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The involvement of a former Pakistan test cricketer with bookmakers last year forced organisers of the Indian Cricket League to withhold payments.
Bangladesh cricket ‘rebel’ stunned by 10-year ban
Former Bangladesh captain Habibur Bashar is stunned by the 10-year ban imposed on him and 12 others for joining the Indian Cricket League.
Indian cash trumps Kiwi pride
Shane Bond, one of the world’s best and most menacingly quick bowlers, laughs with surprising ease, seemingly undeterred by the fact that he has just been banned from…
‘Reform the ICC, or we walk’
Cricket faces the threat of the biggest revolt in its history, with elite players ready to call for a breakaway from the International Cricket Council (ICC). Fica, the…
Lord’s, a drying oasis
Ah, Lord’s, that oasis of tradition in a world given over to instant, facile gratification of every which flavour. Yes, dear Lord’s, where time doesn’t dare move forward one tick…
Shoaib: I turned down offers to under-perform
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said on Wednesday he was offered money to under-perform in matches in South Africa and India but rejected them for the sake of his country.…
Inzamam ‘disgusted’ by Hair’s return
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was ”shocked and disgusted” by controversial umpire Darrell Hair’s reinstatement, but Australia welcomed the move on Wednesday. Inzamam…
Nel urged not to make hasty decisions
The chief executive of South Africa’s players’ association on Thursday urged axed fast bowler Andre Nel not to make a decision regarding his future in the heat of the moment. Nel…
Kiwis dump Bond after he joins rebel league
New Zealand will dump star paceman Shane Bond after he signed for the rebel Indian Cricket League, the country’s cricket board confirmed on Monday. New Zealand Cricket has been…
Cops want to see Boje before he leaves India
South African bowler Nicky Boje will not be able to leave India without assisting police inquiries into a major match-fixing scandal in 2000, officials said on Thursday. ”We want…
New Twenty20 League ready to roll in India
West Indies batting great Brian Lara leads the star parade at a rebel Twenty20 League that kicks off on Friday in India after stirring up a storm with officialdom. The inaugural…
Pollock, Akhtar join Indian Twenty20 league
South Africa all-rounder Shaun Pollock, his New Zealand counterpart Jacob Oram and Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar have signed up for the Indian Premier League Twenty20…
Smith signs up for Indian board’s league
Skipper Graeme Smith and four other South Africans are among 10 current internationals to have signed up for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) to be played next year,…
Controversial Inzamam retires gracefully
For a man who burst on to the international cricket scene by playing some eye-catching knocks in Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup win, it is unfortunate that Inzamam-ul-Haq should be…
SA players warned over rebel league
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Cricketers’ Association are headed for confrontation over the breakaway Indian Cricket League. The chief executive of CSA, Gerald…