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“How did he stay on despite all the allegations? His staying on was nauseating for cricket”
The Supreme Court of India has advised Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Narayanaswami Srinivasan to resign in order for them to conduct a fair and accurate investigation into the match-fixing scandal that took place during last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
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“Each and every game of seventh edition of IPL will be thoroughly monitored”
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla has announced that any player caught match-fixing in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) will be banned for life.
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“We as a country, including his excellency the president [Mahinda Rajapaksa] is very keen that Sri Lanka tours Bangladesh”
None of the matches during Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh will be played in Sylhet due to Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) concern about the venue posing a security risk.
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“I was not even present when the incident took place”
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has revealed that he never asked ex-coach John Wright to apologise for grabbing opening batsman Virender Sehwag by the collar during an ODI against England in 2002.
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The CLT20 governing council are considering moving the matches to alternative venues
The Indian city of Hyderabad is in danger of losing the privilege of hosting the six qualifying and six main matches of the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) in September due to protests erupting over the state of Andhra Pradesh being split into two, with the new area being named Telangana.
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Hassan has vowed to get the stadiums completed on time
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have until August to get their World Twenty20 venues up to scratch before they intervene and consider moving the tournament to another destination.
Sabina Park is the only CPL ground without floodlights
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) have announced that they are working on installing floodlights at Sabina Park in preparation for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which is scheduled to get underway on July 29.
New Zealand have steadily slipped down the rankings over the past year
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that New Zealand will be the latest beneficiary of their Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP) and will receive a total of US$1.8 million over the next three years.
Hassan vows that the tour will take place in the near future
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has announced that the country never backed out of their promise to tour Pakistan and added that he has already sent a security team to see if the security arrangements are up to par.
Kamal insists that Bangladesh never gave any “unconditional commitment” to tour Pakistan
Former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president and current International Cricket Council (ICC) vice-president Mustafa Kamal has revealed that the national team never had an “unconditional commitment” to tour Pakistan, which contradicts what current BCB president Nazmul Hassan said in December.