Tag: ICC
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Sangakkara backs on home advantage at 20-20
Dubai, July 26, 2012: Sri Lanka batsman and wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara believes playing at home will give his side added inspiration to win the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012. Speaking to ICC Cricket 360°™, the ICC’s new weekly multi-platform show produced by IMG (part of IMG Worldwide), Sangakkara says knowledge of home conditions will…
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Jacques Kallis rises to second in ICC rankings
Dubai, July 25, 2012: Jacques Kallis leads the charge of South Africa’s batsmen up the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after his side’s stunning innings and 12-run victory in the first Test match at The Oval against England that concluded yesterday (23 July). Kallis, who scored an unbeaten 182 and also took 2-38…
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Wesley Barresi receives official reprimand
Dubai July 25, 2012: The Netherlands’ Wesley Barresi has received a warning and official reprimand for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during his side’s seven-wicket win over United Arab Emirates during the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship 50-over match at Deventer, on 21 July. Barresi pleaded guilty to the Level 1 offense and…
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India can end Australia’s reign at top
ICC ODI table, Dubai, July 19, 2012: India goes into its five-match series in Sri Lanka with the chance to leap from its current fourth place standing to its previous number one ranking in the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings. India last held the number one position briefly in September 2009 but if it achieves…
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England extend lead as top Test team
Dubai, July 14, 2012: Test team, England’s position as the top team in the Reliance ICC Test Rankings was strengthened after the annual update took place today as it leapt to 122 ratings points but it can still be overhauled by South Africa in the forthcoming series which begins at The Oval on 19 July.…
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All 16 teams announced for U19 CWC
Dubai, July 12, 2012: teams announced, All 16 squads have now been named ahead of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012, which takes place in Queensland, Australia, from 11-26 August. Australia will defend the title it won in Lincoln, New Zealand, in 2010, and will not only aim to win the trophy for the…
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U19 World Cup, a trip down memory lane
Dubai, July 11. 2012: The ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 will be the ninth edition of the event which was first staged in Australia in 1988 as part of Australia’s Bicentenary celebrations. In 1997, it became a biennial event and since then, it is seen as an important opportunity for the up-and-coming players to…
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ICC agree to switch of Scotland v Canada
Dubai, July 8, 2016: ICC agree, The ICC have agreed to a late venue switch for the Pepsi World Cricket League Championship games between Scotland and Canada to Ayr Cricket Club after the original ground at The Grange was declared unplayable after the ground was flooded when the Water of Leith burst its banks following…
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Sangakkara returns to the top of the world
Dubai, July 05, 2012: Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one batting spot from West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after another big century against Pakistan in the second Test that ended in a draw at the Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo on Wednesday. Sangakkara, who…
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Malaysia to host Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4
Dublin, July 04, 2012: ICC WCL, The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that Malaysia will host Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Division 4 from 3 to 10 September 2012. Six teams will compete for the opportunity to finish in the top two of the event and ultimately gain promotion to the Pepsi ICC…