ICC Seeking Guarantee From PCB Over ODI World Cup Participation Amid Asia Cup Saga: Report

File photo of India vs Pakistan match© AFP The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman and CEO are in Lahore to seek guarantees from the PCB that it will not push for implementing a hybrid model for its matches in the ODI World Cup in India later this year. Insiders confirmed to PTI that ICC chairman …

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ICC Seeking Guarantee From PCB Over ODI World Cup Participation Amid Asia Cup Saga: Report

File photo of India vs Pakistan match© AFP The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman and CEO are in Lahore to seek guarantees from the PCB that it will not push for implementing a hybrid model for its matches in the ODI World Cup in India later this year. Insiders confirmed to PTI that ICC chairman …

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Ricky Ponting’s Views On Pay Disparity In Test Cricket Discussed, But Not Taken

The International Cricket Council has distanced itself from Ricky Ponting’s claims of “talks” within the sport’s governing body to address pay disparity in Test cricket. At the curtain raiser of the World Test Championship final earlier this month, Ponting had said that discussions were on at a very high level in the ICC to ensure …

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ICC Chairman Greg Barclay, CEO Geoff Allardice To Meet PCB Head Najam Sethi In Lahore To Discuss World Cup Impasse

File image of Najam Sethi© Twitter The ICC chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice will be meeting Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi at board’s Lahore headquarters to discuss the issues related to their national team’s participation in the ODI World Cup in India, starting October 5. The ICC head honchos apart from Sethi …

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ICC Announces Prize Money For World Test Championship Final. Winners Will Get…

The winners of the WTC Final will take home a whopping prize of Rs 13.22 crore.© Twitter The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced the prize pot for the World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle. According to an official statement, the nine teams will share a whopping amount of Rs 31.4 crore, which is the …

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ICC Charges Bhatinda-Based Umpire Jatin Kashyap For Breaching Anti-Corruption Code

Image for representative use© AFP The International Cricket Council on Monday charged Bhatinda-based umpire Jatin Kashyap for breaching its anti-corruption code following an investigation into “international matches in 2022”. The ICC did not specify on the incidents that led Kashyap to being charged as per its anti-corruption code. Kashyap has officiated in district level matches …

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Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Najam Sethi Wants BCCI To “Take Good, Rational Decision” On 2023 Asia Cup

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Najam Sethi has urged BCCI to take a “rational decision” to solve the crisis looming over his country’s hosting of the 2023 Asia Cup, saying the situation should not lead to Pakistan boycotting the World Cup to be hosted by India. India has ruled out traveling to Pakistan. Sethi said …

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Big Decision By ICC Ahead Of World Test Championship Final, ‘Soft Signal’ By On-field Umpires Scrapped

The ICC has decided to do away with the contentious ‘soft signal’ by on-field officials, which had often been criticized by experts as it is believed to have created more confusion for TV umpires after a decision was referred upstairs. The ‘soft signal’ was used to determine the validity of catches taken inches off the …

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For Playing 2023 World Cup Matches, Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Najam Sethi Proposes This

The confusion regarding the host venue of the 2023 Asia Cup still remains. While it was scheduled to be held in Pakistan, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, who is also the head of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), in October last year said that India won’t travel to Pakistan for the To …

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ICC Rankings: India Slip To 3rd Spot, Australia Remain World No 1 In ODIs

Team India is at No 3 with 115 points© AFP India dropped to third position behind Pakistan and three points adrift off world number one Australia in the latest ICC ODI men’s Team rankings announced on Thursday. Five-time world champions Australia improved their rating from 113 to 118 following the annual update, maintaining a slender …

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