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FICA chief Tony Irish calls for educational programs for cricketers to tackle ball-tampering menace

Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) chief executive Tony Irish has advocated the use of educational programs to check the menace of ball-tampering in the game.

IPL, BBL and other domestic T20 leagues being valued over national contracts by players, says FICA report

Lucrative contracts in popular Twenty20 Leagues like IPL and BBL are being preferred over national contracts, posing a significant threat to quality of international cricket, a Federation of International Cricketers Association report has claimed.

PCB chief Najam Sethi says World XI squad for Pakistan tour will be announced in next 2-3 days

No top Test team has toured Pakistan since militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore in March, 2009 although Zimbabwe did play a short limited over series in mid-2005 in Lahore.

FICA awaits report from security experts to give go-ahead for World XI tour to Pakistan next month

Former Zimbabwean Test batsman Andy Flower is working on behalf of the PCB and ICC to put together the World XI team for three T20 matches in Pakistan in September.

PCB invites security experts to Pakistan assess chances of hosting international cricket

The PCB has stepped up its efforts to revive international cricket in insurgency-hit country by inviting experts from a security agency that works with the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) and other boards, to visit and access the security situation in the country.

FICA warns teams against touring Pakistan, says 'risk is unmanageable'

"We are very concerned about the safety of players and any match officials who may be sent to Pakistan, should this tour go ahead," Tony Irish said.

FICA opposes ICC's threat to ban players from T20 leagues

Since the ICC's restructuring in April, there is no longer a binding FTP and members can negotiate with each other to form a schedule.

Srinivasan's appointment as ICC chairman is embarassing for cricket: Paul Marsh

In a FICA statement on Friday, Marsh said "our strong preference was for the controversy involving Mr. Srinivasan in India to be resolved before the ICC made a decision on the chairmanship."

FICA working behind the scenes to stop Srinivasan

In a very significant letter written to unrecognised CAB secretary Aditya Verma, Smith has informed him that FICA is "working behind the scenes to influence ICC officers to do the right thing" in regards to preventing Srinivasan to become the chairman of the ICC Executive Board.

Critical for the ICC's anti-corruption unit to be independent: FICA

"Issues of corruption aren't just limited to what happens on the field with the players, and if you work on the assumption that administrators could be also subject to anti-corruption investigations you have to have an independent body doing that,"