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Laxman Sivaramakrishnan appointment to ICC Cricket Committee

ICC Champions Trophy 2013 under fixing alert

In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the International Cricket Council (ICC) is doing whatever it can to minimise the risk of corruption during the Champions Trophy, which starts in the United Kingdom on Thursday.

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Pakistan supports Laxman Sivaramakrishnan’s ICC appointment

Pakistan has supported the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) in the controversial appointment of Laxman Sivaramakrishnan as a player's representative in the ICC, saying that it voted against incumbent Tim May due to its own disliking for the Australian.

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BCCI does not rule out India pulling out of ICC Champions Trophy 2013

India could pull out of the upcoming Champions Trophy cricket tournament in England if the raging issues over Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment in the ICC's technical committee were not addressed to their satisfaction.

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India will not pull out of ICC Champions Trophy 2013: BCCI

The Board of Cricket Control in India has decided not to pull out of the ICC Champions Trophy. In a new development to the ongoing controversy centred around Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC Cricket Committee, the BCCI allayed fears over its participation in the high-profile tournament next month. The furore over the appointment seemed...

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BCCI deny threat to pull out of ICC Champions Trophy 2013

Even as the controversy over Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment to the ICC Cricket Committee raged on, the BCCI today received support from its Asian allies Sri Lanka and Pakistan who claimed allegations of the Indian Cricket Board forcing a re-vote were baseless.

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Tim May urges to put an end to “stand-over tactics”

Removed from an ICC committee following allegations of pressure from India, Tim May has said it was time someone "stood up to the cancer of stand-over tactics" that defines cricket's governing body.

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Ousted Tim May focused on ICC’s terms of governance

Preferring not to say it in as many words, former Australian spinner and FICA boss Tim May today made a veiled reference to his ouster from the ICC's Cricket Committee, saying he is more interested in the apex body "policing" and maintaining its stated "governance".

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Laxman Sivaramakrishnan aims to take world cricket forward as part of ICC Cricket Committee

After his controversial election to the ICC Cricket Committee, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan today said he would bring in fresh ideas to take the sport forward and added that his predecessor Tim May has done his bit.

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FICA demands enquiry into L Sivaramakrishnan’s appointment as players’ representatitve by ICC

A miffed Federation of International Cricketers Association, on Tuesday, demanded an ICC ethics committee enquiry into BCCI-backed L Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the governing body, saying captains could have been forced to vote against incumbent Tim May.

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Laxman Sivaramakrishnan replaces Tim May as a players’ representative on ICC Cricket Committee

In an appointment that was backed by the BCCI, former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan replaced Tim May as a players' representative on the ICC Cricket Committee.

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