Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who casted his vote alongside his family members, has expressed to serve the country after announcing retirement from the international cricket. While talking to the media gathering in Jalandhar, Harbhajan stated Punjab needed a government which would focus on the development, job creation and empower youths in the state. “To serve the […]
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‘Big Three’ Set To Lose Grip As ICC Proposes New Revenue Sharing Model
The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has failed to stop the International Cricket Council (ICC) from reversing the 2014 decision which created a shift of power in the hand of India, England and Australia. The Indian board could not defer the vote as the ICC ‘agreed in principle’ in a three-day board meeting that concluded in Dubai on […]
‘Disappointed’ Aaron Finch Feels There Was Lot To Learn From The Series Loss
Australia ended their New Zealand tour on a demoralising note after hosts New Zealand claimed the Chappell – Hadlee trophy with a 24 run win in the third ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Australia’s stand-in skipper Aaron Finch was obviously disappointed but felt that they still had a lot to learn from the match. […]
Virat Kohli Has His Own Style Of Batting And Leading The Side, Says Brian Lara
West Indies batting great Brian Lara has lavished praise on current India skipper Virat Kohli, especially on his batting ability as he has plundered runs across all formats in international cricket before expressing Kohli has become an effective skipper. “Kohli is one of the best batsmen in contemporary cricket and has his own style of batting. […]
Virat Kohli’s India Slip To 4th Place In The Latest ICC ODI Rankings
After the 2-0 Chappell-Hadlee series win against Australia at home, New Zealand have risen to third position while gaining two points in the latest International Cricket Council’s (ICC) One-Day International Rankings. The Black Caps have gone past India’s 112 points despite the Men in Blue’s recent 2-1 series win over England at home. However, Australia […]
Haroon Lorgat Wants Players Like Virat Kohli In New Twenty20 Global League
As Cricket South Africa (CSA) is considering to launch the Twenty20 Global League, Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat, on Saturday, stressed the league would play a major role for the Proteas players after many decided to exercise the Kolpak agreement. “Yes I must say that when we conceptualised a franchise based T20 league, the Kolpak was […]
ICC Board Meeting 2017: All Decisions And Revamps Proposed At The Three-Day Meet
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) three-day board meeting ended on February 4 with a series of major decisions being taken. Here is a list of all decisions taken at the meeting in Dubai. A new plan was proposed to prioritise all formats and the new decisions are: Two-year Test league for top nine teams while the […]
Decision Review System To Be Used In ICC World T20
Implementing Decision Review System (DRS) on a consistent basis across all formats was one of the major topics that was discussed during the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Board meeting held on Saturday (February 4). The decision was given the green light by the Chief Executives’ Committee. The cricket fraternity has been divided in two parts ever […]
ICC Threatens Ban For Substandard Pitches
Dubai, Feb 4 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday threatened to suspend a venue for two years if it accumulated 10 demerit points for substandard pitches and outfields during international matches. The ICC in its three-day meeting agreed to the changes made to the pitch and outfield monitoring process, which stated that venues […]
New BCCI Brass Opposes ICC’s Changes In Financial Model
Dubai, Feb 4 (IANS) Despite the change of guard at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Indian board continued to oppose the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) new changes to the financial model and governance structure here on Saturday. The changes that the BCCI, represented by Vikram Limaye, a member of the […]