All-rounder Abdul Razzaq has become the first Pakistani player to fetch an Indian Premier League contract this year, signing up with Deccan Chargers.
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif claims that he has been told that a 'a large number' of ICL matches were fixed and feels IPL matches could be fixed too.
The Indian Cricket League (ICL) organisers have put on hold the outstanding payments of its Pakistani recruits after learning about the involvement of a former Test player in fixing the matches of the unauthorised league, Pakistan media reported on Sunday. The ICL had signed on over two dozen Pakistani cricketers to play in the rebel league for the Lahore Badshahs team led by former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq.
The ICC said the ICL Twenty20 event does not meet its criteria for approving "unofficial cricket". 'The ICC Board considered an application for the ICL to be approved as unofficial cricket. The Board went through the application carefully, including assessing it against the criteria within the ICC regulations for approving such events. "After due consideration, the Board resolved that the application should be rejected," the ICC said in a statement.
The Delhi high court on Tuesday barred the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League from filing a suit against the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the United Kingdom courts.
Former Indian Cricket League rebel Rohan Gavaskar was on Monday roped in by Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as their two-day conditioning camp began at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Cricinfo, the popular cricket website has paid monetary damages to Chris Cairns and also published an extensive interview telling his side of the story over allegation of the former New Zealand all rounder's involvement in match-fixing in the 2008 Indian Cricket League (ICL).
South African pacers Nantie Hayward and Johan van der Wath have returned to mainstream cricket under the auspices of CSA after terminating their "rebel" Indian Cricket League contracts. Hayward and Van der Wath have now joined Justin Kemp as players who have complied with Cricket South Africa's amnesty conditions for ICL players, CSA CEO Gerald Majola said on Wednesday.
An interesting mix of players, including Indian Cricket League returnees, go under the hammer at the third Indian Premier League auction, during which the franchises will choose from a list of 66 to fill just 12 available slots, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi defended the IPL's decision not to include Chris Cairns in the auction over alleged match-fixing allegations, and said that the former New Zealand all-rounder is free to sue him. Hitting back at the Kiwi all-rounder, Modi said: 'Cairns is welcome to sue me if he wants.'
Flamboyant New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has been struck off from the IPL auction list because of a match-fixing slur against his name during his stint with the rebel Indian Cricket League. Cairns's name figured in the original list for the January 19 auction, but Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi said the Kiwi's name was removed because of the match-fixing taint.
Star attraction Shane Bond claimed three wickets but the day belonged to Mumbaikar Sahil Kukreja (157 not out) and Hyderabad's Ambati Rayudu (133) who hit scintillating centuries on the opening day of the second round league matches of the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy in Chennai on Wednesday.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's all-powerful Working Committee, which meets in Mumbai on August 13, would decide whether former Indian Cricket League (ICL) players can take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be held in March-April next year.
The BCCI's insistence on giving a cold shoulder to any player associated with the Indian Cricket League has infuriated the media in New Zealand which has described former Board secretary Niranjan Shah as a "travelling goon" for his comments against ICL's Kiwi recruits.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has offered central contracts to opener Imran Nazir, senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq who returned to mainstream after snapping ties with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League.
The Essel Group on Monday rebutted news reports that it is setting up parallel cricket boards across different countries in collaboration with Ten Sports Network but said it is now geared up to enter the sports business at a global level, focusing on cricket.
At least four suspected bookmakers have been thrown out of cricket stadiums during the ongoing scandal-tainted Bangladesh Premier League, in efforts to ensure the tournament is graft free, an official said on Thursday. BPL secretary Ismail Haider Mallick said anti-corruption officials had spotted the four whom they suspected of placing bets on behalf of clients during Twenty20 league matches, which is illegal in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Tuesday lifted its ban on 14 players who had aligned with the Indian Cricket League, allowing them to play domestic cricket with immediate effect but prescribing a cooling period till the end of the year for national team selection.
The ICC on Sunday virtually authorised the BCCI to decide on the Indian Cricket League's plea for official recognition, saying member countries would determine if a match or tournament within their territory was "approved or disapproved".
Former internationals Rohan Gavaskar, Deep Dasgupta and Hemang Badani are among 101 cricketers who have severed links with the rebel Indian Cricket League and applied to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to return to the fold under the amnesty scheme that ended May 31. Seventy-nine current and 11 former Test cricketers -- including ex-captain Ajit Wadekar and off-spin legend Erapalli Prasanna -- have taken advantage of the amnesty scheme.
An application of former India one-day international player Rohan Gavaskar, who had joined the Indian Cricket League, seeking permission to play in domestic tournaments of the country has reached the Board of Control for Cricket in India, according to a top official of Kalighat club, where he had played before joining the rebel league.
The Pakistan Cricket Board lifted bans on batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq on Friday following their resignations from the unauthorized Indian Cricket League. 'Their resignations have been accepted by the ICL and both players will now be available for Pakistan team selection,' the PCB said.
The Indian Cricket League on Friday announced Telugu actor Vishnu Manchu as the stakeholder for the Hyderabad Heroes. Manchu, famous for his blockbuster Telugu movie Dhee, forayed into cricket with his minority percentage stake holding of the Hyderabad Heroes company.
Images from the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match between Pakistan and West Indies in Johannesburg.
Shane Bond makes a comeback to official cricket after two years when he plays in a Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
New Zealand's injury-ravaged fast bowler Shane Bond will retire from Test cricket to concentrate on the shorter forms of the game, in a bid to prolong his international career. Bond, who in November played his first Test in two years after a stint with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), said the decision was not an easy one, but he needed to bow out of the longer form of the game after a string of injuries.
Many of the Pakistani players who had signed for the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League (ICL) are likely to be considered for national selection again after they complete a 'cooling period', according to a senior Pakistan Cricket Board official in Karachi. Following the ICC's decision that home boards would decide whether they should allow their ICL players back into international cricket, the PCB would now let its legal advisors decide on what would be the next line of action.
A career that almost always fell apart after promising to fall into place -- Ambati Rayudu will be remembered as someone who could not live up to his rare cricketing talent, undone by a mercurial demeanour that often led to run-ins with authorities. His cricketing journey ended abruptly on Wednesday after a heart-breaking and baffling World Cup snub.
The Indian Cricket League on Wednesday threatened to take legal action against the International Cricket Council if its application for official recognition is rejected by the governing body. The ICC Executive Board will meet in Dubai on April 17 and 18 during which it will consider the ICL's application for ICC approval to stage unofficial cricket.
Recalled Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Sami has received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and is set to fly to Australia after the completion of travel formalities in next few days.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has offered 17 players a contract including six for the first time, the BCB said at a news conference on Saturday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has offered 17 players a contract including six for the first time, the BCB said at a news conference on Saturday. Mahmudullah Riayd, Nazmul Hossain, Naeem Islam, Mahbubul Alam, Imrul Kayes and Rubel Hossain will join 11 cricketers already contracted with the BCB.
A peeved Andrew Hall has vowed not to play for unsanctioned Indian Cricket League (ICL) unless he gets his dues paid. The South African all-rounder is among the several international cricketers, who are still waiting to be fully paid by the ICL.
Allrounder Abdul Razzaq and pace bowler Rana Naved have become the latest banned players to ask the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to reconsider allowing them to play for the national team, the board said on Tuesday.
Ahmedabad Rockets registered an impressive victory over Chandigarh Lions on Sunday in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) 20-20 Championship at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
On the expected lines, New Zealand on Thursday named former Indian Cricket League (ICL) recruits Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey in their 30-member squad for this year's ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. After they snapped their ties with the 'rebel' ICL, Bond and Tuffey were recalled in the New Zealand One-Day International and Twenty20 team for next month's tour of Sri Lanka and their Champions Trophy selection was also pretty much on the cards.
India's champion batman Sachin Tendulkar was withdrawn from an exhibition match in Wellington on Friday at the eleventh hour as the Board of Control for Cricket in India objected to presence of an Indian Cricket League player in the team he was to represent. The BCCI objected to the presence of Hamish Marshall, a former New Zealand batsman who featured in the rebel ICL tournament last year, in the Kiwi side that Tendulkar was to play for.
The Sindh high court today lifted the domestic ban on six Pakistani players who had joined the Indian Cricket League, thus clearing 17 'rebel' players to play in local tournaments. Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Humayun Farhat, Taufiq Umar, Riaz Afridi and Arshad Khan thus joined 11 other Pakistani players who got a similar reprieve from the court last week, PCB lawyer Shan Gul said.
Fast bowler Shane Bond has been officially welcomed back to New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after being offered a playing contract for the next international season.
New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond may be forced to delay his comeback to Test cricket because of a lack of match practice.
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