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BCCI deny threat to pull out of ICC Champions Trophy 2013

IST 13 May 2013 •4:33 PM IST

India to skip ICC Champions Trophy 2013?

13 May 2013 •1:08 PM IST

ICC clarifies its stand on Laxman Sivaramakrishnan’s appointment

09 May 2013 •10:10 PM IST

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

09 May 2013 •3:03 PM IST

Sir Alex Ferguson steps down after intense lobbying against him by BCCI!

09 May 2013 •11:46 AM IST

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International Cricket Council urged to investigate vote on players’ representative

Australia's Tim May, ousted from an International Cricket Council panel amid allegations of pressure from India, says it is time someone "stood up to the cancer of stand-over tactics" that define the governing body.

09 May 2013 •11:23 AM IST

Australian players’ union calls ICC “most ineffective governing body in world sport”

Fuming after former Indian spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan's appointment as a players' representative in the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Australian players' union has called the ICC the "most ineffective governing body in world sport".

08 May 2013 •1:44 PM IST

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".

07 May 2013 •9:06 PM IST

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.

07 May 2013 •8:53 PM IST

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.

07 May 2013 •2:45 PM IST

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.

06 May 2013 •2:42 PM IST

BCCI wants Laxman Sivaramakrishnan in place of Tim May in the ICC’s Cricket Committee

In the recent article in the Financial Mail well-known journalist Neil Manthorp has talked about Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). How BCCI is driven by lust for unlimited power. How BCCI pressurizes the subordinate nations to support them on issues where their vested interests lie. In such a scenario one ponders if International Cricket Council (ICC) actually controls the BCCI, or is it the other way round?

05 May 2013 •12:10 PM IST

Ravichandran Ashwin – slowly filling the void created by Anil Kumble’s exit

By Aayush Puthran

Taking rapid strides during the phase when Indian spinners were being outplayed was Ravichandran Ashwin. Like Kumble, questions were raised over his selection as well. He didn’t turn the ball a great deal, his selection was based on his performance in Twenty20 cricket and his records in domestic cricket weren’t exceptional.

29 August 2012 •11:45 AM IST

IPL 5 to have commentators from different countries

Cricket commentators across the world will lend their voice to the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, which is scheduled to commence from April 4 in Chennai.

22 March 2012 •4:43 PM IST

Prasanna, Sivaramakrishnan welcome Harbhajan’s omission for Aus tour

By CricketCountry Staff

Former Indian spinners Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Erapalli Prasanna have welcomed the decision of the Indian selectors to drop Harbhajan Singh for the four-match Test series against Australia, starting December 26.

27 November 2011 •1:29 PM IST