Some more shocking details emerged on the third day of the recently surfaced spot-fixing scandal that has tarnished the credibility of the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
Here's a breakdown of Saturday's major developments.
BCCI chief N Srinivasan says IPL not fixed
BCCI President N Srinivasan came down hard on the players arrested in the spot-fixing case, telling CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar that those found guilty should be sent to jail, while vehemently denying that the Indian Premier League was fixed. "Every punishment is little for them. If these players are found guilty they should not be allowed to play cricket any more .... They should be sent to jail. This has shocked all of us, didn't expect it from a player like Sreesanth," the board president said....
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09:09 PM, May 18, 2013
London: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is set to interrogate Rajasthan Royals' English recruit Owais Shah as a precautionary measure in the wake of the recent spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the ongoing Indian Premier League. Former England batsman Shah, a member of Rajasthan Royals which is at the centre of a major investigation by Delhi police after three of the team's players were arrested earlier this week...
08:05 PM, May 18, 2013
London: County cricketers have been warned to stop spitting on the field of play or face disciplinary action from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Spitting, which is fairly common among cricketers around the world, is currently not among the offences that can attract penalty points under the strict ECB's disciplinary code. But the chairman of the ECB's Cricket Discipline Commission is concerned about the habit. "Two years ago,...
11:14 PM, May 08, 2013
London: England offspinner Graeme Swann has been penalised for 'showing serious dissent' during his comeback game for Nottinghamshire against Durham in the County Championship this week. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday that Swann had been found guilty of a "level two" disciplinary breach but had escaped a ban. Swann stayed in his crease for several seconds and lifted his hands above his head after being...
09:51 PM, May 03, 2013
London: England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the two-Test home series against New Zealand in May as he struggles to overcome a right knee injury. The England and Wales Cricket Board says on Tuesday that Pietersen "will have a repeat scan next week to determine when he is able to resume training." Pietersen, who bruised bones in his knee in March during England's tour of New Zealand,...
03:19 PM, Apr 16, 2013
London: England and Wales Cricket Board has asked the BCCI if the Indian Premier League can be advanced by a month so that its players can take part in the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament, a media report said. According to a report in 'The Times' newspaper, David Collier, the ECB chief executive, travelled to India last week to meet officials of the BCCI to urge them to reschedule future IPL seasons...
09:11 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Kaneria's lawyer said his client was distraught by the delay in appeal against a life ban imposed for spot-fixing last year. ...
06:57 PM, Mar 07, 2013
The ECB board has recently agreed to develop an out-of-competition testing programme to encompass recreational drugs. ...
09:45 AM, Feb 27, 2013
Banned leg-spinner Danish Kaneria's appeal against a life ban will resume on April 22 after it was adjourned by an ECB disciplinary panel. ...
10:09 PM, Feb 17, 2013
Graham Thorpe takes over as batting coach for the limited overs matches for the tour of New Zealand starting next month. ...
07:48 PM, Jan 27, 2013
Kaneria said he couldn't speak on the issue as it was subjudice as per advice of his lawyers. ...
10:28 PM, Jan 20, 2013
Kevin Pietersen rubber-stamped his return to the England set-up by signing a full central contract with the ECB. ...
07:37 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Pietersen is currently on a four-month deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board. ...
07:18 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Danish Kaneria's appeal against the lifetime ban given to him by the ECB was adjourned on Monday. ...
08:40 AM, Dec 11, 2012
Danish Kaneria hopes that an appeal hearing by the ECB will remove or at least reduce the life ban imposed on him. ...
11:03 PM, Dec 09, 2012
The ECB has accepted that the tour did not have the appropriate clearance. ...
09:39 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Andy Flower will remain England team director and continue to tour with the Test team, said the ECB on Wednesday. ...
05:49 PM, Nov 28, 2012
The 23-year-old Meaker, who has featured in two ODIs but is yet to make his Test debut. ...
07:27 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Kaneria's appeal will be heard early next month by an independent three-member panel of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ...
09:59 PM, Oct 30, 2012
The decision was made after Pietersen met with Andy Flower, Alastair Cook and other senior team-mates earlier this week. ...
08:02 PM, Oct 18, 2012
