Sachin, Dhoni, Sehwag in race for ICC awards

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar and opener Virender Sehwag are among the seven cricketers who have been nominated for the Cricketer of the Year, the Test and ODI awards for the LG ICC Awards 2010, which will be held in Bengaluru on October 6.

India drops to No. 3 in ODI rankings

Their embarassing defeat against New Zealand by 200 runs in the opening match of the tri-series on Tuesday has pushed India to third position in the latest ODI ICC rankings.

Hot Spot unlikely to be used in 2011 World Cup

While the International Cricket Council (ICC) is keen on using the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) at next year’s World Cup, the tournament is unlikely to see Hot Spot, the technology most favoured by the players for its accuracy.

2011 World Cup mascot named “Stumpy”

The mascot of the 2011 World Cup, which is an elephant, has been named Stumpy. The International Cricket Council made this announcement in Colombo.

India retains number one position in Test cricket

Despite losing the series opener, India managed to retain the numero uno status in the ICC Test Championship table by virtue of a hard-earned draw against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Colombo on Friday.

Imran Khan fears fast bowlers “could go the way of dinosaurs”

Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Imran Khan fears that fast bowlers “could go the way of the dinosaurs” if the international calendar retains its current congested schedule.

Pawar had supported Howard’s nomination: David Morgan

Former ICC Chief David Morgan has come out in support of the new ICC President Sharad Pawar, who is facing severe criticism from all quarters for influencing the ICC members to not support former Australian PM John Howard’s nomination for ICC Vice President, saying that Pawar had no objection to Howard’s candidature and that Pawar, along with Morgan himself, supported the nomination of Howard but the former Australian Premier started losing support in the last week which led to his rejection.

It won’t be long before ICC headquarters shift to Mumbai: Malcom Speed

Former ICC CEO, Malcolm Speed, has lashed out at the new ICC President Sharad Pawar, saying that if John Howard was rejected for lack of experience, then even Sharad Pawar does not qualify to be the ICC President, as he knows “little about cricket administration” while adding that the entire fiasco has a lot more to it than meets the eye.

Oz, NZ PMs back Howard; Pawar insists no rift within ICC

The rift within the International Cricket Council (ICC) seems to be deepening, with the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand backing John Howard and asking him to not withdraw his candidacy for the Vice-President’s post even as the new ICC President, Sharad Pawar, insisted that there is no division within the ICC and that the former Australian PM just didn’t have the numbers to be selected for the post.

Dhoni reclaims No. 1 spot, India No. 2 in ICC ODI rankings

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday regained the number-one batting position while his team returned to the second spot in the ICC ODI Championship after back-to-back victories in the ongoing Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.

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