Tag: cricket
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Tony Hill steps down from the elite panel
Dubai, Jan 9, 2014: Tony Hill has stepped down from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires to take up the role of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Umpire Coach, the ICC announced today. The 62-year-old from Auckland was promoted to the elite panel in 2009 after serving on the international panel for 11 years. Hill…
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Black Cat or Black Cats Cut the Success
By: Mohammad Sufi Desai, Karachi Nov 09, 2013: Black Cat, All prayers and effort goes in pain. We lost the series again. South Africa beat Pakistan in 4th ODI and Win the series, although one ODI is left but it will not affect the series but still hope that Pakistan will win because otherwise, it…
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AB de Villiers regains No 1 Test batting ranking
Dubai, Oct 27, 2013: South Africa’s AB de Villiers has overtaken teammate Hashim Amla at the top of the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen to regain the number-one spot that he last held in April 2012 in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Tests, which were released on Sunday. The latest rankings…
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West Indies to start ICC World Twenty20 title defence
Dhaka – Bangladesh, Oct 27, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the match schedules and ticket sale plans for the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014, which will be staged from 16 March to 6 April. The West Indies’ men will defend the title they won last year in Colombo while Australia’s women will…
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Plessis fined for ICC Code of Conduct breach
Dubai, Oct 26, 2013: South Africa’s Faf du Plessis has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees after breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day’s play in the second and final cricket Test against Pakistan in Dubai. Du Plessis was charged with an article 2.2.9 offence of the ICC Code…
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Melbourne to host ICC Annual Conference 2014
Dubai, Oct 25, 2013: The ICC Annual Conference 2014 will take place in Australia for the first time in its history after Melbourne was last week awarded the right to host world cricket’s biggest annual gathering. The Conference will take place in June and will comprise a week of meetings and activities that will be…
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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013 confirmed
Dubai, Oct 24, 2013: Some of the very best cricketers from ICC’s Associate and Affiliate members will assemble in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next month when the 16-team ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013 (WT20Q) will be staged across six venues in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. All 16 squads for the event, which…
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Media accreditation ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Dubai, Oct 10, 2013: The media accreditation process for all members of the media intending to cover the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 is now open. Members of the media who wish to carry out their work at the event are urged to submit their applications before the close of business on Wednesday, 30 October…
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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013
Dubai, Oct 7, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the final stages of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 will be held at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The revised schedule now sees the final four days of the tournament move to the capital city. The double-header matches…
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Tendulkar believes trophy will remain in the subcontinent
Dubai, 2 October 2013: With exactly 500 days to go before the first ball is bowled in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on 14 February, batting wizard Sachin Tendulkar has predicted that the trophy will remain in the subcontinent with India favourite to retain the title. PHOTO CAPTION: Auckland: Children from North Shore Cricket…