Cricket

Test cricket remains at “high risk” of being targeted for corruption according to ICC chief executive David Richardson, but he believes the dangers posed to domestic and even junior-level cricket is the clear and present danger as the fallout continues from the Al Jazeera documentary on spot-fixing released last week. He also admitted that corrupt elements were here to stay ...

Jos Buttler has been rested for England’s ODI against Scotland next month while Liam Plunkett returns to the squad for that match and the series against Australia. A hamstring injury had ruled Plunkett out of the matches against New Zealand. Captain Eoin Morgan is expected to be fit for the start of England’s one-day season despite fracturing a finger playing ...

England must show “heart” and “fight” in the second and final Test against Pakistan at Headingley, according to fast bowler James Anderson. Joe Root’s side were beaten by nine wickets at Lord’s and have to win in Leeds to avoid a series defeat. “It’s going to take some special individual performances this week,” said Anderson. England have called up Surrey ...

Eoin Morgan has been forced to pull out of the ICC World XI squad for the 31 May Twenty20 International against the Windies at Lord’s due to a fractured finger. Morgan, England’s limited-overs skipper, had been set to captain the side. He will be replaced as captain by former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, while Morgan’s compatriot Sam Billings will take ...

The ICC Cricket Committee concluded its two-day meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday with strong support for the ICC Board’s commitment to improve player behavior and the development of a culture of respect. The Committee has also made recommendations around the toss in Test cricket and ICC World Test Championship playing conditions. On day one of the meeting, the Committee was ...

DUBAI: Qatari news channel Al Jazeera was urged to hand over evidence of alleged match-fixing on Monday after a TV documentary claimed to uncover corruption at the highest levels of world cricket. England´s coach and captain both slammed allegations of spot-fixing as “outrageous”, and Australia said it wasn´t aware of any “credible evidence” after Sunday´s broadcast. But Sri Lanka has ...

Disgraced Australian stars David Warner and Cameron Bancroft will return to competitive cricket at a low-level limited-overs tournament in the country’s tropical north in July, it was announced Tuesday. Warner is serving a year-long ban from state and international cricket and Bancroft a nine-month suspension over a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March that rocked the game. But they ...

KABUL: Teen sensation Rashid Khan will lead a heavyweight spin attack for Afghanistan in the country´s first-ever Test against India next month, the Afghan cricket board announced Tuesday. Khan and fellow spinners Mujeeb ur Rahman, Zahir Khan and Hamza Hotak were named in a 16-strong squad for the historic one-off Test in Bangalore starting June 14. The 19-year-old Khan was ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Pakistan for maintaining a slow over-rate during the Lord’s Test against England. Pakistan won the Test match by nine wickets taking a 1-0 lead in the two Test-match series. According to an ICC press release, the fine was imposed by match referees after Pakistan were ruled to be three overs short of their ...

The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) has requested the Indian government on Monday to formally convey its position with regards to India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series. The series has been on hold since 2012 due to political tension between the two neighbours. The BCCI has repeatedly clarified its stance that it will not be able to engage in bilateral contests ...