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Afghanistan are the eighth Asian country to be granted Associate membership
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that Afghanistan have become the 37th country to be bestowed with the honour of receiving the Associate membership status.
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May had grown increasingly frustrated with the direction in which the sport was heading
Tim May has announced his resignation as chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) just a month after he controversially lost his place in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee to former Indian player and commentator Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
Vincent had a dream start to his international career
Former New Zealand opening batsman Lou Vincent has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after finishing his contract with the Khulna Royal Bengals in the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Strauss felt humbled to have been awarded an honorary life membership
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has been awarded with an honorary life membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for his “outstanding contribution to the game”.
Mills believes the win over South Africa has given the team a much-needed boost of confidence
New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills has announced that the national team have become a much more respected side in ODIs over the years and have also established themselves as a “quality white-ball unit” after defeating South Africa 2-1 in their recently concluded ODI series.
Taufel will become the first umpire to deliver the MCC lecture
Recently retired Australian umpire Simon Taufel has been chosen to deliver this year’s MCC lecture, making him the first umpire in history to ever do so.
