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• Semi Final brings Pakistan a full circle

  A tale of the PowerPak v. the Safferers: Albie in the Finals!!! Steyn alive, charging like a Jacques ... for one Morkel, made it to Botha Finals" - Younus Khan 23 minutes ago Will this be Pakistan's Doom(iny)? 29 minutes ago Wasim bowling to... Posted Jun 18 2009, 01:08 PM with | with no comments Filed under: T20I, South Africa, ICC, Pakistan, Jacques Kallis, Younus Khan, World Cup, World T20, Afridi, Umer Gul, Roelof van der Merwe, Shahid Afridi

• ICL internationals in the offing

  Those busy bodies at the ICL have taken another big step in the direction of a challenge to the ICC itself, not just the BCCI. As Soulberry puts it : So there are three international teams so far in the ICL - India, Pakistan and BD. New Zealand and Sri... Posted Sep 17 2008, 06:04 AM with | with no comments Filed under: ICL, television, ratiings, ICC, Bangladesh, money

• Team ESPN takes on ICC/BCCI?

  Even before this Sunday's ICC teleconference decision day , South Africa have backed out of the Champions Trophy : CSA studied security in Pakistan and plans for the event, along with reports from the South African government. South African Cricketers... Posted Aug 22 2008, 05:48 AM with | with no comments Filed under: BCCI, South Africa, ICC, ESPN-Star

• ICC finds some soap

  The ICC has compromised again on the Zimbabwe question. In terms of the internal voting bloc logic the decision certainly makes sense. From the BCCI's point of view, that is. Here's Kevin Mitchell for the Guardian on the moral argument : While... Posted Jul 06 2008, 07:12 AM with | with no comments Filed under: BCCI, IPL, privatization, politics, ICC, Zimbabwe

• Oil and water in Dubai

  The big ongoing story is of course the ICC's discussion of Zimbabwe. The British government's instructions are clear: no play. But what then happens to the Twenty20 World Cup? The Culture/Media/Sport Secretary of State says: Like others, I have... Posted Jul 02 2008, 05:41 AM with | with no comments Filed under: politics, ICC, Zimbabwe, ECB

• Gamesmanship and luncheon

  Clearly New Zealand were robbed of a victory against England in the recent ODI: The New Zealanders were desperate to complete the 20th over, which would have allowed them to win under the Duckworth/Lewis regulations if they had scored seven further runs... Posted Jun 20 2008, 04:25 AM with | with no comments Filed under: England, BCCI, New Zealand1, Twenty20, ICC, rain

• Speed out of control

  Malcolm Speed has been forced out because he favoured putting pressure on Zimbabwe? And might have supported the ICL's bid for recognition direct from the ICC ? In an extraordinary development today Malcolm Speed, the ICC's chief executive, was... Posted Apr 25 2008, 10:18 AM with | with no comments Filed under: MCC, Malcolm Speed, ICC

• ICL misrecognition and Kanpur whine

  The ICL lawyers have finally sought official recognition directly from the ICC itself. Makes sense, given that India just beat the World , right? Malcolm Speed says that the BCCI has never officially unrecognized the ICL, so the whole thing is still up... Posted Apr 16 2008, 06:06 AM with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: ICL, Graeme Smith, ICC