“I think both sides are going to have to compromise”
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Players past and present have all voiced their opinions on the ongoing pay dispute between the Australian cricketers and Cricket Australia, but former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist’s take on the entire saga may come as a surprise to a lot of people.
“Before the PSL match we received intelligence that was passed to us by the British National Crime Agency”
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Sir Ronnie Flanagan, head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption and safety unit (ACSU), has revealed that intelligence passed on by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) spearheaded the corruption investigation into the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
“The charges against Tsotsobe follows a lengthy investigation which started around October 2015”
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Former South Africa left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been suspended indefinitely by Cricket South Africa (CSA) after he was charged for breaching their anti-corruption code.
“When you have an arrogant administrative unit, guys are going to pick and choose”
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Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards has slammed the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), saying that they have done a “lousy job” with the national team.
Kohli wants the annual retainer fee to be increased
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India captain Virat Kohli has demanded that the annual retainer fee of Indian cricketers be increased.
Irfan has allegedly admitted “his involvement in spot-fixing”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Irfan has opted not to contest the Notice of Charge issued to him by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to The Nation.
“Such measures will keep players for acting irresponsibly in the future”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes that ex-skipper Salman Butt should not be allowed to play for the national team again.
“You should give the death penalty to such people”
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Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has a deep hatred for anyone that has been involved in match-fixing, so much so that he has suggested that they be given the death penalty.
“PCB has saved both players [Sharjeel and Latif] from imprisonment”
Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) saved batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif from going to prison. Continue reading
The South African Police Services may launch a probe against Bodi
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The South African Police Services may launch their own investigation against Gulam Bodi after Cricket South Africa passed on all the information they had about his involvement in a corruption scandal to them.
