Faf du Plessis: “The penalties need to be harsher for ball tampering”
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South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to implement stricter sanctions against players found guilty of ball tampering.
“We felt the time had come to introduce sanctions for poor player behaviour”
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The MCC have passed new laws, which will come into effect on October 1, 2017, that will hand umpires the authority to send players off for severe breaches of behaviour.
Smith’s catch to dismiss Alam is a prime example of the new Law
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The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) have made revisions to the Laws surrounding fielders moving when a batsman alters his stance at the crease.
“I don’t wish to bring in any politics”
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Newly appointed Sri Lanka head coach Marvan Atapattu has announced that he aims to keep cricket and politics separate.
“Cricket remains my first love and passion”
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Disgraced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir is set to make his acting debut in a local film called Blind Love as he is banned from playing international and domestic cricket till August 2015.
Prior decided to take a break from international cricket after the second Test against India at Lord’s
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Cricket Australia have removed a video entitled “Future dire for Prior”, which features a montage of mistakes by England wicketkeeper Matt Prior, after they were accused of breaching the copyright laws by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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Dravid wants to see a more hardline stance taken on match-fixing
Former India batting great Rahul Dravid has announced that the only way to clean up the image of the sport is to make match-fixing a criminal offence so that players are deterred from getting involved in the illegal trade.
