“While I have moved on in life as I feel these things are part and parcel of the game, Gautam for some reason can’t get over it”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has revealed that his relationship with India opener Gautam Gambhir still remains frosty.
“Any suggestion that the match officials had ‘an agenda’ or did anything other than perform to the best of their ability are baseless and are refuted in the strongest possible terms”
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has lashed out at the organisation’s president after he questioned whether the umpires had been biased during the World Cup quarter-final match featuring India and Bangladesh.
“It’s never nice, going through this sort of process but it will be worth it if I can manage to bowl again at international level”
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New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has been banned from bowling his part-time off-spin after his bowling action was found to be illegal.
Williamson has to get his bowling action tested within the next 21 days
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New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson, who is also a part-time off-spinner, has been reported for a suspicious bowling action following the second Test against the West Indies in Trinidad.
“The off-spinner is required to undergo testing within 21 days, and, during this period, he is permitted to continue bowling in international cricket until the results of the testing are known”
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Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been reported for having a suspicious bowling action.
“His skills and experience will further strengthen the ICC umpiring team”
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Renowned New Zealand umpire Billy Bowden has been recalled into the elite panel of International Cricket Council (ICC) umpires for the 2014-15 season.
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Dhoni has been nominated for the Cricketer of the Year and ODI Cricketer of the Year awards
After being named captain of the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI Team of the Year, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also been nominated for the Cricketer of the Year and ODI Cricketer of the Year awards.
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Ajmal pleaded guilty to the charges against him
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has been officially reprimanded for his celebrations following the dismissal of South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel on the third day of the second Test in Dubai.
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Du Plessis was fined 50 per cent of his match fee
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to ball tampering.
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Du Plessis has been identified as the fielder who was tampering with the ball
Following allegations that South Africa tampered with the ball during day three of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai, Proteas wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has defended his side, stating that “we are not a team that scratches the ball”.
