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ICC Trolls Donald Trump For Mispronouncing Sachin Tendulkar’s Name

The International Cricket Council has trolled US President Donald Trump who is on a visit to India. Trump is invited by Indian PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of unveiling arguably, the world's largest cricket stadium in Motera. His trip is being named as "Namaste Trump". ICC trolls Donald Trump has been trending everywhere after the US President mispronounced Sachin Tendulkar's name. While addressing the crowd of over one lakh at the Motera stadium, Trump spoke about Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. "This

ICC Bans Oman Cricketer Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi For…

Oman Cricketer Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for seven years after he accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The charges relate to attempting to influence team members to engage in corruption during the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifier, played in the UAE. Oman Cricketer Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi was suspended by the ICC for the same offence last month and now has been formally banned from the sport by the cricket's governing

India Likely to Lose Hosting Rights for 2023 World…

India is under threat of losing the hosting rights of 2023 World Cup if it fails to pay exemptions immediately. The ICC in a single page letter has asked the board members to pay their respective tax exemptions. The message was especially directed towards the 'Big 3' the BCCI, ECB and the ACB. The letter was reported to be signed by ICC’s CEO Manu Sawhney and it was sent out on February 13. In the letter, Sawhney wrote the board earlier agreed that

ICC Proposes T20 Champions Cup in 2023-31 Cricket Calendar

ICC is planning to propose the T20 Champions Cup in the cricket calendar between 2023-2031, a report in ESPN Cricinfo said. ICC Chief Manu Shawney proposed this move in a bid to provide consistent cash flow from events revenue to the game's smaller countries. The tournament would have the top ten teams in the world play 48 matches. This is the same number of games which was played during last year's 50-over World Cup. While 50-over Champions Cup will have six teams playing

Qatar T10 League 2019 Schedule, Teams, Match Timings and…

After the sucess of 3rd season of Abu Dhabi T10 League, Now Qatar is hosted the first-ever franchise-based tournament of shortest version of the cricket. Qatar is now the second GCC (Gulf Corporation Council) country to host the format. The Qatar T10 League 2019 is happening just after the enriching success of the recently concluded Abu Dhabi T10 League that has set the benchmark for the shortest format of the game.Table of Content: Qatar T10 League History Qatar T10 League Full Details Qatar

Suspensions related to match-fixing rock UAE prior to T20…

In a shocking development ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup Qualifier, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), three players from the UAE including Mohammed Naveed, the national captain, have received charges under ICC’s anti-corruption code. They have received provisional suspension ahead of the vital qualifier tournament and Naveed has already been removed from the UAE team without any official explanations on the 10th of October (Thursday). Batsman Shaiman Anwar and pace bowler Qadeer Ahmed have also been removed from

Kane Williamson closes the gap on Virat Kohli in…

New Zealand Captain Kane Williamson breached the 900-points barrier for the first time in the updated ICC Test rankings. The dashing batsman had played a match-winning knock in the final Test against Pakistan in UAE which helped New Zealand clinch their first away series win against the nation in 49 years. This is also the first instance of any batsman from New Zealand going past 900 rankings points. Only the great Richard Hadlee had managed to break that barrier but it was his bowling that had earned him these many points. Williamson is currently placed second, he jumped in front of Australia’s Steve Smith (901 points) who is serving a year ban. Current table-topper Virat Kohli scored only 37 runs across two innings in the Adelaide Test. He lost 15 points due to the failure on

ICC dismisses PCB’s compensation claim of $70 Million against…

The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) dispute panel ruled in India’s favor and rejected Pakistan Cricket Board’s compensation claim of $70 million against BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). The PCB was seeking a compensation for BCCI not engaging in any bilateral cricket with Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board submitted a case of dispute due to the lack of bilateral cricket between the neighboring nations. The Board claimed that these cancellations incurred huge losses and sought the payment from World’s richest cricket board,

Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah grab the top-spots in…

The leaders of the Indian juggernaut in the One-Day International (ODI) cricket, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, established themselves firmly at the top of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ODI rankings which were released on Tuesday.  The Indian captain Virat Kohli bolstered his position as the best ODI batsman in the world with three consecutive centuries in the recently concluded series win over the Windies. He sits at the top with 899 ranking points while his deputy Rohit Sharma is hot in pursuit with 871 ranking points on his name. Rohit’s opening partner Shikhar Dhawan has maintained his eighth spot in the ranking as well. The Asian giants made their presence felt in the bowling department as well by occupying three out of the top five positions. Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested from the initial few ODIs against Windies, did enough to hold onto his crown in ODI bowling with 844 points. Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav retained his third spot with 723 points while his spin partner Yuzvendra Chahal jumped three places to claim the fifth position. A