“I think the majority of the members – and certainly myself – think the time is right”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has revealed that he believes it is time for cricket to return to the Olympics.
“I’m not quite sure how long it will be before we expand the number of teams”
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Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has revealed that more Big Bash League (BBL) teams will be created in the future.
“People are getting behind the brand of cricket that we’re playing”
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New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee has announced that the Blackcaps’ drive to have a highly successful World Cup campaign has gone through the roof since they will be playing in front of their fans on home soil.
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India’s 12-year partnership with Sahara has come to an end
Star India have won the rights to sponsor the Indian team from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017 after submitting the highest bid.
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Bailey wants the BBL to be shortened
Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has lashed out at Cricket Australia’s decision to cut the Ryobi One-Day Cup down to just three weeks in order to expand the Big Bash League (BBL).
Lorgat believes the PSL could rival the IPL and BBL in a few years time
Former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has announced that people should not be so quick to write off the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as it could potentially be worth in “excess of $100 million”.
Starc has attributed a lot of his early success to Siddle
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc has announced that veteran seamer Peter Siddle is the “heart and soul” of the national team’s pace attack and added that he is the person all bowlers look up to, just like all the batsmen in the side admire Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey.
The ICC are concerned that bookies are now attempting to fix county games
England county side Sussex have confirmed that some of their players were approached by a bookie to fix their CB40 match against Kent in 2011.
The series is scheduled to go ahead with the original dates
Cricket South Africa (CSA) have declined the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) request to alter the dates of their series in February 2013.
