Indian-origin South African Imtiaz Patel humbled by ICC offer Durban: Imtiaz Patel revealed he was ~~humbled~~ when the International Cricket Council offered him the coveted role as the governing bodies" chief executive. ...
Marvan Atapattu retires from international cricket Hobart: Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu announced his retirement from international cricket after his team lost the second Test to Australia on Tuesday. ...
Bracewell reappointed as New Zealand coach Wellington:John Bracewell has been reappointed as coach of the New Zealand cricket team until April 2009. ...
World Cup is too long, admits ICC Chief London:International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed admitted on Thursday that the 2007 World Cup, which lasts for a marathon seven weeks, is too long. ...
Caribbean World Cup a big success: Dehring St George~~s, Grenada:The chief executive of 2007 World Cup, Chris Dehring has asserted that the Caribbean edition of the tournament is a huge success in terms of revenue from ticket sales. ...
World Cup chief braced for Windies exit Bridgetown (Barbados):World Cup organisers, already reeling from the shock exits of crowd-pullers India and Pakistan, are confident the 2007 tournament will survive the West Indies~~ expected elimination. ...
Speed sounds alarm bells on WC logistic problems Dubai:Chief executive Malcolm Speed says the International Cricket Council (ICC) took on a sizeable task by agreeing to stage the World Cup on nine different Caribbean islands and has called for understanding when problems arise. ...
Match Referees to have match-termination powers? Dubai:The ICC Chief Executives~~ Committee (CEC) will consider handing over the power of terminating matches from on-field umpires to match refrees at its meeting in Fujairah, UAE in a two-day meeting starting tomorrow. ...
CA hails Pakistan action over drugs tests Sydney:Australia~~s cricket chief has hailed Pakistan~~s handling of a drugs scandal involving fast bowlers Shoaib Ahktar and Mohammad Asif. ...
Yorkshire in talks with Pakistan's Younis London:English cricket county Yorkshire said they were "in discussions" with Pakistan batsman Younis Khan to replace Darren Lehmann as an overseas player for next season. ...