India to host CLT20

Many of last year's CLT20 fixtures were rescheduled due to heavy rain

Many of last year’s CLT20 fixtures were rescheduled due to heavy rain

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This year’s Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) will be held in India, putting an end to rumours and speculation that it was likely to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates.

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Ponting wants corruption to be tackled hard and fast

"We've all been aware of a certain amount of corruption in the game for a long time now and there's always just been a bit of smoke, there hasn't been much fire around it"

“We’ve all been aware of a certain amount of corruption in the game for a long time now and there’s always just been a bit of smoke, there hasn’t been much fire around it”

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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he wants the sport’s governing bodies to tackle corruption hard and fast in order for it to be expelled from the game once and for all.

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IPL final staying in Bangalore

"It's absolutely disappointing both for the MCA and more importantly for the cricket fans of Mumbai"

“It’s absolutely disappointing both for the MCA and more importantly for the cricket fans of Mumbai”

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) final will be held in Bangalore on June 1 after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) declined the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) request to move the match back to the Wankhede Stadium.

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Big Three’s proposals ‘neither in line with principle of equity nor in the interest of game of cricket’, says PCB

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“The Board Members deliberated and expressed serious concerns on the model proposed by BCCI, ECB and CA”

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia’s revamp proposals are “neither in line with principle of equity nor in the interest of game of cricket”.

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Bopara investigated by ICC for match-fixing during BPL

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Bopara was allegedly seven days away from being suspended

England all-rounder Ravi Bopara was allegedly investigated by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) for having played a role in the recent Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match-fixing scandal, according to a report in The Times.

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