New Zealand are hoping to bring the bill into effect before the start of the 2015 World Cup
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New Zealand’s parliament has unanimously agreed to make match-fixing a criminal offence after they approved the bill’s first reading on Thursday.
“My immediate aim would be to prepare the team for the upcoming busy cricket season including next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup”
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Legendary pace bowler Waqar Younis has been given a second chance to coach the national team after he quit in 2011 due to personal reasons.
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“If we are going to object to their proposals our cricket is going to suffer”
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have announced that they have “unanimously decided to support” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia’s revamp proposal.
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Sharif has appointed himself as Patron of the PCB
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, has demolished the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) governing board and replaced it with a five-member interim management committee (IMC).
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“I think Indian cricket needs cleansing and as far as I am concerned I am going to go after them”
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have decided to expel former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi after a special general meeting (SGM) in Chennai.
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Sreesanth and Chavan were both given life bans
India pace bowler Sreesanth has been found guilty of spot-fixing in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and slapped with a life ban.
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The court will hold a meeting on June 13 to discuss Ashraf’s fate
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has been suspended indefinitely by the Islamabad High Court after they claimed the process to elect him was “dubious” and “polluted”.
Kumble is hoping to make the sport better for all in the future
India leg-spin legend Anil Kumble has been named as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee.
Watson was unstoppable throughout the World Twenty20
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson, who won four consecutive Man of the Match awards during the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20, has been named as the Player of the Tournament as well.
