Category: CRICKET
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Suzie Bates player of the Year awards
Dubai, Dec 14, 2016: New Zealand’s Suzie Bates has become the first cricketer to clinch both the ICC Women’s ODI and T20I Player of the Year awards, which were announced today. Based on the 12 months period between 14 September 2015 and 20 September 2016, which included the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 India 2016 and…
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Ashwin and Kohli achieve personal bests
Dubai, Dec 13, 2016: India’s star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has consolidated his position at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after his match haul of 12-167 in the fourth Test against England in Mumbai helped the home side score an innings and 36 runs victory for a winning 3-0…
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Hafeez allowed to resume bowling by the ICC
Dubai, Nov 30, 2016: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that following remedial work and reassessment, the bowling action of Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez has been found to be legal, and the player can now resume bowling in international cricket. On 17 November, Hafeez underwent a reassessment of his bowling action at the National Cricket…
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Sana praises IWC as she looks forward to qualify
Dubai, Nov 25, 2016: Pakistan captain Sana Mir has praised the ICC Women’s Championship for the exposure it provided to her team, which finished seventh in the tournament. The 30-year-old indicated that the tournament had given the team confidence as it not only won some matches but also contested well against top teams. Pakistan finished…
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Rolton inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Dubai, Nov 24, 2016: Former Australia women’s captain Karen Rolton was today inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame by ICC Chief Executive David Richardson at a ceremony during the tea break on the opening day of the Third Test between Australia and South Africa in Adelaide. Rolton was presented with a personalised…
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Kohli shoots up to career-high fourth in Rankings
Dubai, Nov 22, 2016: India captain Virat Kohli has shot up 10 slots to reach a career-high fourth position in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after producing a man of the match performance in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam which India won by 246 runs to take a 1-0…
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Du Plessis charged for breaching Level 2 of CoC
Dubai, Nov 18, 2016: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been charged for breaching Article 2.2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct after television footage appeared to show him applying an artificial substance to the ball during the fourth day’s play in the second Test in Hobart, which concluded on Tuesday. The charge relates…
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Hero CPL welcomes new owners of Zouks
By Peter Breen, London, Oct 27, 2016: The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are delighted to announce that the Zouks franchise have been purchased by Jay Pandya of Royal Sports Club, based in Philadelphia. Jignesh ‘Jay’ Pandya is the founder of the Rohan Group of companies, a real estate venture with over 100 combined commercial…
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Outcomes from ICC Board meeting in Cape Town
Cape Town, Oct 14, 2016: Outcomes, The ICC Board meetings concluded in Cape Town on Friday with ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar wrapping up the week of committee meetings with a full ICC Board meeting. He said: “We have had a productive week working with our Members for the long-term benefit of cricket. We are continuing…
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Kohli presented with ICC Test Championship mace
Dubai, Oct 11, 2016: India captain Virat Kohli was today presented with the prestigious ICC Test Championship mace for leading his team to the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings. On behalf of the ICC, the mace was presented by former India captain and ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar at…