Sharad Pawar's hopes of becoming the ICC President will have to wait a little longer to materialise after the BCCI chief failed to garner enough support among nomination committee members to take the post in 2008. Pawar was pitted against England and Wales Cricket Board Chairman David Mor

The International Cricket Council Chief Percy Sonn's tenure has been extended till 2009. The channel sources further told that Sonn accepted an invitation from the ICC to extend his term during a two-day board meeting that ended on Friday. "The standard term for an ICC president

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said that players at the upcoming World Cup will be target tested for drugs. In addition to the already announced four random tests at each match, the International Cricket Council says that 17 of the scheduled 51 games in the Caribbean will b

Indian wicketkeeper batsman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, today dismissed media reports which claimed about his 'imminent wedding' soon after the World Cup. "I am greatly amused at the media speculation about my marriage. In fact, I am waiting that some day the media may hand me an invitatio

The TV umpire can indicate a batsman is not out if the replays show there was no contact between bat and ball when an appeal for caught behind is referred to him - under the rules and regulations adopted for the upcoming cricket World Cup. Among other interesting regulations for the March 1

Bowlers of rival teams in the coming World Cup have to put in extra effort to bowl dot balls against ICC's number two batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who today said he would strive hard to take at least one run every ball he faced in the quadrennial showpiece. "I will try to play well a

Australian speedster Brett Lee has been ruled out of the cricket World Cup giving a big jolt to Australia's hopes of claiming a third title in a row. According to the sources, the pace spearhead suffered an ankle injury during training in New Zealand 10 days ago. Cricket Australia has wri

Former Bermuda captain Lionel Cann and his Scotland counterpart George Salmond have hit back at West Indian bowling great Michael Holding for his remarks that participation of non-Test playing nations 'devalued' the World Cup. "I was surprised and appalled by Michael Holding's remarks

Cricket umpire Simon Taufel has been named `Official of the Year` at the Australian Sports Awards presentation here. Taufel won the award from other stand out officials Mark Shield (soccer) and Scot Butler (basketball) at a ceremony last night. The 36-year-old said the recognition of umpi

This time around it won't be easy for the beleaguered Australians to defend their World Cup title for more than one reason. First, their successive defeats at the hands of New Zealand that made them lose number one spot in the ICC ranking must have discouraged them. Secondly a sea cha

Australia have lost their place at the top of the world ODI rankings after New Zealand batted superbly to register a thrilling five-wicket victory over their rivals in Auckland on Sunday. The home side successfully chased down Australia`s record Eden Park total of 336 for four with eight

South Africa has announced an unchanged 15-man squad for ICC Cricket World Cup, which beat Pakistan 3-1 in the recent one-day series. Hard-hitting batsman Loots Bosman, who showed promise and character during the one-day series against India, has been named in the squad. Announcing t

Riding on the back of his powerful comeback, left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan has jumped ten places to 27th position in the latest LG ICC ODI rankings. Another Indian pacer Munaf Patel leaped eight spots to 39th to record his career best haul of rating points. Zaheer was rewarded for his m

The International Cricket Council's (ICCs) Anti Corruption Unit would be out "in force" to monitor the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean, the ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said last evening. He said that the Council would not tolerate illegal activity during the matches in

The ICC has set in motion the process of identifying its next President, beginning with the scrutiny of the two nominations, from BCCI President Sharad Pawar and England and Wales Cricket Board Chairman David Morgan. The ICC nominations committee, chaired by former BCCI President A C Mu

The ICC nominations committee will meet in Dubai today to consider the two nominations for the next ICC President. BCCI President Sharad Pawar and England and Wales Cricket Board Chairman David Morgan are the two nominees to succeed current ICC President Percy Sonn. The members of the

The late arrival of the West Indies cricket team kits to Nagpur for the Jan 21 cricket match with India has come under scanner as an International Cricket Council (ICC) team Monday began probing the suspected betting scandal here. A team of the anti-corruption and security wing of the ICC,

Pakistan's World Cup hopes suffered a jolt after their cavalier all-rounder Shahid Afridi was today banned for four one-dayers for bringing the game into disrepute. Afridi was charged with a Level 3 offence after an incident which took place following the batsman's dismissal during the first

The International Cricket Council today decided to send a special team to Nagpur to investigate Marlon Samuels alleged links with a bookie. The team, mainly comprising of ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit officials, will be in Nagpur by Monday and will have detailed discussions with the Nagpur

The Indian Cricket Board today said that it has received the report of the Nagpur Police on West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels' links with a bookie and has forwarded it to the International Cricket Council. "We have received the report today and have forwarded it to the ICC for ne

Swashbuckling Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni jumped one place to occupy the third position in the ICC ODI player rankings. Dhoni, who blazed a 20-ball 40 against West Indies in Vadodara, has 762 points and has Mike Hussey (848) and Kevin Pietersen (778) above him in the lates

In the LG ICC player rankings in Test cricket there is no considerable change in the top five for test bowlers. Mohammed Asif makes his entry into the top 10 and equals a Pakistan record for fewest matches to break into the top 10 - that's nine test matches. Asif is now Pakistan's to

The West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been reprimanded for prematurely celebrating a dismissal in the third cricket one-dayer against India. Bravo was found guilty of breaching clause 1.5 of the Code by ICC Match Referee Alan Hurst at a hearing that took place following the conclusi

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the inconsistencies in anti-doping process. The ICC's reaction came a day after PCB panel overturned doping bans on fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif. "This judgment emphasises tha