• IPL Auction 2011

  

  IPL Auction 2011 is scheduled for January 8 and 9 in Bangalore. Earlier, 421 cricketers were to participate in the auction but now a short list of 350 cricketers has been produced by the various IPL franchises. Only 12 players...

   

• ICC statement regarding false and damaging comments

  

  The International Cricket Council rejects accusations that it has ever or would ever reveal the identity of a player or anyone else who contacts the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) with information. Inaccurate comments...

   

• Players discussed threat of ‘match fixing’ during IPL: Gilchrist

  Former Australian wicket keeper and Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist has revealed that the threat of ‘match fixing’ was a topic of conversation among players in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gilchrist, however, emphasized...

   

• Players themselves to be blamed for semi-final loss: Sangakkara

  Dejected after the seven wicket loss to England in the semi-final of the ICC World T20 Championship here, Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has said no one else but the players themselves are to be blamed for their shoddy...

   

• Kiwi players likely to take part in IPL as positive security details boost confidence

  Wellington: New Zealand’s cricketers are likely to take part in the third edition of the Indian Premier League after getting a positive security details report. According to the New Zealand Herald, however, it is not a done...

   

• Aussie players head for India to play in IPL

  Sydney: More Australian players are likely to follow Brett Lee, Damien Martyn and Shane Warne who are en route to play in the Indian Premier League as security tensions ease. Tim May, the president of the Federation of International...

   

• ‘Confused’ PCB boss says two national players involved in match fixing

  Lahore: While Pakistani media is abuzz with reports of wicket keeper Kamran Akmal’s involvement in match fixing, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt dropped another bombshell, saying that at least two national...