sent on 'leave' after his conduct came under the scanner during an internal investigation by audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and may resign before his term ends.
Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne met with ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson at the global body's headquarters in Dubai on Wednesday to discuss their ambitious Legends T20 cricket League, proposed to be held in the United States in August-September.
Paceman James Anderson has no need to tone down his aggression when England and India renew their rivalry in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday, according to captain Alastair Cook.
The former South Africa wicketkeeper joined as General Manager (Cricket Operations) back in 2002 and was promoted as Chief Executive in 2012 after Haroon Lorgat quit.
ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson has said that the parent body's involvement with the Indian Premier League's matches in Dubai will be limited to strictly providing support on the anti-corruption front and negotiations are on with BCCI in this regard.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India may be adamant in its opposition to the Decision Review System, but ICC CEO Dave Richardson says the world body is hopeful of changing India's stance by first convincing ICC Cricket Committee chief Anil Kumble about the controversial innovation.
ICC CEO Dave Richardson says that cricket's world governing body is facing a "war" against corruption right now in which "everybody is susceptible", including the curators and the groundsmen.
In an escalation of their confrontation, the ICC on Monday disclosed that it has refused to bail out the BCCI in its tussle with the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha Committee over implementing the reforms. ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson said the BCCI had sought a letter from the world body, stating that it will disaffiliate the Indian Board if there is governmental interference as a shield against the implementation of Lodha Committee reforms.
Pakistan will have to wait for some more time to bring international cricket back to the country as the International Cricket Council (ICC) believes that it needs to do more on the security front to win the confidence of the foreign teams.
Left red-faced after the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India opposed the Decision Review System at the Executive Board Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, the ICC on Thursday said it will not force India to accept the controversial technology in bilateral series.
ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson has suggested that India's bad experience of the Decision Review System when it was first trialled might have played a part in BCCI's refusal to accept the controversial technology.
The ICC has said that there are no plans to change or reduce the minimum ban of five years imposed on Pakistani pacer Mohammed Aamer who has serving the ban for spot-fixing.
The 59-year-old, former BCCI president, mailed his resignation letter to ICC CEO Dave Richardson without clarifying the exact reason for this sudden move to end what was to be a two-year-tenure.
The BCCI on Wednesday slammed ICC General Manager Dave Richardson for criticising Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the latter had expressed his grouse on the UDRS system.
Dave Richardson, ICC general manager for cricket operations, feels that the Pakistan Cricket Board's initiative to host the final of the country's premier first class competition under lights will have a positive impact on the sport.
South Africa's wicketkeeper-batsman Mark Boucher says there's a lot of talk about spinners taking wickets in India, but it is the Proteas fast bowlers who have delivered the goods on more occasions than one.
Umpires and captains generally support the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) used in three countries during the southern hemisphere summer, according to International Cricket Council (ICC) general manager Dave Richardson.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India does 'have its own reasons' for opposing the controversial Decision Review System, says International Cricket Council Chief Executive Dave Richardson, admitting that the technology is not foolproof yet.
Pakistan hosted its maiden first class match under lights with a coloured ball on Thursday in a bid to attract crowds and raise the profile of its domestic cricket.
The International Cricket Council on Monday said it will take about a month's time to decide "appropriate sanction" on the Ferozeshah Kotla as an international venue in the wake of Sunday's pitch fiasco which led to the abandonment of the fifth and final ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
The controversial Decision Review System of the International Cricket Council will not just reduce umpiring errors but also ensure more batsmen walk when they edge behind, feels ICC's Cricket Operations manager Dave Richardson.
Floodlit day-night Test cricket receded further into the distance Friday when the International Cricket Council (ICC) said at least 18 months' research needs to be done on different coloured balls.
Johannesburg, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are being considered as possible venues to host the Champions Trophy this year, a senior International Cricket Council official said on Monday. Sri Lanka is the back-up venue but Dave Richardson, ICC general manager for cricket, said some doubts had been raised as September-October, when the event is planned, would be the monsoon season in the island nation.
When Sachin Tendulkar speaks, the world listens and International Cricket Council is now planning to split one-day matches into two innings of 25 overs each, an idea mooted by the Indian batting great earlier this month.
The International Cricket Council confirmed that it had received a letter from Lalit Modi in 2013 in which the former IPL commissioner alleged that three players were bribed by a business tycoon.
Cricket Association of Bihar president Aditya Verma has asked the ICC to clarify on the claims made by controversial former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi that two leading Indian cricketers and a West Indian player had been bribed by an Indian real estate tycoon.
Darrell Hair is unlikely to officiate at matches involving Pakistan despite being restored as a Test and one-day international umpire, an International Cricket Council (ICC) official said on Wednesday. The ICC announced on Tuesday that Hair had been restored to the elite panel but general manager Dave Richardson said the world governing body would act to prevent Hair from standing in matches involving Pakistan.
The organisers hope that the tournament will inspire the youth to take up the sport.
With the ever increasing threat of corruption in the game, Richardson said the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has gone on an overdrive to curb the menace.
Indian Cricket Board has reacted angrily to ICC General Manager Dave Richardson's remarks that the IPL poses a serious corruption threat and has shot off a letter to ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat to protest for "unnecessarily raking up the issue".
The ICC has given Sachin Tendulkar a September 21 deadline to prove fitness for the Super Series.
Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe, this week called for "zero tolerance" on chucking, which he dubbed 'cricket's Achilles heel'.
A former South African cricketer, who played for the national team and was part of the 1992 Cricket World Cup, has reportedly been accused of rape.
The BCCI letter did not make a specific reference to Pakistan, which has been accused of harbouring terrorists by India.
"We realise just how important it is for world cricket to have regular matches between Pakistan and India but unfortunately the ICC cannot interfere in this matter as it is a bilateral matter purely between two boards," Richardson told the Express newspaper.
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.
ICC General Manager (Operations) Dave Richardson sought to play down the recent war of words between the ICC and BCCI.
The ICC said a player nominated for its annual awards would not be dropped even if he is under probe by the Anti-Corruption Unit.
Former Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi has alleged that two leading Indian cricketers and a West Indian player had been bribed by an Indian real estate tycoon, who is also a bookmaker.
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