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India's S Ravi excluded from ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season; Michael Gough and Joel Wilson included in list
• 6 years agoGough and Wilson have been elevated from the Emirates ICC International Panel of Umpires by the selection panel consisting of ICC General Manager - Cricket, Geoff Allardice, former player and now commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, and match referees Ranjan Madugalle and David Boon.
England's James Anderson slapped one demerit point, 15 per cent match fee for showing dissent at umpire's decision
• 7 years agoIn addition to the fine, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of James Anderson, for whom it was the first offence since the introduction of the revised Code in September 2016
Australia ball-tampering scandal: ICC ban Steve Smith for one Test match, Cameron Bancroft receives three demerit points
• 7 years agoInternational cricket bosses suspended Australia captain Steve Smith for one match and docked his entire match fee for the current Test after he admitted responsibility for the ball-tampering scandal
Virat Kohli looks forward to India's challenges in England and Australia after receiving ICC Test Championship mace
• 7 years agoKohli will leave South Africa on Sunday having dazzled with his batting artistry and his no-holds-barred captaincy style
India vs South Africa: Kagiso Rabada fined, handed demerit point for making 'aggressive gestures' at Shikhar Dhawan
• 7 years agoSouth African pacer Kagiso Rabada was today fined 15 per cent of his match fee and handed a demerit point for making "aggressive gestures" at Shikhar Dhawan following the Indian opener's dismissal in the fifth ODI at Port Elizabeth.
India vs South Africa: Proteas fined for slow over-rate in fouth ODI
• 7 years agoMarkram pleaded guilty to the offence after the end of the match and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
India vs South Africa: ICC rates Wanderers pitch used for third Test as 'poor'
• 7 years agoThe ICC on Tuesday rated the Wanderers pitch used for the third cricket Test between India and South Africa as 'poor' and received three demerit points in the process.
Highlights, India vs South Africa, 3rd Test, Day 4 at Johannesburg, Full Cricket Score: India win by 63 runs; series ends 2-1
Firstcricket Staff • 7 years agoElgar's four and a six off the previous over leave Ngidi to face Shami in the latter's 13th over, with Shami completing a memorable five-wicket haul by getting the tail-ender caught behind off the third delivery of the over. Not that the umpire gives it out straightaway — with Kohli successfully overturning it by going for the review. India maintain their unbeaten run at the Wanderers by notching up their second win at the venue. Spare a thought for Elgar, who carried his bat throughout the innings to remain unbeaten on 86. Shami, on the other hand, once again shines in the second innings of a match, and is now a serious contender for the 'Man of the Match' award.
India vs South Africa: Proteas coach Ottis Gibson says his side still wants to play cricket amid pitch controversy
• 7 years agoSouth Africa coach Ottis Gibson said people should not harbour thoughts that they have complaints about the wicket even as the home players went off the ground after Dean Elgar took a blow on his helmet.
India vs Sri Lanka: Was there a goof-up during the toss in the one-off T20I in Colombo?
Firstcricket Staff • 8 years agoThe video shows that during the toss, there was a huge misunderstanding between the match referee Andy Pycroft and presenter Murali Kartik