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While age fraud is a global problem existing in every sport, cricket has witnessed a fair share of it in recent times. The ongoing U-19 Cricket World Cup has been embroiled in such a controversy when several players and coaches in the Mumbai cricket circle alleged that Nepal captain Raju was overage by a fair […]

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has questioned the timing of the Twenty20 World Cup squad’s contract demands and says if players refuse to sign by Sunday’s deadline, replacements will have to be found. An exasperated WICB chief executive Michael Muirhead, said the new contract pay structure had been discussed at mediation last May, agreed […]

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and dissatisfied players have found themselves at odds over the legitimacy of the West Indies Players Association’s (WIPA) role in negotiating players’ contracts. This disagreement was highlighted in an exchange of letters between the West Indies Twenty20 Captain Darren Sammy and WICB chief executive Michael Muirhead in the latest […]

London, Feb 8 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday confirmed that Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, London and Somerset in England will be hosting the women’s 2017 World Cup matches. The tournament will be held from June 26 to July 23. It will be the first time that the tournament will be held in England since […]

Cricket Australia has banned women cricketer Piepa Cleary for six months, with another 18 months suspension, for placing on the third Test between Australia and New Zealand bets on the third Test between Australia and New Zealand in November. The 19-year-old Cleary, who plays for Western Australia and Perth Scorchers in the Women’s Big Bash […]

Former Pakistan cricketer and all-rounder Israr Ali died at the age of 88 in his hometown of Okara on the 1st of February. Aged 88 at the time of his death, he was Pakistan’s oldest test cricketer and has his name etched in history. The cause of Ali’s death is said to be a pneumonia […]

Only weeks after admitting he thought his international career was over, Shane Watson has now been named as Australia captain for Sunday’s third KFC T20 INTL against India in Sydney as cover for the injured Aaron Finch.   Cricket Australia face an awkward situation as injured T20 captain Aaron Finch replaced by Usman Khawaja for […]

Michael Clarke has confirmed that he is making a comeback to cricket and when asked if this comeback means that he may return to International cricket, he said that he won’t say no over this. Clarke is set to play for a New South Wales  grade cricket club Western Suburbs on 20th of February. On the […]

Usman Khwaja, the much talked about Australian batsman has finally been called into the Australian T20 squad for the 3rd T20, which is to be played at Sydney. This is all because of the injury to Aaron Finch during the 2nd T20 played between India and Australia.    Khwaja has been in rich vein of form, […]

Two-times U19 WC champions Pakistan and one-time runner-up Sri Lanka are seeded in Group B in the 2016 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup along with Afghanistan and Canada. Pakistan won the title back-to-back in 2004 and 2006. Pakistan is the only team in U19 WC till the date who defended the title. Last time in […]