Tag: International Cricket Council
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ICC announces details of third round Intercontinental Cup and WCL Championship matches
Dubai, Feb 09, 2012: Early pace-setter and three-time former champion Ireland travels to Mombasa this week to take on Kenya in what will kick-off the third round of the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2011-2013. The four-day first-class fixture will be played from 12-15 February at the Mombasa Sports Club. Ireland leads the table with 40 points after…
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ICC announces details of official travel and tour providers
Dubai, Feb 07, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the appointment of the official travel agents for the ICC World Twenty 2012 which will be staged in Sri Lanka from 18 September to 7 October. Gullivers Sports Travel, Sport Abroad and Thomson Sport in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland as well as…
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Pakistan on the move after sweeping series against England
Dubai Feb 06, 2012: SWEEPING SERIES, Pakistan has narrowed the gap with the top four sides in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table after beating number-one ranked England by 3-0 in the three-Test series which finished in Dubai on Monday. Pakistan had entered the series in fifth position on 99 ratings points and though it has…
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Results of the ICC Board meeting in Dubai
Board meeting result, The ICC Board held the first of its scheduled 2012 meetings in Dubai on 31 January 2012 and 1 February 2012. The major items considered or decisions taken were: Independent Governance Review Following adoption of the new ICC Strategic Plan in April 2011 which, inter-alia, identified the need for an independent governance…
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Australia reduces the gap with third-ranked India to just fraction of a point
Dubai, Jan 28, 2012: THIRD RANKED INDIA, India and Australia have moved in opposite directions in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table after the conclusion of their four-Test series in Adelaide on Saturday. India, which had entered the series in second place on 118 ratings points, has fallen to 111 ratings points while fourth-ranked Australia…
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Shahid Afridi to Hit Hard Against Drugs in New Role as UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
Vienna (UNODC), Jan 18, 2012:– Shahid Afridi UNODC Goodwill Ambassador, Pakistan cricket star Shahid Afridi has been appointed UNODC National Goodwill Ambassador in recognition of his outstanding sporting record. Both batsman and bowler, Afridi is a talented all-rounder who from 2009 to 2011 was captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in various formats of…
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ICC back Australian Government move on cheating
Perth-Australia, (ICC Media Release) Jan 13, 2012: ICC back Australian Government, Haroon Lorgat, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive, yesterday expressed the ICC’s support for the proposals being made by the Australian Government to establish a national framework of laws to combat cheating in sport. In Perth to attend the Third Test Match between Australia and…