Image courtesy of: Zimbio
“They deserve more, and you’ve got to recognise the quality of the cricket I think”
Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa have announced that they are in talks about organising a four-Test series following the conclusion of a very successful and intense three-Test series in South Africa.
Image courtesy of: ESPNcricinfo
South Africa won the last Test series 2-1 in 2011
After agreeing to postpone their Test series to 2015, Cricket South Africa and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they will be bringing their series forward by one year.
Image courtesy of: The Guardian
“In my personal opinion all three are sons of pigs”
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has branded the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia as “sons of pigs”.
Image courtesy of: icc-cricket.com
“The Board has made some significant decisions today which provide us with long-term certainty in relation to the future governance, competition and financial models of the ICC”
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has passed the governance and financial changes proposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia during a board meeting in Singapore.
Image courtesy of: The Indian Express
“The BCCI is quite happy to be involved with the leadership of cricket”
The president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Narayanaswami Srinivasan, has announced that he believes “a strong India with a vibrant commercial structure is good for world cricket”.
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
According to sources, the BCCI are primed to receive nearly a third of the ICC’s revenue.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) secretary Sanjay Patel has announced that India definitely deserve to get more of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) revenue, given the commercial impact they have on the sport.
Image courtesy of: Zimbio
“You’re getting a kind of two-tiered system at the moment”
Former England captain Mike Atherton has called on the sport’s powerhouses to lend a helping hand to the smaller and weaker nations.
Image courtesy of: The Indian Express
“It will be a great battle between good friends”
First it was the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, but now South African pace demon Dale Steyn has someone else on his radar, and that just so happens to be India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan.
Image courtesy of: dawn.com
“We are more focused on having a bilateral series with India”
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has revealed that he is primarily focused on improving relations with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and aims to do so via a bilateral series.
Image courtesy of: The Telegraph
Shastri hopes to see Tendulkar playing against England at Lord’s next June
With speculation growing over whether legendary India batsman Sachin Tendulkar will retire after completing his 200th Test, his one-time team-mate Ravi Shastri has voiced his opinion on the matter, stating that the ‘Little Master’ “will not quit the game so soon”.
