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The much-heralded former England cricket star and anti-apartheid campaigner, Basil D’Oliveira, has died aged 80. D’Oliveira, affectionately known as Dolly, was blocked from representing England by the racist South African government in an infamous sporting stand off in 1968. South African Prime Minister, BJ Foster, decreed that the black all-rounder would not be allowed to take part . . . → Read More: Basil DOliveira cricket master dies  Pakistani newspapers have recently dished out a great deal of criticism on three Pakistani cricketers who have been put in prison because of a scam they were running during a test match against England. The captain of the squad Salman Butt, as well as bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammed Asif, were all sentenced to jail terms. This . . . → Read More: Pakistani public angry at convicted players Shahid Afridi is a national hero in Pakistan, if the rousing accolades from the country’s cricket fans are any indication. He’s been called “a precious gem of cricket” and the 31-year-old all rounder has some spectacular feats to his credit. However, he keeps retiring and then returning to the fray; it gets confusing. He has retired . . . → Read More: Shahid Afridi the un-retiring cricketer A controversial decision barring non-Test playing countries from participating in the next World Cup is to be changed by the International Cricket Council. In April the world governing body for cricket received heavy criticism when they restricted the 2015 Australian and New Zealand tournament to only the ten nations that are full members. Associate members such as . . . → Read More: ICC World Cup challenge Waqar Younis, Pakistan coach denied interfering with Shahid Afridi, former captain, attempt to run the team. Afridi, 33, earlier this week quit international cricket and said he would not play until the current Cricket Board of Pakistan is no longer in office. Younis says he knows his role and job description as coach and never interfered . . . → Read More: Waqar Younis quits international cricket A further delay has been placed on the scheduled and proposed investigations into the embezzlement of South Africa Cricket because of a disagreement between board officials. The delay is due to an issue with the appointment of an independent auditor with an inquiry called by Mtutuzeli Nyoka, the President of the board. For hosting the Indian Premier . . . → Read More: South Africa Cricket goes under the microscope With a vote that amounted to nothing more that being in their self-interest, 10 members of the board of the International Cricket Council voted to close ranks when they kept out the riffraff who had dared to enter the secret society.
With only their bank balances and check books in mind the cartel of countries were deserving . . . → Read More: International Cricket Council vote for themselves Home to one of the most attractive cricket grounds in the world and the birthplace of many great cricketers, Cape Town is synonymous with cricket. Having been originally introduced to the country by British army officers, it has become part of the Cape Town culture and is taken very seriously by young and old in every . . . → Read More: Cricket in Cape Town With the Cricket World Cup just around the corner, there’s a huge build-up of anticipation in cricketing nations around the world. Due to take place between 19th February and 2nd April at venues across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, this is the highlight of the cricket calendar and all the participating teams are going through intensive . . . → Read More: Intense ICC Cricket Training underway in Dubai Happy with the progress at Eden Gardens, International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Haroon Largat, still ruled out the possibility the India-Ireland match to be hosted by Kolkata. Because of logistics it would be almost impossible and not practical. With the encouraging reports from Kolkata, Lorgat expressed confidence that the three remaining matches would be hosted by . . . → Read More: India-England venue still unsure |
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