Danish Kaneria: “Zero tolerance policy only [applies] on Danish Kaneria [and] not on others, can anybody answer the reason why I [got a] life ban [and] not others? Are [policies applied] only on cast, colour and powerful backgrounds?”
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has accused the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of not helping him with his life ban after Umar Akmal’s ban was reduced from three years to 18 months.
Wasim Akram: “It was the perfect representation of our nation’s colours, language and flag and it also looked really cool”
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Legendary left-arm seamer Wasim Akram shared an image of him wearing what he believes is the best ODI kit the Pakistan team ever wore.
Cricket South Africa exceeded the government’s transformation requirements
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The ministerial ban on Cricket South Africa has been lifted after the board met the government’s transformation requirements.
“There are still a lot of unknowns and doubts about it from my perspective, so I’ve decided to sit this one out”
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Australia opening batsman Chris Rogers has refused to play in Victoria’s day-night Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania due to fatigue and his discomfort with using a pink ball.
Lonwabo Tsotsobe is the only black African to regularly play for South Africa
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Cricket South Africa have approved a new quota, which states that domestic teams in the country must field at least five players of colour, two of which have to be black Africans, from the 2014-15 season.
“I accept the situation and will not let it come between me and Hashim”
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Even though he was “disappointed” about not being named South Africa’s new Test captain, wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers has pledged his allegiance to team-mate Hashim Amla, who was bestowed with the honour of leading the Proteas’ Test team.
Vincent allegedly admitted that he agreed to fix a county match for £40,000
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Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has reportedly identified 12 county matches that were fixed, according to the Daily Mail.
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“There is a lot of work to be done and nothing is guaranteed but this summer’s trials are our first serious effort to make day-night Test cricket a reality”
Cricket Australia have announced plans to trial day-night first-class matches during the upcoming Sheffield Shield season with hopes of playing an actual Test match under floodlights.
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Sri Lanka and Pakistan would have played the first international day-night Test if SLC had accepted the PCB’s offer
Just days after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Jayantha Dharmadasa revealed that the board would seriously consider allowing the national team to play a day-night Test against Pakistan when they tour the United Arab Emirates in December, SLC have announced that they have rejected the offer.
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Sri Lanka and Pakistan could play the first-ever international day-night Test match
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have asked Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to consider allowing the national team to participate in a day-night Test match during their tour of the United Arab Emirates in December.
