Lahore: The International Cricket Council today announced that independent assessments have found the bowling actions of Bangladesh’s Arafat Sunny and Taskin Ahmed to be illegal and, as such, both the bowlers have been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. Arafat’s analysis revealed that the elbow extension for ... Read More »
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Lahore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 Super 10 Group 2 match between India and Pakistan has been relocated from Dharamsala to Kolkata. The evening match will take place as scheduled on Saturday 19 March and will start at 19h30 local time. ... Read More »
Sangakkara was the legend of the game: International Cricket Council
Lahore: The Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC) David Richardson has paid tribute to former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who retired from international cricket today. Sangakkara was one of the leading cricketers in world cricket for the last 15 years during which played in 134 Tests (scoring ... Read More »
ICC confirms sanctions against Asif and Butt will expire on 1 September 2015
Lahore: The International Cricket Council today confirmed that the sanctions against Muhammad Asif and Salman Butt will expire at midnight on 1 September 2015 and that they will be eligible to return to competitive cricket, at both domestic and international levels, on 2 September 2015 after fulfilling the specific conditions ... Read More »
The date announced for the first round of fixtures for the four-day first-class ICC Intercontinental Cup 2015-17
Lahore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the dates for the first round of fixtures for the four-day first-class ICC Intercontinental Cup 2015-17, which features Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Namibia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Scotland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The side that wins the round-robin league ... Read More »
Shane Watson inspires kids to ‘Dream Big’
Lahore: Australian star all-rounder Shane Watson, is a force to be reckoned with on the cricket pitch, but today he was seen championing the cause of education for children. Watson has been named the star in a children’s book that has been published by Room to Read, a global non-profit ... Read More »
Mustafa Kamal’s comments are very unfortunate:International Cricket Council
Lahore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive David Richardson today issued the following statement following comments about the match officials in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final between Bangladesh and India in Melbourne on Thursday. “The ICC has noted Mr Mustafa Kamal’s comments, which are very unfortunate but ... Read More »
ICC announces Associate and Affiliate Panel of Umpires for 2015
Lahore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the 11-member ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel of International Umpires for 2015, which follows the annual review and selection process. Scotland’s Allan Haggo has joined Sameer Bandekar, Kathy Cross, Mark Hawthorne, Wynand Louw, Nigel Morrison, David Odhiambo, Buddhi Pradhan, Sarika Siva Prasad, ... Read More »
Bangladesh fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain action is found legal:ICC
Lahore: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed that the bowling action of Bangladesh fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain had been found to be legal following an independent test, and that the player can, therefore, continue to bowl in international cricket. During a comprehensive analysis it was revealed that the amount ... Read More »