McCullum and Hesson honoured for New Zealand’s World Cup success

“We’re trying to make an impact on sport while we have an opportunity, and leave it in a better space than when we took over”

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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and head coach Mike Hesson were bestowed with the honour of being appointed Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) in the Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honours list on Monday.

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BCCI introduce education programme to curb spot-fixing amongst younger players

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Sreesanth’s arrest prompted the BCCI to introduce the education programme

After having been cut down to their knees and at a loss of words over the spot-fixing scandal involving former India pace bowler Sreesanth, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have decided to introduce an education programme to enlighten younger players about the dangers lurking in cricket’s shadowy underworld.

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