Category: CRICKET
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ICC President Sharad Pawar & CEO Haroon Lorgat congratulates Sachin Tendulkar
Dubai, March 16, 2012: ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat today congratulated Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for scoring his 100th international century. In his message, Mr Lorgat said: “On behalf of every cricket fan around the globe I congratulate Sachin on becoming the first person to score 100 centuries for his country. This is indeed…
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14 players receive official reprimands and warnings for breaching Code of Conduct
Dubai, March 15, 2012: official reprimands, Fourteen players from four matches out of the eight played on the opening day of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012, have received an official reprimand and warning each after breaching the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. All the players admitted to the…
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NZC’s new CEO David White briefed on CHALLC progress
Dubai, March 16, 2012: CHALLC progress, The newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) David White has been briefed about the progress being made by Cricket Holdings America LLC (CHALLC) towards bringing a professional Twenty20 league to the United States of America (USA). Mr White, who took over at NZC in January, met…
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Asia Cup 2012, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets
BY: TFE, March 15, 2012: Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets Thursday to virtually book their place in the final of the Asia Cup 2012 one-day tournament in Dhaka, reports AFP. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (72 not out) and Umar Akmal (77) hit half-centuries as Pakistan achieved a 189-run target with more than 10 overs to…
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Cricket Don’t Touch Me Please !
(By: Ahmed Jutt) March, 14, 2012: Karachi-Pakistan, March 14, 2012: After an Indian bookie revealed that, mostly bookmakers contacted the international cricketers with the help of bollywood actresses and models, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) advice to their cricketers that, they must keep away from Indian glamour girls, according to source that advice given by PCB’s official in…
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Former Indian Test wicket-keeper Kirmani optimistic for return of international cricket to Pakistan
By Rashid Ali Siddiqui, President, Pakistan Sports Writers Federation, Karachi-Pakistan: Former Indian wicket-keeper batsman Syed Mujtaba Hussein Kirmani has stressed the need for the return of international cricket to Pakistan, saying passionate fans should not be deprived of the high-profile action on their soil. Pakistan has been deprived of international cricket following a terrorist attack on the…
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ICC dismisses The Sunday Times report
Dubai, March 12, 2012: Sunday Times report, Following a report in The Sunday Times newspaper, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed the claim that it is investigating the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final between India and Pakistan. In a statement, the ICC Chief Executive Mr Haroon Lorgat said: “The story carried by the…
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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 gets under way on Tuesday
Dubai, March 12, 2012: ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, In one of the biggest tournaments in the history of ICC’s Development Programme, the 16 Associate and Affiliate Member (AM) sides will go head to head in the ICC World Twenty Qualifier UAE 2012 from Tuesday. At stake will be the two available places in the tournament proper…
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Fraser Watts receives one suspension point and an official reprimand for ICC Code of Conduct breaches & UAE captain Khurram Khan also a receives reprimand
Dubai, March 11, 2012: Scotland batsman Fraser Watts has received one suspension point and a reprimand for two breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s four-wicket defeat to United Arab Emirates in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCL) in Sharjah on Friday. Watts was charged with two offences, the first…
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Scots multimedia company agrees deal to cover ICC World Twenty20 2012 Qualifier
Scots multimedia company, QuipuTV has secured an agreement with the International Cricket Council to stream fourteen group matches in next week’s ICC World Twenty20 2012 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates. The tournament gets underway in the UAE on 13 March and runs to 24 March. The top two teams will qualify for the ICC World…