Akmal no longer has a central contract
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been omitted from the list of centrally contracted players for the 2017/18 season.
Akmal dropped from list of centrally contracted players
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SLC to launch investigation after Hambantota groundstaff stripped of pants
“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to apologise to those subjected to this ignominy”
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed that they will launch a probe after a decision was taken to strip the Hambantota groundstaff of the pants they had been wearing during the fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on Monday.
Tsotsobe banned for eight years
“I was, at the time, in a very vulnerable financial state and this dilemma too easily persuaded me to participate in spot fixing”
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Former South Africa left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been handed an eight-year ban for his involvement in the 2015 Ram Slam T20 Challenge corruption scandal.
Smith: Rabada’s suspension is ‘ridiculous’
“If it wasn’t picked up by the stump mics he wouldn’t have been done”
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Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has expressed his frustration towards the suspension given to Proteas pace bowler Kagiso Rabada.
Sarfraz appointed as Pakistan’s Test captain
“It’s an honour to captain Pakistan in all three formats”
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Sarfraz Ahmed will officially lead Pakistan in all three formats after being handed the Test captaincy.
Dickwella fined for attempted stumping
“Dickwella admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Chris Broad”
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella was fined 30 per cent of his match fee after attempting a stumping that was deemed to be “contrary to the spirit of the game”.
De Villiers to captain South Africa in T20 series against England
De Villiers will be handed the reins for the Twenty20 series against England
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South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has been handed the Twenty20 captaincy for the upcoming three-match Twenty20 series against England next week.
Nawaz suspended for two months
Nawaz will be allowed to start playing cricket in a month if he sticks to a set of guidelines
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been handed a two-month suspension after admitting that he failed to report an approach.
Du Plessis to retire after 2019 World Cup?
“I see myself heading towards the 2019 World Cup playing all formats of the game and then calling time on my career”
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South Africa’s Test and Twenty20 captain Faf du Plessis has hinted that he will walk away from international cricket after the 2019 World Cup.
Will WADA look to extend Russell’s ban?
“WADA has the right to take the matter elsewhere”
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The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) have said that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have the power to extend West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell’s one-year ban.