Cricketnext editor Jamie Alter joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
Q. Good day Jamie ! Although many RR matches are yet to be contested and it is too early to decide the final four, but since you'll b asked this many times more- who n how do u c the final four for the CT13? Asked by: Mansoor
A. India, West Indies, New Zealand and Australia....
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05:08 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Johannesburg: The South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) has paid tribute to Tim May, who resigned as the chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) citing frustration at the global governing body amid allegations of corruption in the game and backroom politicking. "Tim has done a great job for all of us. We shouldn't forget what it was like before FICA came along and before the establishment of...
07:17 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Sydney: Tim May on Wednesday quit as head of cricket's international players' union after eight years, lashing out at the sport's powerbrokers and their alleged "threats, intimidation and backroom deals". May, who was last month controversially ousted from an International Cricket Council players' committee amid allegations of pressure from India, said he was tired of battling the governing body. "More and more we see allegations of corruption and malpractice on...
08:21 AM, Jun 05, 2013
London: More than 20 English county cricketers and two umpires are being questioned by anti-corruption detectives as part of the ICC's match-fixing investigation. The ICC is speaking to players who were involved in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which featured cricketers from around the world. Ravi Bopara, Owais Shah, Kabir Ali, Phil Mustard and Dimitri Mascarenhas are among the players who have either been or will be interviewed by the...
07:04 PM, May 31, 2013
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to undertake a short tour of the West Indies in July to play only a five-match ODI series and two Twenty20 matches after the West Indies Cricket Board revised a confirmed tour schedule that included Test matches also. Official sources in the PCB said that it had been decided to accept the offer by the WICB to play only the limited-over series on...
02:22 PM, May 31, 2013
New Delhi: The International Cricket Committee (ICC) on Wednesday took a couple of key decisions while concluding the two-day meeting of its cricket committee in London, including setting a marker for Test playing nations to keep their Test status intact. In an attempt to ensure that Test cricket was protected, the committee has recommended that all Test playing Members should be required to play a minimum number of Test matches...
11:40 PM, May 29, 2013
Karachi: PCB chief Zaka Ashraf has said they would welcome any move by the Ireland Cricket Association to send its team to Pakistan for a tour. The Irish cricket chief executive recently said that they would like to send their team to Pakistan provided they were given full assurances and guarantee for the security of their team. "I will be going to England for the Champions Trophy and will meet...
10:57 PM, May 28, 2013
Former umpire Holder alleged that he was offered 10,000 pounds to help sway the course of an ODI in the United Arab Emirates. ...
11:29 AM, May 27, 2013
Edinburgh: Pakistan established a target of 232 in their one-day international against Scotland in Edinburgh on Friday after spinner Majid Haq claimed three wickets for the home side. The tourists are using the game to gear up for their Champions Trophy campaign, which kicks off against the West Indies at The Oval in London on June 7. They made a slow start after winning the toss and opting to bat...
12:13 AM, May 18, 2013
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif, who lost their appeal at the Court of Abritration for Sport against spot-fixing bans, were the first players with team-mate Mohammad Amir to be punished by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Players implicated in corruption cases: Life bans May 2000: Former Pakistan captain Salim Malik banned for life by a judicial inquiry conducted by judge Malik Mohammad Qayyum. Malik was...
10:49 AM, May 16, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an alleged international cricket betting racket and arrested three of its members. The accused not only used to accept bets themselves but also act as middlemen between bookies from Pakistan, Dubai and India. Acting on a tip-off on Tuesday that one Ramesh Vyas and his accomplices accepted bets on the ongoing IPL cricket matches and connect the calls from Pakistan and...
08:50 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: The 2013 ICC Champions Trophy will receive a grand farewell after all with the perceived threat of a pull-out by the game's most powerful cricket board, and in effect the 50-over world champions, having dissipated. Hard-pressed for promotion in what is its final run, the ICC Champions Trophy will have a stately exit with all decks cleared for India to take up the challenge of adding another limited-overs...
06:08 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland Wednesday backed the team management that had axed four players, including then vice-captain Shane Watson, ahead of the Mohali Test against India in March on ground of breach of discipline. Speaking for the first time on the issue which became a talking point during Australia's disastrous series, Sutherland said he has "in-depth" understanding of what had happened at that time. Coach Mickey Arthur...
05:55 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: India have no plans to pull out of next month's Champions Trophy over a rumbling controversy surrounding a former Indian player's election to an International Cricket Council (ICC) panel, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. The BCCI has been accused of using its clout to get former India spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan elected to the ICC Cricket Committee. Sivaramakrishnan beat Australian Tim May...
09:57 PM, May 13, 2013
According to reports, BCCI has threatened to pull Team India out of Champions Trophy over rift with ICC on L Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the governing body. BCCI is not happy with the noise being made over Sivaramakrishnan's election to the ICC's Cricket Committee ahead of Tim May, the chief executive officer of FICA. ...
08:39 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Even as the controversy over Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC Cricket Committee raged on, the BCCI on Monday received support from its Asian allies Sri Lanka and Pakistan who claimed allegations of the Indian Cricket Board forcing a re-vote were baseless. The furore over the appointment seemed to have created a rift in the cricket world with the Asian countries throwing their weight behind BCCI, which is...
04:30 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: According to reports, BCCI has threatened to pull Team India out of Champions Trophy over rift with ICC on L Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the governing body. BCCI is not happy with the noise being made over Sivaramakrishnan's election to the ICC's Cricket Committee ahead of Tim May, the chief executive officer of FICA. FICA chief executive Tim May told CNN-IBN that there are enough...
11:41 AM, May 13, 2013
Dubai: The ICC has announced the schedule of warm-up matches to be played in the lead-up to the Champions Trophy, to be staged at Cardiff Wales Stadium, Edgbaston and The Oval from June 6 to 23. The warm-up matches will be played from May 30 to June 4 at the three tournament venues. In line with previous ICC events, none of these matches will carry official ODI status. On May...
11:35 PM, May 09, 2013
Dubai: The ICC on Thursday clarified its stand on the recent appointment of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as the players' representative in its Cricket Committee, saying a re-vote was conducted due to confusion over the first voting process. Sivaramakrishnan, who is employed by the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) as a commentator, replaced Tim May on the ICC cricket committee, an appointment that attracted criticism from various quarters. "In January this year, because...
07:53 PM, May 09, 2013
Melbourne: Fuming after L Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the International Cricket Council, the Australian players' union has called the ICC the "most ineffective governing body in world sport". "It's a really sad day for cricket," Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) CEO Paul Marsh was quoted as saying by The Australian. "This issue encapsulates all that's wrong with cricket at the moment. The irony of the situation is the...
10:09 AM, May 08, 2013
