| Howard’s rejection has no political connection: Pawar Posted: 01 Jul 2010 10:03 AM PDT 
Barely a few hours after taking over as ICC President, Sharad Pawar sought to downplay the controversial rejection of former Australian Premier John Howard as a Vice President candidate, saying there was no political connotation to the issue. Addressing his first press conference as the top official of the game’s governing body, Pawar said they have [...]  |
| Pawar knows little about cricket administration: Speed Posted: 01 Jul 2010 07:10 AM PDT 
If John Howard was rejected for inexperience then even Sharad Pawar does not qualify to be ICC President as he knows “little about cricket administration”, said former ICC CEO Malcolm Speed describing the snub to the ex-Australian Prime Minister a “disgrace”. “Rest assured, he (Howard) was not rejected because of his lack of experience as a [...]  |
| BBCI appointed Milind Rege as World Cup 2011 tournament manager Posted: 01 Jul 2010 06:30 AM PDT 
Former Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain Milind Rege has been appointed as the 2011 World Cup tournament manager, it was learned on Thursday. “He would be the World Cup tournament manager to oversee the readiness of all eight venues (in India) to conduct these matches like preparing the dressing rooms, the umpires’ rooms etc,” according to the [...]  |
| ICC will encourage Indo-Pak ties revival: Pawar Posted: 01 Jul 2010 06:05 AM PDT 
Barely hours after taking over as the ICC president, Sharad Pawar today said the game’s apex body would try to encourage the resumption of Indo-Pak bilateral series if there is government clearance from both sides. “Recent Foreign and Home Minister’s visit to Pakistan is a welcome sign. If India and Pakistan start playing, it may also [...]  |
| Dale Steyn fined entire match fee for spitting at Sulieman Benn Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:45 AM PDT 
South African pacer Dale Steyn had his entire match fee docked by the ICC for spitting in West Indian all-rounder Sulieman Benn’s direction during the third Test of a three-match series between the two sides in Barbados. “South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has been fined 100 per cent of his match fee for breaching the [...]  |
| Sachin Tendulkar signed as a brand ambassador for Toshiba Posted: 01 Jul 2010 05:26 AM PDT 
Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the new Brand Ambassador of electronic giant Toshiba Corporation. Sachin will be Toshiba’s Brand Ambassador across various product categories including laptops, LCD TVs and Home Appliances and for corporate branding in India. “Toshiba is all about excellence in quality, technology and design. They believe in perfection and innovation which [...]  |
| Afridi’s injury a scare for Pak ahead of series against Australia Posted: 30 Jun 2010 11:14 PM PDT 
Barely a week before the start of the Test series against Australia on English soil, Pakistan suffered an injury scare when newly-appointed captain Shahid Afridi picked up a side strain during his side three-day practice match against Kent. Afridi went off the ground on the second day of match against Kent at Canterbury yesterday, clutching his [...]  |
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