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Obuya was given a two-match ban for assaulting his team-mate
Kenya captain Collins Obuya has been handed a two-match ban for slapping team-mate Irfan Karim during the seventh and final unofficial Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka A in Colombo.
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“I’m certainly expecting it to be a lot closer”
Former England batsman Graeme Hick, who was recently appointed as the high performance coach at the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane, has issued a stern warning to England, stating that Australia will give them “more of a challenge” in the upcoming Ashes series after being thrashed 3-0 in August.
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“This is a milestone for sport, for cricket, for the Holy See and for the seminarians”
The Vatican have launched their own cricket team and challenged the Church of England to a match.
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Lorgat has been suspended from dealing with all matters relating to the BCCI
After months of deliberation the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa have come to an agreement for India to play two Tests and three ODIs on their tour of South Africa.
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“England have had a lot of success against Australia since 2009 – it’s very much [been] one-way traffic”
In the 2010-11 Ashes series Andrew Strauss led England to a 3-1 win over Australia in the Land Down Under, but the former captain is not hestitating to predict the same scoreline when his successor, Alastair Cook, leads the national team into hostile territory next month.
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Pietersen received an undisclosed amount in damages
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has received substantial libel damages from optical services company Specsavers after they ran an advertisement which implied that the South African-born big-hitter had tampered with his bat during the recent Ashes series, which England won 3-0.
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“I immediately went up to Dav and apologised and explained the context and circumstances in which I made certain remarks”
Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has issued an apology over the controversial remarks he made about head coach Dav Whatmore.
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“I have done five IPLs and my decisions have been 100% correct”
Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has continued to maintain his innocent stature regarding allegations that he was involved in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal.
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“We are very interested in the concept”
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have announced that they are “very excited” about the prospect of a day-night Test match taking place during the national team’s tour of Australia towards the end of 2015.
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“We got carried away amongst the euphoria of winning such a prestigious series and accept that some of our behaviour was inappropriate”
The England Ashes squad have apologised for their over-the-top post-series celebrations at The Oval, which saw them take turns urinating on the pitch, while the others cheered on.
