The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday confirmed it has received a report from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the Ferozshah Kotla pitch.
The ICC’s General Manager – Cricket, David Richardson, and the ICC’s chief match referee Ranjan Madugalle will now consider all the evidence, including studying video footage of the [...]
Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) heaved a sigh of relief Friday after International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan hinted that Ferozeshah Kotla will not be ruled out for 2011 World Cup matches.
DDCA vice-president Chetan Chauhan Friday said they have already started the rectification work at Kotla.
‘All I can say is that we have [...]
England will not face any action over reported ball tampering as South Africa refused to make an official complaint, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed Wednesday.
Third Test television footage of England seamers Stuart Broad and James Anderson manipulating the ball alerted the South Africans.
The pictures showed Broad stopping, then stepping on [...]
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Indian cricket board in its bid to defend the Ferozeshah Kotla from being banned for World Cup matches has questioned match referee Alan Hursts’ report on the pitch fiasco in its draft reply to the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The top brass of the Board of Control for Cricket [...]
London, Jan 1 (IANS) England all-rounder Stuart Broad has denied Sunil Gavaskar’s claim that he gets preferential treatment because his father is an International Cricket Council match referee.
In the first Test, at Centurion last month, Broad confronted the umpires when he was given out after a delayed decision by the South Africa players to call [...]
Cape Town (S.Africa), Jan.1 (ANI): England all-rounder Stuart Broad has denied former India captain Sunil Gavaskar’s claim that he gets preferential treatment because his father, Chris, is an International Cricket Council match referee.
“I get treated like everyone else,” THe Guardian quoted Broad, as saying as England prepared for the third Test against South Africa, [...]
Dubai, Dec 31 (IANS) England off-spinner Graeme Swann has capped off a memorable year by breaking into the top five of the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council’s rankings for Test bowlers.
Swann finishes 2009 in third position in the bowlers’ category after his man-of-the-match performance in the second Test against South Africa in Durban.
The 30-year-old took [...]
Colombo, Dec 31 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has finally fired his salvo at the Ferozeshah Kotla pitch, saying that it was a ‘dangerous pitch to play on’.
‘Even after 6-10 overs, we could feel that the pitch was not normal. But the Match Referee (Alan Hurst) said, ‘I cannot do anything. It was a [...]
Jalandhar, Dec 30 (ANI): Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Wednesday that the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) classification of Ferozshah Kotla pitch in Delhi as unfit was a right decision.
Interacting with the media Singh said: “The wicket was unfit that day. Batsmen were having a tough time. [...]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Good old Radhey Shyam is back at the Ferozeshah Kotla as its curator. His appointment though needs to be ratified by the executive committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
He says his immediate target is to get the much-maligned pitch ready in two months for the Indian Premier [...]
New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that every country should play a minimum number of Test matches every year.
Talking to reporters here on Monday, Dhoni said: “If the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) and [...]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Ferozeshah Kotla fiasco could have been averted had the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) acted in time after the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in November it was unhappy with the condition of the pitch.
The ICC inspection, which [...]
Indian cricket board president Shashank Manohar has found a novel way to punish under-performers. He sacked bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh for the Indian team’s failure to make the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 Championship and the Champions Trophy.
Now, when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) itself has [...]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI) : The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday sought an explanation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the unfit nature of the pitch that led to the abandonment of the fifth [...]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) chief-executive Haroon Lorgat Monday said the world body has issued notice to the Indian cricket board over the unplayable pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla and indicated that strict sanctions will be taken against Delhi.
‘The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has 14 days to [...]
London, Dec. 28 (ANI): Indian officials are plotting to seize more control of world cricket by relocating the headquarters of the International Cricket Council to Mumbai.
That could be a possibility once Indian politician Sharad Pawar takes over the ICC presidency in July 2010.
The proposal to shift [...]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): The Delhi Firozeshah Kotla stadium has received another severe blow as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided that the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) will not host any match in the series against South Africa in 2010, after Sunday’s [...]
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was awarded the Test Championship mace from International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat, after leading his team to the pinnacle of ICC Test rankings.
India jumped from third in the rankings to [...]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Former cricketers blasted the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for preparing a dangerous track at the Ferozeshah Kotla forcing the abandonment of the fifth and final ODI between India and Sri Lanka here Sunday.
The pitch was unfit to play, and the game was called off after 23.3 overs during [...]
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Taking a serious note of the abandonment of the fifth one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka due to an unplayable pitch at the Ferozeshah Kotla Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) immediately disbanded the Grounds and Pitches Committee.
‘The BCCI has disbanded its Grounds and Pitches Committee [...]
Melbourne, Dec 27 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has emerged as the worst behaved player to play for the country in the last 20 years and has been asked by former legends of the game to improve his on-field attitude.
Former skipper Mark Taylor has [...]
Sydney, Dec 26 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) is coming up with a plan to discourage talented youngsters from joining the Indian Premier League (IPL) by increasing the value of contracts for the players.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that CA’s plan was hatched before a recent Australian Cricketers’ Association poll of contracted players suggested 22 percent [...]
Melbourne, Dec 24 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Mitchell is ready to forgo Indian Premier League (IPL) for the third year in a row.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Mitchell, who is the International Cricket Council’s cricketer of the year, would have been one of the most sought-after names at the third IPL auction on Jan 19 [...]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Seventy-seven years after playing their first Test, India realised its ultimate dream of becoming the numero uno in Test cricket and in the process celebrated their 100th Test win beating Sri Lanka at home. The feat came in a year when terror hit cricket on the subcontinent.
Sri Lankan players were [...]
Melbourne, Dec 24(ANI): Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is likely to defy the temptation of playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the third year in a row.
Johnson’s manager Sam Halvorsen has said he will put his country before cash by ignoring the lure of a six-figure offer from the rich Twenty20 league.
“We want [...]
Sydney/Mumbai, Dece 22 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi Tuesday said his comments on throwing away contracts of overseas players are absolutely untrue and baseless.
The Australian media had reported that Modi has threatened to tear up the contracts of Australian players if they do not skip the last round and the final of [...]
Perth (Australia), Dec. 22 (ANI): West Indian captain Chris Gayle has described Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as an interesting individual, and is prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt for the send-off he gave at Perth.
In an article for the Courier Mail, Gayle said: “Watson didn’t say anything to me, but he just [...]
Sydney, Dec. 22 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Shane Watson says he’s not embarrassed about his over-the-top antics when he dismissed Chris Gayle in Perth, as he claims he was provoked by the West Indies skipper.
Watson was fined 15 per cent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council for the way he celebrated dismissing Gayle [...]
Sydney, Dec 22 (IANS) Shane Watson is not embarrassed about his over-the-top behaviour when he dismissed Chris Gayle in the Perth Test even as West Indies skipper claims he holds no grudge against the Australian all-rounder.
Watson was fined 15 per cent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee for charging [...]
