Tim May quits FICA, blasts ICC Sydney, June 5: Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) chief executive Tim May resigned Wednesday and blasted the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its failure to stand up against the big bully in world cricket, India. In a statement released ...
India to pull out of Champions Trophy? Mumbai, May 13: BCCI has threatened to pull Team India out of Champions Trophy 2013 over the controversy surrounding Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC Cricket Committee, media reports on Monday claimed. With Federation of Cricketers Association (FICA) demand...
ICC clarifies on appointment of Sivaramakrishnan Dubai, May 10: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has clarified that re-vote for players representatives to the Cricket committee followed the "determined procedure" and there was no evidence that captains were pressurised to vote for India's Laxman Sivaramakrishnan. ...
Controversy over Sivaramakrishnan's appointment Melbourne, May 7: A miffed Federation of International Cricketers Association on Tuesday demanded an ICC ethics committee enquiry into BCCI-backed Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the governing body, saying captains could have been forc...
Players of BPL will be paid, says Mustafa Kamal Dhaka, Jun 10: Faced with the threat of legal action from the Federation of International Cricketers Association, Bangladesh Board President Mustafa Kamal said that payments of all the players who participated in the Bangladesh Premier League will be cleared. After ...
ICC steps in to resolve Windies contract dispute St John's, Jun 10: The ICC has decided to step in and sort out the long-standing contract dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and its players' association. Meetings have been scheduled between the ICC and FICA (Federation of International ...
FICA denies Condon's fixing claims Melbourne, Nov 18: The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) has strongly rubbished former ICC anti-corruption chief Sir Paul Condon's claim that match-fixing was rife in the 1980s and 1990s."Player Associations are getting sick and tired of people co...
Players unsafe after reporting bookies: May Melbourne, Oct 13: Players live in fear after reporting approaches by bookies, especially in tournaments such as the IPL, claims International Cricketers' Association chief Tim May.Match-fixing is back in spotlight due to the ongoing criminal trial against Pakistani cricke...
ICC to make room for IPL in international calendar Sydney: The Indian Premier League (IPL) could be granted a separate slot in the international cricket calendar after being included in the final draft of a radical proposal which will be presented before the ICC over the next two days. ...
50% players ready to quit traditional cricket for IPL riches, claims FICA survey Sydney: At least half of world-class players say they would be prepared to quit mainstream international cricket to appear exclusively in the lucrative Indian Premier League, according to a survey. ...