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Category Archives: Controversy
Hypocrisy of BBC Sport
BBC Sport, in the cricket section of its website where the headlines are collated, reported on the three wicket haul of Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir in the warm-up game vs. Somerset, with the headline “Spot-fixer Amir takes three wickets on return“. The … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Sport, Chris Gayle, Cricket Journalism, Journalism, Justin Gatlin, Mohammad Amir, Pakistan
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Couch Talk 185 with Graeme West, WI U-19 Coach
West Indies U-19 side’s coach Graeme West talks about moulding a side of young individuals from the different regions of the Caribbean as a unit, the game plans, the Keemo Paul Mankading incident and the fall-out from it, and looks … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Couch Talk, Featured
Tagged Couch Talk, Graeme West, Keemo Paul, Mankading, Podcast, Under 19 World Cup, West Indies
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Should ICC Events be even hosted in India?
Omnishambles. That’s what the run up to and the qualifying phase of World T20 2016 being held in India currently has been. It took forever to announce the schedule and the venues. It took even longer for the tickets to … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, India
Tagged BCCI, Dharamsala, ICC, India, Pakistan, World T20 2016
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It Looked So Out…
“You don’t often see a batsman walk… for an LBW” screams Michael Slater even as the Blackcaps whoop it up in the background. It was Ricky Ponting that decided to walk without really waiting for Umpire Nigel Llong’s decision off … Continue reading
Couch Talk 153 with Suhrith Parthasarathy & Aju John on Indian Supreme Court Rulings
In this episode, two Indian lawyers – Suhrith Parthasarathy and Aju John – discuss the recent Indian Supreme Court Rulings on the BCCI/IPL spot fixing case as well as the conflict of interest of N Srinivasan as BCCI President and … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Couch Talk, Featured, IPL
Tagged BCCI, Chennai Super Kings, Conflict of Interest, Couch Talk, India, Indian Supreme Court, IPL, N Srinivasan, Podcast, Spot Fixing
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Couch Talk 150 with Haroon Lorgat, Chief Executive, Cricket South Africa
Former ICC Chief Executive and current Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa Mr. Haroon Lorgat talks about his career in cricket administration, the challenge of transformation in South Africa, his rocky relationship with the BCCI, The Woolf Review he initiated … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Featured
Tagged BCCI, Couch Talk, cricket administration, Cricket South Africa, Haroon Lorgat, ICC, ICC Revamp, Podcast, Woolf Review
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Couch Talk 143 with Aaqib Javed
Former Pakistani fast bowler and current UAE head coach Aaqib Javed talks about his playing career, playing alongside Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, the art of reverse swing, match fixing in the 1990’s Pakistani team, his opinion on Mohammed Amir’s … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Couch Talk, Featured
Tagged Aaqib Javed, Ball tampering, Corruption, Couch Talk, Match fixing, Mohammed Amir, Pakistan, Podcast, Reverse Swing, Sharjah, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram
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Justice Mudgal IPL Probe Committee Report
The Justice Mudgal report has two versions. ESPN Cricinfo has carried one here which is signed by Justice Mudgal and Additional solicitor general of India L. Nageshwar Rao (dated Feb 9, 2014). There is another version, signed by Nilay Dutta, Senior … Continue reading
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Formal response of Cricket South Africa to the International Cricket Council(“ICC”) revamp proposals
Cricket South Africa along with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had resisted or at least delayed the voting on the restructuring of ICC governance and revenue models. CSA had sent in a formal response to the … Continue reading
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Full David Becker Press Release
Mr. David Becker, formerly the head of legal at the ICC 2007-2012, sent a press release to a few journalists back in October 2013. It contained information that, though commonly suspected, put it on record some of the bullying and … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, Featured
Tagged BCCI, Cricket South Africa, David Becker, Haroon Lorgat, ICC
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