World Cup 2019: ICC working with authorities on increasing vigilance after Afghanistan-Pakistan fans clash
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: ICC working with authorities on increasing vigilance after Afghanistan-Pakistan fans clash

The Hindu  

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said that the global body is working with the authorities to ensure that there are no further untoward incident like the clash between Afghanistan and Pakistan fans during a World Cup match in Leeds on Saturday. The tracks on offer in the ongoing World Cup have not exactly been batting belters and that’s exactly what the curators were told before the start of the tournament, said Richardson. English pitches over the years have been traditionally batsmen-friendly with the World Cup host producing tall scores but the current edition has seen scores of 265-270 proving to be challenging for the batsmen. Asked about the slowish tracks at Southampton and Manchester, where India’s batting line-up struggled, Richardson termed it more about weather conditions that led to wickets being a bit slow.

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Security amped up in New York following reports of threat to India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup encounter
7 months, 1 week ago

Security amped up in New York following reports of threat to India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup encounter

India TV News  

Kathy Hochul, the governor of the state of New York, is going to enforce extensive security measures around the Eisenhower Park Stadium following reports of threats to the high-voltage India vs Pakistan encounter in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on June 9. "I have also directed the New York State Police to engage in elevated security measures, including an …

World Cup 2023: ICC unlikely to take action on PCB's crowd complaint | Report
1 year, 2 months ago

World Cup 2023: ICC unlikely to take action on PCB's crowd complaint | Report

India TV News  

The International Cricket Council is reportedly unlikely to take any action on the crowd complaint filed by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The PCB sent a complaint to the cricket's world body over the alleged 'inappropriate conduct' from the crowd when Pakistan faced India in their World Cup clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. "The Pakistan Cricket Board has lodged …

ICC World Cup 2023: Buttler urges England to keep the faith after Afghanistan blow
1 year, 2 months ago

ICC World Cup 2023: Buttler urges England to keep the faith after Afghanistan blow

The Hindu  

England captain Jos Buttler said the defending champion must show its resolve and believe it can turn its faltering World Cup campaign around after a shock 69-run defeat by Afghanistan on Sunday. “There was a lot of excellent players in there and we haven’t played well enough today but we must keep that belief.” He added: “It’s not been the …

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Security threats loom over series opener? Taliban ends ceasefire with Pakistan govt.
2 years, 1 month ago

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Security threats loom over series opener? Taliban ends ceasefire with Pakistan govt.

India TV News  

PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Cricket has finally returned to Pakistan and it is England who have visited after a gap of 17 years. The last time England visited Pakistan, Shoaib Akhtar, and Paul Collingwood were still playing, Virat Kohli hadn't debuted and India hadn't won the T20 World Cup. Upon reaching Pakistan on November 27, 2022, English skipper Ben …

T20 World Cup: ICC asks ECB for thorough investigation as crowd trouble mars Pakistan-Afghanistan clash
3 years, 2 months ago

T20 World Cup: ICC asks ECB for thorough investigation as crowd trouble mars Pakistan-Afghanistan clash

India Today  

The ICC have asked the Emirates Cricket Board to "undertake a thorough investigation" after thousands of ticketless fans tried to storm the Dubai stadium for Afghanistan's clash against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. AFG vs PAK, T20 World Cup: Highlights Dubai Police and security staff secured the stadium to ensure the safety of everyone inside and brought in significant …

Wasim Akram: Can't have T20 World Cup without spectators
4 years, 7 months ago

Wasim Akram: Can't have T20 World Cup without spectators

The Hindu  

Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram cannot visualise a T20 World Cup happening behind closed doors and believes the ICC should wait for a “suitable time” to host the big-ticket event after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. I mean, how could you have a cricket World Cup without spectators,” Akram told The News on Thursday. On May 28, the ICC had deferred …

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: ICC must bury ridiculous boundary rule to ensure sport's growth beyond hardcore fans and experts
5 years, 5 months ago

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: ICC must bury ridiculous boundary rule to ensure sport's growth beyond hardcore fans and experts

Firstpost  

Many of cricket’s recent rule changes defy common sense. It needed the mega stage of a World Cup final to expose the stupidity of an ICC rule on tied matches. It is ironic that Dave Richardson, CEO of ICC, was at the helm when the ridiculous rule of identifying the World Cup champion on the basis of boundary hits was …

World Cup 2019 final: Planes with political banners keep ICC on its toes
5 years, 5 months ago

World Cup 2019 final: Planes with political banners keep ICC on its toes

The Hindu  

Cricket's governing body has a sky-high headache: How can it stop planes flying over World Cup games carrying political messages? Later, a small plane again appeared over the Edgbaston ground after the end of Australia's innings, this time towing a banner reading, ‘Help end disappearances in Pakistan’. “We do not condone any sort of political messages at the Cricket World …

World Cup 2019, England vs Australia: Plane with Balochistan protest banner flies over Edgbaston
5 years, 5 months ago

World Cup 2019, England vs Australia: Plane with Balochistan protest banner flies over Edgbaston

The Hindu  

Small aircrafts towing political messages continued to embarrass the host country after a plane with a message in support of Balochistan flew over the Edgbaston cricket stadium during the second semifinal between England and Australia here Thursday. A small plane has circled the ground five times while trailing a protest banner in the skies of Birmingham which read, “World must …

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: BCCI writes to ICC after anti-India banners fly during India's match against Sri Lanka
5 years, 6 months ago

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: BCCI writes to ICC after anti-India banners fly during India's match against Sri Lanka

Firstpost  

The unsavoury incident has prompted the BCCI to file a written complaint with the ICC, raising concerns about the security of their players. Leeds: In yet another incident that has political overtone, unnamed aircrafts flew over the Headingley stadium with anti-India banners during the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka, on Saturday. After half an hour, a similar …

Rohit Sharma sets new World Cup record with a fifth century
5 years, 6 months ago

Rohit Sharma sets new World Cup record with a fifth century

Daily Mail  

Rohit Sharma set a new World Cup record with a fifth hundred at a single tournament as India muscled their way towards the semi-finals with a crushing of Sri Lanka at Headingley. India's Rohit Sharma set a new World Cup record with a fifth hundred at a single tournament As then, the Sri Lankans won the toss and opted to …

World Cup 2019: Airplane flies over Headingley with 'Justice for Kashmir' banner
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: Airplane flies over Headingley with 'Justice for Kashmir' banner

The Hindu  

Sport and politics may be strange bedfellows but the twain do meet awkwardly at times. Read: Afghanistan, Pakistan fans clash in stands at Headingley The International Cricket Council promptly issued a statement: “We are incredibly disappointed this has happened again. We do not condone any sort of political messages at the ICC men’s cricket World Cup. Back then the ICC …

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Fan trouble steals spotlight from a spectacular Pakistan vs Afghanistan clash at Headingley
5 years, 6 months ago

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Fan trouble steals spotlight from a spectacular Pakistan vs Afghanistan clash at Headingley

Firstpost  

Away from a thriller of an encounter on the pitch, Afghanistan and Pakistan fans clashed outside the stadium and inside at Headingley. Going into the match the rather unnecessary and distasteful words of Interim Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Asadullah Khan may have been ringing in the ears of the Pakistani players, but on the field there were no incidents of …

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Afghan skipper Gulbadin Naib requests supporters to keep calm after fan clashes
5 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Afghan skipper Gulbadin Naib requests supporters to keep calm after fan clashes

Firstpost  

Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib issued a plea to supporters after his team’s three-wicket defeat to Pakistan at the World Cup on Saturday was marred by clashes in the stands and outside the stadium. “To all audiences who are watching matches, please just watch like a sport.” Naib said that while he understood the emotions in the stands and appreciated the …

World Cup 2019: ICC to take action after fans clash during Pakistan vs Afghanistan
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: ICC to take action after fans clash during Pakistan vs Afghanistan

India Today  

The International Cricket Council has said it will take action against any fans involved in "scuffles" before the Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Headingley on Saturday. "We are aware of some scuffles among a minority of fans and are currently working with the venue security team and the local police force, West Yorkshire Police, to ensure …

2019 World Cup: Afghanistan, Pakistan fans clash at Headingley during match
5 years, 6 months ago

2019 World Cup: Afghanistan, Pakistan fans clash at Headingley during match

India TV News  

Clashes erupted between fans of the Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket teams during the 2019 World Cup match between the two sides in Leeds on Saturday. While videos kept surfacing on Twitter of clashes between the two sets of fans outside the stadium throughout the first half of the game, media reports from the spot said that fans had to be …

ICC World Cup 2019: Afghanistan, Pakistan fans clash in stands at Headingley, security sends them packing
5 years, 6 months ago

ICC World Cup 2019: Afghanistan, Pakistan fans clash in stands at Headingley, security sends them packing

The Hindu  

As the fans walked into Headingley on Saturday morning for the World Cup fixture between Pakistan and Afghanistan, they could spot an airplane flying above the stadium carrying political banners related to Pakistan. The Pakistan Cricket Board too had severed ties with the Afghanistan board, even though equations improved subsequently. But as the two teams locked horns on Saturday, there …

World Cup 2019: Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz asks fans to criticise but avoid abuse
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz asks fans to criticise but avoid abuse

The Hindu  

Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has asked the fanatical fans of Pakistan cricket to not make abusive personal attacks on the players after a supporter compared the wicket-keeper batsman to a “fat pig“. Pakistani fans have severely criticised the national team after its poor show against arch-rival India in the World Cup encounter in Manchester. Winning and losing is part of the …

World Cup 2019: Memes galore as Virat Kohli pleads with folded hands to umpire over DRS call
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: Memes galore as Virat Kohli pleads with folded hands to umpire over DRS call

India Today  

India captain Virat Kohli was a bundle of energy on the field in their tense ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 thriller against Afghanistan on Saturday in Southampton. India vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2019: Report | Highlights Afghanistan gave India a massive scare on Saturday and they were going steady in their chase, making sure they didn't lose wickets in clusters. …

World Cup 2019: Kohli's diplomatic reply, Dhoni's military gloves and Tahir's friendliness
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: Kohli's diplomatic reply, Dhoni's military gloves and Tahir's friendliness

The Hindu  

A June 2nd dawn turns into a blur at the Chennai Airport. But it is impossible not to pause a bit and utter the next few words: “Going for the World Cup.” Reticence vanishes, vanity prevails and the security personnel are agog. Touchdown in London’s Heathrow Airport is smooth but it is a tale of so near and yet so …

India vs Pakistan, World Cup 2019 Live: India fans cheer for M.S. Dhoni, Pakistan supporters mock Mohammad Amir for sloppy fielding
5 years, 6 months ago

India vs Pakistan, World Cup 2019 Live: India fans cheer for M.S. Dhoni, Pakistan supporters mock Mohammad Amir for sloppy fielding

The Hindu  

Just like the cricketers, an India-Pakistan World Cup fixture is always a battle of nerves for the cricket scribes. When Mohammad Amir was caught unaware on a couple of occasions, a section of fans — who came all the way from Karachi — shouted: “ Janab, subah ho gaya hai, uth jaiye… ”. READ| Manchester weather today LIVE updates: Rain …

ICC World Cup 2019, India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli refuses to be swept up by hype over clash
5 years, 6 months ago

ICC World Cup 2019, India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli refuses to be swept up by hype over clash

Hindustan Times  

At one point in the Virat Kohli press conference, a TV journalist wanted to know if Sunday’s match in Manchester was less a game between India and Pakistan and more a contest between the Indian captain and fast bowler Mohammad Amir. India's captain Virat Kohli gestures during a training session ahead of their Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan at …

World Cup 2019: India takes on Pakistan in Manchester with one eye on the weather
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: India takes on Pakistan in Manchester with one eye on the weather

The Hindu  

Match-preview days for sports scribes are all about quelling the nerves, figuring out the venue’s practice pitches where the teams train and identifying the press box. Just as some Indian cricket writers trudged into Old Trafford, the setting for Sunday’s high-octane World Cup game involving India and Pakistan, a car slowed down on the adjacent road. The youngster at the …

World Cup 2019: ICC rejects Sri Lanka World Cup complaints of 'cramped bus, poor pitches, no pool'
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: ICC rejects Sri Lanka World Cup complaints of 'cramped bus, poor pitches, no pool'

The Hindu  

World Cup organisers have been forced to defend the quality of the tournament's pitches and facilities after reports of an official complaint from Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka team manager Ashantha de Mel claimed the International Cricket Council has given certain World Cup teams preferential treatment at the expense of his side. Launching an angry attack on the ICC ahead of …

World Cup 2019: ICC chiefs deny 'gagging' order after Michael Holding on-air comments
5 years, 6 months ago

World Cup 2019: ICC chiefs deny 'gagging' order after Michael Holding on-air comments

The Hindu  

International cricket chiefs say they do not want to gag commentators after West Indies great Michael Holding hit out at “censorship” following on-air comments that were critical of the standard of umpiring at the World Cup. World Cup 2019: Full coverage Chris Gayle was out to what should technically have been a free hit after Mitchell Starc overstepped the crease …

World Cup 2019 Social Pavilion: Hint of Calypso flavour, umpiring errors, ICC's attempt at humour and other buzz on social media
5 years, 7 months ago

World Cup 2019 Social Pavilion: Hint of Calypso flavour, umpiring errors, ICC's attempt at humour and other buzz on social media

Firstpost  

Australia’s return to Trent Bridge to ICC’s brave attempts at humour, let’s look at all the action on social media in this round-up 6 June has been the most eventful day we’ve witnessed in #CWC19 yet. pic.twitter.com/Z1L5dD1OyR — ICC Cricket World Cup June 6, 2019 All in good humour you’d like to believe, won’t you? Go Lanka, Go" – 'Super …

Dear ICC, instead of policing the players, please spend some time improving the umpiring
5 years, 7 months ago

Dear ICC, instead of policing the players, please spend some time improving the umpiring

Op India  

ICC’s main job is to reduce the teams in a World Cup, and to make sure players show no emotions during a match, or even after a match. Small things like continuously terrible umpiring ruining cricket matches generally don’t register on their radar. As Gayle’s wicket showed yesterday, just checking that ball is not enough, one must be checking the …

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019's lighter Side, week 1: Ben Stokes is Super Zen, Mark Nicholas is singing, South Africa are stumbling
5 years, 7 months ago

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019's lighter Side, week 1: Ben Stokes is Super Zen, Mark Nicholas is singing, South Africa are stumbling

Firstpost  

Carnival of Cricket When England last hosted the World Cup in 1999 it did little to enhance the nation’s reputation for sporting competence. This might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it did give viewers of South Africa-Bangladesh the chance to hear Mark Nicholas singing the opening lines of Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water. Although, in truth, anyone …

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Battered, bruised and rattled, Pakistan panicked and blanked out in face of West Indies fury
5 years, 7 months ago

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Battered, bruised and rattled, Pakistan panicked and blanked out in face of West Indies fury

Firstpost  

Pakistan had gone blank. Who would have thought that of pace bowling attacks, West Indies’ would be the one that would spark Pakistan capitulation? He took two wickets and that put us on the backfoot.” The short one would have gobbled another one, in the next over, when Azam slashed it straight to backward point off Brathwaite but Hetmyer couldn’t …

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Tour Diary: Melbourne to Bristol, colourful media day, Turkish tales, and more
5 years, 7 months ago

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Tour Diary: Melbourne to Bristol, colourful media day, Turkish tales, and more

Firstpost  

Eight days to World Cup I board the plane out of Melbourne and spend next 24 hours in that weird half-waking stupor of international flight. Seven days to World Cup I land at Heathrow and catch the tube into London in time to double back to what the ICC calls ‘the captains’ cabal’. Three days to World Cup I do …

ICC 2019 World Cup: Organisers happy with security amid ‘moderate’ threat
5 years, 7 months ago

ICC 2019 World Cup: Organisers happy with security amid ‘moderate’ threat

The Hindu  

Britain may be dealing with a national threat level of “severe” but officials are confident they have the security measures in place for a Cricket World Cup in England and Wales rated a “moderate” security risk. Recent terror attacks in cricket playing nations have heightened safety concerns regarding the World Cup, which features 48 one-day international matches in 46 days …

Don't foresee threat to India-Pakistan World Cup match, they are bound by ICC agreement: Dave Richardson
5 years, 9 months ago

Don't foresee threat to India-Pakistan World Cup match, they are bound by ICC agreement: Dave Richardson

India TV News  

International Cricket Council CEO Dave Richardson on Monday said he doesn't foresee any threat to the high-profile India-Pakistan World Cup match, insisting that the two teams are bound by an ICC agreement to show up. Responding to the outrage, the Committee of Administrators running Indian cricket also wrote a letter to the ICC urging it to boycott countries from where …

Virat Kohli on Indo-Pak World Cup game: We will respect government decision
5 years, 10 months ago

Virat Kohli on Indo-Pak World Cup game: We will respect government decision

The Hindu  

India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said that his team will “respect the decision of the government” with regards to playing Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup in the wake of the Pulwama terror attacks where 40 CRPF personnel were martyred. The Indian team is really shocked and sad about what happened.” Kohli’s stand is pretty similar to what chief …

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