BCCI was ‘in the driving seat’ during ICC restructure, says David Richardson

"Certainly some people have more influence than others and more authority"

“Certainly some people have more influence than others and more authority”

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has revealed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) indulged in “gamesmanship” and were “in the driving seat” during the controversial restructuring of the global cricketing body.

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Vincent has ‘no deal whatsoever’ with the ICC, says his lawyer

"The ICC cannot give that guarantee in any event because they are different from the people who would put him in prison"

“The ICC cannot give that guarantee in any event because they are different from the people who would put him in prison”

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Former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has not made any “deal” with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in return for revealing information on 12 county matches he believed to be fixed and of players involved in match-fixing, according to his lawyer Chris Morris.

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Cairns travelling to London to be interviewed by police

"Chris Cairns is meeting with the Met police to conclude the interview he started and is also hoping to meet with the ICC anti-corruption unit"

“Chris Cairns is meeting with the Met police to conclude the interview he started and is also hoping to meet with the ICC anti-corruption unit”

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Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has travelled to London in order to be interviewed by police in relation to the ongoing match-fixing investigation.

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Investigation into CB40 match was not ‘shut down’ by ICC, says Sir Ronnie Flanagan

"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"

“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.

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‘I’m obviously disappointed’ that my testimony to the ICC was leaked, says Brendon McCullum

"How the leak happened, I'm not sure but I have confidence in them"

“How the leak happened, I’m not sure but I have confidence in them”

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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted that he was “disappointed” when he found out that his testimony to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about match-fixing was leaked to the media.

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‘The ICC considers any leak of any kind of information to be an extremely serious matter’, says David Richardson

"He is to be commended for his actions and we deeply regret that aspects of his statement are now in the public domain"

“He is to be commended for his actions and we deeply regret that aspects of his statement are now in the public domain”

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has announced that the global cricketing body will “urgently investigate” how New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum’s testimony against match-fixing got leaked to the press.

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‘We have asked for a loan of $8 million to settle our loans with Bank of Ceylon’, reveals Nishantha Ranatunga

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“We have a meeting with the ICC in late January, in Dubai, so we’ll have to wait and see what their response is”

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has revealed that the board have asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) “for a loan of $8 million to settle our loans with Bank of Ceylon”.

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