“It was through the ACSU’s work, including work with Lou Vincent, that we came to the conclusion that this match had to be re-examined”
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The head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), Sir Ronnie Flanagan, has insisted that the global cricketing body did not shut down the investigation into a 2011 CB40 match between Sussex and Kent.
“It’s the first time for players to be involved in the decision-making process and it’s a great initiative”
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Nepal’s cricketers have ended their boycott after they decided to create an advisory committee that would work hand-in-hand with the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) in helping develop cricket in the country.
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Sri Lanka’s younger batsmen lack experience playing at the top of the order
Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has admitted that the national team’s younger batsmen are not ready to be promoted up the order just yet since they lack experience.
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Pybus’ main responsibility will be to train and develop the country’s regional and national players
Former Bangladesh coach Richard Pybus has signed a three-year deal with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in a move that will see him become their new director of cricket.
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“Our priority is to complete this important World T20 venue ahead of the deadline given by the ICC”
New Zealand and Bangladesh’s one-off Twenty20 International on November 6 will be moved from Sylhet to Mirpur since construction is still going on at the Sylhet Stadium.
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“Graham works very hard with each and every player on their game, and we need someone with exactly that kind of commitment”
Former Sri Lanka captain and current head selector Sanath Jayasuriya has announced that head coach Graham Ford’s successor must have the same type of tenacity he did in order for the national team to continue their winning ways.
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The stadiums must be fully developed by November 30
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have accepted the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to extend the deadline to develop the stadiums that will be used during the 2014 World Twenty20 to November 30.
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“There are some great challenges in Sri Lanka and I have the self-belief that, as a coach, I can contribute to the current set up”
Former India pace bowler Venkatesh Prasad has announced that he is interested in becoming Sri Lanka’s new head coach when Graham Ford’s contract expires in January 2014.
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“I’m more ambitious than that and I want to play Test cricket”
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has announced that he wants to branch out into Test cricket as he is “concerned about being pigeon-holed as a one-day player”.
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Parnell could be suffering from pericarditis or myocarditis
South Africa pace bowler Wayne Parnell has been indefinitely sidelined after it was revealed that he had an “irregular heartbeat”.
