Honey traps will be used during the 2015 World Cup, says Superintendent Sandra Manderson

Manderson has warned players to be vigilant at all times since they will be targeted by syndicates around the world

Manderson has warned players to be vigilant at all times since they will be targeted by syndicates around the world

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Superintendent Sandra Manderson has warned players that illegal bookmakers will use honey traps to try and lure them into match-fixing during the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

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Richardson warns Dhoni and Cook to stop undermining ‘ICC disciplinary process’

"I request all stakeholders to respect the process which remains ongoing and remind them of their duties to the integrity of the process and the sport"

“I request all stakeholders to respect the process which remains ongoing and remind them of their duties to the integrity of the process and the sport”

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International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has warned India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and England skipper Alastair Cook to stop undermining the “ICC disciplinary process”.

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Southee fined after on-field confrontation with Edwards

"Southee neither showed respect to his opponent nor to the umpires, something which has no place in our sport"

“Southee neither showed respect to his opponent nor to the umpires, something which has no place in our sport”

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New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee has been fined 30 per cent of his match fee after getting into an on-field confrontation with West Indies batsman Kirk Edwards on the second day of the second Test in Trinidad.

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ICC lays down the law on Mankading

"The cricket committee believes that a non-striker should be deterred from leaving his or her crease before the time the bowler normally delivers the ball"

“The cricket committee believes that a non-striker should be deterred from leaving his or her crease before the time the bowler normally delivers the ball”

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After England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler became the first batsman to be Mankaded in an international match since 1992, the International Cricket Council (ICC) have laid down the law on the controversial dismissal.

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