“Mr.Shashank Manohar will be the BCCI representative at the ICC”
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed that president Shashank Manohar will replace Narayanaswami Srinivasan as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) until June 2016.
Maxwell registered career-highs with both the bat and ball
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored 95 and took four wickets to help his side demolish England by 112 runs in the ODI tri-series final in Perth
“The IPL is too powerful for the long-term good of the game”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) should no longer exist during his speech at the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture.
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Harris would have been one of the top prospects in this year’s IPL auction
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has opted to undergo knee surgery at the end of the national team’s tour of South Africa instead of participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Dravid wants to see a more hardline stance taken on match-fixing
Former India batting great Rahul Dravid has announced that the only way to clean up the image of the sport is to make match-fixing a criminal offence so that players are deterred from getting involved in the illegal trade.
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Lorgat is willing to do everything in his power to improve ties with the BCCI
Former International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Haroon Lorgat, who was recently elected as Cricket South Africa’s new chief executive, has announced that improving ties between himself and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is his top priority.
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Bell’s 91 propelled England to an emphatic win
The historic Edgbaston ground in Birmingham was the place to be on June 8 as arch-rivals England and Australia prepared for their pre-Ashes clash in which the winner would be deemed to have the psychological advantage over their opponent heading into the first Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on July 10.
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Shukla’s failure to keep the IPL clean has stained the tournament’s name
First it was Lalit Modi and now Rajiv Shukla has joined the list as the second Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner to resign after failing to detect illegal activities taking place throughout the tournament.
