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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 According to US Cables leaked by WikiLeaks, US diplomats have had long concerns about the companies run by Allen Stanford the cricket mogul. These concerns went back several years prior to allegation against him being forward concerning Stanford’s substantial ponzi scheme. Stanford international bank had sold more than $ 7 billion worth of Certificates of deposit (CDs). . . . → Read More: WikiLeaks Allen Stanford connection Eight nations will compete in the single-division ICC Intercontinental Cup next year. Six nations have a guaranteed slot in the competition that will run from May 2011 through December 2012. These nations are Canada, Afghanistan, Kenya, Scotland, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The other two spots will be decided by the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 results. . . . → Read More: ICC Intercontinental Cup next returns to 8 teams The Chinese Cricket Association has come to the realization that it must step up its game, in the form of educating potential players and journalists about the game. The Association Secretary General announced a plan to increase awareness of the game to young Chinese, who, he says, need to know more about it in order to . . . → Read More: Chinese Cricket Association try to spread the word The three Pakistan players suspended during an ICC investigation into spot-fixing claims while on a tour of England remain suspended. Two of the three had filed appeals with the ICC, seeking allowances to continue playing while the investigation goes forward. Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt had their appeals denied by the ICC. The third player allegedly involved, . . . → Read More: Police still delving into Pakistan cricket team Imran Khan a former Pakistani cricket team captain turned politician has called upon the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) and his country to straighten out the mess that has become Pakistan cricket. Recently he told members of the press that Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman should have resigned at the time of the allegations instead of laying unsubstantiated . . . → Read More: Imran Khan bowls into Pakistan cricket debate |
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