Former England batsman and all-time batting great Kevin Pietersen isn’t someone known to mince his words. The outspoken, maverick has been at the helm of several controversies in the contemporary times, thanks to his old habit of speaking his heart out on important matters. Be it openly criticizing his national team England’s laid-back approach of […]
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Cricnwin becomes fan engagement partner of Global T20 Canada League
New Delhi, June 27: The Global T20 Canada League has announced Cricnwin as its fan engagement partner for the inaugural edition, scheduled to start on June 28. Cricnwin, the world’s first cricket fan engagement platform connects all the fans through chatrooms, will take their questions or opinions directly to the franchise and create a more transparent […]
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PCB summons Umar Akmal over fixing approach claim
Lahore, June 25: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has summoned Umar Akmal on Wednesday after the batsman claimed in a TV interview that he was approached to fix matches, especially the contest against arch-rivals India in the 2015 ICC World Cup. Akmal even went on to claim that he got spot-fixing offers […]
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Lakmal to lead Sri Lanka in pink-ball Test
Barbados, June 23: Sri Lanka Cricket on Saturday named paceman Suranga Lakmal as skipper for the third and final Test against the West Indies that gets underway here late Saturday — with a pink ball and under lights. The decision has come in the aftermath of regular captain Dinesh Chandimal’s ban being upheld by the International […]
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Two new balls in ODIs perfect recipe for disaster: Tendulkar
Mumbai, June 22: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has lashed out at the ICC rule of using two new balls in ODIs, terming the idea as “a perfect recipe for disaster.” Tendulkar opined after watching the high scoring matches in the ongoing series between England and Australia. Significantly, England had created a world record of 481/6 on […]
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ICC appoints Michael Belloff QC to hear Chandimal’s appeal
Dubai, June 22: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the appointment of chairman of the ICC Code of Conduct commission, Michael Beloff QC, as the judicial commissioner to hear Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal’s appeal against being charged with wrongdoing. The global cricket governing body further said the hearing will take place on Friday, […]
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ICC Test Championship Schedule: Who Plays Whom?
The world cricket governing body International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the Future Tour Programme for the next five-year cycle. It contains the much-anticipated ICC Test Championship and One-day International Qualification League. In the Test championship, the nine top-ranked Test nations will fight it out for the ultimate prize. In addition, the two-year cycle will get underway […]
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Sri Lanka skipper Chandimal charged with ball tampering
Gros Islet (Saint Lucia), June 18: Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been charged with “changing the condition of the ball”, by the International Cricket Council (ICC), during the second Test against West Indies here. The game’s global governing body announced the news on Sunday, saying more details would follow. “Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has […]
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ICC Charges Dinesh Chandimal for Breaching Code of Conduct
Sri Lanka captain, Dinesh Chandimal was charged for “changing the condition of the ball” by the ICC in the ongoing second Test match against the Windies. The drama unfolded on Day 3 when the match officials accused Sri Lanka for altering with the condition of the ball. As a result, the visitors refused to get […]
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India vs Afghanistan 2018, One-off Test – India’s Predicted XI
India and debutant Afghanistan, who earned their Test status last year in June, will square off in a one-off Test match series starting on June 14 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. While India sees this as a preparatory game for upcoming England tour, Afghanistan is confident of wrecking havoc. India will be desperate to come back […]