Sharad Pawar on Friday arrived from Singapore after formally taking over as the ICC President and rubbished suggestions that rejection of John Howard's candidacy for the vice-President's post would divide world cricket.
Amidst strong opposition from the African bloc, John Howard's ambition to become ICC president got a boost on Friday with President-elect Sharad Pawar backing the process of his nomination. Pawar and current president David Morgan issued a joint statement, saying they support the process for nominating the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the ICC, agreed some two years ago.
ICC President Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the rejection of the candidature of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for the vice-president's post of the world cricket governing body had no racial overtones.
Sharad Pawar had no objection to John Howard's nomination as ICC Vice President but the support for the former Australian Premier started diminishing in the last week which led to his rejection, former ICC chief David Morgan said on Friday.
Incoming International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar does not want former Australian Prime Minister and cricket aficionado John Howard as his deputy in the interim.
Scrapping the home-and-away compulsions from the Future Tours Programme cannot resolve the issue of player burn-out, says the Federation of International Cricketers' Association, which wants the ICC to schedule matches in "context" to ensure manageable workload.
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard appeared for an interview for ICC vice-president's job which will be left vacant after India's Sharad Pawar takes charge as chief of the cricket governing body in June, according to a report.
Former BCCI chief Sharad Pawar will take over as International Cricket Council President on July 1, becoming the second Indian, after Jagmohan Dalmiya, to occupy the top post.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) hopes India and Pakistan will soon resurrect bilateral cricket ties as their rivalry is essential for the sport, ICC president David Morgan has said.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday inducted three Ashes heroes --Tom Graveney and Peter May of England and Ian Chappell of Australia -- into its Cricket Hall of Fame.
International Cricket Council president David Morgan on Wednesday predicted day-night Tests within the next two years and said he would be both surprised and disappointed if it does not happen. Test cricket's dwindling popularity has prompted cricket administrators to explore possibilities of shoring up the longer version which apparently is on its last leg and Morgan feels day-night Tests could be the way out.
Australian greats Greg Chappell and Clarrie Grimmett will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame on Saturday during a presentation at the Adelaide Oval.
Pakistan has been stripped of hosting rights for the 2011 World Cup because of the 'uncertain security situation' in the country, the International Cricket Council said on Friday.
WG Grace, father of modern cricket, has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
The PCB will retain its host fees and also receive an additional payment as compensation following the shifting of 14 World Cup games it had been allocated to co-hosts India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, because of security concerns.
Three England legends -- Len Hutton, Jack Hobbs and Jim Laker -- were on Sunday inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in London.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) might do away with the concept of neutral umpires by this year's Ashes as it feels the Decision Review System would clear the decks for officials to stand in matches featuring their home country.
According to a Daily Telegraph report, with India ruling the roost in international cricket by virtue of their financial might there is a possibility that the ICC headquarters may be shifted to Mumbai once Sharad Pawar succeeds David Morgan as ICC president in July 2010.
Friday's opening ceremony of the ICC Twenty20 World Championships was cancelled for the sake of a timely start of the opening match between hosts England and the Netherlands as rain played spoilsport.
Former India captain and legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev was inducted into the Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at the ICC headquarters in Dubai.
South African Haroon Lorgat was on Friday appointed Chief Executive Officer of International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday named Sharad Pawar, its president elect, as the chairman of the Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee while BCCI president Shashank Manohar was named as a member of the Governance Review Committee. The appointments were made as the ICC revised its committee structure.
International Cricket Council (ICC) vice-president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the governing body could give its verdict on the Ferozshah Kotla pitch fiasco by next week.
In what came as lease of life for disgraced Ferozshah Kotla, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said the world governing body was not in favour of banning the stadium for a longer period of time for the pitch fiasco during the recent India-Sri Lanka ODI.
The International Cricket Council is considering four-day tests as part of a series of innovations to keep the oldest form of the sport exciting to spectators in the wake of Twenty20's growing popularity.
With player burnout becoming a major concern, International Cricket Council president David Morgan says mandatory home-and-away series over a six-year cycle could be scrapped from the post-2012 Future Tours Programme.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India only went by the instruction it received from the Indian government and there is no question of sanctioning the Cricket Board for scrapping the tour of Pakistan, International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan said in Mohali on Sunday. Morgan lamented the lack of international cricket in Pakistan but cited ICC regulations which rule out sanction in such cases.
A dispute with Pakistan over 2011 one-day World Cup games needs to be resolved as soon as possible, International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan said on Thursday.
The BCCI will hold talks with the Indian Cricket League, whose players are now banned from all official cricket.
International Cricket Council president David Morgan condemned the US $40 million deal between Sri Lankan Cricket and the Indian Premier League, which will entail cancellation of Sri Lanka's Test tour to England, terming it unacceptable in the light of earlier agreements between the ECB and SLC.
Legendary New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee was inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame during the lunch break of the ongoing India-New Zealand third Test in Wellington on Friday.
In what could be termed as a major breakthrough for the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League, the President of the International Cricket Council David Morgan on Thursday agreed to meet ICL representatives and hear their case.
The ICC on Thursday deferred a decision on the new dates of the Champions Trophy till next month but said Pakistan still retained the right to host the prestigious tournament.
An attempt to end an ongoing dispute between the unofficial Indian Cricket League and the Board of Control for Cricket in India ended in failure in Johannesburg on Monday. The International Cricket Council said following a three-hour meeting no agreement had been reached. No follow-up meeting is planned.
ICC president David Morgan on Monday said he is hopeful of day-night Tests being played in either Australia or India in the near future.
ICC president David Morgan on Monday said he is hopeful of day-night Tests being played in either Australia or India in the near future.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will meet on Monday in an attempt to end a dispute between the Indian Cricket board and an unofficial Twenty20 league. The ICC president David Morgan confirmed he and chief executive Haroon Lorgat would meet Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian Cricket League (ICL) officials.
England could lose the right to host the twenty20 World Championship next year if it continues to deny visas to Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) officials, ICC president-elect David Morgan has warned.
International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday gave a stamp of approval to the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) while refusing to recognise the Indian Cricket League (ICL).
Six years after being told he had six months to live Michael Soper is in line to land the top job in English cricket.
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