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