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committee. The fourth edition of the club Twenty20 tournament will ...
- Kevin Pietersen misses World T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka in group ‘C’ of T20 World cup (Category: Breaking News)
- WC Preview: Sri Lanka v Canada (Category: Breaking News)
- Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen lead South Africa’s demolition of Bangladesh (Category: Breaking News)
Cricket’s chief executives on Monday backed the mandatory use of video umpires in Tests and one-day internationals, a year after they were made optional at the request of powerful India. The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) chief executives’ committee said independent tests had proved the reliability of the Decision Review System (DRS), which incorporates ball-tracking and ....
- DRS no longer mandatory, says ICC (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to host World T20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- DRS Out Of Sri Lanka – Australia Series Due To Cost Cutting By SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- New ICC boss defends technology U-turn (Category: Business)
The International Cricket Council has asked Sri Lanka to incorporate domestic anti-corruption codes before the start of the Sri Lanka Premier League Twenty20 tournament which is scheduled for August. This decision by the ICC has been taken when the ICC Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) met
- ICC start investigations on a “taped conversation” revolving SLPL (Category: Breaking News)
- Nuwan Zoysa found guilty under ICC Anti-Corruption Code (Category: Breaking News)
- Nuwan Zoysa found guilty under ICC Anti-Corruption Code (Category: Breaking News)
- Nuwan Zoysa found guilty under ICC Anti-Corruption Code (Category: Breaking News)
REUTERS: Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has declared himself available for the Black Caps’ World Twenty20 campaign a year after bowing out of cricket’s shorter formats to prolong his test career. The 33-year-old all rounder played his last Twenty20 international in May 2010
- Kevin Pietersen misses World T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka tour will help prepare for World T20: Dhoni (Category: Business)
- Twenty20 can peacefully coexist with Test, one-day cricket: Warne (Category: Business)
- Dhoni excited to face ‘intelligent’ new skipper Bailey in T20 series against Oz (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka will look to improve their dismal Test record over the past year when they take on a self-destructing Pakistan side in a three-match series from Friday. The Sri Lankans have won just two of their last 14 Tests and lost six, but remain a force on home soil where they drew a two-match ...
- Pakistan v Sri Lanka scorecard (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka wins first test series since 2009 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan win Sri Lanka series as 3rd Test drawn (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket: Pakistan win Sri Lanka series after third Test drawn (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been suspended from this week's Galle Test after his side was found guilty of a serious over-rate offence during the fifth and last ODI against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday.
- Sri Lanka bat out safe draw to win Pakistan series (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in third Test (Category: Sports)
- Umar Akmal left out of Pakistan Test squad (Category: Sports)
- PAK v SL – 3rd Test – Pallekele (Category: Sports)
West Indies star Chris Gayle has declared himself fit for Tuesday’s second one-day international (ODI) against England at The Oval. But the tourists will be without Darren Bravo after the batsman was ruled out of the remainder of the tour with a groin injury. Gayle had been due to make his long awaited return to ...
- Sri Lanka put shackles on Gayle (Category: Breaking News)
- Chris Gayle pulls out of Lanka Premier League (LPL), franchise confirms (Category: Breaking News)
- Chris Gayle pulls out of Lanka Premier League (LPL), franchise confirms (Category: Breaking News)
- Chris Gayle pulls out of Lanka Premier League (LPL), franchise confirms (Category: Breaking News)
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team will be playing five One-day matches and two Twenty20 matches in Sri Lanka from the third week of July. According to sources, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was initially interested in playing a full-fledged series against India, including a short Test series
- Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODIs to have reserve days (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand and Sri Lanka take Twenty20 to Florida (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand and Sri Lanka take Twenty20 to Florida (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand and Sri Lanka take Twenty20 to Florida (Category: Breaking News)
(ANI): The controversy surrounding the application of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in the game of cricket at the international level refuses to die down. Though, it is well known that Indian cricketers have expressed serious doubts about the UDRS, and often objected to its use in international fixtures, other countries such as Australia ...
- ICC set to take up India’s UDRS rejection (Category: Business)
- Lankan lawyer to sue ICC over referral system (Category: Breaking News)
- Make UDRS mandatory - Kumar Sangakkara (Category: Sports)
- India rejects ICC’s proposed reforms (Category: Business)
Chris Gayle is set to put more than a year in the international wilderness behind him when West Indies face England in the opening match of their one-day series at Southampton on Saturday. Gayle has an impressive one-day record, with over 8,000 runs in 228 ODIS including 19 hundreds at an average of nearly 40. ...
- West Indies ready to welcome back Gayle (Category: Business)
- Sammy open to Gayle return during England Tests (Category: Business)
- Gayle back for West Indies after 14-month absence (Category: Business)
- Gayle told to retract to end cricket exile (Category: Business)
Test and one-day cricket captain Michael Clarke is demanding his limited-overs team lift and says the tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make Australia the top nation in all three forms of the game. Australia head the one-day ratings, but are third in the Test standings and fifth ...
- Australia not sacrificing T20 or one-day cricket for Tests: Clarke (Category: Business)
- ICC should make call on Decision Review System: Clarke (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aim to put Aussies in a spin (Category: Business)
- Clarke stunned as England thrash Australia (Category: Business)
A Governance Analysis of Frequency Allocation & TV Rights in Present Sri Lanka Frequency Allocation- A Grand Corruption? Understanding the state capture by Kleptocrats does not require a dedicated study; it is easily recognizable. For the benefit of keen students of governance, let me begin this article with the definition of Kleptocracy: “A form of political and government ...
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- Watch “20-20” On CSN (Category: Breaking News)
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- With die-hard Dodgers fans like this, who needs the NFL? (Category: USA, California)
Pallekele, June 11: More than 350 school children from Kandy district formed a giant ‘100’ at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, celebrating the 100-day countdown to the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012.
The 100-day countdown to the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka from September was launched yesterday at a special event held to commemorate the day. T the International Cricket Council, together with Sri Lanka Cricket, donated 100 cricket bats amongst the girls and boys who participated
- More than 100,000 tickets for World Twenty20 sold (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka’ to be shown to fans in the U.S.A. without a cost (Category: Breaking News)
- Fans invited to welcome cricketing heroes (Category: Breaking News)
- President Extends Best Wishes to Sri Lankan Cricket Team Heading to T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Pallekele, Jun 11: The 100-day countdown to the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka from September 18 began on Sunday with more than 350 school children from Kandy district forming a giant '100' at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. At
School children in Kandy make a formation to celebrate the 100 days to go countdown for ICC World Twenty20 2012.
- National team sponsor for the ICC WorldT20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC Awards 2012 – Colombo (Category: Sports)
- PAK v SL – 1st T20I – Hambantota (Category: Sports)
- PAK v SL – 2nd T20I – Hambantota (Category: Sports)
ICC Media Release More than 350 school children from Kandy district formed a …
- ICC World Twenty20 tickets go on global sale today (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 trophies arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- More than 100,000 tickets for ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 sold (Category: Sports)
The 100th day countdown for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2012 to be conducted in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7 was launched in style at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, yesterday.
Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat has hit back at suggestions of bias over the ICC’s plan to retain the Duckworth-Lewis method of deciding interrupted matches instead of adopting an alternative system from India. V. Jayadevan, who devised the alternative VJD method, has written to International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar to criticise last week’s decision. ...
- MCC says putting off Test Championship a setback (Category: Business)
- Cricket-ICC chief happy with 50-over format (Category: Business)
- ICC chief executive Lorgat to step down in June 2012 (Category: Business)
- Lorgat likely to join Sri Lanka Cricket as consultant (Category: Business)
DUBAI, (Reuters): Umpire Billy Doctrove, who along with Australian Darrell Hair was at the centre of the controversial Oval test which Pakistan forfeited against England in 2006, has announced his retirement. The West Indian was due to umpire Thursday’s one-dayer between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele but withdrew because of a family bereavement and ...
- ICC elite panel umpire Billy Doctrove retires (Category: Breaking News)
- Madugalle, Mahanama, Dharmasena, de Silva for World Cup (Category: Sports)
- Du Plessis clinches series for South Africa (Category: Business)
- Pakistan hoping for ‘fresh start’ against England (Category: Business)
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday unveiled Sri Lanka's star pacer Lasith Malinga as the official ambassador for the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012.
Dubai, Jun 8 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has chosen Sri Lanka's star pacer Lasith Malinga, as the official event ambassador for the Twenty 20 World Cup.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has chosen Sri Lanka's star Lasith Malinga, as the official Event Ambassador for the ICC World Twenty 20 Sri Lanka 2012.
- 100 days to go countdown celebrations for ICC World Twenty20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 trophies arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lankan Team with children from the charity ‘Room to Read’ (Category: Sports)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has chosen Sri Lankas star Lasith Malinga, as the official Event Ambassador for the ICC World Twenty 20 Sri Lanka 2012. The cricketing icon is renowned and admired for his unique cricketing style and vibrancy and is one of the worlds best Twenty20 players. .
;s best Twenty20 players. Malinga, was selected as the Event ...
- ICC announce Lasith Malinga as event ambassador for World T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Malinga named ICC ambassador for T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC named Malinga is the event ambassador for T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Lasith Malinga, event ambassador for the ICC World Twenty20 (Category: Breaking News)
International Cricket Umpire Billy Doctrove has announced his retirement from umpiring, announced the ICC. Doctrove who was an Elite Panel umpire of the ICC, last appeared as an umpire during the second Test played between New Zealand and South Africa, during March this year. The West Indian’s resignation brings down the curtain on an outstanding career in ...
- Sanga the top ICC cricketer & Dharmasena top ICC umpire of the year (Category: Breaking News)
- A Model accuses Pakistani umpire for cheating her (Category: Breaking News)
- Umpire Doctrove calls time on career (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to host the ICC T20 world cup in September (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Hard-hitting batsman Chris Gayle has been recalled to the West Indies squad for this month’s one-day international series in England after ending a long-running feud with the board. The former captain has not played for the team for more than 14 months but agreed to end his exile after meeting the board and resolving ...
- West Indies wins toss and bats against Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka put shackles on Gayle (Category: Breaking News)
- Gayle hits 333 as Windies dominate Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Gayle back for Big Bash (Category: Western Australia)
Reuters: Left-arm pace bowler Sohail Tanvir has been retained in the Pakistan squad for the one-day international series in Sri Lanka. Tanvir, 27, was part of the Twenty20 squad that played two matches in Sri Lanka and will stay on for the five one-day internationals this month. “Since Tanvir
- Pakistan retain Tanvir for Sri Lanka one-dayers (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket-Pakistan retain Tanvir for Sri Lanka one-dayers (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan retains Tanvir for Sri Lanka ODIs (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan restrict Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
KARACHI: Buoyed up after his match-winning show in Pakistan’s Twenty20 clash against Sri Lanka in Hambantota on Sunday night, Shahid Afridi is eyeing similar outings in the five-match One-day International series getting underway in Kandy from June 7. Playing his 50th Twenty20 International
- Afridi carries Pakistan hopes at World Twenty20 – Hafeez (Category: Business)
- Pakistan drops Malik, bring in Afridi (Category: Business)
- Pakistan seeks Twenty20 win against Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Pakistan recall Afridi, Razzaq to one-day squad (Category: Business)
Shahid Afridi's superb all-round performance helped Pakistan post an easy 23-run victory over Sri Lanka and level the series 1-1.
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