Herath was allegedly approached by the man linked to the bookie
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Sri Lanka Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera has confirmed that authorities are investigating reports that a man linked to a bookmaker offered to bribe members of the national team to underperform in the recent Test series against the West Indies.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground has hosted the Boxing Day Test since 1950
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Cricket Australia have denied rumours that the traditional Boxing Day Test will be put up for tender.
“The inclusion of Sunil Narine increases the chances of the West Indies team taking 20 wickets in five days to win a Test match”
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Trinidad and Tobago sports minister Anil Roberts has requested the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to reconsider their decision to leave spinner Sunil Narine out of the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming Test series against New Zealand.
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Aluthgamage’s claims of franchise owners pulling out have been dismissed
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) is set to go ahead as planned after sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage told Ceylon Today that franchise owners were starting to withdraw their support and funding.
Taylor is worried that Zimbabwe are taking a “step in the wrong direction”
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has voiced his disgust towards the recent cuts in coaching staff, calling it a “step in the wrong direction” that would ultimately do more harm than good for a country struggling to pose any kind of threat to all the other international teams.
This year could be the last time any Caribbean regional side play in the CLT20
Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Association president Azim Bassarath has called on the government to ensure that their star players represent Trinidad and Tobago instead of their respective Indian Premier League (IPL) teams during the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20).
Isaac is hoping to see all cricket boards elect their presidents sooner rather than later
The International Cricket Council (ICC) president Alan Isaac has announced that he will be reviewing whether government involvement in cricketing matters should be allowed to continue or banned for all member nations.
Ashraf was all smiles as he revealed international cricket may return to Pakistan very soon
International cricket could be on its way back to Pakistan after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed that they were in talks with five cricket Boards about a tour of the country.
The attack stunned the entire cricketing world
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse has reportedly given the national team a green light to start touring Pakistan again in light of the terrorist attack on March 3 2009.
