Ajay S Shankar

Madan Lal applies for ICL release

Madan Lal has applied for a release from the ICL in what is the first officially known response from the unauthorised league's players and support staff to the BCCI's recent amnesty offer

13-May-2009•Ajay S Shankar and Nagraj Gollapudi

Fatigue India's biggest challenge at World Twenty20 - Kirsten

Gary Kirsten, the India coach, says mental fatigue will be his team's biggest challenge during the World Twenty20 in England next month

08-May-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Arthur backs Cricket Australia's decision

Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, has endorsed Australia's decision to pull out Shane Watson, Nathan Bracken and James Hopes, three key players in their World Twenty20 squad, from the IPL

08-May-2009•Ajay S Shankar

ICC keen to install IPL model in USA

The ICC has advised cricket officials in America to install an IPL model to capitalise on the Twenty20 boom and generate funds for the game's grassroot development in the USA

03-May-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Atapattu eyes international coach's role

Marvan Atapattu is aiming to build a new career as international coach if Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) lifts its sanctions on the country's ICL players on the lines of the BCCI's amnesty offer. SLC has said it is yet to discuss the ICL issue, but is keen to we

01-May-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Price tag put BCCI off ICC's anti-corruption cover

The Indian board's commitment to fight corruption in cricket has come under the scanner after it has emerged that it stayed silent for months on an ICC offer to provide full anti-corruption cover for the IPL this year, mainly because of the fee involved

30-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

ICL optimistic despite exodus threat

The ICL appears to be facing an exodus of players who are eager to cash in on the BCCI's new amnesty offer but the unofficial league remains confident that it will survive the latest crisis

29-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

SLC assures New Zealand maximum security

Duleep Mendis, the chief executive of Sri Lanka Cricket, does not believe New Zealand need to resort to "Haliburton" measures to ensure the security of their cricket team on the forthcoming tour of the island

25-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Spin is the new mantra for Twenty20

The emergence of spin as a match-turner in this IPL has surprised some of the best spinners in world cricket today but South African experts have seen it coming

25-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Concern over Twenty20's corruption risk - ICC

Twenty20 cricket poses a greater corruption threat than the traditional forms of the game, Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has said

23-Apr-2009•Alex Brown and Ajay S Shankar

No IPL-style timeout for World Twenty20

The World Twenty20 tournament will not adopt an IPL-style "tactical timeout", the event's director, Steve Elworthy, has said. The ICC playing conditions for the tournament - which takes place in June - have been fixed, he says, and he wouldn't want the ga

17-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Pakistan braces for crucial ICC meeting

An embattled Pakistan board will be at the centre of crucial discussions during a two-day ICC board meeting, which starts on Friday

16-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar and Osman Samiuddin

Lehmann counting on Gilchrist and Laxman

Deccan Chargers are banking on the experience of Adam Gilchrist and the knowledge of VVS Laxman to finish "a lot higher" than their bottom spot in 2008

14-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Prasad keen to learn from Chennai's foreign stars

Venkatesh Prasad believes that this IPL will throw up an interesting situation when top cricketers share dressing rooms and gameplans but will be wary of revealing too much ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in June

11-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Inzamam slams 'unprofessional' Pakistan board

Inzamam-ul-Haq has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board's "unprofessional thinking" for dropping three ICL players from its list of probables for the World Twenty20

10-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

PCB recommends "cooling period" for ICL players

The PCB is considering a "cooling period" ranging between six to 12 months for players who wish to return to national teams from the ICL

08-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

PCB breaks ranks with traditional ally India

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has caught both the BCCI and the ICC off guard by naming three ICL players in its list of 30 probables for the ICC World Twenty20 in June

06-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

It's just about sinking in - Duminy

JP Duminy, the South Africa batsman, has admitted he is still pinching himself to make sure he has been bought by an IPL franchise for US$ 950,000, and says he is now looking forward to pick up some tips this month from Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasur

01-Apr-2009•Ajay S Shankar

ICL release offer comes with return ticket

The ICL is willing to release some of its foreign players from their contracts so they can play international cricket but expects them to return when the league restarts its international Twenty20 programme in October-November

31-Mar-2009•Ajay S Shankar

Sangakkara open to 'maverick idea'

Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara believes John Buchanan's idea of having multiple captains in a team is an interesting concept that opens endless possibilities for the game's future

28-Mar-2009•Ajay S Shankar

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